Associated Press

AP Source: Chairman to be GM’s pitchman in new ads
By TOM KRISHER and EMILY FREDRIX , 09.09.09, 08:26 PM EDT

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DETROIT –
General Motors Co. Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. will be the pitchman who starts the automaker’s new advertising campaign this weekend with television spots urging people to try GM’s new [...]

Beijing Automotive Joins Koenigsegg’s Bid to Buy GM’s Saab Unit

By Niklas Magnusson and Toby Alder

Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) — Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd., the fastest-growing car manufacturer in China, joined Koenigsegg Group’s offer to buy Saab Automobile from General Motors Co. to propel model development and sales growth.
Beijing Automotive will become a minority [...]

UAW meets demand

Union-made vehicle list revealed

 
By Ellen van Wageningen, The Windsor StarSeptember 10, 2009
 

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Thursday, September 10, 2009
GM to lay off about 1,000
White-collar jobs across the board targeted; most cuts expected to be completed by Oct. 1
Robert Snell / The Detroit News
General Motors Co. needs to lay off about 1,000 white-collar workers this month because only 1,900 accepted early retirement and buyout offers, the automaker said Wednesday.
The 1,000 involuntary [...]

U.S. should consider trust for GM, Chrysler stakes, panel says
Automakers’ repayment of bailout funds seen as unlikely
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GM prepared to sell Opel to Magna, Reuters says
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Staff & wire reports
Automotive News | September 10, 2009 – [...]