Susan Docherty Named GM VP, Int. Operational Sales, Marketing and Aftersales
24 May 2010, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors is moving on with its rebirth plan, with the latest move being the appointment of Susan E. Docherty as vice president, International Operational Sales, Marketing and Aftersales.The mo...
Vauxhall Releases Corsa Black & White Limited Edition
21 May 2010, 13:03 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Vauxhall has released the new Black & White Limited Edition for the Corsa supermini in the UK. The special trim includes glacier white paintjob, a contrasting sapphire black roof and 17-inch twi...
Green Technology Patents Dominate GM's 2009 Filings
13 May 2010, 06:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / More than half of the 1,300 patents filed by General Motors Co. in 2009 are green innovations, according to a press release of the company. “The move toward electrification is requiring us ...
GM Negociating with Google to Develop Ford/Microsoft SYNC Rival
11 May 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is negotiating with Internet search giant and new smartphone marketer Google to develop in-car telematics able to compete with Ford and Microsoft's Sync/MyFord systems, according...
How GM Stole Taxpayers' Money to Become No. 1 Again...
10 May 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... Technically, the above headline is wrong. Or part of it, anyway. That's because the new, or should I say, "current" General Motors is a separate and somewhat independent company ...
Cadillac CTS-V Is the "2010 Car of Texas"
6 May 2010, 09:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The Cadillac CTS-V has been named the 2010 Car of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association, after getting the first place at the group’s Spring Challenge. The event pitted the latest mod...
GM Recalls Over 164,000 Hummers H3 and 40,000 Corvettes
6 May 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors is recalling 164,190 Hummer H3 and H3T SUVs because of a fault that could cause a piece of the hood to detach while the SUV is being driven. The American automaker is also recalling 4...
Chevrolet to Adopt "Excellence for All" Slogan
4 May 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Chevrolet is preparing new taglines to be used in the advertisements of its passenger cars and trucks, according to the Wall Street Journal, cited by leftlanenews.com. Just weeks after separatin...
Chevrolet Orlando Not Coming to the U.S.
3 May 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / GM has announced it dropped plans to sell the Chevrolet Orlando crossover in the U.S. and said it would concentrate on existing models at its biggest division, according to the Automotive News. D...
GM Agrees to Pay Compensation to Russia's Sberbank
27 Apr 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors agreed to pay a compensation to Russian bank Sberbank, after the automaker withdrew at the last minute from negotiations to sell its Opel/Vauxhall European unit. Sberbank, Russia&...
GM to Invest $850 Million in Five North American Plants
27 Apr 2010, 08:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / General Motors will announce tomorrow that it will invest more than $850 million in retooling five North American factories, three unnamed sources told Automotive News. The investment will preserve ...
GM Out of Fortune 500's Top 10 for the First Time
20 Apr 2010, 15:06 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fortune Magazine released its annual Fortune 500 list of top-grossing companies in the U.S., and Wal-Mart reigns supreme after coming in second place last year. But what interests auto enthusiasts i...
GM and Unions Reach Agreement to Close Belgium Plant
20 Apr 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / GM’s Opel/Vauxhall unit has agreed a deal with unions to shut down the company’s plant from Antwerp, Belgium, according to the Automotive News. GM had announced since January that it wou...
Ford Stands Against Opel and Vauxhall State Aid
15 Apr 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ford Motor Company announced it is against state aids for General Motors’ European brands Opel and Vauxhall. "We believe companies should pay for restructuring themselves," said Wolf...
GM to Launch Ad Campaign Against H.B. 217 Bill
20 Mar 2010, 13:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new bill that would threaten GM's ability to repay its taxpayer loans and provide jobs in Kentucky made the carmaker announce today it will start a new local ad campaign to alert all those in...
Hummer Talks with Potential Buyers Stalled
19 Mar 2010, 09:39 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that Hummer won’t be leaving the General Motors Company any time soon, as talks with potential buyers have been stalled, Dow Jones Newswires reported today. Unfortunately Hummer spoke...
GM Executive Receives Important Role in U.S. Agency
16 Mar 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Alan Taub, General Motors’s vice president of global research and development has been elected vice chair for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Visiting Committee ...
Former GM Chairman and CEO Joins Genesis
15 Mar 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Robert C. Stampel, who served as a Chairman and CEO of General Motors during 1990-1992, has been named a Board of Directors member by Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings today, increasing the company&#...
GM Donates $70k to the United Negro College Fund
5 Mar 2010, 07:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American carmaker General Motors and its Foundation stick to their commitment to support organizations and programs designed to improve the quality of education, health and human services, environme...
Chevrolet Models Finalists for World Car Awards
2 Feb 2010, 09:27 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The people at General Motors are getting more good news each day. After the media fiasco involving Toyota’s recall, which puts GM in a much better light, the World Car Awards announced that Ch...