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Sep
11th

GM Launches 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

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Yesterday, General Motors announced the launch of a new Satisfaction Guarantee program to eligible buyers of new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. This new incentive is part of the larger "May the Best Car Win" marketing campaign that aims to demonstrate that GM has total confidence in its product line-up when compared to the most competitive vehicles in each segment. Full story...
Sep
10th

US: Shanghai GM spends $607m with parent

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General Motors will sell Chinese joint venture partner Shanghai GM complete vehicles, vehicle kits, machinery and equipment worth US$607m. Full story...
Sep
10th

US: GM CFO leaving – report

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General Motors' chief financial officer Ray Young is to leave soon, according to media reports. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY AT LAST [updated 16:40BST]: Magna wins Opel

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General Motors today appeared to have bowed to strong German regional and federal political pressure as it ended months of speculation by announcing its board "supports" a bid from the Magna International consortium with Sberbank to buy a majority 55% stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY AT LAST [updated 15:40BST]: Magna wins Opel

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General Motors today appeared to have bowed to strong German regional and federal political pressure as it ended months of speculation by announcing its board "supports" a bid from the Magna International consortium with Sberbank to buy a majority 55% stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations. Full story...
Sep
10th

US [updated 13:55BST]: GM board recommends Magna for Opel – reports

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General Motors's board of directors bowed to German government pressure and recommended Magna International to buy Opel, a person "familiar with the decision" has said. The wording of an Opel Trust invitation to a press conference and breaking media reports all appear to confirm that. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY: GM seen keeping Opel

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General Motors is expected finally today to announce the fate of Opel and there is increasing speculation it will this afternoon say it is keeping the European unit. Full story...
Sep
10th

GM Board Recommendation to Sell Majority Stake in Opel/Vauxhall to Magna International/Sberbank

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General Motors today announced that its Board of Directors supports a bid from the consortium of Magna International Inc. and Sberbank to buy a majority stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations. Full story...
Sep
9th

OPEL LATEST: Crack appears in government Opel fund position

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Germany has yet to decide whether it could offer financial aid for Opel if the company remains with its US parent General Motors, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said on Wednesday. Full story...
Sep
9th

OPEL WAIT: Decision could be deferred again

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Day Two of General Motors' board meeting is dawning with no real signs of that Opel Decision and even the possibility it would be deferred again. Full story...
Sep
9th

SWEDEN: Newspaper names FAW as backer for Saab deal

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Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that First Auto Works is the Chinese carmaker set to help finance luxury sportscar maker Koenigsegg's planned purchase of Saab Automobile from General Motors. Full story...
Sep
8th

SWEDEN: Mystery Chinese backer for Koenigsegg’s Saab offer

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Luxury sportscar maker Koenigsegg Automotive has presented the Swedish government with a new plan for financing its purchase of Saab Automobile from General Motors, backed by an unnamed Chinese investor. Full story...
Sep
8th

GERMANY: GM board may decide on Opel today

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The latest speculation swirling around General Motors' possible sale is that the board does not favour the Magna consortium because that would mean handing over intellectual property to Russia - consortium partners Sberbank and GAZ. Full story...
Sep
8th

NASCAR: GM will not be expanding

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According to Brent Dewar, vice president of Chevrolet Global, General Motors is not planning to add new Sprint Cup partners for the upcoming 2010 season. Full story...
Sep
7th

OPEL WRAP: GM’s stance may have changed

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German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck told US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner at the weekend that Germany still wants the Magna International consortium to buy Opel but noted General Motors' economic situation might have changed since it originally said it would seek a buyer for the European unit. Full story...
Sep
4th

OPEL SAGA: Government wants board decision next week

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German economy minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on a Friday TV broadcast the government expected the General Motors board to make a "fundamental decision" on the future of Opel next week. Full story...
Sep
4th

US: GM cleared to buy Delphi assets

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US antitrust officials have approved General Motors' plans to acquire some assets from bankrupt Delphi. Full story...
Sep
3rd

OPEL LATEST: GM may seek aid from other European countries

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General Motors expects the governments of Spain, UK and Poland to provide about EUR1bn (US$1.4bn) in aid to help restructure Opel-Vauxhall operations, a person familiar with the matter has told Dow Jones. Full story...
Sep
3rd

GM Named Mike Robinson Vice President Of Environment, Energy And Safety Policy

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DETROIT - General Motors Company today announced that Michael J. Robinson will become vice president, environment, energy and safety policy. Robinson will replace Beth Lowery, who has elected to retire effective October 1. Full story...
Sep
2nd

CHINA: GM China sales up 50% for the year

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General Motors sales in China in the first eight months of 2009 rose 49.6% year on year to 1,111,401 units. Full story...
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