Car giant General Motors has firmed up plans to cut 9,000 jobs across Europe, saying that up to 60% will be in Germany. Nick Reilly, a senior official of the US car maker, met employee representatives at a meeting in Germany to go through the firm's detailed plans for the future. Mr Reilly said that "difficult decisions" will have to be made and repeated that jobs will have to be lost. Production in Europe will be cut by about 20% and around 9,000 jobs will be lost, with between 50 and 60% in Germany, he said.
Car giant General Motors has firmed up plans to cut 9,000 jobs across Europe, saying that up to 60% will be in Germany.
Nick Reilly, a senior official of the US car maker, met employee representatives at a meeting in Germany to go through the firm's detailed plans for the future.
Mr Reilly said that "difficult decisions" will have to be made and repeated that jobs will have to be lost.
Production in Europe will be cut by about 20% and around 9,000 jobs will be lost, with between 50 and 60% in Germany, he said.
A senior executive from General Motors, the car manufacturer, has promised some 25,000 workers at Opel's German operation that none of the factories will shut. But he said the company's plan will still see the total workforce being reduced by around 9,000 people, leaving the threat of closure hanging over otherfacilities in Britain, Spain, Belgium and Poland.
A senior executive from General Motors, the car manufacturer, has promised some 25,000 workers at Opel's German operation that none of the factories will shut.
But he said the company's plan will still see the total workforce being reduced by around 9,000 people, leaving the threat of closure hanging over otherfacilities in Britain, Spain, Belgium and Poland.
