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.
有关通用汽车(General Motors)旗下欧宝(Opel)和沃克斯豪尔(Vauxhall)部门未来的谈判，一直到最后都笼罩在重重的政治气氛中，——假如这个问题现在真的解决了。在这场错综复杂的较量中，赢家是麦格纳国际(Magna International)、其俄罗斯支持者以及德国政府。德国政府得到了自己从一开始就中意的投资者，认为这样能最好地保护德国工厂和工作岗位。麦格纳也得到了自己渴望的东西——品牌、技术和分销网络，从而突破部件及代工制造商的身份，成为一家名符其实的汽车公司。