193 vehicles returned under GM's 60-day satisfaction guarantee

Categories: Business| Nov 20, 2009

193 vehicles returned under GM's 60-day satisfaction guarantee Last month, General Motors raised some eye brows when it announced its 60-day satisfaction guarantee program giving customers the ability to drive their vehicles for 60 days and return them with zero minimal risk. A month ago, we told you ...Read More

GM Says Auto Sales Rate May Be 10.8 Million in Sign of Recovery

Categories: Business| Nov 19, 2009

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. said U.S. autosales in November may run at an annualized rate of 10.8 millionvehicles, the third-highest total this year, in a sign ofimproving industry health. “Things are solidly looking up,” Susan Docherty, GM’sU.S. sales ...Read More

GM Must Pay Debt, Make Money Before IPO

Categories: Business| Nov 18, 2009

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

REPORT: Hummer getting plans in order for H4 and H5 models

Categories: Business| Nov 18, 2009

REPORT: Hummer getting plans in order for H4 and H5 models Hummer HX concept - click above for high-res image gallery As a brand, Hummer has been in limbo since General Motors announced it was selling the downtrodden marque to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. Speculation remains that the ...Read More

For Chevy Volt drivers, battery life will vary

Categories: Business| Nov 17, 2009

For Chevy Volt drivers, battery life will vary One year before starting production of the Chevy Volt, General Motors engineers say they are confident in the performance and safety of the electriccar's batteries. GM executives gave an update on the car's plans on Tuesday, saying engineers are making some ...Read More

GM to showcase us production version of Cruze in LA

Categories: Business| Nov 17, 2009

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

GOP official off base with GM remarks

Categories: Business| Nov 17, 2009

GOP official off base with GM remarks 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

Revamped GM loses $1.2 billion

Categories: Business| Nov 17, 2009

Revamped GM loses $1.2 billion General Motors lost $1.2 billion in the first 83 days after it emerged from bankruptcy protection in July, the company announced Monday. But officials with the nation's largest automaker said the company is far healthier than it was before it was ...Read More

GM Turnaround Pivots on Sales After Henderson Slashes Costs

Categories: Business| Nov 17, 2009

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

GM puts aside our worst fears

Categories: Business, Top Stories| Nov 16, 2009

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