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Olive: Stronach frozen out as GM kills Opel deal

Frank Stronach's dream of becoming a leading world automaker died Tuesday when the board of General Motors Co. reversed itself and decided not to sell control of its European division, centred on the Opel and Vauxhall brands, to a consortium led by... Full Article at Toronto Star

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  1. An undated file picture shows Walter Borst, finance manager of General Motors. General Motors appointed Borst as chairman of the supervisory board of Adam Opel GmbH on December 15, 2009.
  2. DETROIT -  DECEMBER 7:  Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gives a thumbs-up to the crowd of media and General Motors workers as she drives a new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle to the stage at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to a stage December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.
  3. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2:  General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  4. DETROIT -  DECEMBER 1:  General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a news conference December 1, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
  5. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko take part in state award presentation ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow December 10, 2009.

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