The restructuring plan will allow Opel to maintain its own balance sheet and make its own decisions, but GM will keep a stake in the company.

CNN: GM Europe restructures Opel as a separate unit

The company has taken advantage of its healthy balance sheet to make acquisitions and shore up its market position.

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His union is opposed to the current version of the House bill, which gives the Postal Service wide leeway to close post office branches and make employee cuts to balance its budget.

BBC: US Postal Service in $16bn loss