A general overview shows a production area of General Motors's German unit Opel at the plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

A general overview shows a production area of General Motors's German unit Opel at the plant in the Eastern German town of Eisenach, May 4, 2009.

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  3. A General Motors auto dealership employee walks amid a row of brand new Chevrolet cars at a parking lot in Shenyang, Liaoning 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. Picture taken November 7, 2009.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. (L-R) (L-R) Herwig Jorissen of ABVV, Rudi Kennes of ABVV, one of the important trade union representatives at the Opel plant, and Eddy Govaerts of ABVV-PMB arrive at a meeting between Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters and the trade union representatives of the Opel Antwerp plant, in Brussels, on November 5, 2009. General Motors (GM), the owner of the Opel brand, unexpectedly announced that it will not sell Opel to Magna, but keep it in the company on November 4, 2009. It is uncertain what this will mean for the Antwerp production plant.
  7. (L-R) Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters and Flemish Minister of Media, Research and Innovation, Poverty and the Flemish Energy Company Ingrid Lieten (Flemish socialists) attend a meeting between Peeters and the trade union representatives of the Opel Antwerp plant, in Brussels, on November 5, 2009. General Motors (GM), the owner of the Opel brand, unexpectedly announced that it will not sell Opel to Magna, but keep it in the company on November 4, 2009. It is uncertain what this will mean for the Antwerp production plant.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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