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Opel

German carmaker Opel produced its first vehicle in 1899. Since then, it's seen many ups and downs.

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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne in front of a Fiat car with logo

Fiat ups offer

Fiat boss Marchionne wants to keep open all Opel plants in Germany after a possible takeover.
May 5, 2009
The picture shows a Fiat signet attached to the grille of an Opel

Opel-Fiat-Guttenberg

Fiat's takeover plan for Opel would make the company the world's second-largest carmaker.
May 4, 2009
An old Opel Rekord car at a German car wasteyard

Fiat bid for Opel

German economics minister says taxpayers should not be the ones paying for a "financial adventure".
May 4, 2009

Fiat/Opel talks

Italian carmaker Fiat will meet German government to discuss Opel takeover.
May 2, 2009
An Opel Insignia on display in Geneva

Opel's Insignia success

More, not fewer, shifts for workers at Opel's Ruesselsheim factory
May 1, 2009
Magna boss Frank Stronach

Opel's future

A Canadian-Austrian car parts supplier has held talks about bailing out the ailing automaker.
April 28, 2009
The General Motors Corp. headquarters in Detroit.

GM wields the axe

Opel parent company GM announces US job and dealership cuts as part of a new restructuring plan.
April 27, 2009
The Opel symbol next to the Fiat symbol

Opel Investment

The German government is demanding that potential Opel investors preserve jobs.
April 26, 2009
Fiat and Opel logos

European auto deal

Italian carmaker Fiat is reported to be seeking majority control of GM's German subsidiary Opel.
April 23, 2009
Opel car "for sale"

Letting go

US automaker General Motors says it is ready to sell a stake in its German subsidiary Opel.
April 20, 2009
GM and Opel logos

Interest in GM subsidiary Opel heats up

General Motors says at least six investors have signalled interest in buying Opel.
April 18, 2009
An Opel sign with the GM logo broken out of it.

Opel-GM Swap

Carmakers General Motors and Opel appear close to an agreement on a swap of debt for patents.
April 16, 2009
Opel's symbol next to GM's symbol

Rescue plan

A "lifeboat" is ready for Opel, according to a report by German public broadcaster ARD.
April 16, 2009
An old Opel car for sale

Opel crisis

Struggling German car brand Opel gets a brief respite thanks to some good sales.
April 15, 2009
GM and Opel logos side by side

Separation anxiety

German carmaker Opel says it is not worried about a possible bankruptcy at its US parent, GM.
April 13, 2009
An old Opel car rots on a scrapyard

Abu Dhabi interest

Abu Dhabi's royal family could invest in the troubled German automaker Opel, according to a report.
April 6, 2009
Picture of an opel car with a "for sale" sign

Rescue deal

There's reluctance among many German politicians to save cash-strapped automaker Opel.
April 5, 2009
Cars piled in a junkyard

Positive trend on German domestic car market

Germany's VDA automobile federation says over 400,000 vehicles were sold in March.
April 2, 2009
A silhouette of the Opel logo.

Merkel Visits Opel HQ

Chancellor Merkel continues her search for a private investor to rescue Opel from the brink.
March 31, 2009
Company logos of General Motors and Opel

GM Shake-Up

Opel labor leaders say the dismissal of GM CEO Rick Wagoner could benefit the German carmaker.
March 30, 2009
A fraying German flag in front of an Opel factory

Status Quo

Germany will neither buy a stake in Opel nor hold early elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
March 23, 2009
Mercedes Benz logo

Sheikh-y Deal

A Gulf investor scoops up 9.1 percent of Daimler, as demand for luxury cars continues to drop.
March 23, 2009
German Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg poses in Times Square, New York

Saving Opel

Germany's Economics Minister was unable to get a breakthrough in the US for worried Opel workers.
March 18, 2009
Guttenberg, Wagoner and GM chief operations officer Henderson Frederick

Guttenberg in Washington

The German Economics Minister has said GM may be willing to take a back seat in a reformed Opel.
March 17, 2009
A yellow Opel flag

The Road Ahead

Germany's economics minister is in the United States to find out what GM has planned for Opel.
March 16, 2009
Lidl supermarket

Car Bargains

A leading German discount chain has expanded its inventory to include, of all things, automobiles.
March 15, 2009
GM logo over generic stock market chart and US 100 dollar bills and DOWN arrow, on texture, partial graphic

United Front

European countries want to take a team approach when dealing with General Motors.
March 14, 2009
Angela Merkel

Spreading Optimism

Germany can master its worst economic crisis since World War II, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.
March 11, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a conference of her conservative party

Merkel Under Pressure

Germany's conservatives are pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel to show stronger leadership skills.
March 9, 2009
Yellow flag with Opel logo

Massive Layoffs?

