http://www.autonews.com/article/20090830/BLOG12/308309992/1308
"Keeping Opel makes the most sense,” said a person involved in the rescue talks. “Next best would be RHJ International followed by Magna. Nevertheless, if we follow the political wishes, the order could be exactly the opposite.”
The fortified GM that emerged from bankruptcy last month has several reasons for holding on to Opel.
1. A truly global company needs direct control of its operations in Europe, one of the world's three largest auto markets along with the United States and China.
2. Opel's technical center in Ruesselsheim, Germany, is the engineering axis for the Delta compact platform -- the basis for such upcoming cars as the Chevrolet Cruze and Orlando -- and the Epsilon mid-sized platform, underpinning for the new Buick Lacrosse and others.
3. The worst is over for Opel. The new Insignia mid-sized car is success. The compact Astra, which debuts at the Frankfurt auto show next month, looks great and promises a lot of technology at an affordable price.
4. The company's European dealer and distribution strategy needs complementary positioning of the Chevrolet and Opel brands. It doesn't want to turn them into direct competitors.
5. GM wants to keep control of Opel in Russia, a market with a huge long-term potential.
6. Intellectual property for all GM vehicles produced worldwide would remain under the company's strict jurisdiction.
7. Opel would have more freedom to decide how and where to make cost cuts. If another group gets Opel -- with support from German loan guarantees -- the restructuring options will be limited by union and political pressure.
通用汽車集團對歐洲 OPEL 品牌，最後採取不出售的決定。
先是拒絕被俄國背景與色彩的集團買掉，最後是決定保留。理由如上七點。其實第一點，美洲、中國、歐洲三大市場必須自己控制，這是所有全球性企業必須掌握的基本要素，單單這點，通用汽車就很難放棄歐寶汽車。
據此，現在的新電動車廠，進入中國都該先以台灣作為試點。這樣，單單為此可能增加的新就業機會，經濟部就該拿出一套電動車開放進口的辦法，能源局當然不能置身事外；交通部也應該擬出一套電動車、HYBRID車該有的掛牌辦法。財政部也該主動提出這個新世紀非常重要的科技商品稅捐辦法。環保署，基於空污也可以主動提出建議。這麼複雜的台灣官場，叫產業怎麼往前走啊？
是不是也要找到行政院長、總統來面對這些事情呢？
