Magna and Sberbank (RTS: SBER) plan to sign an agreement to buy a General Motors automobile concern germanskogo Opel in the coming days, told reporters on Thursday in Nizhny Novgorod, CEO Siegfried Wolf, Magna International.

In the coming days to sign the agreement. Now comes the technical work, proofreading contract - he said.

we do not have any issues regarding access to intellectual property (within the transaction), and I think it is very profitable for Russia's industry, - added Wolf.

According to him, the main priority after the transaction will be visiting all the major automakers Russia to study the possibility of placing them on the production of automobiles Opel. He noted that GAZ (RTS: GAZA) is recognized as a potential partner.

Woolf expressed the belief that working to find a production site in Russia will move quickly - literally for the week will be clear.

Executive Director, Magna said that during a visit to the Gorky automobile plant on Thursday he saw that despite the difficulties, GAS has made progress in enhancing competitiveness. This forms a good basis for our negotiations in the coming weeks - he said.

Answering journalists' questions about what Opel models can be collected at the Gorky Automobile Plant, Z. Wolf said that the gas has a flexible assembly line (originally intended for release Siber). It can be used to build cars, the average class size, and large cars.

At the same time predpravleniya Sberbank Gref confirmed the intention of the bank in the future to sell its stake Opel. For us, this financial investment in the interests of Russia's partner, - he said, adding that the bank and Magna have already discussed this issue. Candidate Number 1 - the group GAS , and any further assets that could be added, - Gref said.

In his view, the ideal situation would be structuring Russia's partner and the sale of shares to him. The industrial logic is much to have received a national player, who would have been connected with Opel corporate bonds and would be able to access the establishment of cars on the platform, - he added.

In turn, chairman of the group GAS Sergey Zanozin in an interview with Interfax correspondent did not exclude the possibilityof locating production Opel several Russian sites. This will depend on the structuring of business after the transaction, he said. In the case of selecting a few Russian sites for the production of Opel GAS is ready for cooperation, he added Zanozin.