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GM thwarts Magna on Opel deal
Financial Times - 21 days 13 hours 43 minutes ago
General Motors’ board on Tuesday decided to hold on to its European Opel unit and cancel the planned sale to Canada’s Magna and Russia’s...
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GM board to reconsider Opel sale plan
General Motors’ board is set to meet on Tuesday to reconsider the planned sale of Opel to Canadian car-parts supplier Magna and Sberbank, the...
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General Motors cancels Opel sale
BBC - 21 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
General Motors (GM) has announced it has cancelled plans to sell its European car business Opel, including its UK brand Vauxhall. The US giant said...
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