GM to Restart Russian Antara Production in 2010
24 Nov 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Russian market is apparently seeing signs of recovery so General Motors is planning to resume Opel Antara SUV production in early 2010. The company decided to suspend operations of the St Peters...
Magna to Build Frames for GM Pickups, SUVs
24 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Cosma International, one of the divisions belonging to Magna International, will produce frames for General Motors' next generation pickups and SUVs, the company announced in a statement. The f...
GM, Employees to Discuss Opel Job Cuts on Wednesday
24 Nov 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors will meet with Opel union representatives on Wednesday to discuss the proposed restructuring plan. The US-based manufacturer is believed to eliminate around 10,000 jobs in Europe, alm...
GM to Submit Opel Rescue Plan This Week?
24 Nov 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if company officials explained that a final restructuring plan for Opel won't be revealed before mid-December, it appears that the US-based manufacturer intends to submit its proposal to E...
German Minister Urges GM to Submit Opel Plan
23 Nov 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already started negotiations with employees, union and government officials but countries hosting Opel factories are still pressing GM to reveal its restructuring plan. Germany�...
Chevy Volt, Harvard-Westlake School Show-and-Tell
23 Nov 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM is taking about the same unconventional approach when it comes to promoting its Volt PHEV, as Ford does for its Fiesta model. The difference is that GM is not using social n...
New Opel CEO Promises to Act Fast
23 Nov 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nick Reilly, who's working as interim CEO of both Opel and Vauxhall, said in a statement that negotiations with employees, union and government officials are going well and promised to act fast...
426HP Camaro for 101-Year-Old
22 Nov 2009, 08:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Virgil Coffman is the name of the man who bought a bright yellow, 426 horsepower Camaro SS in September. Nothing unusual with that, but wait until you hear this: Coffman is eight months older than G...
Ghosn: Renault-Nissan-GM Would Have Saved Americans
20 Nov 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, said in a statement that a potential transcontinental alliance with General Motors would have saved the US-based manufacturer. The three companies were close to ...
GM Interviews People Who Return GM Vehicles
20 Nov 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Out of the some 222,000 customers GM says it has had for its vehicles since the introduction of the 60-day Money Back Guarantee on new vehicle purchases, only 200 have decided to return the vehicles...
Opel Restructuring Plan Coming in December
20 Nov 2009, 07:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors will present its restructuring plan for Opel in December, Nick Reilly, interim boss for GM Europe, said in a statement revealing that the reorganization will be similar to the one pro...
Senator McCain: Chrysler Won't Make It!
19 Nov 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, continues to talk about the US auto sector in a pessimistic manner and thinks that Chrysler, who received around $15 billion in state...
EU, GM to Talk on Opel Future in Brussels
19 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors representatives will meet with EU officials and European economic ministers next Monday in Brussels to talk on Opel's future. Basically, the European Commission is attempting to ...
US Won't Intervene in GM - EU Countries Talks
19 Nov 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors decided to keep Opel and try to reorganize the brand on its own but the decision only led to an avalanche of criticism from German officials who saw their efforts biting the dust afte...
US Task Force "Completely" Surprised by GM's Opel Decision
19 Nov 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors announced a few weeks ago that it will scrap plans to sell Opel to Magna International and will keep the brand, with the restructuring process to be done under its ownership. The anno...
GM, Chrysler Electric Cars Not A Must
19 Nov 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the government demands carmakers to concentrate more on fuel efficient models and develop as many electric cars as possible, Chrysler and General Motors are not forced to direct their effort...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The star of GM's Buick line, the LaCrosee, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top safety Pick after it achieved a “good” rating in the four-crash simulat...
2011 Chevrolet Cruze to Star at the LA Auto Show
18 Nov 2009, 11:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM confirmed today it will debut the US production version of the Cruze sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2. It will join the Volt electric vehicle, Camaro and Equ...
GM Confirms It Might Eliminate 10,000 European Jobs
18 Nov 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since General Motors announced its plans to keep Opel, people started wondering how many people will actually leave the German brand as part of the shake-up. Some voices close to the matter hin...
Major Incentive Program for GM's Remaining 2009 Inventory
17 Nov 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors is striving to sell the remaining 2009 inventory and, as part of its efforts, it will launch a major incentive program comprising all its four core brands. Specific details on the inc...