GERMANY: Spanish plant deal "significant progress" - Opel
Friday's agreement between local management and unions to implement planned restructuring measures at the Corsa/Combo/Meriva plant in Zaragoza was "significant progress" in the implementation of the Opel/Vauxhall viability plan, the automaker said in a statement.
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GM and Opel?s Strange Love ? Feature
Or, how the General learned to stop worrying and love its German brand. Early last year, on the verge of bankruptcy, GM was so cash strapped that it was looking to dispose of its European subsidiary Opel, a brand it has owned for 80 years and which played an important engineering role. GM managed to save the brand, but the dust has only just settled enough to see Opel?s path through the desperate hours and what its future will hold. But let?s bac...
SPAIN: Talks end on Opel plant restructure
Negotiations with management on a restructuring plan for the Opel factory in Spain have collapsed, unions have said.
BELGUIM: Union suggests rescue plan for Opel Antwerp
Hopes of at least a partial rescue for Opel's doomed plant in Antwerp, Belgium, have been raised following a proposal from unions today (9 March).
VIDEO: The Demented Rocket-Propelled Genius Of Turbonique [Retro]
Get old-time hot-rodders together and utter the name "Turbonique." The entire conversation will shift to legends and half-truths of the '60s company supposedly created by NASA subcontractors to create a consumer market for rocket technology. Now there's video.Turbonique Inc. was established in Orlando in 1962 as a mail-order speed parts company producing some of the most amazingly insane automotive upgrades ever to see the light of day. Iowahawk ...
SWITZERLAND: Opel/Vauxhall EV chief calls for standardised charging
Opel/Vauxhall says more needs to be done to ensure Europe-wide standardisation of electric vehicle charging.
GENEVA SHOW: Reilly relishes new era for Opel/Vauxhall
As General Motors continues its journey of corporate transformation, the head of its European Opel/Vauxhall unit says he is relishing changes to the group's culture that are simplifying decision-making and devolving more authority to local units.
Hemmings Find of the Day ? 1954 Opel fire truck
With this 1954 Opel fire truck currently for sale on Hemmings.com, you’ve gotta weigh the pros and the cons. On one hand, you can’t argue with the uniqueness or the $1,000 price tag – it probably cost more to import the truck than that. On the other hand, restoring it will take some patience and whoever buys it will have to take care of getting a clear U.S. title for the truck. From the seller’s description: 1 3/4-ton, 11-...