The two governors of the German states of Hesse and Thuringia said Friday they favor Magna International Inc.'s (MGA) bid for General Motors Corp.'s (GM) Opel unit.

There is an "interesting bid on the table," Hesse's governor Roland Koch told reporters at the sidelines of an event in Berlin. Thuringia's governor Dieter Althaus also voiced support for Magna's bid.

Company Web site: www.opel.com

-By Andrea Thomas and Christoph Rauwald, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29 725 512; christoph.rauwald@dowjones.com