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FRANKFURT - GM's Opel unit asked European governments for billions of euros (dollars) in aid on Tuesday even as it formally presented a restructuring plan that will result in some 8,300 job cuts in Europe.
BERLIN - Employee representatives at General Motors Co.'s Opel unit on Friday slammed the automaker's announcement it would cut 8,300 jobs and close its plant in Belgium as a "declaration of war" on European workers.
BRUSSELS - General Motors Co.'s Opel unit will cut 8,300 jobs across Europe, including 4,000 in Germany, and close a plant in Antwerp, Belgium - casualties of the "tough reality" of a shrinking European auto market.
BRUSSELS - Opel chief Nick Reilly has said the company plans to cut 8,300 jobs across Europe, with 4,000 in Germany alone.
BRUSSELS - General Motors plans to close Opel's plant in Antwerp, Belgium with the loss of more than 2,300 jobs, a German trade union official said Thursday, as workers blockaded the factory parking lot in protest.
