A statue of Opel founder Adam Opel stands next to the headquarters of German car manufacturer Adam Opel Gmbh in Ruesselsheim November 5, 2009. The board of General Motors Co has opted to keep Opel, undoing months of painstaking negotiations to sell the European unit to a Russian-backed group led by Canada's Magna. GM confirmed the decision made by its 13-member board after a meeting of directors on Tuesday in Detroit. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY BUSINESS TRANSPORT)