Opel/Vauxhall - the Magna decision aftermath

OPEL FALL-OUT: VW chief not happy at Magna bid

Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr may have no problem with Magna's bid-in-progress to buy majority control of Opel but…

ANALYSIS: Fear and loathing in Luton

The Luton van plant is at serious risk of closure in the wake of GM’s forced sale of Opel/Vauxhall to…

OPEL AFTERMATH: UK calls for state aid ‘respect’

The European Commission should "take a hand" in negotiations the Magna International consortium's negotiations to buy Vauxhall and Adam Opel,…

OPEL AFTERMATH: UK government to beg for Ampera

British prime minister Gordon Brown will head a government delegation set to meet General Motors management to discuss making the…

OPEL AFTERMATH: Government expects aid approval

The German government expects the European Commission to approve its state aid for Adam Opel, an economics ministry spokeswoman said…

OPEL AFTERMATH: Trustee’s Russia fear over state aid

An Opel trustee fears that hundreds of millions of euros in German state aid intended for Opel is earmarked for…

THE WEEK THAT WAS: A Magnanimous bid

By the time announcements were made in Berlin yesterday afternoon, I, for one, had had about enough of Opel. Magna.…

OPEL AFTERMATH: Russian media joy tinged with caution

Russian media gleefully reported the Opel deal involving Magna International and Russian partners Sberbank and GAZ, saying the country's auto…

OPEL AFTERMATH: Magna ‘firewalls’ to separate supplier and Opel

Magna will put in place “appropriate firewalls” to separate its parts business from its 55% stake in Opel and protect…