To the very last – if the question really is finally settled – a heavy whiff of politics hung over the negotiations on the future of General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall arm. The victors in this intricate game are Magna International, its Russian backers, and the German government. Berlin has the investor it favoured from the start, believing this option would best safeguard German factories and jobs. Magna also gets what it craved – a brand, technology and distribution network that enables it to expand beyond being just a parts maker and contract manufacturer into an auto company in its own right.
有關通用汽車(General Motors)旗下歐寶(Opel)和沃克斯豪爾(Vauxhall)部門未來的談判，一直到最后都籠罩在重重的政治氣氛中，——假如這個問題現在真的解決了。在這場錯綜復雜的較量中，贏家是麥格納國際(Magna International)、其俄羅斯支持者以及德國政府。德國政府得到了自己從一開始就中意的投資者，認為這樣能最好地保護德國工廠和工作崗位。麥格納也得到了自己渴望的東西——品牌、技術和分銷網絡，從而突破部件及代工制造商的身份，成為一家名符其實的汽車公司。