GM in danger of stand-off with Germany over Opel sale

General Motors has requested final offers for Opel to be submitted by the 20 July 2009 amid German government demands for more cash from bidders Magna, RHJ and China's Beijing Automative Industry Company (BAIC).

ESO: Background information: RHJ would keep Vauxhall open / RHJ vows to put Opel in profit by 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/rhj-would-keep-vauxhall-open-rhj-vows-to-put-opel-in-profit-by-2011/

BBC News, 19.7.09: 'Question marks' over Opel bids http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158218.stm

Deutsche Welle, 20.7.09: Germany wants more money for struggling German car maker Opel http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4500434,00.html

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