General Motors Corp. plans to announce details of its revised viability plan early this morning. The troubled Detroit automaker is expected to formally launch a debt-to-equity exchange with unsecured bondholders early this week, presumably today, as part of its efforts to ...Read More
Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren says he would be interested in working for the Cleveland Browns. Holmgren said on his weekly radio show on Seattle's KJR that he has not yet spoken to Browns owner Randy Lerner, ...Read More
The Obama administration signaled it is sticking with its promise to stay at arm's length from the carmakers in which the government owns stakes.
President Obama, on his Asian trip Wednesday, told Fox News, "We have specifically said that we are ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors should focus on making money and repaying U.S. Treasury loans before turning to public markets to sell the taxpayer's stake in the automaker, a senior government official said.Ron Bloom, head of the Obama administration's autos ...Read More
WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals have hired former major league manager Davey Johnson as a senior adviser. The Nationals made the announcement Wednesday. The 66-year-old Johnson will work with general manager Mike Rizzo. Washington led the majors with 103 losses. Johnson is ...Read More
While the Orlando Magic traded for a replacement when point guard Jameer Nelson went down last season, general manager Otis Smith said Wednesday he's not inclined to do so this time. Nelson underwent surgery Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's preference for robust electric car production will not influence its oversight of taxpayer equity in General Motors GM.UL and Chrysler, an administration official said. Ron Bloom, the head of the government task force that facilitated ...Read More
According to The Detroit News, General Motors has gone on record as suggesting that without state tax credits designed to keep 2,500 employees ensconced at its Detroit Renaissance Center headquarters, the automaker could pull out of Motown's skyline and into ...Read More
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DETROIT -- The 2010 Ford Fusion was named Motor Trend magazine's car of the year Tuesday, beating out the Toyota Prius, BMW 7-Series, Chevrolet Camaro and others in the closely watched competition.
It was yet ...Read More
DETROIT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - General Motors Co [GM.UL] saidon Tuesday it will unveil the U.S. production version of itsChevrolet Cruze small sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show inDecember. The Chevy Cruze small car, scheduled to be in U.S.showrooms in ...Read More
As if we needed more proof that America's politics are poisoned beyond belief, now we have Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, pouncing gleefully upon news of General Motors Co.'s $1.2-billion third-quarter loss, in a harebrained attempt to ...Read More
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. Chief ExecutiveOfficer Fritz Henderson, buoyed by $50 billion in U.S.bankruptcy aid, slashed debt and operating costs withoutreturning to profit. His challenge now is to sell more cars. A 28 percent drop in GM’s U.S. ...Read More
And doomsday did not descend upon General Motors Co. or the Detroit automotive industry. That's why GM will begin repaying $8.1 billion in rescue loans to the U.S. and Canadian governments ahead of schedule, starting with $1.2 billion next month. That is ...Read More
General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount as early as 2010, five years ahead of schedule, CEO Fritz Henderson said Monday. The government ...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - An NHL general manager says Peter Forsberg is going to stay in Sweden this season. Mike Gillis of the Vancouver Canucks was considering signing the former Colorado star, but said he learned Monday that Forsberg wanted ...Read More
DETROIT - General Motors Co. said Monday it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to ...Read More
General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its ...Read More
DETROIT-General Motors Co. reported a $1.15 billion loss for a shortened third quarter, providing the first evidence of the auto maker's improvement since emerging from bankruptcy protection. The company also confirmed plans to accelerate repayments to U.S. and Canadian governments, with ...Read More
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn ...Read More
(DETROIT/WASHINGTON) — General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around. The company also says ...Read More
