US could get Opel cars; Exports to America possible, Lutz says.

Automotive News Europe,  April, 2006  

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Byline: Jason Stein

Opel cars built in Germany could be exported to the US, says General Motors Vice Chairman Robert Lutz.

Lutz said GM is interested in producing similar Saturn and Opel models in either Europe or North America and shipping both ways across the Atlantic.

Saturn and Opel both are GM-owned brands.

"It's certainly something we would want to seriously consider," Lutz told Automotive News Europe during a press event here.

Although he gave no specific timetable, Lutz said production sharing could increase as the Saturn and Opel lineups become ...

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