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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9977

16 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/motor cars
Commission reassures on Opel, but scepticism remains

Brussels, 15/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament was somewhat sceptical, on Monday 14 September, about the European Commission's position on Magna and Sberbank's takeover of car manufacturer Opel (see EUROPE 9976). Social Affairs and Employment Commissioner Vladimir Spidla spoke of the persistent problems in the motor car industry, which saw new car registrations fall by 20% at the end of 2008 (and by 11% in the spring). Scrapping schemes have done little to salve the...

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