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Apr
9th

GM starts heavy-duty pickups at $28,960, a hair below Ford’s

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General Motors Co.'s 2011 heavy-duty pickups will start at $28,960, including delivery, undercutting the Ford Super Duty's starting price by $35. Both automakers are releasing re-engineered heavy-duty pickups this year. Full story...
Apr
9th

GERMANY: Government calls for more financial information from Opel

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The German government still does not have sufficient information on General Motors' restructuring plan for Opel to enable it to decide whether it will contribute financial aid, a person involved in the review has said. Full story...
Apr
8th

Hummer is History

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Hummer is History
Hummer is History - Hummer Timeline - Automobile Magazine
The HMMWV's long road from battlefield to boulevard to oblivion.

This February, following nine months of discussion between General Motors and China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company, negotiations to sell the Hummer brand collapsed. Even though other potential suitors were rumored, GM has halted its H3 assembly line in Louisiana and begun winding down Hummer retail operations. Desert Storm's poster child and the vehicle that Arnold Schwarzenegger personally help turn into every sportsman's dream machine has expired.inline_mediumwraptextright26257015/features/news/1004_hummer_is_historyhummer-H3T-front-three-quarters-view.jpgTrue



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Apr
8th

US: GM global sales dipped 10.6% in 2009

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General Motors global sales last year fell 10.6% year on year to 7.48m units. Full story...
Apr
8th

EXCLUSIVE: INDIA: Reva-GM e-Spark on schedule

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Indian electric car maker Reva's project with the local General Motors unit is on time and the electric version of the popular Chevrolet Spark should be ready by the end of this year, a top executive told just-auto. Full story...
Apr
8th

6 million GM light trucks studied by U.S. for rusty brakes

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About 6 million General Motors Co. pickup trucks and SUVs are under federal scrutiny for possible brake-line failure due to corrosion. Full story...
Apr
7th

6 million GM light trucks studied by U.S. for rusty brakes

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About 6 million General Motors Co. pickup trucks and SUVs are under federal scrutiny for possible brake-line failure due to corrosion. Full story...
Apr
7th

US: ‘New GM’ posts $4.3bn ‘fresh start’ loss

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General Motors Company (aka ‘new GM’) on Wednesday (7 April, 2010) said it had completed fresh-start accounting and booked a net loss of US$4.3bn on global revenue of $57.5bn for the period 10 July to 31 December 2009, and was filing its third quarter 2009 Form 10-Q and 2009 Form 10-K with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) today. Full story…

Apr
7th

GM’s $4.3 billion loss shows ‘financial hill’ lies before profits

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General Motors Co.'s $4.3 billion loss after bankruptcy last year highlights the "financial hill" the automaker must climb to pay back its government investor. Full story...
Apr
6th

GM, Chrysler profits seen; pensions draw concern

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General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group should be able to attract sufficient private investment and return to profitability, U.S. Treasury officials said. A Government Accountability Office report said uncertainty about the long-term viability of U.S. Full story...
Apr
6th

GM to close Hummer ‘for real,’ begins clearance sale

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General Motors Co. is shutting down Hummer for good, taking the last of its four discarded U.S. brands off the market. GM had said it would consider offers to buy Hummer after a deal to sell the brand fell through in February. Full story…

Apr
6th

US: GM to add brake override worldwide

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General Motors is to add brake override to all passenger cars worldwide with transmission and electronic throttle control. Full story...
Apr
6th

US: GM hires 100 laid off workers for Warren transmission plant

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General Motors is to hire about 100 UAW workers currently laid off for its Warren Transmission gear plant. Full story...
Apr
5th

GM expands brake-override safety feature :

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General Motors is significantly expanding the use of a brake-override safety feature in its cars through the end of 2012. Full story...
Apr
5th

General Motors expands brake-override safety feature :

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General Motors is significantly expanding the use of a brake-override safety feature in its cars through the end of 2012. Full story...
Apr
5th

GM will add brake-override systems by 2012

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General Motors Co. said it will add more vehicle brake-override systems by the end of 2012, in the latest reaction to Toyota Motor Corp.and#8217;s unintended-acceleration problems. Full story...
Apr
5th

General Motors to Expand Brake Override Software Globally by 2012

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Detroit - General Motors will expand use of "enhanced smart pedal" technology globally to all passenger cars with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control, providing an additional safeguard to enhance customer confidence. Full story...
Apr
4th

GM heals as Toyota’s and#8216;God-like status’ wanes, Lutz says

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General Motors Co. is poised to regain momentum as Toyota Motor Corp. suffers permanent damage to its reputation from worldwide recalls of more than 8 million vehicles, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said. Full story…

Apr
3rd

Ford leads Canadian market to 4th straight monthly gain

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Canadian auto sales rose for a fourth straight month in March, with Ford again taking the sales crown and last year's market leader General Motors Co. falling to fourth. Full story...
Apr
2nd

GM parts plant may close after UAW rejects contract

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The last remaining General Motors Co. plant in western Michigan may become extinct after a vote to ratify a new contract for workers failed by a 2-1 margin Thursday. Full story...
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