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Opel may build Mokka subcompact SUV in Spain


General Motors Co’s European division, Opel, plans to shift a large part of its Mokka subcompact SUV production from South Korea to Europe, in Spain, German newspaper Handelsblatt reports citing some insiders from General Motors. According to the same source, Opel may decide next week if they will assembly the Mokka subcompact in Spain at Planta de Figueruelas , Saragossa. "GM announced ...
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