The employees of General Motors' (GM) subsidiary Adam Opel GmbH are willing to take a stake in the company and are aiming for a blocking minority, together with dealers, Opel's works council head Klaus Franz said Friday.

He added that this is the only way to ensure that employees can have an influence on future company policy.

Company Web sites: www.opel.de; www.gmeurope.com

-By Katharina Becker, Dow Jones Newswires, +49 (0)69 29725 508