Opel will have to pay billions of euros in licence fees to GM after it separates from its parent, according to a report in German business daily Handelsblatt.

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The report said GM will allow Opel access to all its proprietary rights but will request that Opel pays licence fees. Handelsbatt cited government sources.


The royalty fees amount to 5% of the annual revenue generated using GM-technologies, and the percentage will only be reduced for the transitional period between 2009 and 2015.