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HandbrakeTurn

通用汽車：突然變卦FromEGM’sdecisiontokeepOpelcausesangerinGermany通用汽車公司保留歐寶決定在德國激起不滿ThedecisionbyGeneralMotorstoabandonitssaleofacontrollingstakeinOpeltoaconsortiumledbyMagna,anAustrian-Canadianpartsmaker,hasembarrassedandangeredtheGermangovernmentandalarmedworkers.Aftermonthsofnegotiations,andwithanagreementabouttobesigned,GMmadealast-minutehandbraketurn,unexpectedlyannouncingonTuesdayNovember3rdthatitwillnowhangontoallofitscarmakingoperationsinEuropeexceptSaabofSweden,andtrytorevivethem.通用汽車控股權(quán)歐寶財(cái)團(tuán)；合伙麥格納零部件制造商使……沒面子談判協(xié)議簽署手剎車堅(jiān)持下去運(yùn)營；運(yùn)作薩布汽車重振ThedecisionbyGeneralMotorstoabandonitssaleofacontrollingstakeinOpeltoaconsortiumledbyMagna,anAustrian-Canadianpartsmaker,hasembarrassedandangeredtheGermangovernmentandalarmedworkers.Aftermonthsofnegotiations,andwithanagreementabouttobesigned,GMmadealast-minutehandbraketurn,unexpectedlyannouncingonTuesdayNovember3rdthatitwillnowhangontoallofitscarmakingoperationsinEuropeexceptSaabofSweden,andtrytorevivethem.Germany’seconomyminister,RainerBrüderle,denouncedGM’sbehaviouras“completelyunacceptable”.EquallyangryGermantradeunionsarecallingastrikeatOpel,fearingthatGM’sturnaroundplans,unlikeMagna’s,willinvolvehugejobcuts.GMislikelytodemandsubstantialstateaidforitsrestructuringplan;theGermangovernment,havingassuredtheEuropeanCommissioninwritingthattheaidithadofferedtoMagnawasavailabletoanyoneseekingtosaveOpel,mayfinditawkwardtoresistthis.經(jīng)濟(jì)部長譴責(zé)德國貿(mào)易工會(huì)罷工呼吁裁員極有可能政府援助重組向……保證歐洲委員會(huì)力圖尷尬的抗拒；不履行Germany’seconomyminister,RainerBrüderle,denouncedGM’sbehaviouras“completelyunacceptable”.EquallyangryGermantradeunionsarecallingastrikeatOpel,fearingthatGM’sturnaroundplans,unlikeMagna’s,willinvolvehugejobcuts.GMislikelytodemandsubstantialstateaidforitsrestructuringplan;theGermangovernment,havingassuredtheEuropeanCommissioninwritingthattheaidithadofferedtoMagnawasavailabletoanyoneseekingtosaveOpel,mayfinditawkwardtoresistthis.

WhenabankruptGMfirstputthebusinessesonsalelastyear,ithadseveraloptions.GM’sEuropeancarsaremademainlyinGermanyandBritain(wheretheyarebadgedasVauxhall),butwithsomeproductioninSpain,PolandandBelgium.Themostlogicaldeal,intermsofproductlinesandrationalisingproductioncapacity,wasanambitiousofferfromFiatofItaly.Anotherofferfromafinancialinvestor,RHJofBelgium,wasattractivetoGMbecauseitkeptopenthechanceofitbuyingbackOpelonceithadbeenturnedaround.出售歐系汽車授給……徽章沃克斯豪爾牌比利時(shí)交易考慮到使……合理化交易菲亞特投資公司對……很有誘惑一旦好轉(zhuǎn)；走出困境；Whenabankrupt

GMfirstputthebusinessesonsalelastyear,ithadseveraloptions.GM’sEuropeancarsaremademainlyinGermanyandBritain(wheretheyarebadgedasVauxhall),butwithsomeproductioninSpain,PolandandBelgium.Themostlogicaldeal,intermsofproductlinesandrationalisingproductioncapacity,wasanambitiousofferfromFiatofItaly.Anotherofferfromafinancialinvestor,RHJofBelgium,wasattractivetoGMbecauseitkeptopenthechanceofitbuyingbackOpelonceithadbeenturnedaround.

