REPORT: Germany wants GM’s plan for Opel – and a billion dollars – "quickly"

November 12th, 2009 admin

Filed under: Europe , Government/Legal , GM , Opel General Motors’ bouleversement on the sale of its Opel brand has caused the European head of Opel vacate his office , the head of Opel labor to gulp “a bottle of wine” to get over the shock, the German head of state to request “GM to present a reliable plan for Opel quickly,” and Germany’s economic minister to prod GM …


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