A German government meeting on Wednesday evening won’t agree a final deal to rescue Opel, the state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Juergen Ruettgers, said on Wednesday.

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He told Reuters there would instead be an effort to provide a framework for a solution between governments in Germany and the United States.


But he added it was unclear if that would succeed and said Opel faces a major restructuring with job losses.

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