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GM to Expand Production in Brazil
GM to Expand Production in Brazil

21 Jul 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / General Motors of Brazil is planning to invest $1.2 billion in its production facilities, making it the biggest investment since GM arrived in Brazil in 1925. Jaime Ardila, CEO, GM of Brazil, cle...

 
eBay Has No Deal with GM
eBay Has No Deal with GM

13 Jul 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After this weekend GM announced it has partnered with eBay in an attempt to boost new vehicle sales with the help of the online market, the e-commerce company revealed that, for the time being, a de...

 
GM Plug-In SUV Still in Play for 2011
GM Plug-In SUV Still in Play for 2011

7 Jul 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is still on track to release a plug-in sport utility vehicle in 2011, GM Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said in an interview, despite the Saturn brand going under the ownership of Penske ...

 
GM Ends NUMMI Joint Venture
GM Ends NUMMI Joint Venture

30 Jun 2009, 06:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After weeks of uncertainty regarding the future of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota, General Motors has finally decided to end the partnership, with the last vehi...

 
GM to Design 2011 9-4X Crossover for Saab
GM to Design 2011 9-4X Crossover for Saab

25 Jun 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors will provide a new crossover to Swedish manufacturer Saab that will be sold as model year 2011 through the US dealers. The 9-4X will replace the 9-7X, Steve Shannon, GM's executi...

 
GM to Shutter Shreveport, La. Plant by 2012
GM to Shutter Shreveport, La. Plant by 2012

25 Jun 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors continues its restructuring process in the United States and announced workers at the Shreveport, La. production facility that they will be left out of work by 2012 as it intends to c...

 
GM Promises Surprising Lineup for Buick
GM Promises Surprising Lineup for Buick

22 Jun 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buick is one of GM's four core brands the company plans to rely on, so major product changes are somehow obvious. However, the American manufacturer is promising a "surprising" lineup...

 
GM Proceeds to Sprint Cup Cuts
GM Proceeds to Sprint Cup Cuts

18 Jun 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / General Motors' reorganizing through Chapter 11 bankruptcy will not leave the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series unaffected by important changes. After GM last week announced 100% support cut for all the...

 
Ex-GM Employee Joins Russia's GAZ as Chairman
Ex-GM Employee Joins Russia's GAZ as Chairman

17 Jun 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bo Anderson, who recently announced his departed from General Motors, will join the Russian automaker GAZ and will serve as chairman, Reuters revealed today. What's interesting is that Anderson...

 
HUMMER - From the US Army to China
HUMMER - From the US Army to China

16 Jun 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no secret HUMMER is one of the most appreciated brands around the world, especially in the United States where the company has sold most of its cars. But behind the HUMMER nameplate the...

 
GM Undergoes Major Personnel Changes
GM Undergoes Major Personnel Changes

16 Jun 2009, 06:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the departure of Bo Andersson, who decided to leave General Motors in order to pursue other career opportunities, General Motors undergoes some major personnel changes, as it follows: Shan...

 
New Saab Owner to Be Revealed This Week
New Saab Owner to Be Revealed This Week

15 Jun 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This time Saab says it's serious. After last week it said the new owner of the company was to be announced by Sunday, here we are today talking about the same rumors surrounding the next invest...

 
Orion Offers GM $44 Million in Return for Small Car Production
Orion Offers GM $44 Million in Return for Small Car Production

15 Jun 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A fierce battle has started for GM's small car platform and the American automaker seems to enjoy it. After requesting no less than 200 million dollars from the state of Tennessee in exchange f...

 
The Battle for GM's Small Car Down to Three Plants
The Battle for GM's Small Car Down to Three Plants

11 Jun 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you probably remember from our previous coverage on the matter, General Motors recently decided after an agreement with the United Auto Workers union to save one of the plants sentenced to closur...

 
GM Back to Profitability by 2011?
GM Back to Profitability by 2011?

5 Jun 2009, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is said to get back to profitability as soon as 2011, the American manufacturer mentioned in court papers. Furthermore, Evercore Partners, the company's financial adviser expects...

 
Penske Group Favorite to Take Over Saturn
Penske Group Favorite to Take Over Saturn

5 Jun 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors managed to get rid of Opel, the American automaker is now preparing to sell the Saturn brand, with Detroit-based Penske Group now favorite to snatch it. Details are still sketch...

 
Sichuan Tengzhong to Take Over Hummer
Sichuan Tengzhong to Take Over Hummer

3 Jun 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the company yesterday announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with an outside investor interested in buying the Hummer brand, General Motors today announced that its off-road unit ...

 
New GM 'Reinvent' Ad Released
New GM 'Reinvent' Ad Released

2 Jun 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / General Motors doesn’t lose time. Though it filed for bankruptcy yesterday morning, a new ad for the New GM was released to the American public. The 60-second spot, which has already been post...

 
New GM Details Emerge
New GM Details Emerge

1 Jun 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bankruptcy was inevitable and everybody knows it, even The General admits it. But Chapter 11 isn't necessarily a bad thing as the future General Motors, often referred to as the "New GM&qu...

 
Holden to Survive Despite GM's US Bankruptcy
Holden to Survive Despite GM's US Bankruptcy

1 Jun 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's Australian division Holden is still on the safe side, government officials were quoted as saying, despite the American manufacturer is getting ready to step under Chapter 11 in the domesti...