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
Things You Can Do with a Cadillac CTS-V - GREAT VIDEO
Apr 15, 2010
SHANGHAI - April 15, 2010: Last May thousands of spectators gathered at Shanghai's Formula 1 Circuit to watch a team of professional stunt drivers perform daring maneuvers with Cadillac CTS-Vs in celebration of the car's introduction to China. Be sure to watch John Heinricy and the Cadillac CTS-V set the production sed ... 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
Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Show Car Debuts at the 2010 New York Auto Show
Mar 29, 2010
NEW YORK, March 29 -- -- V-Series performance combined with dramatic CTS Sport Wagon design -- 556-hp (415-kW) supercharged 6.2L V-8 -- Six-speed manual or six-speed automatic with steering wheel shift controls -- Magnetic Ride Control, Brembo brakes and Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires -- Limited availability beginning ... 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
2010 Geneva Motor Show: Cadillac Plans New Start In Europe
Feb 22, 2010
- CTS Coupe celebrates European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show - CTS-V Coupe to follow late in 2010 - New SRX and CTS Sport Wagon will be available this summer DETROIT, Feb. 22 -- A newly created organization, Cadillac Europe, will be established to manage import, distribution and marketing of a selected range of Ca ... Continue reading
2010 Cadillac CTS V6 Premium Review
Feb 22, 2010
CADILLAC CTS V6 PREMIUM 2010 By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Chief This weeks car review is something special â the Lansing-built, rear-wheel drive Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Our test car is the loaded Premium model with a starting price of about $51,000. It includes the larger, 3.6-liter, 304-hors ... Continue reading
GM to Invest $494 Million in U.S. Manufacturing for Next-Generation Ecotec Engines
Feb 19, 2010
DETROIT, Feb. 18 -- -- Three plants involved in project: Tonawanda, NY; Defiance, OH and Bay City, MI -- Project results in nearly 550 jobs -- Next generation Ecotec engines will continue to provide the right combination of fuel efficiency and performance to meet customer expectations General Motors will invest more th ... Continue reading
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