http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor General Motors Corp. on Yahoo! News Photos Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:48:21 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:48:21 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091107/480/b627f524f5744a8fa020d13a579ef162 (AP) - In this Oct. 22, 2009 photo, Vicki Adriano drops off parts at the General Motors Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Compared with 1982, Americans have more than triple the amount of debt and less than half the savings. Their unemployment spells last 10 weeks longer, on average.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:48:21 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.b627f524f5744a8fa020d13a579ef162.jobless_then_and_now_cd402.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3dL1sQd2383xmVOYo79._Q-- In this Oct. 22, 2009 photo, Vicki Adriano drops off parts at ... (AP) - In this Oct. 22, 2009 photo, Vicki Adriano drops off parts at the General Motors Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Compared with 1982, Americans have more than triple the amount of debt and less than half the savings. Their unemployment spells last 10 weeks longer, on average.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091107/ids_photos_wl/r1378050086.jpg (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

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:01:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r1378050086.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=aLNQ7wj1ylomXq35kfHKkg-- Customers look at a Chevrolet car at a General Motors auto dealership ... (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

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091107/ids_photos_wl/r1213699165.jpg (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

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:56:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r1213699165.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=gRDV.xO.2ufPhhY8IfGy.g-- Customers look at a Chevrolet car at a General Motors auto dealership ... (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

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091107/photos_bs_pc_afp/32ea25c95cbd9d3fa4fb6d2ef78d7a7a (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257581289750-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.r3rVwUi23mxG9Q0sLTp5A-- President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India ... (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091107/photos_wl_sa_afp/32ea25c95cbd9d3fa4fb6d2ef78d7a7a (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:23:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257581289750-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=.r3rVwUi23mxG9Q0sLTp5A-- President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India ... (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091106/ids_photos_ts/r2032272048.jpg (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

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:15:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r2032272048.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PtbRKr1MLnF5RrzOk1181w-- General Motors GM Europe-chief Carl-Peter Forster makes a speech ... (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

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091106/480/713f9bf1b82f4560810532c6b702e36b (AP) - FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, addresses the media at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt, central Germany. Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, has decided to leave the company, two people briefed on the decision said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Daniel Roland, file)

]]> (AP) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.713f9bf1b82f4560810532c6b702e36b.opel_gm_nybz165.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=_jtIw_ZGOMD1sN1mveYAUQ-- FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo Carl-Peter Forster, President ... (AP) - FILE - In this June 3, 2009 file photo Carl-Peter Forster, President of General Motors Europe, addresses the media at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim near Frankfurt, central Germany. Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, has decided to leave the company, two people briefed on the decision said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Daniel Roland, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091106/ids_photos_ts/r632028143.jpg (Reuters) - A protestor holds on a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:59:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r632028143.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=spNRIFxvabhxuG4MN1qWsw-- A protestor holds on a placard 'to hell with General Motors, ... (Reuters) - A protestor holds on a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/480/cbaf7dff7d3c4b378d13cb2c1bcfb89e (AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, raindrops are seen on an Opel logo, at an Opel dealer in Hamburg, northern Germany. General Motors Co. could tap some of the $50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure its European Opel unit, GM's top executive said Thursday, Nov. 5.(AP Photo/Axel Heimken,, file)

