7 reasons why GM wants to keep Opel

摘要

For starters, Europe is a crucial market. General Motors Co. is considering reversing course and hanging on to Opel, and it is easy to figure out why. Keeping a foothold in Europe is vital for GM, and the company may be able to afford it. Six months after the old GM put Opel up for sale and three months after it agreed tentatively to sell the company to Magna International Inc., the new GM is rethinking the matter. The German government wants GM to sell a controlling stake to Magna. It has offered to provide billions of euros in aid if GM approves Magna's bid, passing over a rival offer from RHJ International, of Belgium. But since GM's board declined recently to pick a winning bidder for Opel, the Magna deal has been thrown into doubt.