General Motors Co. said Tuesday the rollout of its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse is being delayed for a few weeks due to quality concerns.
A labor union representing thousands of retired autoworkers in Ohio and Mississippi says it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors Corp. to provide baseline health-care coverage for retirees.
An executive with General Motors said Friday the company sees U.S. auto sales growing by 2 million next year.
Any decision on the fate of General Motors Co.'s European unit Adam Opel GmbH is still probably weeks off, a German government spokesman said Friday.
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it plans to end production in March 2010 at a California joint venture where it has built vehicles with General Motors.
Behind GM's hesitation to sell its unprofitable car business in Europe lies a Cold War fear: American technology will fall into Russian hands.
General Motors' new board may still sell its money-losing European Opel unit to a group led by Canadian auto parts maker Magna, but it needs guarantees that Opel's technology won't be used in Russia to compete against GM's Chevrolet, according to a person briefed on the sale talks.
Whether it's a matter of ignorance or greed, people are still buying General Motors stock, even though the company and the government have warned that the shares will someday be worthless.
When he was a kid, Mike Rizzo wanted a job in the majors. As a player, not an executive.
General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said Wednesday that the company is scrapping plans to produce a Buick crossover sports utility vehicle, just weeks after announcing the product to a flurry of negative reviews.
Stillwater Mining Co. said company officials have failed to persuade General Motors Co. to reinstate a canceled metals supply contract.
General Motors Co. on Tuesday announced that it is boosting production by 60,000 vehicles in the third and fourth quarters as sales rise due to the Cash for Clunkers incentives and a recovery in the U.S. market. About 1,350 laid-off workers will be recalled, while 10,000 more will get a shot at overtime pay. The major U.S. and Canadian factories affected by the increases:
As of Tuesday morning, car buyers in the U.S. had signed deals to trade in 411,624 clunkers for new vehicles, getting rebates of up to $4,500 from the federal government. Most of the trades have been pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. The top 10 vehicles purchased by those making clunker trades:
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement to sell its unit Saab Automotive to Sweden's Koenigsegg Group AB, confirming an announcement in June, although government officials warn that more capital is needed before the deal can be closed.
Shoppers are snapping up cars and trucks so quickly that General Motors Co. is boosting production for the rest of the year to keep up with Cash for Clunkers demand.
General Motors Co. chief Fritz Henderson says a new $43 million plant in Michigan will assemble battery packs for the company's upcoming rechargeable electric car, as the automaker continues relying on suppliers for key elements of the batteries.
General Motors Co. said Tuesday it had submitted its executive compensation proposal to the Obama administration, complying with a requirement for companies bailed out by the federal government.
General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car could get 230 mpg in city driving, making it the first American vehicle to achieve triple-digit fuel economy if that figure is confirmed by federal regulators.
As hundreds of thousands of clunkers head to the scrap yard, General Motors has dropped out of a partnership that collects toxic parts from recycled automobiles to prevent mercury pollution.
SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors and eBay Inc. are expected to announce Monday that hundreds of the auto maker's California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the online marketplace, as part of a previously disclosed trial.
Put the brakes on the apologies. Think about your brands. And give us a reason to buy your cars.
The new General Motors Co. said Friday it was worried about regaining consumer confidence following its exit from Chapter 11, and that its sales won't improve in 2009 as U.S. economic troubles continue.
General Motors Co. has agreed under political pressure to hold talks with a Montana mining company recently dropped as a supplier, but the automaker made no promises that a new deal could be forged.
General Motors will introduce a Buick crossover sport utility vehicle powered by a plug-in rechargeable system in 2011, a top GM production executive said Thursday.
At its first meeting, the board overseeing the new General Motors Co. ordered management to bring some new vehicles to market faster, a sign that the new 13-member board will play a far larger role than the old one.
Obama's plan may be coming to light now. Your US tax dollars put to work in China--But it was borrowed from them in the first place! Are you outraged!?!?!
Catherine Bennett The Observer, Sunday 16 August 2009 Article history Eat GM: "Better than starving to death!" It is not the most persuasive slogan in the history of food advertising.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will end production at a California plant it has shared with General Motors for 25 years, prompting regret and criticism from labor and politicians facing more job losses in an industry and a state pummeled by recession.
General Motors Co. will begin removing its "Mark of Excellence" logo from vehicles as the company places greater emphasis on its individual brands.
This has to be one of the coolest costumes we've ever seen and it definitely tops our "want it" list for this year's Halloween.
Ford is profitable again. General Motors is exiting bankruptcy much faster than anyone expected. It would seem that Detroit is recovering and that GM will limp through the rest of the recession.
Stillwater Mining Co. officials said Tuesday that renewed talks with General Motors haven't led the automaker to reconsider its canceled supply contract with the mine.
General Motors Co. on Tuesday announced that it is boosting production by 60,000 vehicles in the third and fourth quarters as sales rise due to the Cash for Clunkers incentives and a recovery in the U.S. market.
General Motors Co. plans to increase hours at several factories due to rising sales from the government's Cash for Clunkers program. Union officials said today that GM will increase production at its Orion Township and Lordstown, Ohio, factories.
Milk, meat and egg prices could rocket by 20 per cent because of foreign farmers growing more GM crops, experts warned yesterday.
By Bernard Simon in Toronto Published: August 14 2009 19:02 | Last updated: August 14 2009 19:02 Detroit's two embattled carmakers, General Motors and Chrysler, have been a study in contrasts since their emergence from court-supervised restructurings in recent months.
After taking a PR licking for killing off its experimental electric car, the EV1, GM got alt fuel religion and ramped up work on the Volt, a battery powered sedan slated to arrive in dealer showrooms in May 2010.
General Motors said Tuesday that its Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, scheduled for release in 2011, would achieve a fuel rating of 230 miles a gallon in city driving.
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I keep hearing people mention how this program is awful, yet sales continue to rise, more fuel-efficient cars are replacing their guzzling predecesors, and it appears that GM/Ford/Chrysler will be hiring more workers and/or increasing production.
WASHINGTON — Seeking to put the nation back in the lead on an important technology, the Obama administration awarded more than $2 billion in grants on Wednesday for manufacturing advanced batteries and other components for electric cars.
GM, which emerged from bankruptcy protection on July 10, has been radically downsizing its operations over the past four years as it struggles to cope with bleeding balance sheets and a steady loss of market share to Asian rivals.
The government's "cash for clunkers" program gave automakers a desperately needed sales boost in July, though their relief could be short-lived if the Senate does not vote to extend the trade-in program after it ran out of money within days of starting.
Some conservative Republicans are mocking the "Cash For Clunkers" program, suggesting that it is a waste of taxpayer dollars. One Congress representative said there should be a "Cash For Cluckers" program encouraging people to eat more chicken.
The Current Obama Administration has spend more than any other administration in the history of our nation. Most of this money has been spent on bailouts, such as banks and the auto industry.
The truly rich would be largely unaffected by Obamacare. They'd pay a lot more in taxes, but they never really needed private insurance anyway, and they'd still get the care they want — whether here or abroad — by paying for it out of their own pockets.