Electric fault spurs big GM recall
Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:02pm EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators.
A short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor or cause smoke, [...]
Friday, August 29, 2008
Scott Burgess: Commentary
Lineup strong without ‘game changer’
JOLIET, Ill. — As General Motors Corp. showed off its 2009 lineup Thursday, I found myself wondering, "What’s the next Malibu?"
So I posed that question to a table full of GM employees during lunch at the automaker’s annual event to roll out coming models for the [...]
Friday, August 29, 2008
GM ‘09 line fuel efficient
Lutz: New models will lead firm back to profitability
Robert Snell / The Detroit News
JOLIET, Ill. – General Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said GM isn’t dead or dying, but poised to build on the success of its most fuel-efficient vehicles with upcoming models that will make fuel [...]
Union at GM Daewoo rejects pact
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Gary Anglebrandt
Automotive News | August 28, 2008 - 10:09 am EST
SEOUL — The union at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. today voted against a tentative agreement, made this week, that ended two months of partial strikes related to contract negotiations.
A spokesperson at General Motors’ South Korean subsidiary did [...]
Automotive News | August 29, 2008 - 6:00 am EST
(Reuters) — Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp may end up being liquidated, with some U.S. plants being taken over by its former parent General Motors, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the bankruptcy process.
Even if that doesn’t happen, GM’s financial [...]
