Opel keeps Bochum logistics center open to fulfill contractMay 22, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel will keep a spare-parts distribution center open until 2016 at its plant in Bochum, Germany, as long as two years after car production ends at the site. The plant, which makes the Zafira minivan, is scheduled to close by the end of 2014 after workers rejected a restructuring plan in March that would have extended manufacturing there for another two years.... Read More »
GM will move Opel Zafira production to German plantMay 15, 2013 11:58 CET  General Motors will move production of the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira minivan to Ruesselsheim in Germany from its Bochum factory. Ruesselsheim and Vauxhall's plant in Ellesmere Port, England, had been in the running to gain Zafira production after Bochum closes.... Read More »
Opel to cut CO2 by 27% with new powertrainsMay 3, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel/Vauxhall says new powertrains will cut its average CO2 output 27 percent by 2020, helping the automaker comply with tougher EU emissions regulations. With 13 new engines, Opel will renew 80 percent of its engine portfolio between 2012 and 2016.... Read More »
2013 SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Opel returns to Shanghai auto show with limited ambitionsApril 21, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel unit returned to China's main auto show after a five-year absence with three new cars at the center of a long-promised push into the world's largest market.... Read More »
Opel confirms Bochum plant to close in late 2014April 17, 2013 17:13 CET  GM's Opel unit solidified plans to close its car plant in Bochum, Germany, at the end of 2014 after workers rejected a wage freeze, the first shutdown of an auto factory in the country since World War II.... Read More »
Opel board meets to seal fate of Bochum plantApril 17, 2013 13:30 CET  Opel's supervisory board is meeting today to approve the first closure of a German auto plant in the country since World War II. The carmaker is shutting the Bochum plant, which builds the Zafira minivan, as part of a wider restructuring plan in Europe.... Read More »
Opel could hybridize new diesel engine familyApril 11, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel/Vauxhall's new family of diesel engines could be hybridized if needed to help meet tougher European CO2 rules expected in 2020 and 2025, the automaker's head of diesel engineering told Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
RESTRUCTURING Opel unions' failed gambit plays into GM's handsMarch 23, 2013 12:50 CET  Opel workers in Bochum, Germany, appear to have lost a high-stakes gamble to save their factory after an attempt to put pressure on Opel parent General Motors backfired and GM opted to close the plant ahead of schedule.... Read More »
Opel confirms German plant will close in 2016Dec. 10, 2012 12:18 CET  Opel confirmed it will close its Bochum plant in Germany in 2016 when the current version of the Zafira minivan is replaced, as the automaker does not expect Europe's auto market to recover soon... Read More »
Opel wants to reduce working hours at key German plant due to Europe crisisAug. 16, 2012 10:12 CET  Opel is in talks with the IG Metall union and worker representatives to shorten working hours at its main German plant in Ruesselsheim, near Frankfurt, the automaker says.... Read More »
GM faces costs of up to 1 billion euros to close Bochum plant, labor leader saysJune 18, 2012 09:29 CET  General Motors may face costs of up to 1 billion euros ($1.26 billion) to close an Opel factory in Bochum, Germany, according to a labor leader. Opel is negotiating with labor unions to close the plant after production of the Zafira minivan ends.... Read More »
GM, Opel union want restructuring plan ready by NovemberJune 14, 2012 13:46 CET General Motors and German labor union IG Metall have given themselves just over four months to create a "roadmap" to help restructure the money-losing operations of the U.S. carmaker's European brand Opel.... Read More »
GM closing factory in Germany is just the beginning, experts sayJune 14, 2012 07:49 CET  GM, moving toward the first shuttering of a German auto factory since World War II, is only addressing a fraction of the European supply glut. Overcapacity in western Europe may more than double to about 2 million vehicles in 2012 as the region's car market heads toward its fifth-consecutive decline in new-car sales.... Read More »
Opel, union discuss Bochum plant closureJune 13, 2012 18:04 CET  GM's money-losing Opel unit said on Wednesday it was in talks with union representatives to close its factory in Bochum, Germany, when production of its Zafira Tourer minivan runs out. The move would extend operations in Bochum until 2016, a year longer than expected, according a statement from the automaker.... Read More »
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