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GM chairman Whitacre has hands-on approach
In this July 10, 2009 file photo, General Motors Corp. Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr.
Wall Street jumps as retail sales rebound
President and CEO Fritz Henderson speaks during a news conference at company headquarters in Detroit, Monday, Nov.
Magna, GM and Opel: A bad idea, badly executed
By Thomas Watson Thomas Watson is a senior writer with Canadian Business . Prior to joining the magazine, he was a financial journalist and feature writer at the National Post , where he focused on the technology, auto and steel industries.
GM to release plan for European units in December
General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to capacity and jobs it would seek.
GM provides update on Volt vehicle and battery development
Chief Engineer Andrew Farah and battery engineering group manager Bill Wallace provided a run down on the work done so far.
Is That A Car Or A Millennium Falcon?
I'm sitting in a Toyota Prius, testing out the new HALOsonic External Sound Synthesis technology, which could both save lives and liven up the morning commute no end.
GM scraps plan to sell Opel to Magna
GM's 13-member board was meeting on Tuesday in Detroit. Photograph by: CLEMENS BILAN/AFP/Getty Images, CLEMENS BILAN/AFP/Getty Images Canadian millionaire Frank Stronacha s lifelong dream to own his own carmaker is on ice.
Engineers sweat Chevy Volt details
Royal Oak -- Even on their days off, the engineers creating the Chevrolet Volt are working.
It was only a few months ago that Detroit was on its deathbed. ford4_getty.jpg Photograph by : Getty Images Two of its largest employers, General Motors and Chrysler, were on the brink of collapse and pleading for a financial lifeline.
GM Turnaround Pivots on Sales After Henderson Slashes Costs in Bankruptcy
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Fritz Henderson , buoyed by $50 billion in U.S. bankruptcy aid, slashed debt and operating costs without returning to profit.
GM Foresees Fewer Vauxhall Job Cuts
General Motors raised union hopes that there could be fewer redundancies at Vauxhall now the U.S. parent company has decided not to sell the historic car marque.
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It's a family affair: Big Poppa's brings barbecue and Soul Food to Burton
Ever since they married, Taiwan Garner, a General Motors factory man, and Alondra Garner, a stay-at-home mom, had daydreamed about opening a restaurant where the food would be as warm and welcoming as Sunday dinner with family.
GM gets tax break to stay in Detroit headquarters
General Motors Co. is promising to keep its headquarters in Detroit in return for expanded state tax credits approved today.
Automakers prepare to restart the practice of leasing cars
Major automakers have again embraced leasing as the practice becomes more profitable.
Michigan News -- GM offers moves to soon-to-be idled UAW workers
General Motors has offered union workers at the automaker's soon-to-be idled Tennessee assembly plant 840 jobs at Lansing Delta Township, Mich., where GM is relocating production of the Chevrolet Traverse.
U.S.-spec Chevrolet Cruze to debut at LA Auto Show
The compact sedan has been available in Europe and across the Pacific for over a year, but will finally go on sale in the States in the third quarter of 2010.
Two Out of Three Camaros Have a V8
General Motors had hoped most Camaro customers would go for the V6 , but so far, most people are buying the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro with a V8 .
Buick vs. Lexus? The Regal Returns.
Big shots from General Motors like Bob Lutz have recently painted a portrait of the company's Buick brand as a Lexus alternative [see previous coverage HERE]. It appears, however, that the anti-Lexus brand strategy for Buick is not altogether harmonious.
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Report: GM may move 1,500 jobs from Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit
General Motors is going after state tax breaks to help keep 2,500 corporate workers in its Renaissance Center headquarters in downtown Detroit, according to the Detroit Free Press, but another 1,500 employees could be forced to move.
GM remains upbeat despite $1.2 billion loss
In a sign that General Motors Co.'s restructuring is off to a good start, the company said Monday that it would begin repaying U.S. government loans this year, ahead of what is required, and that it generated $3.3 billion in cash during the third quarter after emerging from bankruptcy.
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