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Hyundai's Shannon: Unlike GM, we won't miss Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES -- Ford wasn't the only automaker last week to tweak General Motors . Shortly after GM announced it would not advertise during the 2013 Super Bowl telecast, Hyundai put out a statement saying it …
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Why GM Sacked Bowl Ads (5/21/12)
… seeing any ads from General Motors and next year's big ..... advertising on FaceBook. General Motors says it won't be a ..... billion dollars utter Chevrolet alone over five years ..... made to close one of Opel factories. In Germany …
year's Super Bowl. Well it likely won't be seeing any ads from General Motors and next year's big game. A few days after disclosing it will stop advertising on FaceBook. General Motors says it won't be a sponsor in this Super Bowl and when he thirteen either. So what's going on I first sister publication advertising age says she and has been searching for ways to hold down cop. Marketing chief Julie want to take on a mission to -- two billion dollars utter Chevrolet alone over five years. And there's another possibility according to -- age negotiating tactic. That FaceBook and suitable announcements come just as
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Toyota Kicks Up V6 Plans (5/18/12)
… notes according to media reports General Motors is hiring 200 people. that he tricked factory which makes the Chevrolet Volt. Workers will begin making ..... investment grade in April's. And Chevrolet announcing the return of a V8 powered …
localization. And North America. One other manufacturing notes according to media reports General Motors is hiring 200 people. -- that he tricked factory which makes the Chevrolet Volt. Workers will begin making the eighth generation Melbourne there this summer. GM's CEO Dan Akerson says he hopes -- maker read -
Toyoda Rallies Home Team (5/17/12)
… of Chevy sales and service. Johnson's position will be filled by Kurt McNeal who is currently VP of sales and service for Cadillac . The move comes amid a sales decline in rollout of new vehicles the changes take effect June 1. Rising fuel economy standards …
by Kurt McNeal who is currently VP of sales and service for Cadillac . The move comes amid a sales decline in rollout of new vehicles the changes take effect June 1. Rising fuel economy standards -
Ford's Prius V fighter (5/16/12)
… with technologies. Such as a lift gate. And active it. General motors ' decision and has stopped buying ads on FaceBook. Stopped ..... spoke with Chris Perry vice president of global marketing for Chevrolet . Earlier this week in Los Angeles. He said the return on …
technologies. Such as a -- lift gate. And active -- it. General motors' decision and has stopped buying ads on FaceBook. Stopped its cross town rival for doing so. Scott Monty had a social media -
Car overload in China? (5/18/12)
… boss talked noble Ito says. He isn't too concerned about China because the market still has to Xperia. Volkswagen and General Motors playing an executive chess match of sorts. VW of America boring heaven mayor from the general to steer VW brand marketing …
about China because the market still has -- to Xperia. Volkswagen and General Motors playing an executive chess match of sorts. VW of America boring heaven mayor from the general to steer VW brand marketing. Mayor -
A 'cancer' for dealers? (5/21/12)
… Several automakers including General Motors and Honda. Are rolling out ..... step. Courtney poll out here Chevrolet near Indianapolis telling ..... Chrysler. Today a chat with Cadillac exterior design director Bob ..... he's doing something like Cadillac . May be able to take mass …
force after fading just a bit in recent years. Several automakers including General Motors and Honda. Are rolling out new programs. That -- dealers escalating bonuses. As sales targets are hit. The goal to boost market -
Future of Opel's Bochum plant still uncertain
… Germany -- The future of Opel 's factory in Bochum ..... restructuring to end losses at General Motors Co.'s European division ..... Europe-wide business to Opel 's supervisory board ..... production of GM's Chevrolet brand could be shifted ..... beneficiary. "Demand for Opel vehicles across Europe …
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Fiat's Tata troubles could pave way for closer ties with Suzuki in India
… selling an SUV that they jointly developed, branded the Sedici by Fiat and the SX4 by Suzuki. In 2004, a Fiat venture with General Motors Co. licensed Suzuki to make diesel engines for cars sold in India and Hungary. In 2009, Suzuki started buying 2-liter …
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NET WORTH: Can Facebook sell cars?
General Motors ' decision last week to end paid Facebook advertising was more than an awkward moment for a media behemoth on the verge of a high …
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Ex-Navy captain now heads GM diversity effort
DETROIT -- General Motors has named retired Navy Capt. Kenneth ..... Cumba said. Cumba, owner of Sun Chevrolet in McMurray, Pa., is doing a second ..... position. Ronald McCants, former Chevrolet zone manager in Seattle, takes over …
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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
Better supplier relations at General Motors and Chrysler, as measured by an annual survey of suppliers by consulting firm Planning Perspectives Inc., deserve a salute …
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Price dispute threatens Eberspaecher parts supply
… escrow account, U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland said. Eberspaecher supplies exhaust systems for several automakers. General Motors , Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles use exhaust systems involved in the lawsuit. The case was filed March 8 after Nelson …
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More clicks, lower cost
… marketing lingo, the funnel is the route that shoppers take to go from casual researcher to prime lead ready to purchase. General Motors spokesman Tom Henderson said GM has increased its budget for local search in the past several months, though he would not …
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Stair-step incentives are back
… especially Honda and General Motors --- are dangling ..... need any more." General Motors and American Honda ..... Silverado pickups. Buick 's program covers ..... In broad strokes, Chevrolet and Buick - GMC dealers will get …
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For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China
… Ford's market share in China was a skimpy 2 percent, compared with 13 percent for Volkswagen Group and 7 percent for General Motors . Over the next 10 years, Jonas says, "That is the single biggest challenge facing the company." Hinrichs is undaunted …
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Batey takes charge of GM's U.S. sales
… was named General Motors ' U.S ..... years driving Chevrolet 's 3,000 ..... divisions -- Chevrolet , Cadillac and Buick - GMC -- will ..... of GM's Holden Australian ..... at GM's Vauxhall division ..... championed Chevrolet 's involvement …
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Chevy SS takes on Chrysler rwd sedans
… sedans. Last week, General Motors said it would add ..... sold by GM's Holden unit. Chrysler ..... Chevy SS with the Chevrolet Impala, which will ..... GM briefly sold a Holden -derived large rwd sedan as the Pontiac G8 before the brand …
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Petersen: Poling was a great Ford teammate
… attention to costs allowed Ford to surpass the much larger General Motors in profits in the late 1980s. When Philip Caldwell took over ..... was Bob Lutz, who joined Ford after stints at GM's Adam Opel unit and BMW. According to Lutz, Poling told him: "You …
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Suppliers ride the mpg wave
… Ky., supplies General Motors vehicles such as the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox, Cruze ..... powertrains of the Buick LaCrosse and Regal ..... s also on the Chevrolet Malibu Eco model ..... redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Impala. GM says …
