World news about “Opel” published by euronews.
Last of the German playboysThe legendary German playboy and former husband of French actress Brigitte Bardot, has killed himself. 78 year-old Gunter Sachs is reported to have shot… 08/05/2011
End of the road for Opel AntwerpOpel’s car assembly plant in Antwerp, Belgium, is to close at the end of the year. Parent company General Motors said it had been unable to find an outside… 04/10/2010
GM triples Opel financingGeneral Motors has tripled the mount of money it will put into the restructuring of its European arm Opel and Vauxhall and reduced the amount of state aid it… 02/03/2010
Awaiting Commission views on Opel planBelgium and Germany remain in suspense over a pending assessment by the new European Commission of a General Motors restructuring plan for its Opel car plants… 19/02/2010
Opel wants aid to fund job cutsGeneral Motors European division Opel and Vauxhall has asked the German federal and state governments for 1.5 billion euros in state aid. That will help pay… 09/02/2010
Opel confirms painful restructuring planA painful restructuring plan has been confirmed by Opel, the European division of General Motors. The company says it will go ahead and cut 8,300 jobs in… 09/02/2010
Opel workers call for ‘unified social Europe’Opel workers union representatives converging on a threatened factory in Belgium are demanding European unity. They reject General Motors’ Europe’s… 26/01/2010
GM and the Opel-Vauxhall sale sagaOn the 6th of July 2009 a US judge announced a bankruptcy plan for the car giant General Motors. GM filed for protection on June 1 and in agreeing to plan… 26/01/2010
Union leaders travel to axed Opel plantUnion representatives from across Europe have travelled to the doomed Opel plant in Belgium in a show of solidarity with workers there. The Antwerp factory… 26/01/2010
Opel workers protest at Brussels motor showA group of workers from the Opel factory in Antwerp, which parent company General Motors is closing this year, have disrupted the Brussels motor show. About… 25/01/2010
Fury in Antwerp as GM announces Opel closureOpel workers in the Belgian city of Antwerp have downed tools and blockaded the car plant in response to the GM announcement that the factory is to close with… 22/01/2010
GM shuts Opel plant in BelgiumAmerican car maker General Motors has announced that its Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium is to close in June this year. Some 2,600 jobs will go at the site… 21/01/2010
Opel confirms intention to close Belgian plantBeleaguered car maker Opel has confirmed it intends to close its assembly plant in the Belgian port city of Antwerp. It is a devastating blow but not a… 21/01/2010
Opel workers fear Antwerp plant closureWorkers at Opel’s Antwerp plant in Belgium are bracing themselves for their factory’s closure after weeks of uncertainty. US owner General Motors has warned… 21/01/2010
Tough times ahead for Opel/VauxhallThe head of General Motors Europe has warned workers at Opel and its sister brand in the UK Vauxhall of challenging times ahead. GM Europe president Nick… 08/01/2010
GM present re-structuring plan for OpelGM have announced they will be keeping all Opel plants in Germany open. The US car-maker has presented its restructuring plans for the ailing brand. … 25/11/2009
A fifth of jobs could be cut at OpelUp to 9,500 European jobs could be cut at car-maker Opel, if General Motors implement their reorganisation plan. That adds up to nearly 20 per cent of the… 24/11/2009
Mixed news from GMGeneral Motors has just posted a third-quarter operating loss, but said stabilising sales and lower costs mean it can start paying back the bailout money it… 16/11/2009
GM will want Opel state aidGeneral Motors has said it still wants state aid to help restructure its European division, Opel and Vauxhall. That statement came despite the German… 13/11/2009
Anger at GM’s Opel U-turn rumbles onOpel workers in Germany continue to vent their spleen after General Motors announced it was to abandon its plan to sell off its European car-making unit… 06/11/2009
Putin voices displeasure over GM U-turnRussia has voiced its contempt for the GM reversal. In September, GM agreed to sell a majority stake in its Opel/Vauxhall division to the Canadian auto… 05/11/2009
Opel workers vent anger at GMThousands of Opel workers in Germany have downed tools and staged a protest over GM’s decision to abandon a Russian-backed rescue plan. GM, the parent… 05/11/2009
GM decision dumbfounds GermansGeneral Motors’ decision to hold onto Opel has provoked an outcry in Germany and completely overshadowed Chancellor Merkel’s address to a joint session of the… 05/11/2009
GM u-turn has widespread consequencesBesides Germany, the fallout from the GM decision not to sell Opel has affected a number of countries around Europe. Gloom hung over the workers at the… 05/11/2009
