RIP Cadillac XLR
28 Jan 2009, 11:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors confirmed the end of production of the Cadillac XLR manufactured by the American automaker at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. All the 40 employees responsible for the production of ...
Reactions to Obama's Call to Review Emission Rules
27 Jan 2009, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you probably heard, United States President Barack Obama yesterday asked the Environmental Protection Agency to review the greenhouse gas emission rules for vehicles and decide whether the states...
GM to Fire 2,000 Workers, UAW Says It's Devastating
27 Jan 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just confirmed that it plans to cut approximately 2,000 jobs at two plants, adding that the company also intends to idle several plants in the United States. Basically, the Americ...
Opel Ampera Plug-in Hybrid Set for Geneva
27 Jan 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that Opel Ampera, its so-called “revolutionary” extended-range electric car, will be displayed at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show that opens its doors on Ma...
NASCAR Sponsors to Cut Jobs
27 Jan 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Apart from teams finding it very hard to maintain or get sponsorship for the upcoming season, the NASCAR series is nowadays confronting with another series of financial setbacks. According to a repo...
GM, Chrysler Urge Dealers to Order Cars
26 Jan 2009, 14:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Two of the struggling American automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, urged their United States dealerships to order as many cars and trucks as possible in the next two months in order to help the...
Ford: We're in Good Shape, No Loans Needed!
26 Jan 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the whole automotive industry struggles to counteract the global recession with all kinds of cost-cutting measures, Ford Motor Co says it still doesn't need financial support from t...
Non-GM Models to Feature OnStar Too
26 Jan 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors' OnStar system may become available on other non-GM models very soon as the America automaker is now discussing with other companies the possibility to install the service in the...
Weekly Roundup: 19.01.2009 - 23.01.2009
25 Jan 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though there were rarely dotted with new Formula 1 car launches, the last seven days were mainly focused on general automotive reports, just like it happened the week before. Despite the fact t...
New Photos Show Chevy Volt Interacting with the Real World
23 Jan 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Volt is surely one of the models General Motors puts all hopes in and because of that, the American company does anything possible to create a favorable market for the upcoming hybrid. And...
GM Receives Second $5.4 Billion Installment
23 Jan 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has received the second payment of its $13.4 billion loan approved by the United States government last December, officials of the American automaker confirmed today. GM yesterday sai...
Cadillac Australian Launch Officially Postponed
22 Jan 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced it decided to delay the launch of Cadillac into Australia “indefinitely”, especially due to the difficult conditions and poor interest a newly-launched ...
GM Says It Could Run Out of Cash by March 31
22 Jan 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is making the headlines once again, as it recently said it may run out of cash as soon as March 31 in case it doesn't receive the second loan payment from the US government. The ...
Toyota Crowned World's No. 1 Car Manufacturer
21 Jan 2009, 16:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors was often referred to as the world's largest automaker as it managed to lead the overall chart of the automotive industry for no less than 77 years. Unfortunately for the America...
GM Praises 2008 Sales Despite North American Comedown
21 Jan 2009, 16:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the fact that the company struggled to face the global recession and begged for money from the United States government, General Motors says 2008 was a pretty good year when it comes to glob...
Cadillac Converj in Doubt due to Insufficient Funds
21 Jan 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Cadillac Converj model displayed by General Motors at the 2009 North American may not reach mass-production due to insufficient funds, Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman of global product develop...
GM Loves Non-US Markets, Opens Paint Shop in Egypt
19 Jan 2009, 15:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While its United States division faces the toughest period in history, General Motors continues to expand its business overseas with a new paint shop, this time opened in Egypt. The whole investment...
GM Runs High in Africa and the Middle East, Dies in the US
19 Jan 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors proudly announced today that its Latin American, African and Middle East divisions set a new all-time sales record in 2008 as they managed to deliver more than 1.276 million vehicles....
Detroit's Big Three Pull Out of this Year's Tokyo Auto Show
15 Jan 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Confirming earlier suspicions, General Motors, Chrysler and Ford have already decided to shun this year's Tokyo Motor Show, according to a report by Automotive News. Supporting earlier rumors, ...
US Automakers to Get Closer to Collapse in 2009, Analysts Say
14 Jan 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The United States government provided financial assistance to them. Most Americans supported them in their race for money. But this may not be enough to rescue the three struggling American automake...