General Motors grapples with Europe's problems

GERMANY: Opel caretaker chief will honour commitments

Opel's new caretaker chief has said he will honour commitments made to unions and employees as part of a turnaround…

GERMANY: Opel-Vauxhall engineering chief Rita Forst goes

Opel has announced two new board members, effective 1 September. Michael Lohscheller replaces Mark James as Opel/Vauxhall CFO, while Rita…

GERMANY: GM names temporary Opel management chairman

Opel's supervisory board has named Thomas Sedran deputy chairman of the management board. He will act as chairman until a…

GERMANY: Opel Works Council looks to shore up contracts in short-term Girsky reign

Opel's Works Council is looking to secure the future of its existing contracts with the automaker following the sudden departure…

GERMANY: Girsky stresses need for change at Opel – reports

Opel interim chief executive Stephen Girsky has told employees changes have to be made at the carmaker to revitalise it,…

GERMANY: Unions give cautious welcome to Stracke interim replacement

Several trade union bodies are broadly welcoming the appointment of Steve Girsky as acting head of GM's European operations, following…

GERMANY: Opel chief Stracke ‘stepped down’ – GM

GM Europe president and Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke on Thursday stepped down from his position to take on special assignments…

GERMANY: Opel Supervisory Board approves restructuring plan

The Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG has approved a new business plan which is supposed to return the GM…

GERMANY: North-Rhein Westphalia PM offers Detroit talks to save Bochum

North-Rhein Westphalia's Prime Minister, Hannelore Kraft, says she will fly to Detroit for urgent talks with General Motors if such…

GERMANY: Opel CEO has no Bochum news after 2014

Unlike staff at the English Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port, whose recent win of the next generation Astra guarantees work…