GM Sells Ally Shares
23 Mar 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The efforts made by American automotive giant GM to get to a point when it can continue operating with low or no debt are intensifying in the US, after the car maker announced today the beginning of...
OnStar Advisors Land Award for Customer Service
23 Mar 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The always gentle voice you hear time and again speaking with you from the OnStar command center got a face this week, after the telematics solutions provider was awarded the 2011 Stevie Awards for ...
GM Sends NY Plant Workers Home
22 Mar 2011, 08:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The effects of the quake and tsunami that took place in Japan a little over a week ago on the American automotive industry are beginning to show on continental USA, with the first major auto maker t...
GM Cuts Spending to Limit Japanese Crisis Fallout
21 Mar 2011, 18:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the days pass by, it seems there will be no quick recovery of the Japanese automotive industry in sight. Having hit first the Japanese auto makers, the shortage of parts resulted from the freeze ...
New Chevrolet Colorado Breaks Cover
21 Mar 2011, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Announced as a definite presence at the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show, GM's response to Ford's new Ranger was revealed this weekend by Chevrolet. Called, in its initial project sta...
Japan Crisis Shuts Down GM Shreveport Plant
17 Mar 2011, 19:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first event of what is expected to be a chain reaction following last week's disaster in Japan arrived on Thursday, after American manufacturer GM announced it is suspending production at i...
Europe Car Sales Rise for First Time in 11 Months
17 Mar 2011, 14:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The European car market has ‘enjoyed’ a bit of a rough spot the past year, as sales have not managed to pick up for 11 months straight now. But now the European Automotive Manufacturers&...
Karl-Friedrich Stracke Appointed CEO of Opel/Vauxhall
17 Mar 2011, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has just announced two key executive moves for its European operations, with Karl-Friedrich Stracke being appointed CEO of Opel/Vauxhall (effective April 1) and nominating Nick Reilly...
OnStar MyLink on Most GM Cars
17 Mar 2011, 05:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Undoubtedly, OnStar is one of the best telematics solutions providers currently on the market. With an offer ranging from 911 call assists to providing Facebook updates right into your car, every si...
GM Chips In for Quake-Stricken Japan
15 Mar 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the entire Japanese automotive industry already announcing some type of help or another for the relief efforts currently undergoing on the northeastern coast of Japan, it's now time for th...
Chevy Could Build Cheaper Volt
14 Mar 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After American quality watchdog Consumer Reports said about GM's new star model, the Volt, that it is basically a car that makes no sense, as far as its key attributes and price go, news of the...
Chevrolet Captiva Sport Lands in the US in Q4
12 Mar 2011, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Keen on making the most out of all segments of the market, American manufacturer GM announced today the introduction of a new model on the US market, the Captiva Sport. To be sold as a sportier vers...
GM Tells You How to Save on Gas
9 Mar 2011, 18:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The gas prices at the pump seem to have gotten a life of their own these days, growing like the proverbial Prince Charming by the minute, at times. Faced with unrest in the oil-rich countries and th...
Chevrolet Colorado Headed for America
8 Mar 2011, 12:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Trying to seize the opportunity which will arise from the exit of the Ford Ranger from the American automotive scene, GM announced this week plans to bring into the US the next-generation Chevrolet ...
OnStar Races Towards 7.9 Million Subscribers by 2017
8 Mar 2011, 08:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It took American telematics provider quite a long time to get to the hearts and minds of the American consumers, but once there, it would appear there is no stopping it. Representing, if you like, t...
Detroit Carmakers Eyeing West Coast Market Again
7 Mar 2011, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / American open-top cars and the American West Coast used to go hand in hand, as it was the spirit of the age in Hollywood car films as "Rebel Without a Cause" and "American Graffiti.&...
UAW Prefer Secure Jobs to Financial Bonuses
7 Mar 2011, 12:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / 2010 was a rebounding year for the whole American auto industry and all three major producers in the country, General Motors, Chrysler and Ford, have returned to profits. Workers will thus receive f...
Detroiters More Responsible with Cash Bonuses
7 Mar 2011, 10:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are back in the game and, as all three performed pretty well last year, they started offering financial bonuses to their employees. Ford will reward workers with ar...
Chevy Volt to Sell in Europe for EUR41,950
5 Mar 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As German manufacturer Opel is getting ready to launch the Ampera plug-in hybrid and enjoy the fruits of the brave new automotive world, mother company GM decided to bury all the hopes Opel had of m...
GE Takes EVs on Tour
4 Mar 2011, 06:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American giant company GE announced today that it too plans to chip in to the popularization of the electric vehicle, by setting up a seven US cities tour of pure electricity and zero emission motor...