FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Top executives from General Motors <GM.N> who sit on the board of loss-making European brand Opel are meeting on Wednesday to approve the first closure of a German car factory in decades.Full story
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Employees at the Bochum, Germany car plant of General Motors' <GM.N> Opel unit have rejected a restructuring deal agreed by union leaders and management, meaning production at the plant will now cease at the end of next year, the company said. Full story
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel said efforts to try to rescue its Bochum car plant in Germany had been to no avail and it still intended to stop vehicle production there in 2016. Full story
A road sign is pictured at the Opel plant in Bochum April 17, 2013. The supervisory board of loss-making European carmaker Opel will meet on Wednesday at their headquarters in Ruesselsheim. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
Vehicles drive past the Opel plant in Bochum April 17, 2013. The supervisory board of loss-making European carmaker Opel will meet on Wednesday at their headquarters in Ruesselsheim. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
A heavy traffic is pictured on a snow covered motorway in Bochum February 6, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
CEO of Volvo Cars Hakan Samuelsson speaks during the 'International CAR Symposium' in Bochum January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
