Saturn Dealers Want More Money
5 Oct 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The unexpected change of fate for GM's brand Saturn has left its dealers with very few options, several dealers began expressing their disapproval towards the terms imposed by GM when it comes ...
Old GM, Ready to Liquidate by Mid-2010
5 Oct 2009, 06:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The leftovers American manufacturer GM left behind, united under the Motors Liquidation name, will be ready for liquidation by mid-2010, according to Al Koch, the man in charge with the company. At ...
Renault Puts Another Nail in Saturn's Coffin
4 Oct 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week’s announcement that Penske had a swift and unexpected change of heart, body, mind and soul in taking over GM’s Saturn left many wondering if and with who Saturn will survive. M...
Opel Labor Talks Suspended
2 Oct 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Talks between General Motors, Canadian - Austrian partsmaker Magna and Opel workers came to no conclusion this week and they should resume anytime soon, officials involved in the matter revealed. Al...
GM Posts 36 Percent Sales Drop in September
2 Oct 2009, 07:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today released the financial results for September 2009, revealing a significant drop as compared to the previous month. The US-based manufacturer sold a total of 156,673 vehicles in ...
2010 Daewoo Winstorm Released
1 Oct 2009, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For those of you out there shopping for a somewhat cheap SUV, then this latest announcement coming from Korea is just the thing...GM Daewoo announced the release of the 2010 Daewoo Winstorm, for pri...
GM to Sign Opel Sale Next Week
1 Oct 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Negotiations on the future of Opel are going well and General Motors might sign the contract to sell 55 percent of the German brand to Magna and Sberbank next week. In case the US-based carmaker giv...
Penske Pulls Out of Saturn Deal, GM to Kill the Brand
1 Oct 2009, 07:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Penske Automotive Group, the "new owner" of Saturn as some media publications around the world named it, yesterday decided to pull out of negotiations. Unfortunately for those of you who h...
Fiat, GM, Honda Investigated for Price Fixing
30 Sep 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Turkey is one growing markets in Europe, with several carmakers selling cars in the region and planning to expand their business in the country. But it appears that several companies are involved in...
GM Idles Duramax for Four Months
30 Sep 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced it has decided to pause production of the Duramax diesel engine, making room for fears that inventory of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra will get dangerousl...
GM - eBay Online Sales Experiment Ended
30 Sep 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the US automaker and eBay Motors announced the extension of their partnership in the beginning of the month, the two companies will put an end to the online sales experiment as of today. Ac...
GM Sets Up Diversity Leadership Team
30 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced yet another management endeavor within its ranks, namely the set up of a so called Diversity Leadership Team. Their main task will be to create "an environmen...
Saturn Sale to Complete This Week
29 Sep 2009, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sale of Saturn to Penske may conclude as soon as tomorrow, according to a report published by a US paper. The announcement of the sale is expected to be made as soon as Thursday, as previously h...
China Approves GM-Delphi Deal
29 Sep 2009, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported late last week, the Chinese authorities were beginning to look into the GM-Delphi takeover, in an attempt to see whether the new company to be formed would have resorted to discrimina...
Toyota to Kill Entire NUMMI Workforce by Spring
28 Sep 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota announced in late August that it will shut down operations at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant in California. According to a report by the Nikkei business daily cited by ...
600 Spanish Opel Workers Temporarily Fired
28 Sep 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if they marched against Magna's projected job cuts, several Spanish workers are going to be laid off temporarily as a broader attempt of General Motors to align production with market dema...
GM Reinstates Truck Month. Sort of...
28 Sep 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No matter how convinced you are in the decisions you make, there are always some saying you could have done better. This is the case now with GM, which, after saying it will cancel the traditional G...
GM Second-Gen Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Detailed
25 Sep 2009, 07:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today revealed the first details of the second generation hydrogen fuel cell system which, according to the preliminary figures, is half the size, 220 pounds lighter and uses less tha...
Buick Avant Concept Revealed
24 Sep 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Lab, GM's website responsible for presenting the company's new innovations, revealed the Buick Avant concept, a small city car that comprises the premium features a buyer would look fo...
China Investigates GM's Delphi Bid
24 Sep 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese commerce ministry announced it will look into General Motor's bid to take over parts supplier Delphi, in an attempt to stale monopoly accusation made by local carmaker and parts sup...