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General Motors Plans to Expand Its Green-Vehicle Offering
Oct 14, 2014General Motors plans to expand its green-vehicle offering by introducing two new electric vehicles to Chevrolet division. Automotive News reported GM global product chief Mark Reuss confirming plans for the electric vehicle during a ...
Tags: General Motors, Electric Vehicle
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Devereux Confirmed Holden Would Reduce Its Local Engineering Presence by The End of 2017
Dec 12, 2013Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux insists he was telling the truth at yesterday’s Productivity Commission hearing when he said no decision had been made on the company’s local manufacturing future. Devereux ...
Tags: Holden, General Motors
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General Motors Will Pull Chevrolet From Europe by The End of 2015
Dec 9, 2013General Motors will pull Chevrolet from Europe by the end of 2015 as the US-based automotive giant attempts to turn around its embattled European operations. GM confirmed its decision to axe Chevrolet as a mainstream brand in Western and ...
Tags: Chevrolet, General Motors
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Gm CEO Says GM Is Building Towards a Major Strategic Realignment of Its Marques in Europe
Nov 27, 2013General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says GM is building towards a major strategic realignment of its marques in Europe, with a focus on Chevrolet and Opel. Akerson told Automotive News the "confusing" overlap between Chevrolet and Opel in ...
Tags: Dan Akerson, European Brand Strategy, GM
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A Chevrolet Impala Sedan for Retail and Fleet Customers Will Be Built by General Motors
Oct 18, 2013General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. It is the only manufacturer-produced ...
Tags: Akerson, Bi-Fuel Chevrolet
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Automation Is on The Cusp of Real Transformation in Retail Distribution and Manufacturing
Oct 16, 2013"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
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GM Has a 16% Decline Compared to $1.5bn It Reported During Its Report
Jul 26, 2013General Motors (GM) has reported a net income of $1.2bn for the second quarter of 2013, a 16% decline compared to $1.5bn it reported during corresponding period previous year. For the second quarter of 2013 the company posted a revenue of ...
Tags: General Motors, Auto Parts
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GM and Honda Agreed to Develop Fuel Cell Technology by 2020
Jul 4, 2013General Motors and Honda have announced an agreement to co-develop fuel cell and hydrogen storage technologies, targeting commercially viable systems by 2020. The agreement will see GM and Honda work together, with additional ...
Tags: GM, Honda, Fuel Cell Technology
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GM and Honda Collaborated to Develop Fuel Cell System and Hydrogen Storage Technologies
Jul 4, 2013US carmaker General Motors (GM) and Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda Motor have collaborated to develop fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies through 2020. The collaboration forms part of the automakers' efforts to trim ...
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Chevrolet Malibu's New Styling and Engineering Changes Won't Be Applied to Holden Malibu
Jun 3, 2013The facelifted Chevrolet Malibu is more spacious, more fuel efficient and features a revised suspension set-up, but the styling and engineering changes won’t apply to the Holden Malibu set to launch locally next week. Distinguished ...
Tags: Chevrolet Malibu, Auto
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GM Will Invest $16bn in Us by 2016.
May 8, 2013General Motors (GM) is planning to invest about $16bn in its US factories and facilities by 2016. The latest investment comes after the automaker revealed plans in April 2013 to spend about $11bn for its joint ventures (JV) in China. GM ...
Tags: General Motors, vehicles
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General Motors Has Underscored Its Long-Term Commitment to Opel
Apr 12, 2013General Motors has underscored its long-term commitment to Opel with the announcement of a four billion euro ($4.95 billion) investment into the European division over the next four years. The massive financial injection forms the first ...
Tags: Auto, Transportation
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GM Will Invest About EUR4bn to Raise Market Share in European
Apr 12, 2013US carmaker General Motors will invest about EUR4bn in European subsidiary Opel through 2016 to assist in launching new models, restore profit and raise market share in the region. Majority of the investment will be aimed at developing ...
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General Motors Has Appointed Former Volkswagen Chief Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann
Feb 4, 2013General Motors has appointed former Volkswagen chief Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann to the role of CEO of its European operations, Opel. Neumann, 51, becomes chairman of the management board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013, as well as ...
Tags: Opel, Neumann, Head European Operations
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GM Will Invest $600m to Expand and Upgrade The Fairfax Assembly Plant in The US
Jan 31, 2013General Motors (GM) is planning to invest $600m to expand and upgrade the Fairfax assembly plant in the Kansas City of the US. The expansion, which is expected to be completed in two years, will increase the plant's footprint by over 15% ...
Tags: General Motors, Fairfax assembly plant, US