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Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:32:10 +0000

The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.

GM recalls 1.3M cars

CNN.com - Business — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:19 +0000

General Motors has recalled 1.3 million Chevrolet and Pontiac models in North America for power steering failures that are tied to 14 crashes and one injury in the United States, the company said Tuesday.

GM triples Opel investment pledge

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:35:58 +0000

General Motors says it will spend 1.9bn euros to restructure its European unit Opel - three times more than first pledged.

China deal collapse closes Hummer

CNN.com - Business — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:52:07 +0000

General Motors’ deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese automaker fell through Wednesday and the company said it now plans to shut down the brand.

Opel plans 700 new Polish jobs

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:56:47 +0000

General Motors’ (GM) European car unit Opel will create up to 700 jobs this year to produce its new Astra IV model at its factory in Poland.

Saab being sold to Dutch carmaker

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:29:55 +0000

General Motors agrees to sell its Saab subsidiary to Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker.

Spyker shares leap on Saab talk

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:58:47 +0000

Shares in the small Dutch luxury car maker, Spyker, soar by 29% on fresh reports it may buy Saab from General Motors

GM confirms Belgian plant closure

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:05:50 +0000

General Motors confirms it will close a Belgian plant belonging to its European unit Opel, with the loss of 2,300 jobs.

GM: China sales may eclipse U.S.

CNN.com - Business — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:42:36 +0000

Chinese consumers bought more automobiles last year than Americans did for the first time. A top executive at General Motors thinks that it won’t be long before it too will sell more cars in China than in its home market.

GM winding down Saab operations

BBC News | Europe | World Edition — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:48:45 +0000

General Motors begins the process to close Swedish carmaker Saab, but says it is continuing efforts to find a buyer.