Opel

An Opel Ampera-e caught fire Nov. 1 while parked and plugged into an AC charger in Germany. The car is the European version of General Motors Company's (NYSE: GM) Cheverolet Bolt electric vehicle.  A video of the incident shows firefighters battling the blaze. Smoke...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM)'s decision to sell its Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary to PSA Group failed to not only excite shareholders, but it also failed to intimidate its peers in Europe. Speaking to CNBC from the sidelines of the Geneva Motor Show, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)'s executive vice...

M&A chatter helped boost automakers' stocks higher on Tuesday. According to a Reuters report, France-based PSA Group is in talks with the American automaker General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) to acquire its European Opel division. A spokesperson for PSA Group confirmed the talks with Reuters and...

More changes on tap for General Motors (NYSE: GM), as the auto-maker wraps up an historic month. The company appointed Juergen Keller as executive director for sales and marketing at GM's European subsidiary, Adam Opel AG. Keller, most recently Opel's director of international operations, will...

The company: General Motors Ticker Symbol: (NYSE: GM) Sector: Consumer Goods Industry: Auto Manufacturers General Motors designs, manufactures, and markets cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. The company markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac,...

Auto sales across the European Union declined in May from a year ago as the economic slump across the region continues to weigh on expenditures. Notably, sales from General Motors (NYSE: GM) declined sharply while the market share of Ford (NYSE: F) increased from a year ago according to ACEA....

In an effort to increase global awareness of its finest luxury brand, General Motors (NYSE: GM) is contemplating exporting the crested cars to other parts of the world, the latest possibility is to Brazil. GM has no plans to actually build the cars in Brazil, which currently sits as the world's...

Overseas, Toyota's (NYSE: TM) sales in China are slumping drastically due to boycott efforts of Chinese people on the Japanese automakers after the country's government made a controversial purchase of a group of East China Sea islands in September. China is the world's largest car market, and...

Detroit's automakers General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler (OTC: FIATY) have been a part of many turnaround stories in recent news, from new models to recalls and managerial change-ups. As of late, each company has made tremendous efforts to maintain market share while increasing competitiveness...