Magna and GM reach deal on Opel

[Old Coot]

Source: Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reached a deal in talks with Canada's Magna, General Motors and governments to save Opel, German government leaders said on Saturday after a marathon six-hour meeting in the chancellery.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSBAT00298020090530

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Not much detail, yet. General Motors is being carved up.

[SidDithers]

1. Frank Stronach wants a legacy...

now he's going to build cars, not just parts of cars.

Hope he brings Opel to Canada.

Sid

[alfredo]

2. Is the Saturn Sky an Opel to some extent. I see some similarities in

design between the Sky and Speedster.

[blue_onyx]

3. Saturn is basially Opel

GM started transitioning Saturn to the Opel design with the Sky. I like the Saturn/Opel design. If Magna also buys Saturn, the brand may still live on in the US.

[alfredo]

4. We need some nice Euro cars. I really like the Asian cars, but I miss

the Euro cars like Saab, Fiat, Renault, Lancia, Austin, and Alpha.