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Opel 'to close Antwerp plant'
20 January 2010
The Opel plant in Antwerp will be closed, according to sources.
The plant's future has been under review since GM decided not to sell Vauxhall/Opel, but its 2300 staff had been hoping for a stay of execution.
GM is seeking to reduce its European capacity by around one-fifth, cutting 8000 jobs in total.
"They did not back down from the decision to close Antwerp. Now [Opel CEO Nick] Reilly has announced that this would be implemented," a company source told Automotive News Europe.
However, a GM Europe spokesman said on Tuesday that no final decision on the Antwerp factory has been made.
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