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…