Saturn Joins GM's Certified Used Vehicles Lineup
17 Feb 2010, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM's Certified Used Vehicles division announced yesterday it is adding all Saturn vehicles manufacturer in between 2005 and 2010 to its offer and will be made available at all 3,400 dealers nat...
GM Hybrids Increase Vehicle Line-up Pricing
16 Feb 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hybrid vehicles. A compromise that is becoming more and more present in our daily driving life, as the industry tries to reduce the impact of motoring on the environment. Some hate this kind of e...
Tata Motors Has a New CEO: Carl-Peter Forster
15 Feb 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tata Motors now has a new Group Chief Executive Officer, in the person of Carl-Peter Forster. In his new role, he will be responsible of the company’s global operations, including the flaghsip...
GM Uzbekistan to Build Chevrolet Small Car
15 Feb 2010, 10:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM has just announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Seoul, Korea that will enable the GM Uzbekistan joint venture, formed of the local division of the US-based manufacturer and UzA...
GM, NADA Declare Truce
15 Feb 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following almost a year of acid remarks and accusations, American manufacturer GM and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) declared a truce over the weekend, following a conciliatory m...
Spyker Shareholders Green Light Saab Revival
15 Feb 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With an overwhelming majority, Spyker's shareholders have approved the takeover plan for GM's Swedish unit Saab, with the goal set at making the new entity profitable within two years. Acc...
Saturn Owners Given $2,000 to "Stay in the Family"
15 Feb 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like General Motors is starting to learn some things from its past errors and is now trying to convince Saturn owners to stay in the family by offering them up to $2,000 in incentives for b...
GM May Reopen Some Closed Plants
14 Feb 2010, 13:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After last year when the then-bankrupt American manufacturer GM had to close it operations in Spring Hill, Tennessee or Janesville, Wisconsin, it would appear that now, thanks to what appears to...
SAIC-GM-Wuling to Enter Indian Market through Minivans
12 Feb 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / SAIC Motor, General Motors and Liuzhou Wuling, the three parts forming the SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint-business, are analyzing the Indian market, as SAIC will become a major shareholder of GM’...
Germany and Spain to Carefully Examine Opel Aid
10 Feb 2010, 07:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While both Germany and the United Kingdom last week expressed their intentions to provide financial support for GM's Opel, Nick Reilly's yesterday statement changed plans a little bit. The...
Spyker Raises an Extra $25 Million for Saab
9 Feb 2010, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today news came that the European Commission approved the Swedish state loan guarantees for Saab, the company which bought GM's last standing bad asset announced it has managed to...
Opel Unveils Plan for the Future
9 Feb 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel/Vauxhall CEO has just unveiled the so-called "Plan for the Future" that is expected to help the two automakers survive the crisis and even return to profit. To get straight into de...
EU: No State Funds to Save Opel Factories
9 Feb 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since General Motors has already confirmed its decision to close the Antwerp plant and rumors are claiming that other facilities might have the same fate, countries hosting Opel plants are willing t...
GM Will Not Move Employees from Detroit
8 Feb 2010, 16:19 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Back in November, GM announced its plans to move 1,500 employees from its Detroit headquarters. That was terrible news for the city, so it decided to make a deal with GM and offer important tax brea...
Pontiac Dealers Begin Receiving Repair Parts
8 Feb 2010, 16:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Toyota-related Pontiac Vibe recall is almost nearing its conclusion, after American manufacturer GM announced today it has begun shipping repair parts to dealers, with letters to be mailed to cu...
GM Announces 2011 Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel with B20 Biofuel
8 Feb 2010, 07:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors recently announced that its heavy-duty diesel pickups will feature B20 biodiesel capability, a mix of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent conventional diesel. The engine will be insta...
January Sales Rearranges Automakers Classifications
6 Feb 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With the first month of 2010 coming to a close, the automotive industry’s performances are being evaluated, at least for the American car market. In a month that brought plenty of bad news for...
UK and Germany Consider Potential State Aid for GM Europe
6 Feb 2010, 19:50 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following GM’s European branch request for 2.7 billion euros in state aid either as loans or loan guarantees, British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and German Economy Minister Rainer Brue...
Robots, the Movie Industry's Version
8 Feb 2010, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the last couple of months, two car manufacturers presented their latest projects in the field of robotics, a field in which they don't usually perform their day-to-day activities. We are ta...
GM to Boost Crossover Production with Manual Body Shops
5 Feb 2010, 11:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is experiencing an impressive sales boost in its domestic market, as crossover deliveries have grown so much that the former bankrupt automaker is not able to cope with local demand. ...