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January 14, 2010 Chevrolet chief: Division to have bigger role in GM Jim Campbell is gearing up for what is shaping up to be a momentous year at General Motors Co. That’s because the general manager of the Detroit carmaker’s Chevrolet division is overseeing a brand that makes up 61 percent of GM’s sales and [...]

Bob Lutz: Chevy Looking At "Four-Door Corvette" For U.S.     "[T]he thrill of high performance driving is unmatched by anything that doesn’t have rear-wheel drive, bags of torque and a nice transmission." That’s why "Maximum" Bob Lutz thinks the Holden Commodore could bring the U.S. a "four-door Corvette." In addition to Reuss’s comments yesterday [...]

The El Camino Is Back… Again     PickupTrucks.com reports this morning that Mark Reuss, General Motors’ newly installed president of GM North America, says the Holden VE Ute may still come to the U.S. If it does, it could wear the famed Chevrolet El Camino badge. Reuss knows the Holden VE Ute intimately. He [...]

Lutz: GM Considers Exporting RHD Mullet-Mobile To Australia     The Aussie love may go both ways if GM’s "Maximum" Bob Lutz is to be believed. He claims while we’ll get a Four-Door Corvette our friends down under will get a right-hand-drive version of the Chevy Camaro. According to Lutz: "The Camaro at some point [...]

January 13, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100113/AUTO01/1130450 Ohio pitches for more auto jobs DAVID SHEPARDSON Detroit News Washington Bureau Detroit — Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland met Wednesday with General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. and Chrysler Group LLC Chairman Robert Kidder at the North American International Auto Show to tout the Buckeye state’s economic climate. [...]

January 14, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100114/OPINION03/1140421 Howes: UAW boss challenges Toyota plant closing DANIEL HOWES When I stopped Ron Gettelfinger on the auto show floor this week, I figured the union president might gush about Ford Motor Co.’s award sweep or the fact that General Motors Co. is showing signs of sustainable life. But no. The president [...]

January 14, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100114/BIZ/1140340 UAW to sell famed Black Lake retreat LOUIS AGUILAR The Detroit News The United Auto Workers is hoping to sell its $33 million lakeside retreat in northern Michigan, long a symbol of the union’s success but now a financial liability. The UAW cited the recession and shrinking membership as reasons it [...]