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GM to axe 10,000 jobs in Europe

05.11.09

General Motors has said that it expects to axe about 10,000 jobs across Europe as part of its restructuring of Vauxhall and Opel... more

Good news from Toyota gives car industry a boost

05.11.09

Toyota provided more evidence of the recovery in the automotive market, when the Japanese giant reported its losses are not as bad as feared and that it will be back in the black next year ... more

Impose a deadline on tax losses

05.11.09

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GM on collision course with Opel unions

04.11.09

General Motors was today heading for all-out war with unions on the continent after its shock decision late last night to scrap the sale of its European Vauxhall and Opel operations ... more

Vauxhall job fears ease as GM Europe buyer named

10.09.09

The future of 5500 Vauxhall workers in Luton and Liverpool was secured for the immediate future after General Motors sold control of its European operations to a German-backed bidder... more

GM 'to scrap' Vauxhall sale

25.08.09

General Motors' chief negotiator over the sale of Vauxhall/Opel was locked in talks this evening with a German government-led taskforce amid growing speculation the deal will be scrapped... more

GM may put brakes on Vauxhall sale

24.08.09

Uncertainty about the future of the thousands of British jobs at Vauxhall and its suppliers deepened as it emerged that owner General Motors may not be selling it after all ... more

Canadians 'win battle for Opel'

13.08.09

The fight for Opel - and the uncertainty over 5,000 Vauxhall jobs in the UK - is drawing to a close with reports that Canadian auto-parts maker Magna has won the bidding war... more

Vauxhall workers sweat it out as decision looms in Opel bid

20.07.09

Around 5000 British workers are waiting on the future of Vauxhall as final bids go in for its German parent Opel, part of the for-sale European arm of the bust General Motors ... more

'New' General Motors hits the road with a plan to win back US drivers

10.07.09

The “new” General Motors launched with chief executive Fritz Henderson saying the vehicle maker plans to woo back US consumers and repay the taxpayer for a $50 billion bail-out... more

General Motors gets green light for its bankruptcy sale

06.07.09

General Motors’ bankruptcy sale was given the go-ahead by a US judge last night allowing the government to take over its most profitable parts ... more

We’re being short-changed on service

09.06.09

If people needed any more confirmation that we live in an Orwellian world where words are frequently used to convey just the opposite of what they mean, consider the comments that resulted from a survey into the work of HM Revenue & Customs, conducted by accountancy body the ICAEW ... more

Movie-maker has a GM revival script

03.06.09

Not many Americans loudly said they were “filled with joy” over General Motors being on its deathbed, with the tens of thousands of job losses that has wrought, but then Michael Moore is not most Americans...... more

Hummer sold to Chinese firm

03.06.09

Huge military-like American vehicles could soon be careering around Chinese streets after General Motors today announced the sale of its Hummer brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong ... more

General Motors collapses into $90bn bankruptcy

01.06.09

General Motors, the world's largest carmaker until last year, this afternoon filed for bankruptcy protection... more

Chrysler goes bankrupt as GM waits in the wings

01.06.09

American car and jeep giant Chrysler formally went bankrupt today as part of a Washington rescue plan which it is hoped will be a template to save General Motors ... more

GM goes bankrupt but pledges revival in months

01.06.09

General Motors became the world's biggest-ever industrial bankruptcy today but pledged to rise from the ashes by the end of the summer... more

Opel talks stall after bidders are told to do homework

28.05.09

Talks to rescue General Motors’ European unit Opel lasted all night but had come to no resolution when they broke up this morning ... more

Breakthrough as GM strikes bonds deal

28.05.09

General Motors and the US government have struck a breakthrough deal with the crippled carmaker’s bondholders... more

Vauxhall staff facing uncertain future as takeover talks stall

28.05.09

Thousands of job under threat at Vauxhall after meeting over the car manufacturer's future broke up without a rescue deal... more

GM says bondholders support sweetened offer

28.05.09

General Motors Corporation says a committee of bondholders has agreed to a sweetened deal to erase some of the automaker's debt in exchange for company stock... more

Fiat boss ‘warns UK plants will close in Vauxhall takeover’

05.05.09

Thousands of British carmaking jobs are under severe threat as it emerged a Fiat takeover of Vauxhall could lead to the closure of either or both of its Luton and Merseyside factories... more

Ousted GM boss in line for Ł14 million

31.03.09

Rick Wagoner, the ousted chairman and chief executive of General Motors, is likely to leave the ailing carmaker with about $21 million... more

GM in skid after Obama cash snub for carmakers

30.03.09

President Barack Obama rejected pleas by General Motors and Chrysler for billions of dollars more in bailout support for the ailing US car and truck makers ... more

Worry for Vauxhall over GM's job cuts

18.02.09

Engineering: General Motors' plans to cut 47,000 jobs worldwide spread more gloom over its Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant on Merseyside... more

GM finance unit is given $6bn lifeline by US Treasury

30.12.08

Engineering: The US Treasury unveiled the scale of its latest Detroit rescue package, agreeing to pump $6 billion into General Motors' finance company GMAC... more