German Government's Attempt Save the Opel

Fortune business unit General Motors Corp., Opel, which is based in Germany at the end of the horn. Related to this, the economic ministers of the new Germany, Karl-Theodorzu Guttenberg, said he and Finance Minister of the United States (U.S.) plan to hold informal meetings for the special rescue Opel.

Cite released at the news daily Bild am Sonntag, Guttenberg says, he has to contact Timothy Geithner in Washington about the meeting. "I will take advantage of my first visit to U.S. in March for a meeting in about this issue," said Guttenberg, as written Bild am Sonntag.

Previously, Friday (20 / 2), Opel management director, said his side need additional funds of 3.3 billion euros or 4.2 billion U.S. dollars in order to survive in the midst of global economic crisis. In fact, the Opel is to submit a request for help from the government. However, the German force that parent company GM must submit a proposal to run a business plan.

Opel now has about 25,000 workers in Germany and a number of factories in Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and England. Currently, the Opel brand recorded as the third most popular car in Germany after the Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.