Ruesselsheim

(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Thousands of Opel workers walk along a street in Ruesselsheim, central Germany, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker’s headquarters, protesting against General Motors’ decision to abandon the unit’s sale to new owners that the workers hoped would preserve jobs. Thousands of the 25,000 employees from Opel’s four German factories vented their frustration and anger at GM, which after months of negotiations decided Tuesday to scrap the sale of a majority in Opel to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. and Russian lender Sberbank.