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 var EmailSponsor=1; var adStringx92 = “”; 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 [...]
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 [...]
UAW meets demand Union-made vehicle list revealed By Ellen van Wageningen, The Windsor StarSeptember 10, 2009 showTab(“text/html”); function resizeImage() { var imgBox = document.getElementById(‘imageBox’); var photo = document.getElementById(‘storyphoto’); if (imgBox != null && photo != null) { if(photo.width >= 460) { imgBox.className = ‘imagesize460′; } else { if(photo.width >= 300) { [...]
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 [...]
U.S. should consider trust for GM, Chrysler stakes, panel says Automakers’ repayment of bailout funds seen as unlikely queryvar=”us,should,consider,trust,for,gm,chrysler,stakes,panel,says”; Automotive News | September 9, 2009 – 12:15 am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Obama administration should consider a trust for its stake in General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group. to ensure rigorous independent management [...]
GM prepared to sell Opel to Magna, Reuters says queryvar=”gm,prepared,to,sell,opel,to,magna,reuters,says”; Staff & wire reports Automotive News | September 10, 2009 – 12:01 am EST MUNICH — The board of General Motors has decided to sell Opel to Magna International Inc. but has attached strings to the sale, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. [...]
