October 29, 2009 Strike in India to shutter GM Delta Plant next week Shortage of parts to idle more than 2,700 here; Ford plant also affected Melissa Domsic mdomsic@lsj.com A strike at a parts supplier in India has forced General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township plant to temporarily shut down next week. More than 2,700 [...]
October 28, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091028/AUTO01/910280438 GM delays Cruze launch ROBERT SNELL The Detroit News General Motors Co. has delayed the launch of its Chevrolet Cruze small car about three months until the third quarter of 2010 to ensure a flawless launch. The delay also will give GM time to produce all variations of Cruze models, the [...]
October 29, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091029/OPINION03/910290342 Could GM retain Opel-Vauxhall after all? NEIL WINTON General Motors’ deal to offload its European subsidiaries has been about a week away from completion for about six months now, and it is still not possible to give a definitive answer to the question: "Who will own Opel and Vauxhall this time [...]
GM to lose a week of crossover production due to parts shortage queryvar=”gm,to,lose,a,week,of,crossover,production,due,to,parts,shortage”; Jamie LaReau Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 4:58 pm EST DETROIT — General Motors Co. is shutting down its plant in Delta Township, Mich., for one week starting Monday, Nov. 2, because of a “critical parts shortage,” a GM [...]
GM expects to post first U.S. sales gain in 21 months queryvar=”gm,expects,to,post,first,us,sales,gain,in,21,months”; Chrissie Thompson Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 12:40 pm EST DETROIT — General Motors Co. has a “good chance” of posting a year-over-year U.S. sales increase for October for the first time since January 2008, its chief sales analyst said [...]
GM CEO says amount of government aid sufficient queryvar=”gm,ceo,says,amount,of,government,aid,sufficient”; Automotive News | October 28, 2009 – 2:00 pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) — General Motors Co. has no plans to request more government aid, CEO Fritz Henderson told the Washington Post on Wednesday. In Washington for meetings with congressional and Obama administration officials, Henderson said [...]