Politicians seething over GM U-turnGM’s decision to keep Opel has left politicians in Moscow and Berlin seething. The Kremlin is hinting that it believes GM no longer has the right to… 04/11/2009
GM’s move to claw back Opel angers almost everybodyA U-turn by General Motors over the sale of Opel – which includes Vauxhall in the UK – has been met with hostility and anger in Germany. GM first said in… 04/11/2009
Car workers stunned by GM U-turn over Opel saleThe jobs of more than more than 50,000 European car workers hang in the balance again today after a shock decision by General Motors to go back on a deal to… 04/11/2009
GM pulls out of Magna deal at last minuteThe shockwave created by GM’s decision to hang on to Opel is washing around the carmaker’s European plants. Months of talks now seem to have been in vain, and… 04/11/2009
GM stuns Europe by holding onto OpelThe board of General Motors has decided to keep Opel. This has unravelled months of tough negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led… 04/11/2009
Germany issues Opel assuranceWith still no date fixed for the signing of the deal for GM to sell Opel and Vauxhall, the German government has issued an assurance that its offer of 4.5… 19/10/2009
Opel sale imminentAfter months of delays, US carmaker General Motors is reportedly very close to signing a deal to sell a majority stake in its European arm to Canadian car… 15/10/2009
Opel Vauxhall sale deal nearThe future of General Motor’s Vauxhall plants in Britain has been secured according to the UK trade union Unite. Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of… 13/10/2009
European protest by job-threatened Opel workersOpel car-workers and union leaders from across Europe have gathered in Belgium to protest against plans to cut thousands of jobs. The production line in… 23/09/2009
Opel workers in Spain demonstrate against job cutsThousands take to the streets in Zaragoza, Spain to protest against the possible closure of the local Opel car plant. A full or partial shutdown could mean… 19/09/2009
No cash for jobs call over OpelBritain and Belgium want the European Commission to make sure the takeover of carmaker Opel doesn’t favour German workers because Berlin has promised four and… 14/09/2009
Job losses expected as Magna buys GM EuropeGeneral Motors may have handed over the keys of its European arm Canadian car parts maker Magna – but the final agreement still needs to be thrashed out. The… 11/09/2009
British Vauxhall workers face anxious wait over jobsThe uncertainty felt by Belgian workers after the news that Magna would buy Opel and Vauxhall was matched by the 5,500-strong British workforce of GM Europe… 11/09/2009
Car workers await news on job cutsCar workers at Opel and its sister company Vauxhall are waiting to find out if their jobs are safe after General Motors announced the sale of the two motor… 11/09/2009
GM picks Magna for Opel-Vauxhall saleCar workers across Europe await their fate as the sale of General Motors’ European marques – Opel and Vauxhall – goes ahead. Canadian-Austrian car parts… 10/09/2009
Opel and Vauxhall await GM’s future plansThe American owners of Vauxhall and Opel have ended months of uncertainty over the future of the european car makers. The General Motors board say they have… 10/09/2009
Opel unions angry over sale uncertaintyThe idea that General Motors might keep Opel and Vauxhall rather than selling its European division has brought more threats from German unions at the… 03/09/2009
Key talks on Opel futureThe future of thousands of jobs in the German car industry are hanging in the balance today. General Motors stunned everyone by announcing they were trying… 26/08/2009
Opel’s future still up in the airThe future of Opel and Vauxhall remains unclear after a meeting between German national and regional government officials and General Motors’ vice president… 25/08/2009
Unions angry over Opel sale delayGeneral Motors’ delay in picking a buyer for its European division has angered workers at Opel. GM was supposed to reach a decision last Friday on selling… 24/08/2009
GM-Opel saga heats up German election raceThe General Motors-Opel saga continues to make political mileage in Germany. On Friday, GM said it needed more time to decide who to sell Opel to. Some… 22/08/2009
A buyer for Opel in sightCar-maker Opel is a step closer to being bought out. Canadian automotive group Magna has reached agreement with Opel owner General Motors for it to acquire a… 13/08/2009
Scrappage scheme boosts UK car salesSales of cars in Britain have risen for the first time in over a year. Manufacturers and trader said they were boosted by a government scheme to pay money… 06/08/2009
