Dec 6, 2006
AUTO CENTRAL - December 6, 2006: Watch the complete, unedited video of the press conferences at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa opens Media Days by commemorating the 100th anniversary of the LA Auto Show. General Motors' Chairman Rick Wagoner delivers the keynot speech. General Motors' press ... Continue reading
Dec 5, 2006
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 7 million subscribers, along with General Motors announced today that GM plans to build over 1.8 million vehicles with factory-installed XM Satellite Radio in 2007. GM was the world's first automaker to offer sate ... Continue reading
November 2006 US Auto Sales Box Score
Dec 4, 2006
Dec 1, 2006; Reuters reported that U.S. auto sales in November fell from a year earlier, according to sales data released on Friday by auto manufacturers. The following are highlights from sales data released by the largest car makers in the U.S. market. Overall industry: * November seasonally adjusted annualized rate ... Continue reading
GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV
Nov 30, 2006
LOS ANGELES, California, November 30 -- - Saturn Vue Green Line Will use Modified 2-Mode Hybrid System, Lithium Ion Battery General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Great ... Continue reading
Nov 29, 2006
LA Auto Show November 29, 2006; Rick Wagner in a keynote speech(see below) at the 2006 6 LA Auto Show speaking in front of a record number of automotive journalists delivered the vision that he believes will lead GM back to profitability and World leadership...well designed desirable vehicles powered by sustainable pow ... Continue reading
GM Scraps Plan for Minivans, Shifts Focus to Crossovers
Nov 22, 2006
DETROIT November 22, 2006; John D. Stoll writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it is walking away from plans to develop a new family of minivans due to a shift in product strategy that has the auto maker focusing intently on the growing crossover segment. While the auto maker now sells ... Continue reading
Nov 14, 2006
PITTSFIELD, Mass.--Underscoring its position as an innovator of many of the most advanced materials technologies in the world, GE Plastics today announced another first: the invention and launch of Extem(1) thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) resins. This new family of highly engineered polymers meets growing OEM demand for ... Continue reading
GM's U.S. Divisions Deliver 301,317 Vehicles In October 2006
Nov 1, 2006
GM Retail Sales Up 36 Percent Compared With Last Year Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado and GMC Sierra Pickup Trucks On A Roll -- Retail Sales More Than Doubled For The Second Consecutive Year, GM Offers More Vehicle Models Achieving 30 MPG Highway Than Any Other Automaker DETROIT - General Motors dealers in the United St ... Continue reading
General Motors Leads Industry with More Vehicles that Achieve 30 Miles Per Gallon
Oct 18, 2006
23 Models Available for 2007 DETROIT â October 18, 2006: According to the recently released 2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fuel Economy Guide, General Motors leads the industry with more vehicles that achieve 30 mpg, on the highway, than any other manufacturer. This new data reiterates GMâs goal o ... Continue reading
Kerkorian Pissed At GM's NO-GO Renault/Nissan Decision - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Oct 9, 2006
NEW YORK - October 9, 2006: Billionaire finance-guy Kirk Kerkorian is so angry with the General Motors' decision to break off talks with Renault/Nissan that he just may "take his ball and go home." Click below for the Bloomberg TV video story. ... Continue reading
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