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Jun
11th

GM limits sale of Chevy Malibu Hybrid to fleets

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Citing poor sales, General Motors will limit Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid sales to fleets while it completes development of a two-mode hybrid system that offers better fuel economy. Full story...
Jun
11th

Swedish sports-car maker Koenigsegg buying Saab, reports say:

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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said. Full story...
Jun
11th

Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg buying Saab, reports say:

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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said. Full story...
Jun
11th

Swedish sports-car maker Koenigsegg may buy Saab:

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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said. Full story...
Jun
11th

Report: Swedish sports-car maker Koenigsegg buying Saab:

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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said. Full story...
Jun
11th

Saab loan guarantees to be addressed by Sweden

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The Swedish government on Thursday authorized its debt office to begin talks with Saab, which is being sold by bankrupt U.S. automaker General Motors, on state loan guarantees. Full story...
Jun
11th

Mazda could boost dealer ranks with Chrysler, GM refugees

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Mazda Motor Corp. sees an opportunity to cherry-pick prime retail locations from the ranks of dealers cut loose by Chrysler LLC and General Motors. Executive Vice President Philip Spender said Mazda has been approached by numerous U.S. Full story...
Jun
11th

GM taps Swedish sports car maker as top Saab bidder, reports say

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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said. Full story...
Jun
11th

Saab poised to name top bidder as GM brand paring accelerates

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General Motors' Saab brand, which has been operating under protection from creditors since February, may announce its preferred bidder this week. Full story...
Jun
11th

Saab could reveal buyer this week, report says

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General Motors' Saab brand, which has been operating under protection from creditors since February, could announce its preferred bidder this week, Bloomberg News reported today. Full story...
Jun
11th

US: Lexus launching first hybrid-only model

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While General Motors has axed its hybrid version of the Chevy Malibu for the 2010 model year, Toyota hopes to sell about 25,000 of its new Prius-based hybrid-only Lexus HS250 model in the United States in its first year. Full story...
Jun
11th

US: GM axes Malibu hybrid

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General Motors has axed the slow-selling hybrid-electric version of its Chevrolet Malibu sedan for the 2010 model year and is unlikely to resume production for retail buyers. Full story...
Jun
11th

US: Government will exit automakers only when viable

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No specific timetable exists for the government to relinquish stakes in General Motors and Chrysler, a top US official has said. Full story...
Jun
10th

U.S. has no timetable to shed auto stakes, task force’s Bloom says

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The Obama administration hopes the new General Motors will have an initial public offering next year but has no "blueprint" for extricating itself from its ownership stake in the company, auto task force member Ron Bloom told Congress today. Full story...
Jun
10th

Hitachi develops stronger lithium ion batteries

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Japanese electronics giant Hitachi Ltd., which will supply lithium ion batteries to General Motors next year, says it has developed a fourth-generation battery that is 50 percent more powerful than the current version. Full story...
Jun
10th

GM reverses decision to close 30 dealerships

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General Motors has reversed its decision to wind down about 30 dealerships and is reviewing about 500 more requests from dealerships for a reversal. On May 15, GM sent termination letters to 1,124 dealerships. Full story...
Jun
10th

Regional GM dealers get creative to clear out inventory

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In the months leading up to General Motors filing for bankruptcy, executives of the automaker warned that Americans wouldn't buy new cars and trucks from car company in bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
10th

GM says it’s ready to tackle small cars

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Desperate to eliminate red ink, General Motors thinks it has created a factory method to build small vehicles profitably in North America. GM calls the method "interbuildability." Full story...
Jun
10th

Delphi gets preliminary OK for financing from GM

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A U.S. bankruptcy judge today gave U.S. auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. preliminary approval to access $250 million in funding from General Motors that is expected to fund Delphi until it can emerge from bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
10th

York says Chrysler and GM needed bankruptcy

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Jerry York, the former Chrysler CFO who became an outspoken critic of General Motors as a board member, said Tuesday the bankruptcies for the two automakers were "absolutely necessary." Full story...
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