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
GM to Expand Brake Override Software Globally by 2012
Apr 5, 2010
DETROIT, April 5 -- General Motors will expand use of "enhanced smart pedal" technology globally to all passenger cars with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control, providing an additional safeguard to enhance customer confidence. Also known as brake override, the change involves modifying existing elec ... Continue reading
Buick-GMC Sales Increase 54 Percent in March, Leading a 43-Percent Gain for GM Brands
Apr 1, 2010
DETROIT, April 1 -- -- Combined Sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Increase 43 percent -- Sixth Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Sales Gains for GM's Four Brands -- GM Estimates the Brands Will Increase Combined Total and Retail Market Share Buick and GMC dealers in the U.S. reported sales for those brands ... Continue reading
GM Reimagines Head-Up Display Technology - VIDEO ENHANCED
Mar 18, 2010
GM's next-generation head-up technology will make driving safer. Research conducted in conjunction with leading universities. WARREN, MI - March 18, 2010: Imagine a fog-shrouded morning when you cannot see the end of your driveway let alone the road youâre about to drive. Wouldnât it be great if the sides of ... Continue reading
Toyota and GM Lose Ground With Consumers in February
Mar 6, 2010
Hyundai, Kia and Ford Accelerate on Cars.com as Longtime Market Leaders See Declining Interest CHICAGO, March 5 -- Amidst concerns over the Toyota recall, interest in several of the brand's popular models declined sharply in February on Cars.com. According to the most recent Cars.com Consumer Search Index, which tracks ... Continue reading
GM Announces New North American Leadership Team
Mar 2, 2010
DETROIT â General Motors today announced a restructured North American organization with a number of key leadership changes. Intense Focus on the Customer GM North America is focused on strengthening consideration for the companyâs brands and products, shifting from a combined sales and marketing organization ... Continue reading
February 2010 GM Sales: Combined Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Sales Up 32 Percent
Mar 2, 2010
Combined Retail Sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Increase 7 percent Fifth Consecutive Month of Year-over-Year Retail Sales Gains for GMâs Four Brands Combined Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain, Cadillac SRX Retail Sales Up 198 Percent DETROIT â Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the U.S. repor ... Continue reading
GM Vehicle Plant Tour and New Model Drives For Employees
Mar 1, 2010
DETROIT March 1, 2010; General Motors announced today a program called the GM Vehicle Plant Tour that encourages employees across North America to help drive awareness and sales in their communities for GMâs latest vehicles. The GM Vehicle Plant Tour, launched this week, will give employees at 40 North American ma ... Continue reading
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