"GM remains engaged in discussions with the interested buyers, the German government and labour leadership, and any solution must be suitable for all vested partners," GM said in a statement according to just-auto.com.
Meanwhile, the German officials are calling for support from their US counterparts who, in their opinion, must intervene in the negotiations and help General Motors pick a buyer for Opel. The US government is holding a 60 percent stake in the recently emerged from bankruptcy GM, but the White House administration repeatedly said it won't get involved in the talks.
Angela Merkel is one of the German officials who are supporting Magna and demand the Americans to step in. She thinks that the Canadian - Austrian parts manufacturer submitted a better proposal for the German brand and even revealed that she would personally intervene to support the company.
"I regret that a final decision wasn't made, but I hope it will happen soon, because both for the workers and the economic situation at Opel, we urgently need a decision," she said in the interview with German ZDF television, quoted by Reuters.
"The conflict of interest could be that we think Magna has made a very good offer ... which makes GM a minority shareholder in the whole set-up, and there may be voices at GM ... who'd prefer that this minority shareholding wasn't so marked."
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