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Akerson sees GM profits streaming from in-vehicle connections
… He saw the chance for far more services than giving directions to lost drivers. "They told him 2018," recalled Steve Girsky , GM vice chairman, who was part of those early discussions. "After I got done peeling Dan off the ceiling, I said …
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Opel names new human resources boss
… our long-standing Opel brand to former strength -- also from a HR perspective," Opel Supervisory Board Chairman Steve Girsky said in a statement today. Schumacher's appointment is the latest executive reshuffle at the money-losing carmaker …
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GM will invest 4 billion euros in Opel through 2016
… remain a fully-owned unit of GM through 2016, Akerson declined to comment. But his top lieutenant, Opel Chairman Steve Girsky , told Reuters that speculation of a disposal was unfounded. Opel's turnaround is being led by Karl-Thomas Neumann …
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Girsky's Opel saga: Imitating Hannibal
As General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky took a new assignment last year to stem more than a decade of losses in Europe, a colleague gave him a Latin phrase that translates …
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Barra remakes GM product development
… changes to vehicle programs that routinely delayed launches. "She's bringing order to chaos," GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky says. "And she does it in a calm, direct way." Barra's cut-to-the-chase style is meant to be an antidote …
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GM's Girsky slashes at Opel's culture
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- As General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Steve Girsky took a new assignment last year to stem more than a decade of losses in Europe, a colleague gave him a Latin phrase that translates …
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Opel union seeks talks over Bochum future after workers reject deal
… Automotive News Europe . Bochum will build 42,000 units of the Zafira this year, according to the works council. Steve Girsky , GM vice chairman and chairman of Opel supervisory board, told reporters in Detroit on Thursday that Bochum's closure …
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Opel turnaround plan faces union vote at Bochum plant
… fails to adequately lay out jobs in the future parts production. "I frankly don't know how it's going to go," Steve Girsky , GM vice chairman and chairman of Opel's supervisory board, said in an interview Wednesday at the company's Detroit …
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GM, Ford secure cuts in labor costs in Europe
… refrain from mass firings to reduce the 20,000-employee workforce in Germany under the pay-freeze agreement. Steve Girsky , the GM vice chairman in charge of European operations on an interim basis until Neumann took over, threatened in …
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Opel to freeze pay as Ford's Belgian workers agree on severance
… refrain from mass firings to reduce the 20,000-employee work force in Germany under the pay- freeze agreement. Steve Girsky , the GM vice chairman in charge of European operations on an interim basis until Neumann took over, threatened in …
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Opel is 'in attack mode,' will survive, says CEO Neumann
… 51, most recently was head of Volkswagen China and was CEO of supplier Continental AG. He replaced GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky , who had been interim CEO. With Neumann's arrival and a freshly signed deal with its German unions, GM has put …
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Girsky irked by Europe's chilly reception for plug-in
General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky isn't happy with the lukewarm reception the Opel Ampera plug-in hybrid has received in Europe. "All the governments in Europe …
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Ex-Opel CEO Stracke will join Magna Steyr
… Karl-Thomas Neumann, a former Volkswagen executive and Continental CEO, became head of Opel. GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky and Thomas Sedran, head of Opel strategy, had been running the brand since Stracke's removal. A German native …
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Europe: Just how bad is it?
… on cost' As they wait for decisive government action, automakers are cutting costs. General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky says GM's German subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, has "been relentless on cost." Girsky holds out hope that owners of …
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CEO: Opel's 'in attack mode,' will survive
… 51, most recently was head of Volkswagen China and was CEO of supplier Continental AG. He replaced GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky , who had been interim CEO. With Neumann's arrival and a freshly signed deal with its German unions, GM has put …
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European auto execs see rebound next year at the earliest
… on cost' As they wait for decisive government action, automakers are cutting costs. General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky says GM's German subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, has "been relentless on cost." Girsky holds out hope that owners of …
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Girsky's irked by Europe's chilly reception for plug-in
General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky isn't happy with the lukewarm reception the Opel Ampera plug-in hybrid has received in Europe. "All the governments in Europe …
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GM execs receive 324,489 restricted stock units
… received 60,841 restricted stock units; global product development chief Mary Barra received 58,998; Vice Chairman Steve Girsky received 55,310; North American chief Mark Reuss received 51,623; Chief Information Officer Randy Mott received …
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New Opel CEO Neumann readies turnaround plans
… another automaker such as PSA Peugeot Citroen or Fiat. Neumann took the top job at GM Europe from GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky . He ran the region while searching for a replacement for former CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, who in July became the …
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New Opel CEO Neumann readies turnaround plans
… another automaker such as PSA Peugeot Citroen or Fiat. Neumann took the top job at GM Europe from GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky . He ran the region while searching for a replacement for former CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, who in July became the …
