And enough money is still there, too, says Carl-Peter Forster, the alsPräsident of General Motors Europe is responsible for Opel
The crisis of depressed American auto maker General Motors (GM) threatens the German subsidiary Adam Opel GmbH, into the abyss to draw. The Rüsselsheimer carmaker has therefore precaution in the federal government to state guarantees billions inquired. Whether that's enough to the German tradition to save is open. The president of General Motors Europe (GME), Carl-Peter Forster, on the state of the brand with the flash, the security of jobs and a future without General Motors.
World on Sunday:
Mr. Forster, Opel is bankrupt?
Carl-Peter Forster:
No, Opel is not broke.
Why did you then demand government guarantees?
Forster:
We are talking about a guarantee that we only need in the event that it is in the United States should give greater problems and the payments made by the mother no longer be guaranteed.
Do your bosses at GM in the Americas pressure?
Forster:
I am against legends. The Working Group has nothing to do with internal pressure to do so. We are a global team in a difficult time. But we are driven primarily by one thing: We want the best products at the best quality to successfully bring the markets. This pressure we make ourselves
What is the actual need of money?
Forster:
We have worked with the federal government on a financial range, which are the worst of all possible cases included. In cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, we will now draw up an exact sum, also by the forecasts for the automobile market in the next two years depends.
How long could Opel without a guarantee of a bankruptcy of the parent company to continue its operations?
Forster:
Liquidity is also no guarantee until well into 2009, secured.
Opel may even without the American parent General Motors exist?
Forster:
Opel is 80 years since a part of GM. However, we are also in Europe are very closely intertwined and have factories in different countries. And if we are there components that are developed in Germany or were produced, these works also help, working in Germany to secure. Is clear: The German Adam Opel GmbH has only in conjunction with our national sales companies and a strong future.
How vulnerable are the jobs at Opel?
Forster:
We must focus on hard times, not only at Opel, but in the entire automotive industry adjust. It is a matter of the operating business to the market situation. That means cutbacks and calls for concessions by all parties. Our savings program, we want without job cuts represent.
Works must be closed?
Forster:
We are with our employee representatives in negotiations as we can be even more efficient. Plant closings, plant sales or job cuts are not on the agenda.
Where is Opel in five years?
Forster:
Above. The current "Harbor Report" shows that we have highly works. The quality study of the "Auto Bild" has the best German Opel brand, and the Insignia was fully up to date on the car of the year.
The crisis of depressed American auto maker General Motors (GM) threatens the German subsidiary Adam Opel GmbH, into the abyss to draw. The Rüsselsheimer carmaker has therefore precaution in the federal government to state guarantees billions inquired. Whether that's enough to the German tradition to save is open. The president of General Motors Europe (GME), Carl-Peter Forster, on the state of the brand with the flash, the security of jobs and a future without General Motors.
World on Sunday:
Mr. Forster, Opel is bankrupt?
Carl-Peter Forster:
No, Opel is not broke.
Why did you then demand government guarantees?
Forster:
We are talking about a guarantee that we only need in the event that it is in the United States should give greater problems and the payments made by the mother no longer be guaranteed.
Do your bosses at GM in the Americas pressure?
Forster:
I am against legends. The Working Group has nothing to do with internal pressure to do so. We are a global team in a difficult time. But we are driven primarily by one thing: We want the best products at the best quality to successfully bring the markets. This pressure we make ourselves
What is the actual need of money?
Forster:
We have worked with the federal government on a financial range, which are the worst of all possible cases included. In cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Finance, we will now draw up an exact sum, also by the forecasts for the automobile market in the next two years depends.
How long could Opel without a guarantee of a bankruptcy of the parent company to continue its operations?
Forster:
Liquidity is also no guarantee until well into 2009, secured.
Opel may even without the American parent General Motors exist?
Forster:
Opel is 80 years since a part of GM. However, we are also in Europe are very closely intertwined and have factories in different countries. And if we are there components that are developed in Germany or were produced, these works also help, working in Germany to secure. Is clear: The German Adam Opel GmbH has only in conjunction with our national sales companies and a strong future.
How vulnerable are the jobs at Opel?
Forster:
We must focus on hard times, not only at Opel, but in the entire automotive industry adjust. It is a matter of the operating business to the market situation. That means cutbacks and calls for concessions by all parties. Our savings program, we want without job cuts represent.
Works must be closed?
Forster:
We are with our employee representatives in negotiations as we can be even more efficient. Plant closings, plant sales or job cuts are not on the agenda.
Where is Opel in five years?
Forster:
Above. The current "Harbor Report" shows that we have highly works. The quality study of the "Auto Bild" has the best German Opel brand, and the Insignia was fully up to date on the car of the year.
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