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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

UK plant bids to win Vauxhall green deal

08.10.09
Britain could win the second contract to be the sole European manufacturer of mass-market "green" cars... more

Union bosses keep pressure on Vauxhall

01.10.09
Union leaders kept up the pressure on the new owners of car giant Vauxhall to protect jobs in the UK amid continuing fears of cuts ... more

Union bosses want talks over possible job losses

22.09.09
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Job cuts announcement worries Vauxhall workers

14.09.09
The new owners of Vauxhall/Opel sent fear through the 5000-strong UK-workforce when they said they expected to make 10,500 job cuts across Europe... 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 '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

London and Nottingham named as burglary hotspots

14.08.09
People living in London and Nottingham are most likely to be victims of burglary, research reveals... 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

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

LDV sacks almost all 850 as Malaysian rescue plan fails

08.06.09
Britain’s beleaguered car engineering industry suffered another grim chapter today as vanmaker LDV formally went into administration, provoking renewed concerns that it will fold ... more

Mandelson makes no promises to Vauxhall staff as GM folds

01.06.09
Lord Mandelson fails to reassure up to 5,000 Vauxhall workers their jobs are safe after parent company files for bankruptcy... 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

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

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

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

GM UK says not been to British government for cash

23.02.09
Motoring: General Motors' UK division has not been to the government for cash to help sustain its 5,000-strong workforce as it does not need financial help, a spokesman for the group said... 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

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

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

Go-ahead for Lloyds TSB merger with HBOS leaves competition law in tatters

16.12.08
Legal analysis: The Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS demonstrates the failure of the Government's competition policy, according to a West End solicitor... more

US car industry collapse rocks the City

12.12.08
Turmoil returned to the City after the collapse of a bail-out plan for America's near-bankrupt car industry... more

Woolies culls 1,000 in London as markets fall

12.12.08
The collapse of Woolworths claimed 1,000 London jobs less than a fortnight before Christmas... more

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