Skip to content

Tag Archives: GM News

GM Fort Wayne Assembly Builds 5.5 Millionth Vehicle in 25th Year

Customer witnesses step-by-step assembly, then drives truck home FORT WAYNE, Ind. – After 5,499,999 trucks coming off the line at General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly Plant in a quarter century, the plant made a big deal of the next one – and Mike McPherson was on hand for every step of the process. McPherson, owner [...]

GM Announces Sale of its Stake in Delphi Automotive for USD3.8 Billion

DETROIT – General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) today announced the sale of its Class A Membership Interest in Delphi Automotive LLP (Delphi) back to Delphi for $3.8 billion. GM acquired the Class A Membership Interest in October 2009 in conjunction with the creation of Delphi. “We are systematically delivering on our commitment to strengthen and [...]

GM Strengthens European Operations

* Head of GM global engineering Karl-Friedrich Stracke named CEO of Opel/Vauxhall * President of GM Europe Nick Reilly nominated to chair Opel Supervisory Board DETROIT — General Motors today named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1, and announced plans to nominate him to be Chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel [...]

General Motors January Sales Rise 23 Percent

* Strong retail sales propel overall performance – up 36 percent * Car, Truck and Crossover segment retail sales each rise more than 34 percent * GM’s newest vehicles continue to gain customers – retail sales up 61 percent DETROIT – General Motors dealers in the United States reported 178,896 total sales in January, a [...]

GM Delivers 8.39 Million Vehicles Globally in 2010

* Deliveries up 12.2 percent from 2009 * China and the United States top 2 million sales each * Strong 2010 finish for Opel/Vauxhall Detroit/Russelsheim.  General Motors reported today that it delivered 8,389,769 vehicles globally in calendar year 2010, a 12.2 percent increase from 2009 deliveries of 7,477,178.1 GM achieved double-digit increases in five of [...]

Chevrolet Takes Center Stage in Korea

* Chevrolet replacing GM Daewoo to be GM’s primary brand in Korea * GM Korea Co. to be new company name by end of Q1 Seoul – In a move designed to enhance its presence in Korea and to bolster its domestic sales operations, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. (GM Daewoo) announced today that [...]

GM Announces Major Partnership with NBC Universal For Coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games

DETROIT – General Motors and NBC Universal have created a new media partnership related to NBC’s U.S. coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games that provides GM with exclusive domestic automotive advertising rights.

GM, Powermat to Put Added ‘Charge’ in Chevy Volt

Automaker Invests in Start-Up to Do Away With Charging Cords LAS VEGAS – General Motors and Powermat, a pioneer in wireless charging technology, announced a commercial agreement today that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. GM Ventures, the company’s [...]

General Motors 2010 Calendar Year Sales Up 21 Percent; December Sales Increase 16 Percent – Best Month of 2010

* GM’s four brands sell 118,435 more vehicles in 2010 than eight brands did in 2009 * GM December retail sales up 27 percent, best month in 2010 * Chevrolet sales improve 16 percent in 2010 * Buick sales rose 52 percent in 2010 – the highest improvement of any major brand * GMC increased [...]

General Motors India’s sales grow by 59% in 2010

New Delhi: Riding high on the success of the popular Chevrolet brand, General Motors India has registered an impressive growth of 59% in sales in 2010, compared to the previous year. It has sold 1,10,804 units in the calendar year 2010 against 69,579 units sold in 2009. In the month of December, the company has [...]