<p>The decision left open the question of how GM will finance its plan to restructure Opel, the backbone of its operations in Europe and a key source of global technology for mid-sized cars.<br /><br />The spokeswoman said GM would repay the rest of a €1.5 billion ($2.2 billion) bridge loan due at the end of November if Berlin requested. The loan helped save Opel from being sucked into GM’s dip into bankruptcy this year.<br /><br />GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson broke the news to her delegation during Merkel’s meeting in Washington with the heads of the World Bank and IMF shortly before she returned to Berlin.</p>
<p>The decision left open the question of how GM will finance its plan to restructure Opel, the backbone of its operations in Europe and a key source of global technology for mid-sized cars.<br /><br />The spokeswoman said GM would repay the rest of a €1.5 billion ($2.2 billion) bridge loan due at the end of November if Berlin requested. The loan helped save Opel from being sucked into GM’s dip into bankruptcy this year.<br /><br />GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson broke the news to her delegation during Merkel’s meeting in Washington with the heads of the World Bank and IMF shortly before she returned to Berlin.</p>
