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Dec
25th

GM nears end of distracting trail of failed deals

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General Motors Co. emerged from a 40-day bankruptcy in July with a newfound zeal that things at the top U.S. automaker would never be the same. Full story...
Dec
24th

First Look: Arex Roadster

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First Look: Arex Roadster
First Look: Arex Roadster - Dave Stollery - Automobile Magazine
A very fancy calling card.

Dave Stollery is many things: successful industrial designer, accomplished actor (he appeared on the Broadway stage as a child and as TV character Marty of Spin and Marty as an adolescent), fascinating raconteur, and, above all, an outstanding car designer with a highly experimental bent. After seven years with General Motors and seven more as the first design director for Toyota's pioneering California studio, Calty, he set up an independent operation, Industrial Design Research.inline_mediumwraptextright31384116/features/news/1001_arex_roadster1001_02_z+arex_roadster+rear_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: First Look: Arex Roadster - Dave Stollery - Automobile Magazine


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Dec
24th

Dutch billionaire says he’s not involved in Saab bid

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Dutch billionaire John de Mol is not involved in a possible buyout of Swedish carmaker Saab, which Dutch Spyker Cars NV would like to buy from General Motors Co., De Mol's investment company Talpa said. Full story...
Dec
24th

GM nears end of distracting trail of failed deals

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General Motors Co. emerged from a 40-day bankruptcy in July with a newfound zeal that things at the top U.S. automaker would never be the same. Full story...
Dec
23rd

GM says it plans no announcement on Saab

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General Motors Co. is continuing to wind down Saab and does not plan to make further announcements regarding the brand's sale, a spokesman said today. No new Saab deals are imminent with any interested parties, GM spokesman Chris Preuss said. Full story...
Dec
23rd

GM says it plans no announcement on Saab

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General Motors Co. is continuing to wind down Saab and does not plan to make further announcements regarding the brandand#8217;s sale, a spokesman said today. No new Saab deals are imminent with any interested parties, GM spokesman Chris Preuss said. Full story...
Dec
23rd

CHINA: BAIC to develop four new models using Saab technology

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding said it paid US$200m to purchase technology from General Motors' Saab unit as the Chinese automaker speeds up development of its own vehicles. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp., China's fifth-largest automaker, will launch an aggressive campaign to develop its brand both at home and overseas, after buying car designs from General Motors Co.'s Saab unit. Full story...
Dec
23rd

Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. (BAIC), China's fifth-largest automaker, will launch an aggressive campaign to develop its brand both at home and overseas, after buying car designs from General Motors Co.s' Saab unit. Full story...
Dec
22nd

INDIA: Maruti eyes MPV segment

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Maruti Suzuki India is finally planning to enter the multi-purpose vehicle segment so far dominated by Mahindra and Mahindra's Scorpio, Toyota's Innova and General Motors' Tavera. Full story...
Dec
22nd

RUSSIA: GM Uzbekistan car output up 4.2% year to date

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Output by GM Uzbekistan, a joint venture between General Motors and Uzbek automaker Uzavtoprom, rose 4.2% year on year to 184,572 units in January - November, Uzbekistan's state statistics committee said in a report obtained by Prime-Tass on Tuesday. Full story...
Dec
22nd

SWEDEN: Mystery billionaire behind renewed Spyker bid for Saab

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An unidentified Dutch billionaire is behind Dutch sportscar maker Spyker's last-ditch bid to buy Saab from General Motors, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet which cited several sources close to the talks. Full story...
Dec
21st

Spyker makes another play for Saab, and a test drive of the Audi E-tron, in News Brake for Monday, Dec. 21:

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In News Brake: General Motors gets another offer for Saab from Spyker, Peugeot blocks Audi for Sebring, and we drive the Audi E-tron . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Dec
21st

GM, Spyker in talks on Saab as Sweden waits with hope

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Sweden said a last-ditch bid by Spyker Cars for Saab offered a thread of hope the General Motors Co. brand would survive, as talks between the Dutch sports car maker and GM extended into the evening. Full story...
Dec
21st

US: Microsoft CFO to head GM finance

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New Zealander Chris Liddell on Monday was named General Motors vice chairman and chief financial officer. He was most recently CFO for Microsoft, a post he held since May, 2005. Full story...
Dec
21st

GM picks Microsoft’s Chris Liddell as finance chief

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General Motors Co. appointed Chris Liddell, Microsoft Corp.'s finance chief, as vice chairman and CFO, replacing Ray Young. Liddell, 51, has served as Microsoft's CFO since May 2005. Full story...
Dec
21st

US: GM begins repaying government loans

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General Motors has begun loan repayments to the US, Canadian and Ontario governments. Full story...
Dec
21st

NETHERLANDS/US: Spyker submits revised Saab offer

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Last-ditch negotiations to save Saab Automobile continued over the weekend after General Motors on Friday said talks with Spyker had ended and that the brand would be wound down. Spyker said on Sunday it had submitted a renewed offer with a deadline of 5pm EST (10pm GMT) today (21 December) "in the hopes of securing a future for Saab, its employees and the brand - despite the announcement that the winding down of Saab would begin". Full story...
Dec
21st

Chevy taps Publicis, retains Campbell-Ewald for ’10 campaigns

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General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Division tapped two agencies to handle creative advertising during the first half of 2010. Publicis won work for the Chevrolet Malibu, Equinox and Traverse nameplates, the division said in a statement. Full story...
Dec
21st

GM says it’s mulling new Saab inquiries; Spyker still in hunt

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General Motors Co. said it would evaluate several expressions of interest for Saab, including a new fast-track bid from Spyker Cars. Full story...
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