GM Europe reviews LCV operations; Portugal may lose car-derived van.(General Motors Europe AG)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe,  February, 2006  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de; Stein, Jason

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Byline: Jason Stein, Paulo Soares de Oliveira

A General Motors Europe review of its light commercial vehicle operations across Europe could lead to the closing of a Portugal plant.

GME produces the Opel/Vauxhall Combo car-derived van in Azambuja, Portugal. It is the plant's only model.

Two supplier sources said they expect GME to close the Azambuja plant in 2008. But a GME source said that no decision on the plant's future has been made.

GME President Carl-Peter Forster is leading the review. He and Eric Stevens, GME's vice president of manufacturing, met with the ...

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