Opel

If James Bond were real, we wouldn't recommend trying to impersonate him. We get the feeling that 007 wouldn't take to impostors very well. Fortunately he's a fictional character – or so we're led to believe – so the gloves are off. If you're planning on pulling off the Bond look, you're going to need a Bond car. And if it's the Bond of late, you'll need an Aston Martin. Unfortunately, most of us can't afford a real Aston, so a group of coachbuilders – apparently in Thailand, world capital of the sex-change operation – have created this replica.

The government of Germany has chosen a Canadian auto parts manufacturer to take over General Motor's German-based Opel unit.

FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--European Opel dealer association Euroda said Friday it plans to take a stake of around 15% in General Motors Corp.'s (GM) core European brand after the planned spin-off from its troubled parent company, rubber-stamping a plan presented in March.

Troubled German carmaker Opel is in effect to become independent from its parent company General Motors after 80 years, under restructuring plans announced by its supervisory board.