GM Introduces More Hybrid Models; Hybrid Cadillac Escalade and GMC/Chevy Pickups Join Mix
Mar 7, 2009
By Rex Roy There's a lot going on with hybrids these days. In January at the Detroit Auto show, Toyota announced their new third-generation Prius, and Honda re-introduced their hybrid, the 2010 Insight. But for a lot of drivers, these four-cylinder sedans just won't cut it. For people who need more room or power, GM is ... Continue reading
Why The Auto Channel's Press Pass Coverage of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is So Important?
Mar 1, 2009
This may be the last great international auto show GENEVA - February 28, 2009: One of most visible effects of the current economic depression on the automotive world is what has happened to the once fabulous new car expositions. Not only have important shows in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago been neutered by the abse ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2009
IIHS Top Crash Test Results - 72 winners of 2009 Top Safety Pick awards; almost every category from minicar to large pickup has a winner ARLINGTON, VA - Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 28, 2009
Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading
GM Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year 2008 Financial Results
Feb 26, 2009
Results reflect global economic crisis and industry-wide collapse in vehicle demand Fourth quarter adjusted net loss of $5.9 billion, reported net loss of $9.6 billion 2008 adjusted net loss of $16.8 billion, reported net loss of $30.9 billion Structural cost improvement in North America of $3.0 billion in 2008 DETROIT ... Continue reading
President Obama Backs Retooled U.S. Auto Industry
Feb 25, 2009
Obama backs retooled auto industry but won't protect manufacturers from own bad practices WASHINGTON DC February 24, 2009; The AP reported that President Barack Obama says his administration is committed to a retooled auto industry, but it won't protect auto makers from their own bad practices. Obama says the nation th ... Continue reading
Feb 19, 2009
DETROIT - February 19, 2009: GM and Chrysler have offered up their plans for viability to the U.S. Treasury ... now what? Join John McElroy and three of the foremost automotive journalists/analysts in America as they discuss what the future holds for these troubled automakers and whether GM and Chrysler can even surviv ... Continue reading
GM Talking With China's FAW On CV Partnership
Feb 5, 2009
GM talking with China's FAW on CV partnership http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009254/GM-talking-with-China-s-FAW-on- CV-pa rtnership.html Shanghai, February 5 (Gasgoo.com) General Motors's China division said in a statement on Thursday that it is studying the possibility of establishing a joint venture with Chinese au ... Continue reading
Exciting Finance Deals For Saudi Customers Across Entire Chevrolet and GMC Model Line Ups
Feb 5, 2009
Abdullatif Alissa Automotive Company, Aljomaih Automotive Company, Omar A. Balubaid Company and Universal Motors Agencies Co have announced a wide range of very special finance offers for customers across the entire Chevrolet and GMC vehicle line up in Saudi Arabia, following a new partnership with the National Commerc ... Continue reading
GM Reports 129,227 Deliveries in January 2009...Down 49 Percent vs Jan 08
Feb 3, 2009
New products and GMAC financing help stabilize retail share above 21 percent for the second consecutive month Cars and crossovers were 65 percent of GM retail vehicles sold "Presidents Day Sale" begins with 0 percent APR or bonus cash offers on select vehicles for qualified buyers DETROIT - February 3, 2009: Driven by ... Continue reading
Knickerbocker Ice Festival to Showcase Green Technologies and Strategies
Jan 19, 2009
Hydrogen-powered GM Chevy Equinox on display at Knickerbocker Ice Festival BEAR MOUNTAIN, N.Y., Jan. 19 -- The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) announced that the Knickerbocker Ice Festival (www.knickerbockericefestival.com, January 24-25, 2009), the kickoff event for the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial, will ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show: GM Plays Brand Favorites
Jan 13, 2009
Most of the marketing money and new vehicles are going to Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC, while weaker brands starve By Deroit Auto Show, January 13, 2009; David Welch writing for BusisnessWeek reported that when you ask a General Motors (GM) executive about the company's plans to wind down four of its eight vehic ... Continue reading
Jan 12, 2009
GM will establish the first lithium-ion battery pack manufacturing facility in the United States operated by a major automaker LG Chem has been selected to supply the lithium-ion battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt Advanced battery strategy strengthens GM's capabilities to develop hybrid and electric vehicles GM will ... Continue reading
GMAC Announces Interim Changes to Its Board
Jan 9, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- GMAC Financial Services confirmed today upcoming changes to its Board of Directors, in accordance with the U.S. Federal Reserve System Board of Governors' order granting the company's application to become a bank holding company and the company's participation in the U.S. Department of the Treasury' ... Continue reading
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