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• US: Nick Reilly to head Opel/Vauxhall (for now)

  —Daily automotive news and comment

  As many expected, GM old stager and safe pair of hands Nick Reilly has been named as acting head of GM's Opel/Vauxhall operations following the departure of Carl-Peter Forster. An external search for a new CEO for Opel/Vauxhall continues, GM said. [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:52am EST
  

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• Former Opel boss to head Jaguar Land Rover?

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  Following his departure from General Motors last week, former Opel head Carl-Peter Forster has reportedly landed a job as head of British operations for India’s Tata Motors. The new role will put Forster in charge of Tata-owned Jaguar and Land Rover. Forster resigned as Opel’s CEO after General Motors failed to [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:39pm EST
  by Drew Johnson

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• REPORT: Ex-Opel chief Carl-Peter Forster may take over at Jaguar-Land Rover

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  Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Jaguar, Land Rover, Opel, Rumormill

  
  
  It appears that outgoing Opel chief Carl-Peter Forster may have already lined up a new gig for himself. According to The Times of London, Forster will become an employee of Tata Motors [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

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• REPORT: Lutz to step in as interim Opel chairman

  —Autoblog

  

  Filed under: GM, Opel, Vauxhall

  
  
  Just hours before General Motors announced that it wasn't going to sell Opel, GM Europe head Carl-Peter Forster said publicly that Opel would be better off under the control of Magna. Talk about bad timing. Now' [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:03am EST
  by Chris Shunk

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• Opel CEO Calls It Quits, Rolls-Royce Hybrid: Today's Car News

  —TCC Confidential

  It's official. The boss of Opel, Carl-Peter Forster, will be leaving his role as head of the European operation and will advise the company during the transition to find a new CEO. Who will that be? Rumor has it, none other than GM's own Bob Lutz. [Motor Authority] You [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:23am EST
  

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• Opel boss to depart following failed Magna takeover

  —Leftlane News

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  Following General Motors failed sale of Opel to Magna International, Opel head Carl-Peter Forster will reportedly step down from his post. General Motors announced earlier this month that it would retain its German Opel brand despite months of negotiations with Canada’s Magna International. According to Spiegel Online, Forster has decided to [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:35pm EST
  by Drew Johnson

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• Breaking: Bob Lutz To Be New Chairman of Opel

  —The Truth About Cars

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  Spiegel Online reports that Bob Lutz will be named Chairman, and head of the Supervisory Board of Opel. Carl-Peter Forster, who threw in his hat with the Magna buy-out, resigned on the news that GM intends to keep Opel. Forster, the first German to head Opel in decades, was seen [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:13pm EST
  by Paul Niedermeyer

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• GM-Europe Chief Reportedly Quits; Opel Restructuring Begins

  —Auto Observer

  

  The chief of General Motors European operations, Carl-Peter Forster, plans to leave the   company after this week's u-turn that calls for the automaker keeping rather than selling Opel. European media reports claim. GM's head of all international operations Nick Reilly is [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:20am EST
  

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• GERMANY: Forster quitting Opel - reports

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  Opel chief Carl-Peter Forster is leaving the company after the surprise decision by GM's board this week to block the sale to a Magna-led consortium, Spiegel Online reported on Friday. [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:10am EST
  

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