Bochum – Germany News

Last One Out Hit The Lights: General Motors Closes Opel Bochum Plant In Germany

Opel's Bochum factory was operational for 52 years.

Opel Auctioning Off Bochum Factory Equipment

Canadian auction house Maynards will be handling the liquidation, which includes 50 presses and 805 robots.

Cost Of Opel Bochum Closure Grows To $866 Million

Opel originally estimated the closure would cost about $679 Million.

Opel Reaches Severance Deal With Bochum Plant Employees

Opel had been in negotiations with the German labor union.

Closure Of Opel’s Bochum Factory To Cost $754M

In General Motors' quest to be profitable in Europe, Zafira production is moving to Rüsselsheim.

Opel’s Bochum Plant Closure To Cost More Than 500 Million Euros

Much of the cost comes from employee transfers and settlements.

Opel’s Bochum Plant To Cease Operations By The End Of 2014

This means job cuts.

Opel To Offer Buyouts For Bochum Plant Transmission Employees

The details of the deal aren't immediately clear.

GM Opel Plant Workers Reject Alternative Action Plan In Bochum

The plan would have extended production at the facility through 2016.

Opel May Accelerate Bochum Plant Closure

The pressure to cut costs has increased.

Opel Officially Signals Closure Of Bochum Plant By 2016

In case you didn't see it coming...

Details Of Negotiations Between GM, Opel And IG Metall Emerge

What's clear is that nothing is certain just yet.

GM To Negotiate New Labor Deal With Germany’s IG Metall

The plan it to reach a consensus by November.

GM-PSA Alliance To Have Opel Build Citroën C5 Successor

Does this mean that the C5 And Opel Insignia will share a common platform?

GM Europe To Save Ellesmere Port Plant By Shuffling Opel Astra Production

By moving capacity from Rüsselsheim to Ellesmere, the plant is expected to remain open for the long term.

GM Shoos Media Away From UK Ellesmere Port Plant

Vauxhall has declared the media attention "unsettling."

Why Is GM Closing Its Ellesmere Port And Bochum Plants?

This single-line quote from Dan Akerson sums it all up.

Opel’s Bochum, Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Plants To Close In 2015

Three years...

Subscribe by Email

Recent Discussions

Search Forums

Trending Now

2026 Cadillac Optiq Pricing Uncovered

Corvette ZR1, ZR1X May Not Set Nürburgring Lap Time Record, According To Chief Engineer

2026 Chevy Trax Pricing Uncovered

2026 Chevy Traverse Units Hit With Stop-Sale Order

Refreshed 2026 Chevy Tracker Officially Unveiled

Does This Unique 2027 Silverado Prototype Have The Gen Six Small Block?

Subscribe By Email

The Archives

Forums