Miraculous unity

Written guarantees demanded the Opel works council in the deal between GM and PSA – and threatened with strikes. Now, the executive and employee side of the German car company agree. There is hardly anything achieved. picture alliance / dpa Employee at Opel Thursday, 06.04.2017 17:21 clock Two weeks ago, it seemed to be high… Continue reading Miraculous unity

So threatening are Opel and Peugeot for Volkswagen

After the Opel takeover, PSA will be Europe’s second-largest automaker. The group is a real threat to the market leader VW – especially in the future field of electromobility. TESSON / EPA / REX / Shutterstock Carlos Tavares Monday, 06.03.2017 20:40 PSA boss Carlos Tavares prefers to lead his company with clear goals. The avid… Continue reading So threatening are Opel and Peugeot for Volkswagen

Opel is now part of the PSA Group

The sale of Opel to the French carmaker PSA is completed: Since Tuesday, the Rüsselsheim car maker is part of the PSA Group. The employees will have to adjust to a horse cure. Factory premises of Opel in Rüsselsheim Tuesday, 01.08.2017 09:23 clock The carmaker Opel is now part of the French PSA Group, The… Continue reading Opel is now part of the PSA Group

PSA boss Tavares wants to trim Opel on profits

In the middle of the talks about an Opel purchase, the French auto giant PSA is setting its margin targets high. CEO Tavares now wants to help the loss-making German manufacturer on its feet. The bar is high. PSA boss Carlos Tavares Thursday, 23.02.2017 10:04 The French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is facing a possible… Continue reading PSA boss Tavares wants to trim Opel on profits

SPD man Machnig to be Opel coordinator

The Federal Government is preparing for negotiations on a sale of Opel: According to correspondence media reports, SPD Secretary of State Matthias Machnig chief negotiator. State Secretary Machnig (2015) Thursday, 16.02.2017 12:51 clock Minister of economic Affairs Matthias Machnig (SPD) is to serve for the German Federal Government as a central point of contact for… Continue reading SPD man Machnig to be Opel coordinator

Opel boss Neumann apparently plans to resign

Opel boss Karl Thomas Neumann is according to a newspaper report before the resignation. Accordingly Neumann wants to give the chief post when the sale of Opel to the French group PSA is completed. Karl-Thomas Neumann (at the Geneva Motor Show) Saturday, 10.06.2017 5:23 pm The chairman of the car manufacturer Opel, Karl-Thomas Neumann, apparently… Continue reading Opel boss Neumann apparently plans to resign

Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand

The car manufacturer Opel has been inaugurated very late in the sales talks of GM and Peugeot, according to manager magazin information. The GM daughter has an alternative plan in the drawer. Opel boss Karl Thomas Neumann in Ampera-e. Wednesday, 15.02.2017 13:20 The board of the car manufacturer Opel is from the Acquisition negotiations with… Continue reading Opel plans conversion to pure electric brand

“The situation is dramatic”

The PSA Group gives the new subsidiary Opel three years, then the Rüsselsheim must write black numbers. For the workforce this means: It will shrink – even without dismissals. PSA boss Carlos Tavares Opel boss Michael Lohscheller Thursday, 09.11.2017 19:38 clock Little time? At the end of the text there is a summary. The tension… Continue reading “The situation is dramatic”

“The man who knows the costs”

Opel is in crisis – and should be sold to PSA. The former finance manager Michael Lohscheller should guide Opel as the new boss. What are his biggest challenges? Michael Lohscheller Monday, 12.06.2017 20:14 clock As man for the numbers came to finance boss Michael Lohscheller Opel, as new CEO, he will now continue. The… Continue reading “The man who knows the costs”

Tavares sets Opel employees gallows period

Opel has three years, but then the German car maker must purr PSA according to his French buyer. The workforce in Rüsselsheim puts this under enormous pressure. PSA boss Carlos Tavares Monday, 06.03.2017 15:17 clock PSA boss Carlos Tavares takes only a few minutes to outline the public to sketch his coupuntil he hands the… Continue reading Tavares sets Opel employees gallows period