News By Topic: Saab

European Car Makers To Hold The Schmaltz

May 9, 2005

Carmakers think twice about adding latest gimmicks FRANKFURT, May 9, 2005; Michael Shields writing for Reuters reported that European carmakers are growing increasingly sceptical of packing their products with the latest high-tech gadgets to emerge from engineering labs. When, for instance, General Motors Europe execut ... Continue reading

GM Invests In Website Aimed at Women

May 6, 2005

DETROIT May 6, 2005; General Motors recently launched its “Women in the Driver’s Seat” website to educate, inform and empower women making major automotive buying and servicing decisions. “Women traditionally have not enjoyed the car buying and service experience,” said Cynthia Price, mana ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for May 2005

May 6, 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--May 6, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for May, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month" ... Continue reading

GM U.S. Sales Results April 2005

May 3, 2005

Cadillac Sales Up 19 Percent; Led by Best-Ever STS Sales and Record CTS Sales Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Cobalt and Buick LaCrosse Again Post Best Sales GM Combined Launch Car Deliveries Up 9.5 Percent Compared to Year-Ago Levels DETROIT - General Motors dealers sold 385,939 new cars and trucks in April. Overall, GM sales w ... Continue reading

GM U.S. Sales Analysis March 2005

Apr 22, 2005

Industry selling rate up slightly compared to year ago: The cumulative selling rate for the industry during March was 17.3million units (7.8 million cars and 9.5 million trucks). Performance was up slightly compared to last March’s selling rate of 17.2 million units (7.7 million cars and 9.5 million trucks). Indu ... Continue reading

GM Family Showcases Record Lineup of Brands and Products at Auto Shanghai 2005

Apr 20, 2005

Shanghai, China April 19, 2005; General Motors is joining its joint ventures in China to showcase an unprecedented number of vehicles and brands at Auto Shanghai 2005. This year’s leading auto show in China runs from April 21 to 28. “We are proud to be displaying our broad lineup of domestically built and i ... Continue reading

2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags

Apr 15, 2005

2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading

GM Pulls Ads From Los Angeles Times, Citing 'Factual Errors and Misrepresentations' in Articles

Apr 8, 2005

April 8, 9:06 am ET Snidesw Remarks; And now you know why most reviews are good and only a few in the media are brave enough to bite the hand that feeds them...maybe this cancellation will mean that GM has some budget for us? Let me know what you think also, msnide@theautochannel.com<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) -- General Moto ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High

Apr 4, 2005

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005

Apr 2, 2005

April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading

GM Reports 426,114 Deliveries in March

Apr 1, 2005

FOR RELEASE: 2005-04-01 CONTACTS GM Reports 426,114 Deliveries in March Retail Sales Up 34 Percent from February, U.S. Share Improves Full-Size Pickup Sales Lead Industry, Best March Sales Since 1978 New Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Cobalt and Buick LaCrosse All Post Best-Ever Monthly Sales DETROIT - General Motors dealers so ... Continue reading

Cadillac Club Member Spenchian To Lead Saab Cars USA

Apr 1, 2005

DETROIT, March 31, 2005; Jay Spenchian will become general manager of Saab Cars USA, effective April 1, Mark LaNeve, GM North America vice president of Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing, announced today. Spenchian has served as marketing director of Cadillac since 2004. He replaces Debra Kelly-Ennis, who has accepte ... Continue reading

Polk Reports 2004 Record Year For Convertibles, Sebring Still Tops

Mar 21, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 21 -- Convertible registrations in the U.S. reached record levels in 2004, with a 6.3 percent increase over last year and total registrations reaching 315,306, according to R. L. Polk & Co., surpassing the 2001 record of 309,741. The Chrysler Sebring repeated as the top-selling convertible in 2 ... Continue reading

IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles

Mar 15, 2005

CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn&#8217;t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading

Their Biz in the Crapper - GM Kicking Tires of New Ad Company

Mar 14, 2005

DETROIT, March 14, 2005; Reuters reported that General Motors has put its advertising buying business, estimated to be worth at least $2.8 billion, up for bid in order to cut costs and respond to the changing advertising landscape, a spokeswoman said on Monday. GM, one of the largest U.S. advertisers, sent a letter las ... Continue reading