GM's Lutz to Perform in A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices"
26 Mar 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Repairing the company's image and proving Americans that you're indeed working for them just like you said in the past is extremely important nowadays, especially for economic recession-hi...
GM, Chrysler to Receive More Aid
26 Mar 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things are looking good for the two American manufacturers, as the March 31st deadline draws ever closer. Both GM and Chrysler are likely to get a green light to receive supplemental aid, as Obama a...
Audi and Toyota, the New Yankees Sponsors
25 Mar 2009, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi and Toyota will become the official automotive sponsors for the New York Yankees, replacing GM, which will step back as part of their cost cut measures taken by the company to overcome the econ...
GM Job Cuts Begin, 47,000 to Be Laid Off
25 Mar 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM began yesterday its feared job cutback program, aimed at scaling back its workforce in an attempt to get back on track, as agreed with the US government. The manufacturer told yesterday morning s...
Germany Still Not Planning to Take a Stake in Opel
23 Mar 2009, 12:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if Opel every once in a while warns that the brand may bite the dust unless it gets financial support, Germany is still not willing to buy a stake into the company, Chancellor Angela Merkel sai...
Dying Saturn Campaign: "We're Still Here"
20 Mar 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although GM is currently struggling to survive, Saturn, a Detroit-based automaker's division felt the need to reassure customers that they are not dead yet through an advertising campaign ...
Ford Would Not Be Happy if GM Went Bankrupt in Europe
20 Mar 2009, 15:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford of Europe fully supports the European division of General Motors to get the requested funds and survive the economic downturn, CEO John Fleming told Automotive News Europe. Basically, Fleming s...
Former GM Worker Writes Ballad "Didn't Quit My Day Job, It Quit Me"
19 Mar 2009, 13:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The ballad "Didn't Quit My Day Job, It Quit Me" by Greg W. Miles could soon become an anthem for all auto workers who lost their jobs due to the financial crisis. Seeing how the gl...
GM's Rick Wagoner Wants Higher Fuel Prices
19 Mar 2009, 11:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In a flip-flop twist worthy of a Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner ending, Rick Wagoner is suddenly in favor of a major increase in gasoline prices. The General Motors big kahuna said that increasing t...
GM Europe Hires Berger to Help Save Opel
19 Mar 2009, 09:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European unit of General Motors hired consultancy Roland Berger to help parent company establish a better survival plant for Opel. More specifically, Roland Berger will assist General Motors in ...
New Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Get $5,000 Voucher
18 Mar 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fight to make fuel-efficient vehicles a bigger part of the US auto park is about to register yet another victory for its supporters. Betty Sutton, an Ohio congresswoman is proposing a $5,000 vou...
GM Unnamed Rivals Want Saturn
18 Mar 2009, 09:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The possible Saturn spin off from mother company GM is exciting interest from competitors, both US based and foreign, who seek to sell their cars under the Saturn brand. At least this is the latest ...
Dealers Want a National Ad Campaign from GM
17 Mar 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Rumors of General Motors being on the verge of bankruptcy have been spread in media all over the world but the Detroit-based automaker has just sit back and deepened in silence. Criticizing its u...
German Officials to Meet US Reps to Save Opel
16 Mar 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Germany's economy minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg will meet with representatives of the United States to discuss the possibilities to help General Motors' brand Opel. According to The ...
Vauxhall Launches ecoFLEX Zafira in the UK
16 Mar 2009, 16:21 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / General Motor's UK brand, Vauxhall, launched the new ecoFLEX Zafira, the latest in the company's ecoFLEX range. The revised vehicle receives a new 1.7 liter diesel engine with combined emi...
Opel Vauxhall Dealers Want to Step In
16 Mar 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The dealers of GM's struggling brands Opel and Vauxhall are considering stepping in and try save the dramatic situation the companies find themselves in. They plan to raise some 400 million eur...
GM Recalls Nearly 270,000 Buick, Chevy, Pontiac and Saturn Models
16 Mar 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Earlier this day, it was only the Hummer H3T which had a problem with the fuel tank that could lead to severe accidents. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) informed that...
Forster: Opel Not Insolvent
12 Mar 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Motor Europe' CEO, Carl-Peter Forster expressed his opinion about Opel's financial situation and denied in an interview with German radio station Deutschlandfunk that the German ma...
Opel's Fate Depends on Detroit 3
11 Mar 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speaking about Opel's future and about the chances to help the German brand cope with the economic recession, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted state aid will only be approved after the ...
GM Delays 4.5l Truck Engine
11 Mar 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Motor's uncertain future put yet another dent in the company's plans, as it was forced to delay of one of the manufacturer's most advanced diesel engine, the 4.5l, destined fo...