German carmaker Opel reportedly threatened to close three plants in Europe and sack 11,000 people.
March 7, 2009
A GM sign juxtaposed with an Opel sign

Opel Talks

Questions remained unanswered at a Berlin meeting to shore up support for Opel's government rescue.
March 6, 2009
The EU's Industry Commissioner has called on the European states with General Motors factories to meet to co-ordinate their response to the US GM logo over generic stock market chart and US 100 dollar bills and DOWN arrow, on texture, partial .

Car Talk

Brussels wants to hold talks to organize a European reply the crisis ailing General Motors.
March 5, 2009
Opel and GM logos

Jobs in Danger

General Motors' German subsidiary Opel says it may shed thousands of jobs in a bid to survive.
March 4, 2009
Angela Merkel in front of a map of Europe

Election 2009

Chancellor Angela Merkel is putting Germany first to woo voters ahead of September's national poll.
March 3, 2009
Opel and GM logos

Opel Bailout

Berlin will take its time to decide whether to plough state aid into the troubled German carmaker.
March 2, 2009
The logo of German car factory Opel is seen in Ruesselsheim

State Aid for Carmaker?

The German government is debating whether to bail out Opel which needs 3.3 billion euros to survive.
February 28, 2009

Opel breakaway proposal

German carmaker Opel wants to distance itself from its ailing parent company General Motors and forge a new European motor vehicle group as part of a rescue plan.
February 27, 2009
An Opel sign in snow

Opel Options

Opel's board members want a legal separation from Detroit-based parent company General Motors.
February 27, 2009
An estimate 15,000 employees of German car maker Opel carrying placards and banners demonstrate for the company's survival at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt, central Germany

Fighting for Opel

Thousands of GM workers took to the streets to protest the US firm's restructuring plans.
February 26, 2009
Opel demonstration in Ruesselsheim, Oct. 2004

Fighting for Jobs

Auto workers at GM subsidiaries across Europe begin protests to save their jobs.
February 26, 2009
A car on a lift in a factory

Protectionist Worries

The European Commission said it would fight nations that give unfair support to domestic carmakers.
February 26, 2009
A first aid sign is pictured in front of the Opel car factory in Bochum,

Emergency Loan?

Berlin is reportedly preparing to prop up the ailing GM subsidiary Opel with emergency credit.
February 24, 2009
Montage of euros coming out of a gas pump

Ailing Industry

Germany and the US are discussing ways pump up the auto industry without undermining competition.
February 22, 2009
Opel sign seen through a windshield partially covered by snow

A Tough Job

Germany's economics minister said he had set up a working group with the US to save GM's Opel.
February 22, 2009
Saab and Opel logos

Funding Worries

US carmaker General Motors' European brands are suffering as Germany's Opel could run out of cash by May and Sweden's Saab has been forced to file for bankruptcy protection.
February 21, 2009
Opel factory in Bochum, Germany

Saab, Opel Woes

GM's European units Opel and Saab have been buffeted by the crisis gripping its US parent company.
February 20, 2009
An Opel factory in Germany

Looking for Solutions

US carmaker General Motors has to date not made a decision to close Opel auto works in Germany.
February 19, 2009
An Opel plant in Eisenach in Germany

Rescuing Opel

Fears are mounting in Germany about the future of carmaker Opel as parent company GM cuts costs.
February 18, 2009
A clock in front of an Opel factory

Uncertain Future

Car giant GM didn't specify plans for its subsidiary Opel while asking the US for millions in aid.
February 18, 2009
A first aid sign is pictured in front of the Opel car factory in Bochum, Germany

Opel Survival

Reports say that the German government could take a large stake in Opel if GM declares bankruptcy.
February 17, 2009