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Mar
18th

Earthquake in Japan: GM halts production in North American plant

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The disaster in Japan is affecting even American manufacturers. General Motors is halting production on the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups at its Shreveport, Lousiana, plant as of Monday due to a parts shortage.
Mar
17th

GM to idle La. pickup assembly plant for quake-related parts shortage

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General Motors will suspend production at its Shreveport, La., assembly plant starting Monday because of a parts shortage stemming from the earthquake in Japan.
Mar
17th

GM names Stracke to succeed Reilly as CEO of Opel/Vauxhall:

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General Motors on Thursday named global engineering chief Karl-Friedrich Stracke to replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1.
Mar
17th

GM names Stracke to succeed Reilly as CEO of Opel/Vauxhall

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General Motors named global engineering chief Karl-Friedrich Stracke to replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1.
Mar
17th

GM names new CEO for Opel/Vauxhall

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General Motors said that Karl-Friedrich Stracke will replace Nick Reilly as CEO of its Opel/Vauxhall unit, effective April 1. Stracke has led GM's global vehicle engineering for the last year and a half.
Mar
17th

GERMANY: Stracke succeeds Reilly as CEO of Opel/Vauxhall

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General Motors has today named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1. He succeeds Nick Reilly in the post, although Reilly remains in overall charge of GM's European operations.
Mar
11th

Saab calls on its fans for a new marketing campaign

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Saab recently launched a marketing campaign dubbed "The Story of Saab," recounting its rich history before it was acquired by General Motors. To complete the online effort, the automaker has decided to ask its long-time admirers to create banners starring themselves and explaining their link to the manufacturer.
Mar
10th

Damaged Magna interiors plant resumes 80% production

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The fire-damaged Magna International Inc. interiors plant in Michigan that caused production cuts last week at General Motors and Mazda is now operating at 80 percent production capacity, the company said late Wednesday.
Mar
10th

AUTOWEEK TV: Test-driving the European BMW 5-series wagon:

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In today's show: Saleen to halt Mustang tuning, General Motors will make more Volts and Firestone might be back in IndyCar after all.
Mar
10th

US: GM CFO Liddell calls it quits

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General Motors chief finance officer Chris Liddell is leaving the automaker, reportedly because he was passed over for the top job there, but has no specific future plans, apart from not being a CFO again.
Mar
10th

More executive upheaval as GM changes CFO:

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Chris Liddell, the onetime executive hotshot hired from Microsoft and rumored to be a candidate for CEO, is leaving General Motors on April 1.
Mar
10th

CFO Chris Liddell to leave GM; Treasurer Dan Ammann named successor

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Chris Liddell, who joined General Motors Co. as CFO 14 months ago and steered it through the largest initial public stock offering in Wall Street history, is leaving the automaker April 1. Liddell, 52, who joined GM from Microsoft Corp.
Mar
10th

CFO Chris Liddell to leave GM

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CFO Chris Liddell will leave General Motors Co. on April 1, the automaker said today. The unexpected departure follows GM's initial public offering in November, the largest in history. Liddell, 52, joined GM in January 2010 from Microsoft Corp.
Mar
9th

GM plans to add second shift at Volt assembly plant

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General Motors Co. will add a second shift at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant early next year to bolster production of the Chevrolet Volt, according to a newspaper report.
Mar
9th

Opel plans new dealer standards to boost brand value

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Opel/Vauxhall dealers will get new showroom standards designed to strengthen the brand's identity.The General Motors Co. subsidiary wants to sharply increase brand value and position the marque more exclusively within multi-brand dealership
Mar
8th

VW hires GM China exec to lead American sales

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Volkswagen has hired Terence Bryce Johnsson, a vice president of General Motors China, to run the German automaker's brand sales in North and South America. He replaces Jutta Dierks, who has been transferred to VW's Brazilian operations.
Mar
7th

Old GM reaches $51 million environmental accord with U.S.

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The company that took over bad assets left behind in General Motors Corp's 2009 bankruptcy has entered a $51 million civil settlement with the federal government to resolve environmental liabilities at 34 sites.
Mar
7th

UAW to Detroit 3: Keep the bonuses, give us jobs

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As the UAW seeks to gain from the rebounding auto industry, two important local leaders at General Motors plants here prefer job security and new products to annual bonuses.
Mar
4th

GM, Mazda cancel more production in wake of Magna plant fire

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General Motors Co. has canceled shifts at six of its assembly plants and Mazda has idled production of its Mazda6 sedan following parts shortages caused by a fire at one of Magna International Inc.'s key interior parts factories.
Mar
3rd

GENEVA: GM CEO cautions against complacency, mulls oil instability

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General Motors says it still has some way to go in maintaining its recent positive performance that saw four successive quarters of growth.
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