Germany's government is set to start evaluating bids for car maker Adam Opel GmbH Wednesday, public TV Das Erste reported Wednesday.

Das Erste didn't identify its sources.

The government invited bids for the unit of General Motors Corp. (GM) with a Wednesday deadline and agreed on a package for state guarantees worth EUR1.5 billion.

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