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22/05/2009

Does German Government only protect German jobs?

The more you read the news about the talks between German government and the 3 potential Opel investors the more you can have the impression that the plants outside of German will have to pay...

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15/05/2009

Fiat's Sicily workers strike; bigger protest set for this weekend

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) -- Workers at Fiat's Termini Imerese plant in Sicily stopped work and blocked a road on Thursday. They are upset following reports that the facility would be closed un...

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10/05/2009

A different way of handling plant closure

The onion, a satirical newspaper in the US, came up with this fake program.

05/05/2009

Fiat's bid for GM Europe threatens Italy, U.K. factories, says labor boss

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The senior labor leader of General Motors' Opel unit, Klaus Franz, said Fiat's proposed takeover of GM's European business will lead to factory closures in England and I...

02/05/2009

Fiat CEO wants alliance with Opel

TURIN -- Fiat S.p.A.'s boss has confirmed that the automaker wants to form an alliance with General Motors' German subsidiary Opel.

"Now we have to concentrate on Opel. They are...

02/05/2009

Opel union head reaffirms opposition to Fiat stake

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The works council head of Opel -- General Motors' struggling German unit -- said parties other than Fiat S.p.A. and Canadian-Austrian supplier Magna International were k...

30/04/2009

Magna founder Stronach says he wants to help GM's Opel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Austrian-Canadian supplier Magna International wants to help Opel but it is too early to say what role it will play, Magna founder Frank Stronach said in a newspaper int...

28/04/2009

German state leader: Magna seeks Opel majority stake

BERLIN (Reuters) -- Austrian-Canadian supplier Magna International is seeking to obtain majority control of General Motors' Opel unit through direct and indirect stakes, a regional state leade...

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27/04/2009

Opel talks will continue until May, Henderson says

General Motors expects to continue talks with potential investors for its Opel/Vauxhall unit through early May, CEO Fritz Henderson said today.
Henderson said GM is still talking with sev...

27/04/2009

Opel plants in Germany safe if Fiat takes stake

Opel's German factories would keep operating and the General Motors subsidiary would not be burdened with Fiat's large debt if the rival European automakers form a partnership, the online vers...

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