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Rescue plan for Vauxhall and Opel

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A rescue plan has been agreed for Vauxhall and Opel, which are owned by the troubled US car maker, General Motors.

The German government will provide an emergency loan of 1.5bn euros ($2.1bn, £1.3bn) while the European arm of GM is sold to a Canadian company, Magna.

But union leaders have said they fear for British jobs after the German government provided a loan of more than a billion pounds to secure the deal.

Joe Lynam reports.

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