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1,100 GM Dealerships Closing in U.S.
May 15, 2009General Motors on Friday told about 1,100 of its dealers, some 20 per cent of the total number, will be closed by late next year. Dealers across the nation are awaiting word from the company on whether they will be fired. The GM dealerships will be...
GM sees electric, other cars sharing parts
September 12, 2007General Motors Corp. hopes to launch a family of electric vehicles sharing mainstream GM parts, its vice chairman said in Germany Tuesday. The No. 1 U.S. automaker is developing a version of its "E-Flex" architecture for electric cars so...
GM aims to sell 100,000 Chevrolets in Germany
June 18, 2007Peter Sommer, Chevrolet Germany Managing Director, told Die Welt newspaper that General Motors Corp wants to reach sales level of Chevrolets in Germany of 100,000 cars within 7 years. Chevrolet's European sales in 2006 helped to push General Motors...
Toyota tops GM in 2006 global sales
June 12, 2007Toyota Motor Corp. became the world's biggest automaker by sales volume in 2006 outselling General Motors Corp GM by about 128,000 units, with 8,808,000 units, leading industry paper Automotive News said. The Automotive News Data Center includes sales...
GM wants to drive green, but easy on the rules
June 12, 2007General Motors Corp. chairman Richard Wagoner said at the company’s annual meeting this week that GM is serious about speeding up development of the new technology required to power the electrified Chevrolet Volt., he announced the shareholders...
- February 20, 2007
General Motors Corp is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, the struggling US arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, or to strike a strategic alliance with the rival vehicle maker, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. There was deep scepticism...
GM recalls 98,000 Chevy Cobalt cars
January 25, 2007DETROIT, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling more than 98,000 Chevrolet Cobalt cars in the United States and Canada to improve head-impact protection. The recall of 98,707 2005-2006 Cobalt sedans, known as the Pontiac...