No Winner on Opel Lottery
28 May 2009, 06:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The months of talks, bids and threats regarding the future of German manufacturer Opel have accounted for nothing so far, as the talks held yesterday between the involved parties have not reach any ...
Opel Race Heats Up
26 May 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Opel has become one of the most craved after assets in the automotive world these days. Until a final decision is made in the following days, new developments are to surface by t...
Fiat Submits Revised Proposal to Opel
26 May 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat and more specifically, the company's CEO Sergio Marchionne, insists every once in a while that the Italian manufacturer is the right choice when it comes to Opel's new investor and po...
Marchionne Says Fiat's "No-Cash" Offer Is the Best Opel Could Get
26 May 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sergio Marchionne, who currently plays one of the key roles in Opel's selling saga, continues his efforts to convince the German government and GM Europe that Fiat is the right solution for Ope...
China's BAIC Interested in Opel, Fiat to Fire 10,000
25 May 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Opel saga continues with some fresh reports on the subject, this time surrounding a potential new bidder that might get involved in the acquisition process. According to a report by autocar.co.u...
Bankruptcy Still an Option for Opel, German Official Reveals
25 May 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Fiat and Magna International are now fighting to take over the German ailing brand Opel, bankruptcy might still remain an option unless the two companies improve their bids, said Economy Min...
Magna Confirms Bid for Opel
24 May 2009, 21:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After weeks of uncertainty, the Canadian-Austrian car company Magna International reckoned that it has submitted a bid for the German ailing brand Opel. Just as we told you in our previous coverage ...
Germany Wants Magna
22 May 2009, 12:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the confident stance Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne has about his company's bid for Opel, it would appear the German officials are leaning towards Magna when talking about who submit...
Marchionne Confident in Opel Deal
21 May 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the brief press release in which Fiat confirmed it had submitted its offer to take over Opel to the German goverment, the Italian company's CEO Sergio Marchionne now says he has about...
Magna Wants to Use Opel to Conquer Russia
21 May 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna has fairly ambitious plans when it comes to Opel, the German brand it is now struggling to buy. According to a report by the German daily Rheinische Post, Magna International plans to use Opel...
Fiat Submits Bid for Opel
21 May 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As if nobody knew by now, Fiat has issued yesterday a press release through which it confirms its interest in Opel and admits it has submitted a bid for both the German unit of GM and its UK counter...
GM Europe Confirms: There Are Three Bidders for Opel!
21 May 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OK, here's a new thing: although all rumors surrounding Opel's selling process were more or less related to Fiat and Magna International, it appears a third investor is also interested in ...
Fiat Forms New Joint Venture in China
19 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Seriously now, will Fiat ever come to a stop? After forming the so long discussed alliance with the already-bankrupt automaker Chrysler and now hunting GM Europe for purchasing the German brand Opel...
Fiat Pledges to Protect Italian Jobs...
18 May 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ... although this might sound far-fetched for some of you. The Italian automaker promised it would not cut jobs in the domestic market if it receives government assistance, the Italian Industry Mini...
Magna Could Use Opel to Build Cars for Peugeot, Ford
18 May 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, one of the interested parties to purchase the German manufacturer Opel, said it could use the ailing automaker to produce cars for other brands, including Ford and Peugeot. The ...
2010 Opel Astra Official Photos, Video and Wallpapers
13 May 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you earlier today, General Motors has unveiled the 2010 Opel Astra, a mid-size sedan that will be officially shown to the world at on September 17 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. While w...
Piech: Fiat-Chrysler-GME, Three Sick People in One Bed
13 May 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leaving aside the civil war he has to face at home against Wolfgang Porsche, Ferdinand Piech took a moment to look at what may become Volkswagen Group's most fierce competition: the possible Fi...
2010 Opel Astra Rolled Out
13 May 2009, 06:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After several spyshots and unofficial photos have surfaced in the last few weeks, here are the first official images with the upcoming 2010 Opel Astra that will go on sale sometime next year. Accord...
Marchionne Denies Suzuki's Involvement in Fiat-Opel Alliance
12 May 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new day, a new rumor regarding Fiat's alliance with Opel. This time we're talking about Suzuki, the Japanese manufacturer which, according to some Italian newspapers, might also join the...
GAZ Confirms It Wants to Buy Opel
12 May 2009, 14:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After weeks of denial, the Russian automaker GAZ finally confirmed all those reports claiming it plans to buy the German ailing unit Opel. Basically, the Russian company admitted it wants to join fo...