General Motors Europe and the European Works Council agree upon corner marks for the future Astra production

Why do you believe the media more than the unions? Don't you see that the media is only interested in seeing "spilling blood"? Only bad news are good news for them. Their business is to spread fear, to report about potential concessions, job losses and closures. By the way, do the unions have a legal right to influence decisions like building expensive cars in Gliwice? The most important step was reached that no plant will be closed. The decision against Antwerp is really unfair, but do you like to see the plant to be closed? Nobody should forget that Opel is according to GM only a regional brand, chevy is a global brand. Let us wait maybe Antwerp has a better future than anybody else... Instead of blaming people let's help all the plants to deal with the challenge in the upcoming negotiations.

So, there is an agreement before details are negotiated? Sounds extremely strange to me. Isn't it possible to demonstrate honestness and to provide the details (German television just provided some information: 15% outside labor, no add on payments such as extracharge for night shift etc., Saturday as regular working day, reduction of one shift in Antwerp (1400 workers)- of course without any operational headcount reduction). Herr Franz, you said in the heute journal that you avoided a move with production going further East. Herr Franz, what is this for a strategy: to build the cheap cars in Antwerp and the higher priced car in Gliwice given an opposite labor situation?