OpelBriton Batey to head GM's most profitable regionDec. 11, 2013 06:01 CET  GM has given responsibility for its most profitable region -- North America -- to Alan Batey, a hard-charging 50-year-old Briton who has zoomed through the automaker's executive sales ranks over the past four years.... Read More »
PAUL MCVEIGH Barra's promotion to GM CEO welcomed in Germany 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2013  The appointment of Mary Barra as GM's next CEO has been welcomed in Germany, home of the automaker's struggling Opel unit.... Read More »
EDITORIAL GM's wise move 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 9, 2013 General Motors' decision to stop selling Chevrolet vehicles in Europe removes a lingering vestige of GM's dysfunctional past.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS A missed opportunity for GM, or a fresh start? 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 9, 2013  Four years ago, General Motors' tumble into Chapter 11 bankruptcy was both a humiliating setback for an American icon and a fresh start that paved the way for a robust recovery. With its decision now to mostly pull Chevrolet out of Europe, GM is hoping for a similar plotline.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Chevrolet pullback in Europe will end Opel, Vauxhall overlapDec. 6, 2013 06:01 CET  GM's decision to pull Chevrolet out of most European markets is a major setback to the automaker's goal of transforming Chevrolet into a globe-spanning powerhouse. But the move also ends a muddled overlap with GM's Opel and Vauxhall brands.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Chevy pullback in Europe will end Opel, Vauxhall overlap 3:40 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2013  GM's decision to pull Chevrolet out of most European markets is a major setback to the automaker's goal of transforming Chevy into a globe-spanning powerhouse. But the move, announced today, also lets GM leave a costly, near decade-long strategy of force-feeding Chevys into a market that had shown little appetite for the quintessential American marquee. And it ends a muddled overlap with GM's Opel and Vauxhall brands, which outsell Chevy in Europe by a 6-to-1 margin.... Read More »
GM to drop Chevrolet in Europe to focus on OpelDec. 5, 2013 09:21 CET  GM will drop the Chevrolet brand in Europe by the end of 2015. The move is the latest effort by GM to turn around its European operations and focus its resources on reviving the Opel brand.... Read More »
Opel CEO Neumann wants less overlap with Chevrolet in EuropeNov. 28, 2013 06:15 CET  Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann says his automaker and sister brand Chevrolet need to do a better job differentiating from one another in Europe. Neumann's comments come just weeks after GM CEO Dan Akerson said he is frustrated by the “confusing” overlap between the automakers.... Read More »
Opel and labor leaders reach outline severance deal for BochumNov. 18, 2013 20:13 CET  GM's Opel division says it has agreed with labor leaders on the outline of a severance deal for workers at the troubled Bochum plant, which is due to stop making cars at the end of 2014.... Read More »
Opel and labor leaders reach outline severance deal for Bochum 2:13 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 18, 2013  General Motors' Opel division said today it agreed with labor leaders on the outline of a severance deal for workers at the troubled Bochum plant, which is due to stop making cars at the end of 2014.... Read More »
Chevy-Opel overlap is reminiscent of 'retro GM' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18, 2013 General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says he's frustrated by the "confusing" overlap between GM's Chevy and Opel brands in Europe.... Read More »
Akerson: Opel-Chevrolet overlap in Europe is reminiscent of 'retro GM'Nov. 15, 2013 22:45 CET  General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says he's frustrated by the “confusing” overlap between GM's Opel and Chevrolet brands in Europe, signaling that a major strategic shift is ahead to change the company's brand strategy in the region.... Read More »
Akerson: Chevy-Opel overlap is reminiscent of 'retro GM' 4:45 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 15, 2013  General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says he's frustrated by the “confusing” overlap between GM's Chevy and Opel brands in Europe, signaling that a major strategic shift is ahead to change the company's brand strategy in the region.... Read More »
Spain offers 4th car incentives program to boost salesOct. 27, 2013 06:01 CET  Spain's government offered the fourth car incentives program in a year, extending a program to boost sales as the economy tries to emerge from a two-year recession.... Read More »
PSA plant closing leaves Europe with 18 factories too manyOct. 25, 2013 06:01 CET  PSA will end production at its factory in Aulnay near Paris but the closure is not enough to dent overcapacity in Europe's auto industry. Matching capacity with demand would entail closing 18 European plants, analysts say.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC Three bad days for European car plants -- and more to come 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 25, 2013  What do June 25, July 26 and Oct. 25 have in common? They are all days in which a European plant stopped vehicle production this year. The plants were victims of the region's chronic overcapacity.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS GM may develop future Opel vehicles on its ownOct. 25, 2013 06:01 CET  General Motors' ability to reverse years of losses in Europe is coming down to products, not partners. GM appears to be gaining confidence that it doesn't need the help of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen or any other partner to return its European operations to profitability.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS GM may develop future Opel vehicles on its own in Europe 4:57 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 23, 2013  GM's ability to reverse years of losses in Europe is coming down to products, not partners. The company appears to be gaining confidence that it doesn't need the help of France's PSA Peugeot Citroen or any other partner to stem more than $18 billion in European losses over the past 13 years.... Read More »
GM will integrate Russia into its Europe businessOct. 18, 2013 12:46 CET  General Motors said it will integrate its Russian operations into its GM Europe business in a move that will help the automaker's struggling Opel brand.... Read More »
Opel plans SUV-styled variant of Adam minicarOct. 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel will launch a SUV-styled version of its Adam minicar, a person familiar with the project told Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
Opel offers severance packages to Bochum transmission workersOct. 2, 2013 13:26 CET  Opel is offering severance packages to the 300 employees producing transmissions at its Bochum, Germany, plant who volunteer to leave this year as the carmaker prepares to shut the factory.... Read More »
Opel will reduce Adam minicar productionOct. 2, 2013 12:35 CET  Opel will reduce output of its Adam minicar car this month, but denied media reports that suggested the cuts were due to falling demand.... Read More »
Opel offers severance packages to 300 transmission workers 7:26 am U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2013 General Motors’ Opel unit is offering severance packages to the 300 employees producing transmissions at its Bochum, Germany, plant who volunteer to leave this year as the carmaker prepares to shut the factory.... Read More »
GM's Spain plant will build minivans for Opel and PSAOct. 1, 2013 18:12 CET  General Motors' Opel factory in Spain will build subcompact minivans for Opel and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. The minivans will be based on a PSA platform.... Read More »
Opel will invest 130 million euros in German parts plantSept. 25, 2013 13:11 CET  Opel will invest 130 million euros in its German engine and parts plant in Kaiserslautern to buy new tooling and machinery, the automaker said today.... Read More »
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