A Vauxhall logo is seen on a car in Liverpool, northern England, September 22, 2009. Vauxhall's new owners Magna are considering cutting jobs in Britain according to media reports. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

A Vauxhall logo is seen on a car in Liverpool, northern England, September 22, 2009. Vauxhall's new owners Magna are considering cutting jobs in Britain according to media reports.

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  1. Nick Reilly, interim head of General Motor's European business sits in an Opel Insignia at the headquarters of German carmaker Opel in Ruesselsheim November 25, 2009. General Motors has paid back a loan from Germany and slightly lowered its target for job cuts at struggling European unit Opel. Reilly, the boss brought in from GM's thriving Asian operations to help revamp Opel, told reports in Duesseldorf on Tuesday that said his plans now call for cutting 9,000 to 9,500 jobs at Opel and British sister brand Vauxhall.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Lord Mandelson the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills examines a new Vauxhall Astra car outside the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on November 24, 2009 in London, England. Lord Mandelson viewed several UK-built cars before addressing the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' International Automotive Summit.
  3. ELLESMERE PORT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown tours the production line of the new Vauxhall Astra, which coincides with the launch of the car at the Frankfurt Motorshow, on September 15, 2009 in Ellesmere Port, England. The prime minister met staff and workers at the Vauxhall plant whose parent company General Motors have agreed to sell 55% of its European units Opel and Vauxhall to Magna last week.
  4. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A worker walks past an entrance gate in the Vauxhall car plant in Luton after the parent company, General Motors, announced it is to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.
  5. BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 10: John Smith (R), lead negotiator for U.S. carmaker General Motors, and Fred Irwin (C), Chairman of the Opel Trust Board, arrive to announce GM's final decision of the future of German carmaker Opel on September 10, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. According to news reports GM will sell a 55 percent stake in Opel and Vauxhall to Austro-Canadian car parts supplier Magna and GM will also keep a 35 percent stake for itself.

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  1. A Vauxhall logo is seen on a car in Liverpool, northern England, September 22, 2009. Vauxhall's new owners Magna are considering cutting jobs in Britain according to media reports.
  2. Vauxhall cars are seen outside the company's Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, northern England, September 22, 2009. Vauxhall's new owners Magna are considering cutting jobs at Vauxhall according to media reports.
  3. ELLESMERE PORT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: The new Vauxhall Astra, which is launched today at the Frankfurt Motorshow, on September 15, 2009 in Ellesmere Port, England. Prime Minister Gordon Brown also visted the production line today at Ellesmere Port where het met staff and workers whose parent company General Motors have agreed to sell 55% of its European units Opel and Vauxhall to Magna last week.
  4. The GM Vauxhall motors plant is pictured in Luton, north of London, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  5. The GM Vauxhall motors plant is pictured in Ellesmere port, Liverpool, north-west England, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  6. The GM Vauxhall motors plant is pictured in Ellesmere port, Liverpool, north-west England, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  7. A sign is pictured at the GM Vauxhall motors plant in Ellesmere port, Liverpool, north-west England, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  8. A sign is pictured at the GM Vauxhall motors plant in Ellesmere port, Liverpool, north-west England, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  9. A sign is pictured at the GM Vauxhall motors plant in Ellesmere port, Liverpool, north-west England, on September 11, 2009. Britain vowed Thursday to work for the 'best possible outcome' for employees of Vauxhall after General Motors said it would sell the carmaker to Canadian auto components group Magna. Business minister Pat McFadden said the government would continue talks on the future of the 4,700 Vauxhall staff with the new owners as trade unions warned it was vital British workers do not lose out from the deal.
  10. A Vauxhall Astra in the car park at the GM Manufacturing Ellesmere Port plant in Liverpool, England, Friday Sept. 11, 2009. Vauxhall owners GM European operations have been bought by Canadian company, Magna, which has prompted fears among the workforce that the factories at Luton and Ellesmere Port will close.
  11. A Vauxhall Astra in the car park at the GM Manufacturing Ellesmere Port plant in Liverpool, England, Friday Sept. 11, 2009. Vauxhall owners GM European operations have been bought by Canadian company, Magna, which has prompted fears among the workforce that the factories at Luton and Ellesmere Port will close.
  12. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A general view of the Vauxhall car plant in Luton, the parent company General Motors announced it is to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.
  13. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A man views a new Vauxhall car in a showroom opposite the Vauxhall plant in Luton, the parent company General Motors announced it is to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.
  14. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A general view of the Vauxhall car plant in Luton, the parent company General Motors announced it is to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.
  15. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A worker walks past an entrance gate in the Vauxhall car plant in Luton after the parent company, General Motors, announced it is to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.
  16. LUTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Vauxhall workers discuss their parent company General Motors' decision to sell Vauxhall and Opel to Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna in the Vauxhall car plant in Luton on September 10, 2009 in Luton, England. A spokesman for Magna confirmed that the company intends to honour the existing contract to produce vans in Luton till 2013. Vauxhall currently employs 5,500 workers in the UK in its plants in Luton and Ellesmere Port.

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