GM Europe to Develop Compacts

Much of the engineering for General Motors Corp.'s next-generation compact-car platform will be done at Adam Opel AG facilities in Ruesselsheim, Germany. As recently as April, the small-car program was up for grabs between North America, Europe (Adam Opel AG) and the Asia/Pacific (GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co.) region. It is the second major product-development program awarded to GM's European operations.