]]> (AP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:29:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.cbaf7dff7d3c4b378d13cb2c1bcfb89e.gm_opel__nybz152.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=8JQviasq3zd28xOanYD4hw-- FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, raindrops are seen on ... (AP) - FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, raindrops are seen on an Opel logo, at an Opel dealer in Hamburg, northern Germany. General Motors Co. could tap some of the $50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure its European Opel unit, GM's top executive said Thursday, Nov. 5.(AP Photo/Axel Heimken,, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r939378045.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to workers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:18:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r939378045.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=ZDAD9AOgUDYUH5Q4y7gbiQ-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to workers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1184140976.jpg (Reuters) - A truck with Opel cars drives past the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:12:55 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1184140976.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=JUht8YiGo.kZQ06WTBfXxQ-- A truck with Opel cars drives past the Opel plant in Bochum ... (Reuters) - A truck with Opel cars drives past the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3216992316.jpg (Reuters) - Workers hold a banner 'no to cancellations, employees of Opel' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3216992316.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=ECP23ImaMgoODjpeqHxE4Q-- Workers hold a banner 'no to cancellations, employees of ... (Reuters) - Workers hold a banner 'no to cancellations, employees of Opel' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1167148617.jpg (Reuters) - A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1167148617.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=nXJrwGSod6Hf78ZpK6t96g-- A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, ... (Reuters) - A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1621839647.jpg (Reuters) - A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1621839647.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=YmpUQPC.Zt9XBROHx_OnSg-- A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, ... (Reuters) - A protestor holds up a placard 'to hell with General Motors, solidarity with Opel workers' during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r4287487761.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r4287487761.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=z5Mo3kLPESTExheD_xY3eA-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1736730958.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1736730958.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=rnwPcR4O5A_Oc7yYsvyDMw-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1947836549.jpg (Reuters) - Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:48:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1947836549.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=eaEOToOwCKTHr86mxuBNIQ-- Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister ... (Reuters) - Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1806196707.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:47:34 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1806196707.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=g4J9xjXwhs1jJ2c9.Rwj0w-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r2002531544.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r2002531544.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=AIKUn7T4tesF7XcHz6na6w-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to media during a workers meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3905084945.jpg (Reuters) - Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3905084945.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2NGWPppEA3oSI95smWQ2_w-- Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister ... (Reuters) - Workers listen to Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1009974232.jpg (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to workers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:36:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1009974232.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=m3h9ZL_T3KJ_s00Q9ih5rQ-- Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers ... (Reuters) - Northrhine-Westphalia's state Prime minister Juergen Ruettgers gives a statement to workers during a meeting at the Opel plant in Bochum November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has decided not to sell its Opel unit to Canadian auto parts maker Magna, GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3323549076.jpg (Reuters) - Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian attends a meeting with members of the European Parliament International Trade Commission in Madrid November 5, 2009. The agreement previously reached between unions at the Opel plant in Figueruelas, Spain, and Magna International was a minimal accord that could serve as a basis for future negotiations with General Motors, Sebastian told journalists on Wednesday. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3323549076.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=6hqIIBeXkHPS2ktfqUZBIw-- Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian attends a meeting ... (Reuters) - Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian attends a meeting with members of the European Parliament International Trade Commission in Madrid November 5, 2009. The agreement previously reached between unions at the Opel plant in Figueruelas, Spain, and Magna International was a minimal accord that could serve as a basis for future negotiations with General Motors, Sebastian told journalists on Wednesday. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r59358250.jpg (Reuters) - The logo of General Motors' Opel AG Belgian unit is pictured at its assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:34:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r59358250.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=mUKidel1G1XOSsZjPZLTHw-- The logo of General Motors' Opel AG Belgian unit is pictured ... (Reuters) - The logo of General Motors' Opel AG Belgian unit is pictured at its assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r2449930236.jpg (Reuters) - Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian arrives for a meeting with members of the European Parliament International Trade Commission in Madrid November 5, 2009. The agreement previously reached between unions at the Opel plant in Figueruelas, Spain, and Magna International was a minimal accord that could serve as a basis for future negotiations with General Motors, Sebastian told journalists on Wednesday. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r2449930236.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=67wSylFg3lpXc49qY4sjdA-- Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian arrives for a meeting ... (Reuters) - Spanish Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian arrives for a meeting with members of the European Parliament International Trade Commission in Madrid November 5, 2009. The agreement previously reached between unions at the Opel plant in Figueruelas, Spain, and Magna International was a minimal accord that could serve as a basis for future negotiations with General Motors, Sebastian told journalists on Wednesday. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN BUSINESS TRANSPORT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3586253136.jpg (Reuters) - A road sign is seen at the entrance of the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:28:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3586253136.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=SWtJKdOkicYb6PJzTpOrZQ-- A road sign is seen at the entrance of the Opel assembly plant ... (Reuters) - A road sign is seen at the entrance of the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/photos_ts_afp/c025e9a4886a165e51cec04d91efdb7c (AFP/Graphic) - Map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM workers per country. Angry German workers planned protests Thursday after General Motors said it would cut some 10,000 jobs at its European unit Opel in a move slammed as a slap in the face for Chancellor Angela Merkel.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:27:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257416147528-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=sQD8zfNlPvCI_X0EOy5TPQ-- Map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM ... (AFP/Graphic) - Map of Europe showing production sites and the number of GM workers per country. Angry German workers planned protests Thursday after General Motors said it would cut some 10,000 jobs at its European unit Opel in a move slammed as a slap in the face for Chancellor Angela Merkel.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r475767587.jpg (Reuters) - A worker walks past the logo of General Motors' Opel AG Belgian unit in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:26:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r475767587.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=fT_3ixYA7lTxgM4EcM0MEw-- A worker walks past the logo of General Motors' Opel AG ... (Reuters) - A worker walks past the logo of General Motors' Opel AG Belgian unit in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r237907284.jpg (Reuters) - Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r237907284.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=PYNQFErpCGGdjitBoEeKAQ-- Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, ... (Reuters) - Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r826300115.jpg (Reuters) - A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r826300115.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=W1nQYRJoWsyKGhmNc0m.Dw-- A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November ... (Reuters) - A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1296914033.jpg (Reuters) - A plane flies over the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1296914033.jpg?x=130&y=66&q=85&sig=AJ63zeKDKPMVEr3Q_bWEMg-- A plane flies over the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November ... (Reuters) - A plane flies over the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r256147363.jpg (Reuters) - A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:22:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r256147363.jpg?x=130&y=63&q=85&sig=E13mUPfAFe40G.RZ8amB2Q-- A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November ... (Reuters) - A worker arrives at the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r179820829.jpg (Reuters) - Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r179820829.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7Qkn2WhwkYGYlDvqqRBAEw-- Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, ... (Reuters) - Workers leave the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1657842621.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:18:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1657842621.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=pjWVm8.4tAl8TqHjVJrm.Q-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3310889195.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:17:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3310889195.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=Dw4K8f.GbYF1nYlYjurnOg-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1863575688.jpg (Reuters) - The Opel logo is pictured outside the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:17:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1863575688.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=MxXb0ZV.pbcmI53o0e1__A-- The Opel logo is pictured outside the Opel assembly plant in ... (Reuters) - The Opel logo is pictured outside the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM TRANSPORT POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r581065187.jpg (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel attends a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r581065187.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=6GAjiJJQzdG7DoCLTWZinw-- An employee of German car manufacturer Opel attends a warning ... (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel attends a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r505681814.jpg (Reuters) - Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse looks on during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r505681814.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=YKesrEsVbz3SI3t6F9P97w-- Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse looks ... (Reuters) - Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse looks on during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/photos_wl_uk_afp/c089274fa4465b5be754702227f12c54 (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.(AFP/Paul Ellis)

