General Motors To Announce Opel's Fate

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 09/10/2009 - 5:44am

General Motors is preparing to announce a long-awaited decision regarding its European subsidiary Opel. The decision on whether the subsidiary will be sold is being closely watched in Germany, where Opel employs roughly half of its 50,000 European workers at four plants.

The announcement could be made Thursday.

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