Future of Opel's Bochum plant still uncertain

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May 21, 2012 12:18 CET
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The future of Opel's factory in Bochum, Germany, remains uncertain after CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke gave no guarantees that the plant will escape closure under restructuring to end losses at General Motors Co.'s European division. Read More »
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