Opel's Girsky wants changes made at carmaker: report

Opel interim Chief Executive Stephen Girsky said changes have to be made at the carmaker to revitalize it, the German daily Bild said on Saturday, citing his email to staff. "Our successful revitalization ...

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to its ailing European arm Opel, rejecting on Friday specul

MUNICH (Reuters) - Opel's Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his position as chief executive of the embattled carmaker to take on "special assignments", where he will report to the Chairman and CEO of parent General Motors , the company said on Thursday. "GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky, currently Chairman of the Opel Supervisory Board, will serve as acting head of GM's European operations as the company searches for a replacement. The supervisory board of Adam Opel AG will be convened soon to appoint an interim chairman of the management board," it said in a statement. ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors is pushing for "further considerable" cost cuts at its loss-making European division Opel which will resume talks with workers on German operations on Tuesday, GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky wrote in a letter to employees. "The situation in the entire European (car) market is still catastrophic," Girsky wrote in the letter. (Reporting by Andreas Cremer)

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's ailing German unit Opel may have to cut a third of all jobs in the country, German newspaper Bild reported on Saturday citing a source.

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

US auto giant General Motors (GM) insisted that it was committed to supporting its ailing European brands Opel and Vauxhall, in remarks at the Geneva motor show on Tuesday.GM vice president Stephen Girsky told a press conference that GM stood by the two European businesses."Any talk of insolvency should be off the table, any talk that we are not committed to Europe should be off the table," he said.The expression "off the table" in this context means not worthy of consideration.Girsky rejected any idea that GM might abandon the Vauxhall brand in Britain.