]]> (AFP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257430004970-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=53&q=85&sig=_zj.10xNZd9V1Tv6NnEtSA-- The Vauxhall production plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Business ... (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.(AFP/Paul Ellis)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/photos_wl_uk_afp/c37646f9396292d9e24438520bccfbd2 (AFP/File) - A Vauxhall car for sale is pictured outside a showroom near Liverpool, north-west England, in February. 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.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257429798006-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=RVw6SE.KJiq7TbjfjtFvnA-- A Vauxhall car for sale is pictured outside a showroom near ... (AFP/File) - A Vauxhall car for sale is pictured outside a showroom near Liverpool, north-west England, in February. 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.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r1167226805.jpg (Reuters) - Klaus Franz (R), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse speak during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r1167226805.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=E_H0zCkIzbEsgjoiualntQ-- Klaus Franz (R), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier ... (Reuters) - Klaus Franz (R), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse speak during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3501538132.jpg (Reuters) - Klaus Franz (L), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse look on during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3501538132.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=00Xo_QbbBh0BS8Mo7_pLow-- Klaus Franz (L), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier ... (Reuters) - Klaus Franz (L), Opel labour leader and Roland Koch, state premier of the German state of Hesse look on during a warning strike of Opel employees in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r825262289.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r825262289.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=JCagHu3zS855GG_C7.SJhw-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r2346468233.jpg (Reuters) - Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate holds a speech during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. The text on the t-shirt reads 'We are Opel.' REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r2346468233.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=VxQn8EMuTR0TCooYSrpKgQ-- Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate holds a speech ... (Reuters) - Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate holds a speech during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. The text on the t-shirt reads 'We are Opel.' REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3537460379.jpg (Reuters) - Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate attends a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3537460379.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=BNE1Z2rjE1S4oLsDNr.Z9g-- Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate attends a warning ... (Reuters) - Kurt Beck, state premier of Rhineland-Palatinate attends a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r4290301871.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:35:55 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r4290301871.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=j8LC.CvvOSsl2EmptZw58w-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel attend a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3780640025.jpg (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a cardboard knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3780640025.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=WgsWEV7.kZEbY8Dmoo_Rkg-- An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt ... (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a cardboard knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r3091430297.jpg (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a cardboard knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r3091430297.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=5XmSimWfjyYjqmBGD6Ky4Q-- An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt ... (Reuters) - An employee of German car manufacturer Opel holds up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a cardboard knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/480/7862424b8abd402190729fa570a591b5 (AP) - A stop sign is seen in front of the Opel plant in Eisenach, eastern Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker's headquarters Thursday, protesting General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's sale to new owners the workers hoped would preserve jobs. (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)

]]> (AP) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:27 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.7862424b8abd402190729fa570a591b5.germany_gm_opel_les106.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=K5dTSX1iLcAGBxKcpLGeOA-- A stop sign is seen in front of the Opel plant in Eisenach, ... (AP) - A stop sign is seen in front of the Opel plant in Eisenach, eastern Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker's headquarters Thursday, protesting General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's sale to new owners the workers hoped would preserve jobs. (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r4137926326.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:19:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r4137926326.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=bDJioAe5nWg5HctCobzMzQ-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/General-Motors-Corp/ss/events/bs/031605gmgeneralmotor/im:/091105/ids_photos_wl/r95679651.jpg (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r95679651.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=g.JLRR7d1ToKuIrndxLrMA-- Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt ... (Reuters) - Employees of German car manufacturer Opel hold up a t-shirt reading 'We are Opel' punctured with a knife symbolizing GM, during a warning strike at the Opel plant in Kaiserslautern November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT)

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