An Opel Vauxhall Astra vehicle is pictured lined up ready for delivery at Vauxhall's production plant in Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire, north-west England, on November 4, 2009. The British government said Wednesday it would work closely with US automakers General Motors on future proposals for European division Opel after scrapping plans to sell it. 'We have noted GM's announcement today and want to work closely with GM to understand their plan for the business and what it means for the UK,' a spokesman for the Department for Business said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

An Opel Vauxhall Astra vehicle is pictured lined up ready for delivery at Vauxhall's production plant in Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire, north-west England, on November 4, 2009. The British government said Wednesday it would work closely with US automakers General Motors on future proposals for European division Opel after scrapping plans to sell it. 'We have noted GM's announcement today and want to work closely with GM to understand their plan for the business and what it means for the UK,' a spokesman for the Department for Business said.

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  5. Christine Lieberknecht (L) Governor of the German state of Thuringia and Nick Reilly, interim head of General Motor's European business attend a news conference 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.
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  10. A Toyota Motor Corp. staff demonstrates how to recharge "Prius Plug-in Hybrid" car at its showroom in Tokyo December 14, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp will begin selling "affordable" plug-in hybrid cars in 2011, upping the ante on General Motors and Nissan Motor as they aim to take the lead in the field of rechargeable cars.
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  14. A Chevrolet Volt electric car is seen in this undated handout photograph released to Reuters on December 7, 2009. General Motors announced on Monday that it will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt electric car, with extended-range capabilities, in 2010.
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