Belgium Plant, as Efficient as German Factory
8 Oct 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Antwerp plant in Belgium is still at risk to be closed but Belgian regional premier Kris Peeters claims that halting production at this particular facility has absolutely no economic grounds at ...
Opel Antwerp's Future Still Uncertain
24 Sep 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Workers continue the protests against Magna's decision to cut thousands of jobs and even close the doors of some plants across Europe. The Antwerp plant is a special case as employees in severa...
Opel Workers Protest Against Potential Antwerp Closure
24 Sep 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rumors hinting to a potential closure of Opel's Belgian plant in Antwerp are doing no good to Magna International, the new owner of the German brand. After Opel workers across Europe have alrea...
GM Intervenes in Opel's Antwerp Case
22 Sep 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel and its new owner Magna International are getting ready to start talks with European unions regarding the job cuts to be introduced after the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker completes the takeov...
UK Complains About Merkel's State Aid for Opel
20 Sep 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Germany's projected state aid for Opel is slowly sparking protectionism accusations; yet, German chancellor Angela Merkel stands by her decision to help Opel. {ad| “We are naturally dete...
Opel Astra to Be Built in Russia
19 Sep 2009, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sberbank, the Russian side of the GM-Magna-Sberbank-Opel affair, announced today that the new generation Opel Astra will be built in Russia, at GM's St. Petersburg plant. Production at the plan...