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Oct
27th

Fisker to buy GM plant for $18 million; UAW will ‘partner’

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The old General Motors plant in Delaware that until July cranked out sports cars for Pontiac, Saturn and Opel will be sold and retooled to build plug-in hybrids with UAW workers. Full story...
Oct
27th

GERMANY: GM will not deny Opel political pressure – paper

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General Motors (GM) will not acknowledge that choosing Opel's buyers happened without political pressure, daily Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) said, citing GM sources. Full story...
Oct
27th

BRAZIL: Market has “a very good outlook” – GM CEO

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has said Brazil's car market has "a very good outlook" and the automaker will reinvest profits from the country's unit locally. Full story...
Oct
26th

GM’s Henderson has bullish outlook on Brazil

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson says Brazil's car market has "a very good outlook" and the automaker will reinvest profits from the country's unit locally. Henderson told the newspaper O Estado de S. Full story...
Oct
26th

Henderson has bullish outlook on Brazil

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General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson says Brazil's car market has "a very good outlook" and the automaker will reinvest profits from the country's unit locally. Henderson told the newspaper O Estado de S. Full story...
Oct
26th

BELGIUM: Opel competition ruling by 27 November

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The European Commission has given itself until 27 November to rule on whether Magna's purchase of General Motors' European arm Opel poses competition concerns, it said on Monday. Full story...
Oct
26th

US/GERMANY: GM delays Opel decision to next week

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General Motors' management board will discuss the sale of 55% of Opel and Vauxhall to a consortium led by Magna International at its next regular meeting on 3 November, GM's chief negotiator John Smith has said. Full story...
Oct
26th

GM plant in Delaware to reopen for hybrid maker

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans on Tuesday to visit a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., for an announcement, according to the White House. Full story...
Oct
26th

GM plant in Delaware to reopen for hybrid manufacturer, reports say

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans on Tuesday to visit a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., for an announcement, according to the White House. Full story...
Oct
25th

GM plant in Delaware to reopen for hybrid manufacturer, reports say

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans on Tuesday to visit a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Del., for an announcement, according to the White House. Full story...
Oct
25th

Canadian glass-plant closings spark protest from CAW

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The Canadian Auto Workers union has asked Canadian units of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group to boycott a U.S. auto glass company that plans to bring in its products from factories in the United States. Full story...
Oct
25th

Canadian glass-plant closings spark protest from CAW

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The Canadian Auto Workers union has asked Canadian units of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group to boycott a U.S. auto glass company that plans to bring in its products from factories in the United States. Full story...
Oct
25th

Canadian glass-plant closings spark CAW protest

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The Canadian Auto Workers union has asked Canadian units of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group to boycott a U.S. auto glass company that plans to bring in its products from factories in the United States. Full story...
Oct
23rd

Five Ford UAW plants back contract; vote continues

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Workers at five Ford Motor Co. U.S. plants represented by the UAW have backed a contract aimed at bringing the automaker's labor costs in line with rivals General Motors Co. and Chrysler. Full story...
Oct
23rd

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Long-running GM issue resolved

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At last, one long-running General Motors issue more or less got sorted today. No, that one, this one. As to Magna, well, there was another optimistic forecast this week but, with the Spanish still being bolshie and some sort of union ballot not due till Monday, we're not holding our breath. Full story...
Oct
23rd

US: GM CEO cash compensation cut

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General Motors chief executive Fritz Henderson is to have his pay quadrupled under new federal guidelines for recipients of US bailout funds to US$5.45m but the cash portion will be cut, a person familiar with the plan has said. Full story...
Oct
23rd

GM hits the brakes on Opel deal; no signing with Magna this week

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General Motors Co. put on hold a deal to sell a 55 percent stake in carmaker Opel to a Russian-backed consortium led by Canadian auto parts group Magna International Inc., GM's chief negotiator on the deal said on Friday. Full story...
Oct
23rd

GM hits the brakes on Opel deal; no signing with Magna this week

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General Motors Co. put on hold a deal to sell a 55 percent stake in carmaker Opel to a Russian-backed consortium led by Canadian auto parts group Magna International Inc., GM's chief negotiator on the deal said today. No sale can proceed until the U. Full story...
Oct
23rd

GM buys all new shares in South Korea unit

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General Motors Co. bought all of the new shares offered by its struggling South Korean unit for $413 million and the U.S. carmaker will consider further financial aid if necessary, GM Daewoo said today. Full story...
Oct
23rd

SOUTH KOREA: Buying rights ups GM’s Daewoo stake

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General Motors' stake in troubled South Korean unit GM Daewoo has risen to 70.1% from 51% while key creditor Korean Development Bank's (KDB) stake fell to 17% from 28% after the parent firm was the sole subscriber to a KRW491.2bn (US$412.7m) rights offer. Full story...
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