OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics Email: 100 Million and Counting
18 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM proudly announced today their OnStar system sent the 100,000,000th Vehicle Diagnostics e-mail to its customers and to celebrate, decided to give us an idea of how much money we can save by using ...
Analysts: New GM Has Too Many Brands
18 Aug 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just after it emerged from bankruptcy, General Motors decided to leave behind important brands such as Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn, and is now preparing to get rid of the German unit Opel. GM w...
GM to Offer China Telecom 3G Services
18 Aug 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors will equip some of its new models with services offered by China Telecom that would allow drivers control their mobile phones and manage calls straight from their cars. The EVDO techn...
GM and Koenigsegg Sign Stock Purchase for Saab
18 Aug 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Unlike the other GM European unit, Opel, Saab's sale seems to go much smoother, as today GM announced a new step was taken for completing the sale of the Swedish manufacturer. Together with buy...
GM Working on $4,000 Car
17 Aug 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It sounds amazing, doesn't it? General Motors is planning a $4,000 ultra low-cost model that would be manufactured in Asia and especially addressed to local markets. It would be obviously suppo...
Vauxhall Unions Oppose Magna's Bid
17 Aug 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new day, a new chapter in Opel's months-long story. Unfortunately, for the Canadian - Austrian parts manufacturer, things are getting worse as the British labor union Unite is opposing Magna&...
Toyota to End NUMMI Production in March
17 Aug 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speculations on the fate of Toyota's share in the NUMMI joint venture continue, this time with a new report claiming the Japanese manufacturer will end production at the plant in March. Followi...
GM Plays Down Quick Decision on Opel
17 Aug 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel's selling negotiations continue these days and, as far as GM and Germany are concerned, they will continue for a long time from now on. Both the Opel owner and the German state denied rumo...
GM to Reestablish Up to 50 Dealerships
17 Aug 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Wants me, wants me not... This is the predicament some of the dealerships targeted for closure by American manufacturer GM find themselves in now, as it would appear the carmaker is now looking into...
Magna Says Opel Issues Solved
14 Aug 2009, 13:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, the Canadian - Austrian parts manufacturer who's still in the race for securing the Opel deal, says it has resolved all the issues General Motors spotted in the takeover pr...
GM Confirms New Magna Bid for Opel
14 Aug 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And here we go again... Just as we told you yesterday, Magna submitted a new takeover proposal for Opel that probably contains a couple of revisions to solve the issues Opel's officials told us...
Kijoon Yu Appointed GM Daewoo Vehicle Engineering
14 Aug 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors continues its restructuring plan at a larger scale and announces that Kijoon Yu will be appointed president of Daewoo Vehicle Engineering on September 1. Yu is currently working as se...
GM to Make Li-Ion Volt Batteries at Michigan Plant
13 Aug 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that Brownstown Township, Mich. plant will make lithium-ion batteries for Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles. The American manufacturer will inv...
GM Makes Progress in Opel Negotiations
13 Aug 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Negotiations continue between General Motors and Germany on one side and Magna and RHJ International on the other and the American manufacturer says they're making a significant progress. Howev...
EPA Unsure of Chevy Volt 230 MPG
13 Aug 2009, 09:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A few days ago, General Motors proudly announced that its flagship product, the extended-range hybrid Chevrolet Volt, achieves an amazing 230 mpg rating in city driving. The news wowed the entire wo...
Opel Owner Decided After German Elections?
13 Aug 2009, 07:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things remain uncertain for Opel, even if the battle for the majority package is now down to two bidders. With talks slowed down by a number of issues spotted in the takeover proposal, people are wo...
Volt, A Risk for Both Chevrolet and GM
12 Aug 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Volt, the flagship hybrid that General Motors hopes it will turn the company around, achieves, as we told you yesterday, a fuel consumption rating of 230 mpg. Quite impressive, we would sa...
In-House Green Technology for General Motors
12 Aug 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it fights to change the company's culture, as CEO Fritz Henderson revealed yesterday, General Motors also continues its mandatory restructuring process which is already showing the firs...
GM, 1 Million Cars Sold in China in 2009
12 Aug 2009, 13:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rivers of milk and honey for General Motors in China where things are going pretty well for the former bankrupt automaker... The American manufacturer has just sold the 1 millionth vehicle in China ...
GM Wants to Get Rid of Opel as Quickly as Possible
12 Aug 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if negotiations between the interested Opel bidders and General Motors seem to go on forever, the American manufacturer wants to get rid of the German brand as soon as possible. GM Chief Financ...