Opel to close Antwerp plant

The Opel car assembly plant in Antwerp, Belgium, will close at the end of the year after a search for an outside investor ended…

The Opel car assembly plant in Antwerp, Belgium, will close at the end of the year after a search for an outside investor ended without success, Opel confirmed today.

Owner General Motors had said the plant might have a future if an investor were found by the end of September, but Opel said in a statement that none of the potential investors had proposed an adequate plan.

"Consistent with our known restructuring plan, we will continue production in Antwerp until the end of this year. After then, production will cease and the plant will be closed," Opel said.

Reuters