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Jun
3rd

CHINA: GM posts record May sales

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General Motors and its joint ventures posted sales in China of 196,004 units last month, the company said. Though the tally was a record for the month, it was down on April sales up 41.1% year on year to a record 213,115 vehicles. Full story...
Jun
2nd

GM’s 17% sales gain driven mostly by fleet sales

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Most of General Motors Co.'s 17 percent sales increase this month was in fleet sales. Sales to individual customers only increased 7 percent, while fleet sales increased 38 percent. Full story...
Jun
2nd

ARGENTINA: GM to repay half loan early

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General Motors has said it was repaying early half of a loan of US$63m from the Argentine government provided when it went into bankruptcy last year. Full story...
Jun
2nd

GERMANY: GM confident of aid request ahead of ministry meeting

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General Motors said it remained confident it would secure up to EUR1.5bn (US$1.8bn) in German loan guarantees for its Opel restructuring despite widespread reports the government was becoming more reluctant to grant the request. Full story...
Jun
2nd

BRAZIL: GM announces further investment at Sao Paulo plant

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General Motors is to invest an additional US$384.62m to modernise and boost production at its Caetano do Sul plant in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Full story...
Jun
2nd

BRAZIL: GM announces further investment at Sao Paolo plant

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General Motors is to invest an additional US$384.62m to modernise and boost production at its Caetano do Sul plant in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM provision to split warranty costs 50-50 concerns suppilers

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Auto suppliers signing new contracts with General Motors Co. are seeing a curveball: a contract provision that makes suppliers liable for half of GM's warranty costs. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM to spend $245 million so Ontario plant can build fuel-efficient transmission

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General Motors Co. plans to invest $245 million in its powertrain plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, to build a new six-speed transmission with better fuel efficiency. Full story...
Jun
1st

Analyzing the aftermath of F1 and Indy-car crashes, and GM’s bankruptcy a year later, in News Brake for Tuesday, June 1:

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In News Brake: We take another look at significant crashes at the Indy 500 and Turkish Grand Prix, Mercury products will likely melt away, and another look at the General Motors bankruptcy with the benefit of hindsight . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jun
1st

CANADA: GM spending more at St Catherines Powertrain

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General Motors of Canada president and managing director, Kevin Williams, on Tuesday announced a new C$245m investment for the St Catharines, Ontario, powertrain facility, which will be expanded to produce fuel-efficient six-speed transmissions beginning in early 2012. Full story...
Jun
1st

UK: Spyker completes Saab GB purchase

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Spyker Cars has finalised the purchase of Saab GB with the British operation now beginning what the company refers to as a 'carve out' procedure from former parent General Motors in the UK. Full story...
Jun
1st

German advisers are against aid for Opel, reports say

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Germany is likely to make a final decision on whether to grant state aid to General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit at the end of this week or the start of next week, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said. Full story...
Jun
1st

German advisers are against aid for Opel, report says

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Germany is likely to make a final decision on whether to grant state aid to General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit at the end of this week or the start of next week, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said. Full story...
Jun
1st

More Jobs Secured at GM St. Catharines Powerplant Facility As New Transmission Production is Added

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General Motors of Canada president and managing director, Kevin Williams, announced today a $245 million investment for the St. Catharines powertrain facility to expand production capacity for a new six-speed transmission. Full story...
May
31st

Opel management, labor sign restructuring deal

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General Motors Co.'s European Opel-Vauxhall unit signed a restructuring deal today aimed at saving $325 million in annual wage costs. Full story...
May
31st

GM’s Reilly will keynote Europe Congress

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When it comes to sorting out the dual challenges of an imploding European market and the post-bankruptcy world at General Motors Co., few executives have had more experience than Nick Reilly. Full story...
May
31st

THE STORM AT GENERAL MOTORS

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New U.S. marketing chief Joel Ewanick is accelerating the churn of advertising messages at General Motors Co. Ewanick has scrapped Chevrolet's weeks-old print advertising tag line, "Excellence for All." Full story...
May
31st

Chrysler’s Genesis plan sways arbitrators

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Chrysler Group and General Motors Co. are getting mixed results from arbitration hearings. Full story...
May
29th

GM said to consider lead bank for 2010 IPO

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General Motors Co. and the U.S. Treasury may choose an underwriter as soon as next week for the automaker's initial public offering, two sources told Bloomberg. Full story...
May
28th

INDIA: GM pulls plug on Reva EV tie-up

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General Motors India has decided to sever its ties with electric car company Reva following Reva's acquisition by Mahindra & Mahindra earlier this week. Full story...
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