Why does a solar power company want a piece of GM?
The early reaction to the surprise $1.3 billion dollar bid by Germany's SolarWorld to buy the German carmaker Opel from General Motors has not been kind. It's "a great gag" said one German auto-industry analyst, strongly implying that the bid was just an exercise in public relations sensationalism. Another analyst professed "big amazement," noting that Opel's workforce was 16 times the size of… » Full Story on Salon.com
