Opel workers in Germany strike Thursday over GM 's decision to abandon sale of automaker . GM 's Opel restructuring plan could eliminate as many as 500 jobs . U.S. parent company says improving business environment behind its decision not to sell Opel . CNN 's Fred Pleitgen in Berlin , Germany , contributed to this report . GM said in March it plans to sell Opel after reporting losses of $ 30.9 billion .
Opel workers in Germany strike Thursday over GM 's decision to abandon sale of automaker . GM 's Opel restructuring plan could eliminate as many as 500 jobs . U.S. parent company says improving business environment behind its decision not to sell Opel . GM said in March it plans to sell Opel after reporting losses of $ 30.9 billion .