Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac Post 32 Percent Sales Increase in May
Jun 2, 2010
DETROIT, June 2 -- -- Fifth Consecutive Month of Double-Digit Combined Sales Gains for GM's Four Brands -- Calendar-Year-to-Date Sales for GM's Four Brands are up 31 Percent -- GM Crossovers Sales Are up 81 Percent Year-to-Date For the fifth straight month, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac together posted a double di ... Continue reading
Susan E. Docherty Named GM Vice President, International Operations Sales, Marketing and Aftersales
May 24, 2010
DETROIT and SHANGHAI, May 24 -- General Motors today announced that Susan E. Docherty has been appointed GM vice president, International Operational Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, effective June 1. Docherty, 47, will report to Tim Lee, president, GM International Operations (GMIO). "Growth in China and other emergin ... Continue reading
GM Reports First Quarter 2010 Results
May 17, 2010
GM achieves net income of $0.9 billion and EPS of $1.66 DETROIT, May 17 -- General Motors Company today announced its first quarter 2010 results, marked by revenue of $31.5 billion and operating income of $1.2 billion. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $0.9 billion, resulting in earnings per share on a ... Continue reading
General Motors Slo-Mo Video Footage - GREAT FUN VIDEO
May 14, 2010
AUTO CENTRAL - May 14, 2010: Beautiful and captivating video footage of various GM car scenes. It's like art! Don't forget to visit TheAutoChannel.com for the best and most comprehensive coverage of all automotive categories. Click PLAY to watch video. ... Continue reading
Buick Delivers First 2011 Regal in the United States
May 13, 2010
Detroit May 13, 2010; Not even on the dealer lot for 24 hours, the first 2011 Buick Regal was sold this past weekend in Elgin, Ill. by the Woody Buick GMC dealership outside Chicago. The owner of the Regal is a 44 year old executive at a manufacturing company in the Chicago area. âThe Regal is a superb car to driv ... Continue reading
GM Looks to Hawaii for Hydrogen Infrastructure Pilot
May 11, 2010
Collaboration with The Gas Company Plans Stations on Oahu for Fuel Cells DETROIT and HONOLULU, May 11 -- Abundant hydrogen is available on the island of Oahu to power a ramp up of fuel cell vehicles through a General Motors collaboration with The Gas Company (TGC), Hawaii's major gas energy provider, the two companies ... Continue reading
12 Chevrolet Models Offer Fuel-saving, Six-speed Automatic Transmissions for 2011 Model Year
May 7, 2010
DETROIT â With the introduction of the all-new Chevrolet Cruze, 12 Chevrolet models will be offered with fuel-saving, six-speed automatic transmissions. Chevrolet has quickly become a leader in six-speed automatics, which will be available on 75 percent of all Chevrolet cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers for 2011. ... Continue reading
Buick LaCrosse April Sales Ignite With Best Retail Sales Month
May 7, 2010
LaCrosse sales continue to soar to help drive Buick DETROIT, May 6 -- The all new 2010 Buick LaCrosse continues to be one of the driving forces behind Buick's seventh consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases by posting its best retail month since launch in April. The LaCrosse posted 4,722 retail sales for th ... Continue reading
GM Names Joel Ewanick Vice President, U.S. Marketing
May 6, 2010
DETROIT May 6, 2010; General Motors announced yesterday that Joel Ewanick has been appointed vice president, U.S. Marketing, effective May 24. Ewanick, 49, will report to Mark Reuss, president, GM North America. "Joel is highly regarded in industry and marketing circles and his track record speaks for itself,â sai ... Continue reading
Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac Sales Increase 20 Percent in April
May 3, 2010
DETROIT, May 3 -- -- Combined Retail Sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Increase 33 percent -- Seventh Consecutive Month of Combined Sales Gains for GM's Four Brands -- Calendar-Year-to-Date Sales for GM's Four Brands are up 31 Percent A combined retail sales increase of 33 percent for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC a ... Continue reading
GM to Invest $890 Million to Build Cleaner, More Fuel-Efficient Engines
Apr 27, 2010
DETROIT, April 27 -- -- Five plants receive work: Tonawanda, N.Y.; Defiance, Ohio; Bedford, Ind.; Bay City, Mich. and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada -- Investment creates or retains about 1,600 jobs -- New engines to save more fuel through direct injection technology and advanced combustion system design General Motor ... Continue reading
GM Pays Back Government Loans in Full, Announces Investment in Fairfax, Detroit Hamtramck
Apr 21, 2010
GM pays back its loans from U.S. Treasury and Export Development Canada Strong sales, confident outlook enable payback ahead of schedule $257 million investment for Malibu at Fairfax, Kansas, and Detroit Hamtramck EDITOR'S NOTE: Now, they just have to figure out how to make the GM shareholders whole. KANSAS CITY, KANSA ... Continue reading
GM Opens Seoul Advanced Design Studio
Apr 20, 2010
Based in trendy Gangnam area of Seoul - 2010 World Design Capital GM hosts âTrendSpotterâ event celebrating the opening SEOUL, Korea â April 20, 2010: With a renewed focus on designing, building and selling the worldâs best vehicles, General Motors today announced the opening of the Seoul Advanced D ... Continue reading
Apr 13, 2010
Alex Taylor III at CNN Money writes that a couple of items in recent news clearly point to a new direction for the global auto industry: One was the decision by Daimler and Renault-Nissan last week to cooperate in the development of small cars and small engines. The other was the news that General Motors sold more vehi ... Continue reading
GM and SAIC Debut World Expo 2010 Pavilion - The Road to 2030
Apr 13, 2010
SHANGHAI - April 13, 2010: General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. opened their joint pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai to the public for the first time Monday during an event attended by media and Expo 2010 officials. Reflecting the Expo 2010 theme of âBetter City, Better Life,â GM and SAIC ... Continue reading
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