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Customers look at a Chevrolet car at a General Motors auto dealership ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Customers look at a Chevrolet car at a General Motors auto dealership in Hefei, Anhui province November 7, 2009. China, which overtook the United States as the world's No. 1 auto market in January, sold 923,154 cars last month, 79.6 percent more than a year earlier, state media reported on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA TRANSPORT BUSINESS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym is pictured during a press conference in Ahmedabad, in October. General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India. Photo:Sam Panthaky/AFP

President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym gestures as he addresses media representatives in Ahmedabad in October. US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, the Press Trust of India reported Saturday. Photo:Sam Panthaky/AFP

Workers leave the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Workers leave the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern on November 4. General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster is quitting in disgust at GM's decision to hang on to its European unit Opel/Vauxhall, a well-informed source has told AFP. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP

Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, last ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, last June. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Roland/ file)

General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the 'Goldenes Lenkrad' (Golden Wheel) awards ceremony in Berlin, November 4. Forster is quitting in disgust at GM's decision to hang on to its European unit Opel/Vauxhall, Spiegel magazine reported Friday in its online edition. Photo:Philipp Guelland/AFP

Employees of German car maker Opel protest at the company's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Employees of German car maker Opel protest at the company's factory in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker's headquarters. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Daniel Roland)

Map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM workers per country. Photo:/AFP

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Carlos ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Carlos Osorio, file)

The Moncton Wildcats general manager now claims his junior hockey ...

(CBC) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:21 GMT

(CBC) - The Moncton Wildcats general manager now claims his junior hockey team's players lined up at a public clinic to receive their H1N1 vaccinations, only days after saying the team's medical staff offered the shots.

The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Business ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson warned that there must be a 'fair balance' of jobs lost and state aid put in under the restructuring of General Motors Europe. Photo:Paul Ellis/AFP

Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Workers of Opel enter and leave the car plant in Bochum, western Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subsidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein)

The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Britain's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Britain's biggest trade union said it was keen to work with General Motors to ensure job cuts at its European division Opel were voluntary, after it announced 10,000 positions could go. Photo:Paul Ellis/AFP

The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern. General Motors said Wednesday it wanted to cut around 10,000 jobs at its European division Opel a day after the US car maker stunned the auto sector by scrapping plans to sell the German-based unit. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP

Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. Germany's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Opel cars seen, at an Opel car dealership, in Hamburg. Germany's politicians fumed with anger and Opel workers canceled cost concessions and readied walkouts after General Motors Co. abandoned the sale of its European subsidiary to parts maker Magna International and Russian lender Sberbank. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Axel Heimken

The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - The flag of US auto giant General Motors flys in front of the Opel plant in the western German city of Kaiserslautern on November 4. The White House on Wednesday said it had nothing to do with General Motors' decision to scrap plans to sell its unit Opel to a Canadian-Russian consortium. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP

US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. Henderson said ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. Henderson said on Tuesday that the decision to scrap the sale of Opel 'was deemed to be the most stable and least costly approach for securing Opel/Vauxhall's long-term future.' Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

A map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - A map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM workers per country. General Motors has unexpectedly re-set its global development strategy, scrapping plans to sell its German-based European unit Opel and retaining key small-car expertise in a bid to shore up an escape from bankruptcy. Photo:/AFP

Canada's Magna (logo, seen top) has bowed to a decision by US ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canada's Magna (logo, seen top) has bowed to a decision by US giant automaker General Motors to halt its purchase of GM's European division Opel (logo, seen bottom), saying it would continue to support the two companies. Photo:Geoff Robins/AFP

In this Oct. 15, 2009 picture GM flags blow under a blue sky ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Oct. 15, 2009 picture GM flags blow under a blue sky in front of the Opel car factory in Bochum, western Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Martin Meissner, file)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit at the Opel plant in Ruesselsheim in March. General Motors has brought the sale of its European car division Opel/Vauxhall to a screeching halt, fuelling fear and anger in Germany as the US group reset its global auto strategy. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP

An Opel employee works on the assembling of an Astra car at ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Opel employee works on the assembling of an Astra car at the company plant in Bochum, 2007. General Motors has brought the sale of its European car division Opel/Vauxhall to a screeching halt, fuelling fear and anger in Germany as the US group reset its global auto strategy. Photo:Volker Hartmann/AFP

US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. General Motors ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. General Motors has brought the sale of its European car division Opel/Vauxhall to a screeching halt, fuelling fear and anger in Germany as the US group reset its global auto strategy. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows the sun reflected in an ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows the sun reflected in an Opel logo in Bochum, Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Martin Meissner, file)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit at the Opel plant in Ruesselsheim in March. The government said it would work closely with General Motors after the US automaker scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP

An Opel employee works on the assembling of an Astra car at ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Opel employee works on the assembling of an Astra car at the company plant in Bochum, 2007. The government said on Wednesday it would work closely with General Motors after the US automaker scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Volker Hartmann/AFP

US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. The government ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - US giant General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. The government said on Wednesday it would work closely with General Motors after the US automaker scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson, pictured in ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson, pictured in October 2009. The US auto-maker has said its board has decided to keep its European arm Opel, scrapping an on-again, off-again sell-off plan marked by political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

The detail of a GMC truck on display at at an automobile show ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - The detail of a GMC truck on display at at an automobile show in Las Vegas. The British government said Wednesday it would work closely with the US auto-maker after it scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP

