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Articles of the author RUESSELSHEIM
Germany's Opel town shows struggle for Europe to plug in electric cars
Carmakers and policymakers in Europe are staking their futures on a race to electric vehicles. But the vast charging network needed to sustain their vision is patchy, and it's not clear who'll pay for it. The central German city of Ruesselsheim, (...)

07 - 06 - 2019
GM: future of Belgian Opel plant is uncertain
An Opel plant in Belgium faces an uncertain future as General Motors moves to restructure its European operations, a drive expected to cost some 9,000 jobs across the continent, a top executive said Wednesday, according to AP. Nick Reilly, the head (...)

25 - 11 - 2009
GM denies speculation that Magna has won Opel bid
General Motors (GM) denied rumours on Thursday that a consortium led by Magna had emerged victorious in the bidding war for GM's European subsidiary Opel, according to dpa. "That's not the case," GM's chief negotiator John Smith wrote in (...)

06 - 08 - 2009
Opel moves to break away from General Motors parent
German carmaker Opel has called for the company to break away from its ailing General Motors (GM) parent and forge a new motor vehicle group comprising the giant US auto group's European operations as part of a rescue plan unveiled today, (...)

27 - 02 - 2009
General Motors recalls 47,000 Opel Astra cars
General Motors' European arm, Opel, is recalling 47,000 of its Astra cars because of a faulty oil- pressure sensor, the company said in Ruesselsheim, Germany, on Monday, according to dpa. Opel said the cylinder-head sensor was at risk of ageing and (...)

21 - 04 - 2008
General Motors dumps Vectra model name
General Motors is to dump the model name Vectra, used in Europe for 20 years for its large family car, saying Thursday it will rename the category the Insignia next year, according to dpa. GM's German unit said the new-generation Opel Insignia (...)

29 - 11 - 2007
Opel employees reveal terms for cutting 9,500 German jobs =
U.S. automotive giant General Motors aims to slash 9,500 jobs at its German subsidiary Opel, but payroll cuts will come without compulsory redundancies, Opel's top workers representative said Thursday. Employee representatives and management had (...)

28 - 11 - 2004
Germany's Opel versus Sweden's Saab in bid to make new model
Ruesselsheim, Germany (dpa) - Car makers Opel of Germany and Saab of Sweden are fighting over future production at just one factory of the next generation of their medium-range model. Sunday was the deadline for written applications from the Opel (...)

18 - 10 - 2004
General Motors to slash 12,000 jobs in Europe
U.S. auto giant General Motors aims to slash some 12,000 jobs in its European work force, with the brunt of the payroll cuts - 10,000 jobs - at Opel plants in Germany, officials said Thursday. Rainer Einenkel, deputy head of the Opel workers (...)

11 - 10 - 2004
-10-economic-Opel seeking return to 40-hour week, worker benefit cuts =
Carmaker Adam Opel AG stands to become the latest battleground in the German automobile industry over wage and benefits rollbacks, with the company aiming to get workers back to a 40-hour week at no extra pay, it was reported Friday. The (...)

11 - 08 - 2004
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