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By Jim Motavalli Nov 4, 2009 The stunning news that General Motors ' new board had voted to retain its Germany-based Opel operations didn't make it into an October 2009 sales call the company held for the media and analysts this week.

IN less than two months, a new year will arrive, along with a new decade. Each year in the current decade has been spoken the long way, as in "two thousand nine," rather than the short way, as in "twenty oh nine" . In ads for the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, the year is pronounced "twenty ten" because the sound is "different, modern and progressive," ...

SAIC Motor unveiled a half-dozen "green" vehicles that will be on display at a major industry fair here, the Shanghai World Expo at the 2009 China International Industry Fair.

But GM, citing its reluctance to part with its European unit, said on Tuesday Nov.

In its bid to win a bailout from the American government, General Motors announced plans to slash the number of brands it brings to market.

The Buick LaCrosse is a completely new car, a global car really - featuring German architecture, a Chinese-designed interior and a North American-inspired body, the LaCrosse is to be sold around the world.

November 2, 2009 - Edmunds.com , the premier online resource for automotive information, has prepared the following materials to support journalists covering this week's announcements from the country's biggest automakers.

General Motors Co., trying to boost market share and vehicle sales after emerging from bankruptcy, has extended its money-back guarantee until Jan.

When General Motors announced it would be dropping the Pontiac and Saturn brands for 2010, many people wondered why Buick didn't get the axe instead.

General Motors expects to announce a market share gain for the third month in a row in October, GM executive director of corporate planning Mike DiGiovanni told reporters on Wednesday.

General Motors Co. says its money-back guarantee - key to its revival - is going so well it will extend the program into early 2010.

Model: 2010 Buick LaCrosse AWD CXL Engine: 3.6-liter V6 Horsepower/Torque: 280 hp @ 6,300 rpm/259 lb.-ft. @ 4,800 rpm Transmission: 6-speed automatic Wheelbase: 111.7 in.

Now, as he dreams about the future of the automobile, he zips around Beijing on a $367 electric bike, along with throngs of the city's residents.

General Motors has seen month-over-month market share increases since emerging from bankruptcy.

Last week, Ford Motor Co. went to a third shift at the Claycomo plant to crank out more of the strong-selling Ford Escape SUVs.

While General Motors' total U.S. sales have been hard hit this year, the redesigned Buick LaCrosse is seeing explosive growth in China since launching this summer -- demonstrating the importance of the 106-year-old Buick brand in GM's portfolio.

After an absence of 39 years in Naperville, Buick returns to the city. Michal Van Iten, dealer principal of Village Pontiac/GMC, announced that his dealership at the corner of Ogden and Aurora avenues in Naperville will be the new home for Buick.

Who among us didn't salivate a bit when General Motors came out of bankruptcy and focused on a new mission in terms of marketing and gaining consideration? For that matter, what shop didn't wish it could get in there, roll up its sleeves and execute a plan worthy of the challenge? Immediately out of Chapter 11, GM had a unique opportunity.

Few would disagree that the 2010 Hyundai Azera is conservatively styled and a bit anonymous, but it is what it is and most reviewers recognize that the Azera isn't going for style mavens with finicky tastes.

Shoppers are warming up to General Motors Co.'s offerings, three months after the automaker emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.