Mar 2nd, 2010 · General Motors says an uptick in sales for the month of February was due to sales of new models as well as demand from fleet buyers. The U.S. automaker's February sales rose to 141,951, an increase of 11.5 percent compared with the same month last year.
Feb 26th, 2010 · General Motors hopes to turn thousands of its workers into off-hours advocates for the company's products. GM is letting employees at its Renaissance headquarters in Michigan check out new cars, trucks and SUVs, and drive them for a weekend. GM workers can also volunteer for special advocacy training.
Feb 24th, 2010 · On the same day that so much attention is focused on Toyota's top officials on Capitol Hill defending their company's reputation, General Motors announced that it cannot complete the sale of Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd.
Jan 28th, 2010 · General Motors is offering interest-free loans and other incentives to Toyota owners who may want to get rid of their cars due to fears about faulty gas pedals. Toyota announced Tuesday that it was suspending sales and halting production of eight models due to problems with faulty gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration.
Jan 11th, 2010 · The American and European markets used to set the major trends for the automobile industry. But with China expected to become the largest car market in the world, General Motors and other automakers now have a different audience to cater to when they create new vehicles.
Dec 18th, 2009 · General Motors announced Friday it will shut down Saab. The moves comes after yet another failed attempt to sell the struggling brand, as part of GM's overall restructuring process. GM said it will still honor Saab warranties.
Dec 2nd, 2009 · General Motors needs a new CEO. Fritz Henderson is out just eight months after taking over from Rick Wagoner. GM's chairman will fill in while a new CEO is picked. GM's board decided Henderson wasn't moving fast enough to change things at the beleaguered automaker. Wagoner was forced out as part of the U.S. government-funded restructuring of GM.
Oct 29th, 2009 · Earlier this year, Robert Lutz, General Motors vice chairman of marketing and communications, challenged anyone to beat the Cadillac CTS-V on the racetrack using a comparable vehicle. Now Lutz, driving the CTS-V, raced against nine other drivers in a time-trial competition — and won. Lutz says the experiment was devised to show that the new CTS-V could do more than be the fastest car in a straight line.