In Wake of Obama Visit to GM Plant, Administration Told GM Could Cause Soaring Mercury… Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:00am EDT In Wake of Obama Visit to GM Plant, Administration Told GM Could Cause Soaring Mercury Emissions Starting Jan. 1, 2010 WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the wake of President Obama’s visit to a [...]

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GM says may increase production of four models Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:01pm EDT DETROIT, Sept 16 (Reuters) – General Motors GM.UL is examining ways to ramp up production of four newer models that are selling well above its expectations, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday. All four models are greatly revamped from previous versions [...]

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Obama says GM survival essential to U.S. economy Robert Snell / The Detroit News Warren, Ohio — President Barack Obama visited a General Motors Co. automobile assembly plant Tuesday hard hit by the industry downturn and hailed economic recovery efforts that will put more than 1,000 workers here back on the [...]

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Spring Hill L-850 Engine Plant To Build Two Millionth Engine Today The Spring Hill Powertrain Plant will build its Two Millionth L-850 Engine at about noon today (Wednesday September 16, 2009)! I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire Powertrain Team for this tremendous accomplishment. Building two million Union Made, American Engines [...]

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Thursday, September 17, 2009 Manny Lopez OnStar prices lock out users Detroit — With all due respect to the 63,000 GM car and truck owners who lock their keys in their vehicle every month, I ask this question: Seriously? More than 2,000 of you each day need an OnStar operator to remotely unlock your doors [...]

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Thursday, September 17, 2009 Tire tariff jolts Ford supplier Korean firm with factories in China weighs options to keep outfitting F-series trucks Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News Few things scream "American" louder than Ford Motor Co.’s F-series pickup, but some models of the best-selling vehicle in the United States sport tires made in [...]

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September 17, 2009 GM: Hummer to close if sale fails BY MARK PHELAN FREE PRESS AUTO CRITIC FRANKFURT, Germany — Despite several delays, General Motors still expects to sell its Hummer SUV brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., this year, GM CEO Fritz Henderson said while visiting Germany for meetings in conjunction [...]

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