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It seems that buying Opel by the Canadian-Austrian manufacturer of automotive components Magna – is a case that is resolved. However, the ongoing negotiations between Magna and the parent corporation of  Opel – General Motors (GM) – is increasingly becoming a war of nerves.

Thus, an information has been released from the depths of GM that the American company intends to sign a statement of intentions, which does not require any obligations with the Chinese car manufacturer company BAIC, and also with financial investor RHJ. There is no doubt that its goal is to increase the pressure on Magna in order to secure new assignments. For example, GM has started talking again about one desirable option, which is the possibility of buy-back of Opel, a variant that is accepted neither by Magna, nor by the German authorities. Those who are familiar with the situation at GM – Handelsblatt sources claim that the top leadership of the General Motors cherishes the hope that after the bankruptcy of GM it can restore its former strength, and may again purchase back Opel.

Volkswagen has announced the final terms of the merging of Volkswagen and Porsche companies that looks more like an ultimatum to Porsche. Volkswagen will pay an amount of 3 to 4 billion euros to Porsche, after which the two automakers will proceed to merging, transmits Reuters.

As a result of the deal, the shares of the ownership will be distributed as follows: 40 per cent of the shares will go to Porsche and the family Pitch that owns it, 20 per cent will go to the owners of the land of Lower Saxony, a major holder of shares of Volkswagen, 15 per cent of the shares will become the property of Qatar, that wishes to make a partial investment in the deal, and 5 per cent will go to an unnamed investment fund. And nothing is reported about what will happen to the remaining 20 per cent.

ZeniMax Media, which is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the developer of computer games TES and Fallout 3, announced about the acquisition of a not less famous and serious company IDSoftware, which is the developer of Doom, Wolfenstein and RAGE.

Chinese automobile corporation Geely Automobile Holdings has reached a preliminary agreement in buying Volvo from the American company Ford Motor Co. According to Chinese media, the value of the transaction will be no less than $ 3 billion. In case of success Geely will model Volvo XC90 at a factory in Guangzhou. According to expert opinion, the acquisition of Volvo will allow Geely to strengthen its positions in the markets of China and Europe.

Reports on the proposed sale of Volvo appeared last year. A number of buyers claimed for the Swedish company, most likely of which were automobile corporations of China and the consortium of European investors. Geely said earlier that it wanted to gain access to technology and the dealer network of Volvo.