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General Motors beginning to turn round after dismal spell

16.11.09
General Motors, owner of Vauxhall in the UK, lost $400 million a month during the summer. But, says the bailed-out carmaking giant, GM is beginning to turn round... more

Pots, kettles and Moscow’s mayor

09.11.09
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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

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

China’s Tengzhong on brink of buying Hummer

09.10.09
The green lobby could find itself with a new enemy as early as today with a Chinese manufacturer tipped to finalise a deal to buy Hummer, the maker of gas-guzzling mega-vehicles ... 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

Now Fiat revs up for a bid tilt at Vauxhall and Opel

26.08.09
The future ownership of General Motors’ Vauxhall/Opel operations took a further twist today as fellow European operator Fiat readied itself for a bid ... 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

GM board to decide on Vauxhall’s future

21.08.09
Vauxhall workers in Luton and Merseyside could learn their fate when the General Motors board meets to decide which of two bids to accept for its European arm Opel ... 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

Opel’s Belgian bidder aims to axe jobs at Luton plant

17.07.09
Unions today called for greater transparency from bidders for Vauxhall and Opel, after a leaked document revealed that Belgian investment group RHJ International plans to “downsize” Vauxhall’s Luton plant, potentially costing hundreds of jobs ... more

Magna deal problems reopen Vauxhall race

30.06.09
General Motors was weighing up fresh interest in its UK car business Vauxhall as talks with preferred bidder Magna International wobbled... more

EU to probe plans for Vauxhall takeover

15.06.09
A new spanner was thrown in the works of a deal to secure 5000 British jobs at Vauxhall as the European Commission said it is to investigate a takeover deal... more

Mandelson summit fails to secure Vauxhall jobs promise

11.06.09
Peter Mandelson met the boss of Vauxhall's new owner in the hope of securing jobs in the UK, but came up with little in the way of assurances for workers ... more

Rival bidders still circling for Vauxhall and Opel

11.06.09
The German government revealed that it is still holding talks with bidders other than the Magna group for carmakers Vauxhall and Opel... 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

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

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

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

China may wheel out bid for Opel, Vauxhall

22.05.09
General Motors may get a fourth offer for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in Europe from a Chinese carmaker.... more

Germans staggered by blue-chip calls for aid

21.05.09
The German government is shocked by how many blue-chip companies have come begging for assistance during the financial crisis ... more

Watchdog delay that’s unfair on Resolution

06.05.09
It is now two months since Resolution shook even the most jaundiced City investors with its announcement that the Financial Services Authority had decided to look again at the year-old deal that saw its previous business of closed life assurance funds being acquired (after a prolonged battle) by Hugh Osmond’s Pearl Group ... 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

‘Scrapping bonus’ is a boost for car sales

27.02.09
Engineering: The German government’s “scrapping bonus” where people are offered 2500 euros (£2231.9) to junk cars nine years old or more if they buy a new vehicle, seems to be working... more

German states set to rescue GM's Opel

16.02.09
Engineering: Regional overnments in Germany are poised to buy a stake in General Motors' Opel unit in a rescue effort to separate the German carmaker from its ailing parent... more

Games on for King’s critics at Sainsbury’s

20.01.09
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Games on for King’s critics at Sainsbury’s

20.01.09
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Devastating blow for America's motor city

12.12.08
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Mercedes puts 20,000 staff on short-time working next year

09.12.08
Engineering: Mercedes has announced that 20,000 workers at its main plant will be put on short-time working in the new year... more

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