NADA Convinced Dealers Helped GM Repay Debt
23 Apr 2010, 14:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the recent repayment of the loans granted to GM last year causes both satisfaction and debate, each of the parties related to the American carmaker express their opinion on the matter and try to ...
Spyker Wants Saab to Build a Compact Car
23 Apr 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Saab’s owner, Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars, wants the Swedish brand to build a new, small model as iconic as BMW’s Mini. In order to accomplish that, Spyker needs Saab to raise the...
BAIC to Begin Saab Production, Plans 300,000/Year
23 Apr 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chinese manufacturer BAIC is determined to make the $200 million it paid last year for the platforms it has bought last year from GM worth every penny, as it is gearing up to start production of veh...
GM Repaid the US with US' Own Money, Senator Says
23 Apr 2010, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The five-year-ahead-of-schedule repayment of the federal loans received by GM last year has stirred, aside from the official "we're very pleased" position adopted by government offici...
American Automotive Policy Council Pleased with GM Loan Repayment
22 Apr 2010, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After yesterday GM announced the payment of the full loan received last year from the US and Canada, several automotive industry players have expressed their satisfaction with the way in which GM ha...
GM's Earth Month Begins Today
22 Apr 2010, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Earth Day, an occasion to raise the awareness and show the appreciation for our planet’s environment. One of the automotive companies who make effort...
US Pleased with GM's Loan Repay
22 Apr 2010, 12:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, American manufacturer GM announced it will repay the US and Canadian governments the loans received last year as part of the bailout effort for the automotive industry. The...
GM Invests $257M in the Production of the Next Generation Malibu
22 Apr 2010, 06:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors plans to invest $257 million in production sites in Fairfax, Kansas and Hamtramck, Detroit to prepare for the next generation of the Chevrolet Malibu. The announcement has been ma...
GM Repays $5.8 Billion to US, Canada
21 Apr 2010, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As hinted since the beginning of this week, American manufacturer GM announced, through the voice of its CEO, Ed Whitacre, that it has repaid the remaining $5.8 billion to the U.S. Treasury and Expo...
GMC Extends Its Partnership with the NFL
21 Apr 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GMC announced that it will continue to offer support to the NFL, as is will sponsor the 75th NFL Draft, scheduled to take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on April 22, with the GMC Sierra...
GM to Repay US Loan in Full this Week
20 Apr 2010, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Who would have thought... ? According to sources close to GM's CEO, Ed Whitacre, the loans secured by the American manufacturer from the US and Canada last year to help it survive Chapter 11 pr...
GM and Unions Reach Agreement to Close Belgium Plant
20 Apr 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / GM’s Opel/Vauxhall unit has agreed a deal with unions to shut down the company’s plant from Antwerp, Belgium, according to the Automotive News. GM had announced since January that it wou...
GM Seoul Advanced Design Studio Open for Business
20 Apr 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Gm announced today the opening of the Seoul Advanced Design Studio in the capital of the Republic of Korea. The center will employ 30 designers which will take charge of exteri...
Saab Continues to Offer the OnStar Service in the U.S.
18 Apr 2010, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors' OnStar vehicle assistance service will continue to be available on Saab vehicles sold in the U.S., as the Swedish carmaker announced that it has signed an agreement with OnStar ...
Vauxhall Announces UK Debut for All-New Meriva MPV
16 Apr 2010, 11:48 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / On June 19, Vauxhall will start selling its new Meriva small MPV on the UK market. The first MPV of the segment to sport backward-opening rear doors (more popularly called suicide-doors), the Meriva...
Saab CEO Reveals GM Forced Them to Pay for BLS Development
16 Apr 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The fact that the Cadillac’s European special model, the BLS, didn’t enjoy much success on the old continent is well-known among the car enthusiasts out there reading this article. Less-...
SAIC Included in GM India Management Board
15 Apr 2010, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), the Chinese joint business partner of General Motors is expanding its collaboration with the U.S. company, as it has been offered a management role i...
GM Enhances Recall Process
15 Apr 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors will enhance its vehicle recall process, as the company will allow its customers to check for unrepaired safety, non-compliance and emission recalls through Carfax, the well-known veh...
Robonaut 2, the First Human-Like Robot to Fly into Space
15 Apr 2010, 07:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new historic moment is in the making these days in the US, as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is getting ready to launch into space the Robonaut 2. If successful, the robo...
The Seven Worst-Built Cars on U.S. Roads are American
14 Apr 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Forbes.com's list of worst-made cars on American roads today is dominated by local manufacturers. Four of the seven vehicles on the website’s list come from GM brands, the three remaining...