General Motors ending Bochum vehicle assembly
GERMANY: Works council slams “decades of mistakes” as Opel ends Bochum production
Opel's works council has slammed the automaker for "decades of management mistakes" and is threatening to withdraw any potential concessions…
GERMANY: General Motors to end Bochum car output in 2016
Managers at General Motors' German unit Adam Opel on Monday (10 December) told workers that vehicle production at the Bochum…
just-auto SEMINAR: GM may have to take out a further Europe plant: LMC Automotive
LMC Automotive has raised the possibility General Motors may have to accelerate its programme of plant restructuring in Europe, while…
GERMANY: Make Opel/Vauxhall Mokka in Europe says GM union chief
General Motors' Opel unit should move Mokka production to Europe from South Korea where it is currently produced if the…
FRANCE/GERMANY: GM and PSA shelve plans for deeper ties
General Motors and alliance partner PSA Peugeot Citroen have halted talks on a deeper tie-up because of misgivings about the…
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