US House Approves Dealer Resurrection
17 Jul 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battered US dealership network, severely damaged by the bankruptcy process through which two of the biggest carmakers in the US had to go through, received today a piece of good news, as the US ...
GM Announces Executive Changes
16 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / As part of its reorganization plan, GM announced today three new leadership-appointments and retirements. Michael Millikin, 60, will be named vice president and general counsel starting July 20, whe...
Former GM CEO Wagoner Departs with $8.6 Million
15 Jul 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Before being removed from the position of CEO by the new White House GM restructuring plan (a move which we can't accept he didn't 'foresee') Rick Wagoner appointed Bob Lutz as V...
Shell Opens New NY Hydrogen Station
15 Jul 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Oil company Shell has opened today the second hydrogen filling station in the greater New York City area, providing yet another point where Chevrolet Equinox owners who are taking part in Project Dr...
GM Changes Advertising Strategy
14 Jul 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the new GM vice chairman in charge with marketing at GM, veteran Bob Lutz plans a drastic turn in both "tone and content" of GM's advertising, adding that if no change can be seen,...
Lutz: No Camaro Z28
14 Jul 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The newly re-appointed GM vice chairman Bob Lutz keeps on giving us a taste of what GM will or will not produce over the following years. After yesterday he said that the Pontiac G8 may live on as a...
Chrysler Financial Toughness Terms
13 Jul 2009, 14:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even with the two largest domestic manufacturers out of bankruptcy, the ordeal of the dealers of both GM and Chrysler is far from over. The latest blow comes from Chrysler Financial, who has asked d...
Volkswagen Goes After Toyota Through China...
13 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ...and plans to skip GM in the process. The third ranking automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has set its sights on the top spot, occupied, still, by Toyota. GM seems to be, in their plans, just a mi...
GM International Settles in Shanghai
13 Jul 2009, 09:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Recognizing the value the Chinese market has come to have for its business, the new General Motors decided to settle its global operations base in Shanghai, following the retreat of regional operati...
RHJ International Confirms Bid for Opel
13 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The plot thickens...Magna's talks with GM over Opel seem to really get out of hand, as the Austrian-Canadian manufacturer now gets pressured from all sides. After Chinese manufacturer BAIC subm...
eBay Has No Deal with GM
13 Jul 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After this weekend GM announced it has partnered with eBay in an attempt to boost new vehicle sales with the help of the online market, the e-commerce company revealed that, for the time being, a de...
NADA Having to Yield to GM's Future Plans
13 Jul 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After very dreary times for the US car manufacturers and especially for GM, which after seeing sales hit rock bottom also faced an unsettling bankruptcy process, financial redemption seems to be at ...
Lutz: Pontiac G8 May Live as Chevrolet
13 Jul 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the emergence from bankruptcy and the re-appointment of Bob Lutz as on of the GM vice presidents, fans of the killed brand Pontiac finally got some good news. Sort of... When asked by A...
GM Meets eBay
12 Jul 2009, 17:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After on Friday it emerged from bankruptcy wearing new clothes, the American manufacturer GM, now known as General Motors Company, is trying all its best to get back on track and hold on to status o...
Bob Lutz Appointed GM Vice Chairman
10 Jul 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you earlier today, Bob Lutz, who was initially awaiting retirement at the end of the year, will actually remain within the company as GM emerges from bankruptcy and continues US rest...
The New GM Is Born
10 Jul 2009, 14:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As announced earlier today, American manufacturer completed the sale of its assets over to the new company, thus exiting the bankruptcy process and ushering a new era in the American automotive indu...
Ford to End GM's 78-Year Supremacy, Become Top Selling US Automaker
10 Jul 2009, 14:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is losing ground in the United States and the Chapter 11 filing is probably the easiest way to prove you that. After Toyota managed to overtake GM and become the world's number 1...
GM's Lutz Changes Retirement Plans
10 Jul 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bob Lutz, the 77-year-old former General Motors product chief, might remain with the American manufacturer and help it get back to growth, Autonews reported today citing sources familiar with the ma...
GM to Exit Bankruptcy Today
10 Jul 2009, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What turned out to be a shorter-than-expected reorganization process will come to an end today for GM, as the American manufacturer is preparing to announce the exit from under Chapter 11 protection...
Opel Sales in Germany Up 45 Percent
9 Jul 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The European division of General Motors today unveiled its sales figures for the second quarter of 2009, revealing a market share of 9.2 percent with 471,823 delivered vehicles. GM sales were down 2...