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Mar
29th

US: Cooper Standard acquires USi from Ikuyo

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Cooper Standard Automotive has acquired USi from Ikuyo of Japan, effective immediately. USi, based in Rockford, Tennessee, provides an exclusive hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial applications, including bright trim assemblies on vehicles produced by a number of global automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan Motor and Toyota. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Mar
27th

Meet the new Motor City

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General Motors' Joel Ewanick has come to the Detroit area to oversee the task of marketing the post-bankruptcy GM, which is still 33 percent owned by the U.S. Treasury.
Mar
25th

GM to reopen Shreveport pickup plant on Monday

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General Motors said today that it will reopen its small-pickup assembly plant in Shreveport, La., on Monday after a weeklong shutdown because of a shortage of parts from Japan.
Mar
25th

GM social media boss jumps to agency post

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Christopher Barger, director of global social media at General Motors Co., has been hired by Porter Novelli's recently acquired PR firm, Voce Communication, to be its senior vice president for global programs, effective April 11.
Mar
25th

UK: Vauxhall looks to domestic supply chain with Luton Vivaro

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General Motors' decision to site its next generation Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro production in the English town of Luton will see the automaker aiming to source a significant production from the UK supply chain.
Mar
25th

Saab CEO Jonsson to retire; search underway for successor

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Saab owner Spyker Cars is looking for a successor to Saab CEO Jan Ake Jonsson, who will retire on May 19. Jonsson, 59, played a key role in saving Saab when former owner General Motors Co. wanted to close the Swedish brand.
Mar
25th

Saab CEO Jonsson to retire; search under way for successor

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Saab CEO Jan Ake Jonsson will retire from the company on May 19, Saab owner Spyker Cars said today. Jonsson, 59, played a key role in saving Saab after former owner General Motors Co. wanted to close the Swedish brand.
Mar
24th

AUTOWEEK TV: Test-driving the Ferrari FF:

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Also in today's show: Lamborghini sells out the Aventador LP700-4 for more than a year, General Motors cars "held hostage," lawsuit claims, and the Toyota Prius wagon is delayed in Japan.
Mar
24th

Russian banker Antonov is willing to invest 50 million euros in Saab

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Russian banker Vladimir Antonov is prepared to invest up to 50 million euros in Saab after returning as a shareholder in Dutch group Spyker, which bought Saab from General Motors last year.
Mar
23rd

UAW: Remaining GM workers on layoff to be called back by Sept.

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UAW Vice President Joe Ashton said the remaining 2,000 hourly workers at General Motors on layoff will be back to work by September.
Mar
23rd

US: GM selling $1bn of Ally Financial stock

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General Motors Company said it is selling all of its shares of Series A fixed rate perpetual preferred stock in Ally Financial [nee GMAC] in a registered public offering for US$1bin.
Mar
22nd

Quake hits Korean car industry; Hyundai Mobis sees opportunity

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Fallout from the Japan earthquake is hitting neighboring South Korea, leading General Motors and other carmakers to reassess production schedules amid supply worries.
Mar
22nd

GM temporarily closes a second North American plant

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After temporarily halting activities at its Shreveport, Lousiana, plant last week, General Motors has been forced to shut down the Tonawanda, New York, facilities as well. Spokesperson Kim Carpenter has confirmed that on top of neutralizing production of the Colorado and Canyon engines, GM has laid off 59 of the plant's 623 employees.
Mar
21st

First Look: Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck

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First Look: Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck
Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck - First Look - Automobile Magazine
New working-class Bowtie surfaces in Southeast Asia.

There's been much talk about the future of the Chevrolet Colorado and its GMC Canyon twin, and General Motors is answering at least some of those questions by unveiling the Colorado Show Truck, which is set for a world debut at the upcoming Bangkok Auto Show.


Photo Gallery: Chevrolet Colorado Show Truck - First Look - Automobile Magazine


Mar
21st

GM releases photos of redesigned Chevy Colorado pickup

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General Motors today unveiled photos of a redesigned Chevrolet Colorado pickup, which will go on display later this week at an auto show in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mar
21st

JAPAN ‘QUAKE [updated 17:25GMT]: GM mulls earthquake effects

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General Motors has halted all non-essential spending and travel while it gets a better idea of the potential impact of Japan's crisis on the company, the automaker has said.
Mar
21st

JAPAN ‘QUAKE: GM Korea cuts output 10%

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General Motors Korea on Monday said it would reduce production this week by up to 10% because of a possible lack of parts from Japan following the earthquake.
Mar
19th

Opel cuts output in Germany, Spain amid Japan parts shortage

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General Motors will suspend car production at Opel plants in Spain and Germany next week because of a shortage of parts from Japan. GM is assessing inventories of key components after last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, CEO Dan Akerson said.
Mar
19th

GM’s Opel cuts output in Germany, Spain amid Japan parts shortage

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General Motors will suspend car production at Opel plants in Spain and Germany next week because of a shortage of parts from Japan. GM is assessing inventories of key components after last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, CEO Dan Akerson said.
Mar
18th

GM’s Ammann considers expanding into dealer-inventory financing

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General Motors Co. Treasurer Dan Ammann, who takes over as chief financial officer on April 1, said the company is considering ways to expand into offering dealers loans for purchases of new inventory.
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