According to Spiegel Online, Forster is expected to be replaced by Nick Reilly, head of the American manufacturer's international operations. A move which, in the German paper's opinion, will do nothing more than provoke Opel's workers even further.
It is not yet clear what will come next for Forster who, if the Magna-Opel deal had passed, would have been one possible choice to lead the independent Opel (the other one being Herbert Demel, former Fiat executive).
His departure is, according to the report, heavily influenced by GM's decision. In the past months, Forster became an advocate for Magna.
Back in June, when the Opel saga was expected to end faster than it eventually did, Forster wrote on his blog he is "both physically and emotionally exhausted."
"It’s the nature of intense negotiations that they go through at least a couple of near-death experiences before they rebound. In this case, we had several. When you look at the complexity of what had to be accomplished in a very short period of time, this isn’t hard to understand,"
GM did not comment on the recent rumor, limiting itself as saying they will say something if any changes occur.
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