Most of the 9,000 job cuts that General Motors Co. is planning for its European operations will be affecting its workforce in Germany. Nick Reilly, GM’s acting head of European operations, said that as the carmaker reorganizes its Opel/Vauxhall division, it plans to cut about 5,400 jobs at its German factories but will keep open all its plants in the country. GM will only make its final decisions after consultations with Opel labor leaders conclude next month. In the meantime, the future of Opel’s plant in Antwerp, Belgium, is “uncertain.” Reilly anticipates that the talks over this matter will have a resolution before the year ends. Continued after the jump!

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