ButitwastheriskybidfromMagna,inconcertwithSberbank,astate-ownedRussianbank,thatfoundfavourwiththeGermangovernmentasitfacedageneralelectioninSeptember—forthesimplereasonthatitwaspromisingtomaintainmostofthe25,000GMjobsinGermany.Otherbiddersmadelittlesecretoftheirintentiontowieldtheaxe.n.麥格納（全名為麥格納國際，為世界第三大汽車零部件供應(yīng)商）俄羅斯聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)蓄銀行n.斧vt.削減；用斧砍vt.使用；行使；揮舞注：inconcertwith：與…合作；和…一致towieldtheaxe：裁員BylateAugust,amidsignsofincipienteconomicrecovery,GM’sboardwasre-examining(v.再次檢查)thepossibilityofholdingontoOpel(n.德國歐寶汽車).

Thelogicforthiswasthatthebusinesswasfundamentallysoundandthatitwascontributingmuchofthetechnology,especiallyforsmallcars,thatwasneededfortherevivaloftheparent.GMalsonotedtherolethatFord’sEuropeanoperationshadplayedinhelpingitavoidbankruptcy.prep.在其中，在其間adj.初期的；初始的；起初的；發(fā)端的n.復(fù)興；復(fù)活；蘇醒；恢復(fù)精神；再生效n.創(chuàng)始組織；母公司，總公司n.破產(chǎn)n.董事會(huì)；v.上（飛機(jī)等）注釋：Thelogicforsth:這么做的理由是……ButwithinacoupleofweeksGMchangeddirectionagain,swervingtowardsacceptingtheMagnabidbecauseitwastheonlyonebackedbyAngelaMerkel（安哥拉.默克爾）,theGermanchancellor.Hergovernmentpromised€4.5billion-worthofloanguaranteestoMagna,andnothingtoanyotherbidder.Withtheirbackstothewall,anunhappyGMboardcavedin.vi.突然轉(zhuǎn)向一邊，突然轉(zhuǎn)變，偏向：n.總理（德、奧等的）注釋：backtothewall：走投無路；落入圈套；陷于困境cavedin：投降；屈服However,whiletheyputonabravefaceinpublic,rumblesofdeepdiscontentcontinuedtoemanatefromexecutivestalkingprivately.AtGM’sheadquartersinDetroit（n.底特律）,themainworrywasthatmuchofOpel’sintellectualpropertywouldleaktoGaz,aRussiancarmaker（汽車制造商）whichwasapartnerintheMagnaconsortium.裝出(某種樣子)；假裝有；裝腔作勢，裝模作樣n.隆隆聲；抱怨聲注釋：emanatefrom：放射;與趨近于相反;發(fā)源于intellectualproperty：[專利]知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)；著作權(quán)l(xiāng)eakto：向……泄露vi.發(fā)出；散發(fā)；發(fā)源n.總部；指揮部；司令部n.嘎斯（俄羅斯汽車品牌名稱）Underthedeal,GMwouldhavekepta35%stakeinOpel,whichGMexecutivesfearedwouldleadtoadifficultrelationshipbetweenthenewownersandtheformerparentcompany.n.股權(quán)IndustryanalystsalsocondemnedtheMagnadealasathreattoMagnaitselfbecausebybecomingavehicle

assembleritwouldbecomeabigcompetitortotheotherbigbuyersofitsparts.Oneofthebiggest,Volkswagen,openlythreatenedtodropMagnaasasupplierifthedealwentthrough.分析師指責(zé)、聲討、譴責(zé)麥格納威脅、恐嚇車輛、交通工具裝配工大眾汽車通過、完成GM’sdecision,intheend,tomakeanotherabruptturnandkeepOpelwasmadepossiblebytheinterventionoftheEuropeanUnion’scompetitioncommissioner,NeelieKroes.She,likeeveryoneelse,suspectedthattheGermangovernmentwasfavouringMagnaonconditionthatitpreservedGermanjobsandfactories,abreachoftheEU’ssingle-marketrules.MsMerkel’sgovernmentwasobligedtowritealettertoBrusselsdenyingthisandpromisingthataidforOpelwasavailabletoanyoneinprinciple,makingasaleofOpeltoMagnanolongerseemtheonlyviableoption.突然的、意外的介入、干涉、干預(yù)理事、委員懷疑偏袒、幫助破壞、違背強(qiáng)制、強(qiáng)迫原則、原理、準(zhǔn)則切實(shí)可行的GM’sdecision,intheend,tomakeanotherabruptturnandkeepOpelwasmadepossiblebytheinterventionoftheEuropeanUnion’scompetitioncommissioner,NeelieKroes.She,likeeveryoneelse,suspectedthattheGermangovernmentwasfavouringMagnaonconditionthatitpreservedGermanjobsandfactories,abreachoftheEU’ssingle-marketrules.MsMerkel’sgovernmentwasobligedtowritealettertoBrusselsdenyingthisandpromisingthataidforOpelwasavailabletoanyoneinprinciple,makingasaleofOpeltoMagnanolongerseemth