GM's Opel, labor in talks to shut Bochum plant

FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors' European unit Opel is negotiating a deal with labor unions to close the Bochum plant after production of the Zafira Tourer van ends in exchange for guaranteeing German jobs through 2016. Opel's management, the IG Metall trade union and the works council representatives of the German plants will continue talks in the coming weeks to reach an agreement over job cuts, a freeze in wage hikes, building a wider range of models and a deeper expansion into export markets. ...

FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors' European unit Opel is negotiating a deal with labor unions to close the Bochum plant after production of the Zafira Tourer van ends in exchange for guaranteeing German jobs through 2016.

General Motors' European unit Opel is negotiating a deal with labor unions to close the Bochum plant after production of the Zafira Tourer van ends in exchange for guaranteeing German jobs through 2016. ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel, the ailing European arm of General Motors , took a key step towards retur

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors' European unit Opel has earmarked 500 million euros ($631.3 million) to

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Labor representatives at General Motors' loss-making European unit Opel said on Monday they would not engage in plant-by-plant talks on restructuring measures, preferring a Europe-wide strategy to save factories and jobs. Opel managers were expected to present a business plan to the supervisory board on Wednesday that might involve closing two plants in Europe to trim capacity by 30 percent. The two plants considered most at risk are at Bochum in Germany and Ellesmere Port in Britain. ...