Opel Sold by Weekend, Germany Promises
5 Aug 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel's future is still undecided, despite that officials of both RHJ and Magna International met with General Motors and German representatives. And even some voices are hinting that reaching a...
GM Unsure Who's Better for Opel
4 Aug 2009, 14:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel's search for a new father will last longer than expected and we got this from the gazillion reports on the matter we rolled out every once in a while. Such an example is today's news ...
Magna Could Fire Over 3,000 Opel Workers
3 Aug 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case it manages to convince both the German government and GM Europe that it deserves to be the new Opel owner, Magna International could fire over 3,045 jobs in Germany. German magazine Wirtscha...
Opel Suitors Asked to Improve Bids
3 Aug 2009, 09:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It happens again and it will most likely happen in the future as well. Opel's suitors, now counting only two of them, are asked one more time to improve their bids in case they really want to b...
Opel, RHJ or Bankruptcy
3 Aug 2009, 06:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battle for Opel is far from over and, up until now, the only foreseeable casualty is the German car manufacturer itself. The disagreements between the German government and still Opel's own...
Opel Negotiations Could Take "Longer Than Expected"
31 Jul 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Is somebody out there who still believes Opel will be sold soon? Because this sounds like a neverending story, as reports on the matter keep coming, revealing all kind of deadlines for the German ma...
GM: RHJ Favorite for Opel
29 Jul 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the official announcement regarding the future owner of Opel draws ever closer, the battle between General Motors and German officials heats up, as it is now obvious the two sides favor different...
Sberbank Confident Magna Will Buy Opel This Week
29 Jul 2009, 07:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sberbank, Magna's Russian partner who supports the Canadian - Austrian parts manufacturer into buying Opel, says the German government is expected to issue a final decision on the matter by the...
Opel Unions Want Veto Right
27 Jul 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The uncertainty in which Opel has been thrown since GM decided Magna is no longer good enough for its European asset is making German unions ask for more influence when it comes to the choice of Ope...
BAIC Still Looking to Buy Opel
27 Jul 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC is probably thinking that GM Europe is playing hard to get when it comes to Opel so the Chinese a few days ago re-confirmed their interest in the German brand, hinting that they agree to discus...
Germany, Top Market for Alfa 8C Spider
27 Jul 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Alfa Romeo has finally decided: Germany will get the highest number of the company's upcoming supercar, mostly following the high interest shown in the country. Germany will receive 100 units o...
BAIC Lost Opel Due to Intellectual Property Issues
24 Jul 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC lost the battle for Opel, as General Motors indirectly revealed a few days ago, but nobody knew exactly why. The fight for the German brand is now down to two companies, RHJ International and M...
Barrichello Apologizes to the Entire Brawn GP Team
24 Jul 2009, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only days to the Hungarian Grand Prix, Formula One veteran Rubens Barrichello insisted that he and his team have worked out all differences from within the last few weeks. After apologizing for his ...
GM Receives Three Offers for Opel
21 Jul 2009, 06:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, all of the three bidders who race to get their hands on German brand Opel were expected to submit their offers to both GM and the German government last night. They did and...
Magna Ready for Opel Ultimatum
20 Jul 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are going from bad to worse for Canadian parts manufacturer Magna who's now seeing itself forced to submit a new offer for Opel, following the course of negotiations between the GM and R...
GM-Berlin Standoff
20 Jul 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be expected, the minor disagreements over the future of Opel between GM and Germany tend to become a problem, as both sides favor different bidders. Whereas GM has a soft spot for Belgian ...
Raikkonen Points to German Curse
14 Jul 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen seems to have found the reason why he has such a hard time scoring race wins at the Nurburgring. While giving his fellow drivers a bunch of headaches – see Force ...
BAIC Wants to Sell Nearly 500,000 Opels in China
7 Jul 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the company receives the green light to take over Opel, BAIC intends to sell almost half a million cars manufactured by the German automaker in China by 2015. The plans were mentioned in the...
Magna Delays Opel Takeover Meeting to July 14
7 Jul 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One step forward and two steps back. This seems to be Magna's favorite motto these days as the company initially wanted to assure everybody that it is still favorite to take over Opel but is no...
Vettel Boosts Ticket Sales at Nurburgring
7 Jul 2009, 06:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a 2-year draught, the German fans finally have someone to rule for during their annual German Grand Prix. The Nurburgring crowd was left without a driver to give their unconditional support ba...