Tengzhong Submits Hummer Bid to Chinese Regulators
24 Jul 2009, 12:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tengzhong continues the struggle for Hummer with a new step made forward. The company recently submitted its application for buying GM's brand to Chinese regulators, AFP reported today citing s...
BAIC Lost Opel Due to Intellectual Property Issues
24 Jul 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BAIC lost the battle for Opel, as General Motors indirectly revealed a few days ago, but nobody knew exactly why. The fight for the German brand is now down to two companies, RHJ International and M...
More Executive Changes at GM
24 Jul 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Going through a long restructuring process, GM has announced today several major changes in its leadership, sales and marketing positions. The North American auto maker replaced Gary Cower from his ...
Holden Appoints New Chairman and Managing Director
24 Jul 2009, 07:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Australian manufacturer Holden, who's still living under General Motors' umbrella, yesterday announced that it appoints a new chairman and managing director after Mark Reuss, who held this...
Toyota to Give Up NUMMI Share Too
23 Jul 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors announced its decision to pull out of the NUMMI joint venture it had with Toyota, the Japanese manufacturer is now doing the same thing in an attempt to sell its very own stake ...
Magna, RHJ Still in Play for Opel, BAIC Out of the Deal
23 Jul 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After receiving three improved bids on Monday, General Motors has finally decided: it will continue negotiations with both Magna and RHJ International. The American manufacturer made the announcemen...
2010 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Special Edition
23 Jul 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For those of you who have watched the (so far) two "Transformers" movies and for some reason liked more Bumblebee than Optimus Prime, General Motors announced today the release of the 2010...
GM Q2 Sales Up 7 Percent Outside the US
22 Jul 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors, who recently emerged from bankruptcy, revealed its second quarter financial results, unveiling a 7 percent increase outside the United States compared to the same period of the previ...
Dongfeng Hits on Holden
22 Jul 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese companies are everywhere. No matter what we are talking about, there's a little Chinese in everything. How exactly they managed to do this, it's still a mystery but Chinese automak...
GM India: Bring an Opel, Get a Chevy
22 Jul 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Opel fights for survival in Europe, General Motors is pursuing a new buy-back scheme in India where it tries to phase out the remaining Opel Astras and Corsas. Basically, GM India is encouragi...
GM's Take on Delphi-PBCG Agreement
22 Jul 2009, 05:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer General Motors issued a statement yesterday regarding the agreement between automotive parts supplier Delphi and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The manufactur...
GM to Expand Production in Brazil
21 Jul 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / General Motors of Brazil is planning to invest $1.2 billion in its production facilities, making it the biggest investment since GM arrived in Brazil in 1925. Jaime Ardila, CEO, GM of Brazil, cle...
GM, Germany Still Undecided on Opel
21 Jul 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you probably know if you're following the so-long Opel saga, General Motors and the German government will meet today to discuss on the future of the automaker. However, no decision will be ...
GM Receives Three Offers for Opel
21 Jul 2009, 06:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, all of the three bidders who race to get their hands on German brand Opel were expected to submit their offers to both GM and the German government last night. They did and...
GM Aftersales Changes in the UK
20 Jul 2009, 15:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the executive changes announced last week, General Motors continues restructuring with yet another appointment, this time of Clifford Walpole who's now working as Trade Channel Manager fo...
Lutz Details GM-eBay Online Program
20 Jul 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Last week, we talked about GM's latest idea when it comes to boosting sales: a deal with eBay that would allow the newly-revived automaker to begin selling cars online for consumers living in C...
Buy a Truck, Get a Free AK-47
20 Jul 2009, 12:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The lengths some will go to for money... Unfortunately, there is no typo, nor a scam in the title you read above. A Missouri truck dealer has found a very unconventional, dangerous way to sell "...
GM-Berlin Standoff
20 Jul 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As was to be expected, the minor disagreements over the future of Opel between GM and Germany tend to become a problem, as both sides favor different bidders. Whereas GM has a soft spot for Belgian ...
GM Will Scrap G8 Plans
17 Jul 2009, 12:38 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Not so long ago we told you about GM's plans to sell the Pontiac G8 as a Chevrolet Caprice. The statement belonged to the newly re-appointed GM Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz. Now the same executive w...
RHJ Offers 275 Million Euros for Opel
17 Jul 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Making a final push for the acquisition of the German manufacturer Opel, Belgian financial investor RHJ offered 275 million euros for a 50.1 percent stake. Called "Project Beam", RHJ'...