WashingtonWatch.com Update: The Latest Auto Bailout Plan
Dec 8, 2008
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This is the WashingtonWatch.com federal legislative update for the week of November 24, 2008. On the WashingtonWatch.com Blog President-Elect Barack Obama began to sketch his plan for economic recovery over the weekend. The details - and what's missing - are discussed in a ... Continue reading
Poll Finds 58 Percent of Union Members in the United States Oppose Big Three Bailout
Dec 8, 2008
Poll Also Finds 62 Percent of All Americans Against Bailout WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- As Congress mulls whether or not to spend anywhere from $15 to $34 billion in taxpayer money to bailout Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, a new ATI-News/Zogby poll shows a clear majority of Americans, including union employees, oppose su ... Continue reading
GM says it "disappointed" and "betrayed" consumers
Dec 8, 2008
DETROIT December 8, 2008; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp on Monday unveiled an unusually frank advertisement acknowledging it had "disappointed" and sometimes even "betrayed" American consumers as it lobbies to clinch the federal aid it needs to stay afloat into next month. The pri ... Continue reading
Cobalt Wins Achievement in Customer Satisfaction (ACE) Award for the Fourth Year in a Row
Dec 4, 2008
Cobalt wins the CustomerSat Achievement in Customer Excellence (ACE) Award in Three Categories in 2008 SEATTLE, Dec. 4 -- The Cobalt Group, Inc., the leading provider of marketing services to the retail automotive industry, today announced that it was the recipient of the 2008 annual customer satisfaction award, titled ... Continue reading
Chevrolet is the Strategic Partner of the first Global Mobile Short Film Festival
Dec 3, 2008
Twice Academy Award winning actor and director Kevin Spacey will headline at the GSM Mobile World Congress (February 16-20, 2009) in Barcelona, as host of the MOFILM Mobile Short Film Festival and mobile entertainment keynote speaker, the GSMA and MOFILM jointly announced today. ... Continue reading
General Motors Launches Extensive New 2009 Model Year Line-up In The Middle East
Dec 3, 2008
New models from Chevrolet, Cadillac, HUMMER and GMC will spearhead General Motors' latest product offensive, marking the arrival of the new 2009 model year line-up and seeing the company's brands expand into a number of important new market sectors. ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Camaro, Cruze And Malibu Star On Bin Hamoodah Automotive's Abu Dhabi Show Stand
Dec 3, 2008
Three show-stopping Middle East Premieres and two regional Show debuts will form the highlights of the Chevrolet and GMC line-ups on the Bin Hamoodah Automotive stand at the 2008 Abu Dhabi International Motor Show (Stand 10E, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, 17-21, December). ... Continue reading
Why It's Essential for Congress to Provide Financial Stimulus to the U.S. Auto Industry
Nov 26, 2008
The Fate of the Industrialized World Hangs In the Balance This Is Not Merely Issue of Protecting a Segment of the Work Force; itâs an Issue of Societal Progress By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Innovation has almost always been the stimulus to advance human civilization. Sometimes the innovations ... Continue reading
Abu Dhabi Hosts 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Regional Premiere
Nov 25, 2008
The hottest new sports car on the scene, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is set to steal the spotlight on its regional premiere at the upcoming 2008 Abu Dhabi International Motor Show in mid December. ... Continue reading
Denying Big Three a Bailout Can Be a Historic Opportunity to Get America off Oil and Save Detroit
Nov 18, 2008
By Edwin Black The impulse to accede to political pressure and jobs blackmail from the Big Three for a $25 billion bailout offers America a historic turning-point opportunity. This is the countryâs chance to both reform the auto industry and ignite a massive shift off of oil in one master stroke. How? The $25 bill ... Continue reading
GM opens USD300 Million Assembly Plant in Russia
Nov 7, 2008
General Motors (GM) opened today a $300 million, flexible assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, in presence of President Dmitry Medvedev. The plant will add 70,000 units of capacity to more than 100,000 already available to GM at joint venture and partner facilities in the country. It will build the Opel Antara and ... Continue reading
2008 SEMA: Camaro Steals the Show With Four Distinctive Concepts - VIDEO FEATURE
Nov 5, 2008
Camaro LS7 Concept â the spirit of COPO lives with a GM Performance Parts LS7 crate engine that delivers more than 500 hp Camaro Dale Earnhardt Jr. Concept â customized to Dale Jr.âs style Camaro Black Concept â a sinister-looking exercise in bold design Camaro GS Racecar Concept â an homage to ... Continue reading
Nov 5, 2008
Top 10 SEMA Trends Featured on Auto Enthusiast Web site CarDomain LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5 -- This year's Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association convention attracted an eclectic mix of green technology and smaller vehicles, but eye-catching muscle cars still reminded visitors that the show has not strayed from its trad ... Continue reading
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