File picture of a seismograph. A 4.9-scale earthquake struck ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - File picture of a seismograph. A 4.9-scale earthquake struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Wednesday injuring at least 209 people, according to the official news agency Irna Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

An Opel logo on a car is seen against the blue sky over Duesseldorf. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An Opel logo on a car is seen against the blue sky over Duesseldorf. Opel's employee council says workers have agreed to make cost-cutting contributions worth US$390 million a year to ease the auto maker's sale to a consortium led by Canadian auto parts maker Magna. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Augstein)

The logo of the German car manufacturer Opel. General Motors ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo of the German car manufacturer Opel. General Motors has said its board has decided to keep the European car-maker, scrapping a long-delayed plan to sell the European division. Photo:Kaveh Rostamkhani/AFP

The logo of the German car manufacturer Opel. Canada's Magna ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo of the German car manufacturer Opel. Canada's Magna Tuesday bowed to a decision by US giant automaker General Motors to halt its purchase of GM's European division Opel, saying it would continue to support the two companies. Photo:Kaveh Rostamkhani/AFP

A G.M. logo is seen behind an Opel logo at the Opel plant of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A G.M. logo is seen behind an Opel logo at the Opel plant of Antwerp, September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet

General Motors Headquarters is seen along the Detroit river ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Headquarters is seen along the Detroit river in Detroit, Michigan November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

The general manager of the Moncton Wildcats hockey team is defending ...

(CBC) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:02:51 GMT

(CBC) - The general manager of the Moncton Wildcats hockey team is defending the decision to vaccinate its players against swine flu as hundreds of others across the region wait in long lines to get their shots.

Toyota Motor Corp. Vice President and General Manager for Toyota ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice President and General Manager for Toyota Sales Division Bob Carter talks with Reuters reporters during the Reuters Autos Summit in Detroit, Michigan November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz gets behind the wheel ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz gets behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V production vehicle before taking practice laps at the Cadillac V-Series Challenge in Monticello, New York, October 29, 2009. Recently, while talking with journalists about GM's 'May the Best Car Win' marketing campaign, Lutz challenged journalists to find a stock production sedan on the planet that could outperform the CTS-V on the track. REUTERS/Emile Wamsteker/General Motors/Handout (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS SOCIETY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A Cadillac CTS-V, driven by General Motors Vice Chairman Bob ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Cadillac CTS-V, driven by General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, takes a corner during practice laps at the Cadillac V-Series Challenge in Monticello, New York, October 29, 2009. Recently, while talking with journalists about GM's 'May the Best Car Win' marketing campaign, Lutz challenged journalists to find a stock production sedan on the planet that could outperform the CTS-V on the track. REUTERS/Emile Wamsteker/General Motors/Handout (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT BUSINESS SOCIETY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

GM International Operations President Nick Reilly speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - GM International Operations President Nick Reilly speaks during a general meeting of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC) at a hotel in Seoul October 29, 2009. General Motor Co expects China's car market to grow by 10 percent next year even without the government's incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time, Reilly said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok (SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS)

GM International Operations President Nick Reilly drinks water ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - GM International Operations President Nick Reilly drinks water as he listens to reporters' questions during a group interview at a hotel in Seoul October 28, 2009. General Motor Co expects China's car market to grow by 10 percent next year even without the government's incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time, Reilly said on Wednesday. Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORT POLITICS)

GM International Operations President Nick Reilly listens to ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - GM International Operations President Nick Reilly listens to a question during a group interview in Seoul October 28, 2009. General Motor Co expects China's car market to grow by 10 percent next year even without the government's incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time, Reilly said on Wednesday. Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORT POLITICS)

GM International Operations President Nick Reilly speaks to ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - GM International Operations President Nick Reilly speaks to reporters during a group interview at a hotel in Seoul October 28, 2009. General Motor Co expects China's car market to grow by 10 percent next year even without the government's incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time, Reilly said on Wednesday. Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORT POLITICS)

GM International Operations President Nick Reilly reacts as ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - GM International Operations President Nick Reilly reacts as he speaks to reporters during a group interview at a hotel in Seoul October 28, 2009. General Motor Co expects China's car market to grow by 10 percent next year even without the government's incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time, Reilly said on Wednesday. Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA TRANSPORT POLITICS)

In this Sept, 13, 2009 photo, 2009 Chevrolet Cobalts sit at ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this Sept, 13, 2009 photo, 2009 Chevrolet Cobalts sit at a Chevrolet dealership in Englewood, Colo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Zalubowski)

A GMAC sign is shown at a GM/Chrysler dealership in Oakland, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A GMAC sign is shown at a GM/Chrysler dealership in Oakland, Calif. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Sakuma)

General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster makes a speech ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster makes a speech during the Eleventh International Automobile Forum in Graz October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster listens to ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster listens to a speech during the Eleventh International Automobile Forum in Graz October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster (R) talks ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster (R) talks to Siegfried Wolf, Europa-chief of Magna International, during the Eleventh International Automobile Forum in Graz October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the former GM Boxwood ...

(AFP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the former GM Boxwood Plant in Wilmington, Delaware. Fisker Automotive announced that the company is buying the plant to produce affordable plug-in hybrid automobiles. Photo:Jeff Fusco/AFP