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A good GM diesel car ... has hell frozen over?
HELL, Mich. -- General Motors' passenger-car diesel program has, quite literally, been to Hell and back. Chevrolet chose this out-of-the-way and ironically named destination for journalists to test drive its Cruze diesel , which began arriving in dealerships this week. Of course, GM soured the U.S.
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GM prices Chevy Spark EV below $20,000 after tax credits
DETROIT -- General Motors will price its new Chevrolet Spark electric vehicle at $27,495, including destination charges and before federal tax credits, placing it among the cheapest EVs on the market. GM said today that it kept the sticker price at less than $20,000 after a $7,500 federal tax ...
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CFO says GM streamlining is 'on its way'
DETROIT -- As a banking adviser to General Motors when he was at Morgan Stanley, Dan Ammann got an upfront view of GM's spiral into bankruptcy in 2009 and subsequent restructuring. Now, more than two years into his job as CFO, Ammann acknowledges that he had only a faint idea at the time of how ...
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GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickups
… turbocharged V-6 engine. Reuss spoke May 1 with Publisher Jason Stein, News Editor James B. Treece and Staff Reporter Mike Colias . Q. What are your thoughts on sales so far this year and going forward? Any reason for caution? A. No. Right now …
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GM designer knows crucial launches produce a love-hate response
SAN ANTONIO -- Chevrolet designer Tom Peters describes the blocky, chiseled front end of the 2014 Silverado pickup as a "fist in the wind." The metaphor also could describe the resolve Peters needs to weather his critics as the lead designer for two of the most closely scrutinized vehicles on the
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Akerson's global goal: Rebuild GM into an IT powerhouse
DETROIT -- General Motors is hiring thousands of workers and spending hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild the in-house information technology capability it began dismantling nearly two decades ago. In recent years, the company had farmed out as much as 90 percent of its IT work, more than ...
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Chevy will get a version of small Nissan cargo van
… Titan pickup off of the same production line as Dodge's Ram pickup. But that deal collapsed with the bankruptcy of Chrysler, forcing Nissan to start over on its plans for the Titan. Mike Colias and Bloomberg contributed to this report
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GM CFO: Cadillac won't chase 'volume at all costs'
DETROIT -- General Motors CFO Dan Ammann says Cadillac will steer clear of what he sees as a "volume-at-all-costs mentality" among competitors battling for the luxury sales crown. German luxury brands BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi have accelerated their new-model introductions as they seek to attract
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Chevy pitches more than heritage ahead of key launches
… emphasis on innovation and the notion that the bow-tie brand's best days are ahead. He spoke with Staff Reporter Mike Colias . Q: How is the "Find New Roads" campaign supposed to reposition Chevy and its message? A: It positions Chevrolet …
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'14 Silverado: More brawn, quieter ride
SAN ANTONIO -- Chevrolet packs more power and torque, better fuel economy and a much improved interior into the first redesign of its Silverado full-sized pickup in seven years. Yet critics have panned the 2014 Silverado's exterior styling as too conservative. At a media launch here last week, ...
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GM delayed SUV rollouts to focus on pickups
DETROIT -- The early-2014 rollout of General Motors' next generation of full-sized SUVs will come about three months later than the company had planned. In an interview this month, GM North America President Mark Reuss confirmed that the timeline was pushed back to ensure a "flawless" launch of ...
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Silverado hand-wringers should relax -- for now
SAN ANTONIO -- There was hand-wringing, even some flat out panic, when General Motors unwrapped its next-generation Chevrolet Silverado in December. Many dealers, enthusiasts and writers questioned whether the pickup's design went far enough. There was also disappointment at the lack of a sexy ...
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Reuss: Buick earns product pizazz
DETROIT -- Buick dealers still salivating over the Riviera concept that General Motors unveiled at last month's Shanghai auto show should take a deep breath: There's little chance that the flashy coupe will ever grace a Buick showroom. But they should view the Riviera -- which GM says points to the
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GM hires retirees to smooth launch of full-sized pickups
DETROIT -- General Motors has enlisted about 100 retired GM engineers to help monitor the launch of its next-generation full-sized pickups, which are expected to reach showrooms next month. The retirees are working mainly at GM's Tier 1 suppliers to ensure quality on key subsystems, such as ...
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Reuss wants a volume rwd Chevy
DETROIT -- Atop Mark Reuss' wish list for Chevrolet's lineup is a modestly priced, rear-wheel-drive sporty car to appeal to young drivers. "A really nice, light, rear-drive car that's inexpensive -- we know that rings a bell," the GM North America president told Automotive News last week. "That'd
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Pickup preparations squeeze GM's profit
DETROIT -- The pending launch of General Motors' first full-sized pickup redesign in seven years is expected to boost profits well into 2015. But getting the trucks to market is pinching the bottom line in the meantime. GM's first-quarter net profit dropped 14 percent, to $865 million, as ...
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Chevy courts 'girls' on social media
Boosting Chevrolet Malibu sales was deemed a top priority for Atlanta-area Chevy dealers when their regional marketing group set its priorities for 2013. But the marketing association, which represents 37 local Chevy dealerships, had reached a "saturation point" with its TV spots, says Greg Cole,
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High Country is Chevy's high-price pickup hopeful
DETROIT -- With its redesigned 2014 Silverado, Chevrolet will offer its answer to a proliferation of premium pickups: a high-end truck badged the High Country. The Western-themed High Country will feature a beefy chrome grille with horizontal bars, halogen projector headlamps and front and rear ...
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GM makes progress on Europe turnaround
… introduction in Europe of the Mondeo mid-sized car, which is built in Genk. The plant closures will eventually save Ford $500 million a year, Morgan Stanley's Jonas said. Mike Colias , Bloomberg and Reuters contributed to this report
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GM to buy historic Durant-Dort buildings in Flint, Mich.
… Motors' commitment to Flint, look no further than the announcement that the original Carriage office building and the original Carriage factory building are going back into General Motors' hands." Mike Colias contributed to this report.
