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Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
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Whitacre: No-can-do spirit hurt GM
… ATandT and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA by Ed Whitacre with Leslie Cauley Copyright andcopy; 2014 by Edward E . Whitacre , Jr . Reprinted by permission of Grand Central Publishing, New York, NY. All rights reserved.
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‘New GM’ overhauls marketing in bankruptcy exit
… over the past several months the new way of doing business, and adding an intensified focus on the customer. Edward E . Whitacre , Jr ., who oversaw the creation of the new AT&T, will serve as chairman of a GM board with a number of new directors …
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GM offers 60-day money-back guarantee, will cut dealer discount
1 DETROIT -- General Motors Co., seeking to win the trust of American consumers after its U.S.-funded bailout, will offer a 60-day money-back guarantee on its vehicles. The deal will be part of an advertising campaign led by the automaker's new chairman, Ed Whitacre. In an echo of Lee Iacocca's “If
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Spyker hopes for Saab purchase accord in 'days, not weeks'
1 DETROIT -- Dutch niche carmaker Spyker Cars NV hopes to reach an agreement with General Motors Co. to purchase Saab in “days, not weeks,” Spyker's CEO said Tuesday. If that doesn't happen, CEO Victor Muller said, Spyker may have to give up. “There is a point in time where we would say, ‘This is
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For GM and its stock offer, the government is a back-seat driver
1 DETROIT (Reuters) -- Steve Girsky remembers sitting at his kitchen table in New York on the eve of President Barack Obama's election when he realized that General Motors was going to run out of cash. "I put down my pad," said Girsky, a banker brought in by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to
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A happier GM? Billions in costs disappear
… Name: General Motors Corp. Name: General Motors CEO: Rick Wagoner CEO: Fritz Henderson (removed March 30) Chairman: Edward Whitacre Jr. Interim Chairman: Kent Kresa (upon emergence from bankruptcy) Ownership: Publicly traded; Directors: Whitacre …
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GM CEO Whitacre to step down Sept. 1; Daniel Akerson named to top spot
… Succession Process Dan Akerson to Become CEO, Whitacre Remains Chairman DETROIT – General Motors today said that Edward E . Whitacre , Jr . will step down as chief executive officer on September 1, 2010, and as chairman of the board by the end of the …
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GM hires ex-AT&T lobbyists; Cole to retire
… relations and public policy team with the appointment of John T. Montford as a senior advisor to GM Chairman and CEO Edward E . Whitacre , Jr ., and Robert E. Ferguson, vice president of Government Relations. Ken W. Cole, currently the vice president …
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Bankruptcy judge approves plan to sell GM assets
… will be headquartered in Detroit and will be led by Fritz Henderson as president and chief executive officer and Edward E . Whitacre , Jr . as chairman of the board of directors. "A healthy domestic auto industry remains vital to the global economy …
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Departures
Here are 10 auto industry leaders who called it a career. Sandra Gillespie Gillespie, now 57, retired as senior vice president of the manufacturing unit of Mitsubishi Motors North America. She had worked at Mitsubishi since 1989, held several leadership positions in manufacturing and supply chain
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10 executives who changed the industry -- for better or worse
His fumbling reaction to recalls linked to unintended-acceleration problems got Toyota's CEO in hot water: So far the automaker has agreed to pay $48.8 million in U.S. civil penalties. His testimony also helped strengthen federal regulations. Now the industry faces greater scrutiny and may be
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New GM chief pledges to stay the course
In tapping longtime telecom executive Daniel Akerson as its next CEO, succeeding Ed Whitacre, GM directors are intent on keeping the automaker on the same, new course a year after it exited U.S. bankruptcy. And like Whitacre, Akerson, 61, is expected to bring an outsider's zeal for change and ...
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GM said to aim for $12 billion to $16 billion in stock sale
General Motors, the automaker 61 percent owned by the U.S. government, is seeking to raise $12 billion to $16 billion in an initial public offering, said a person familiar with the plan. The more than 500-page document, called an S-1, is expected to be filed Friday, though it may not happen until
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GM said to aim for up to $16 billion in stock sale
General Motors, the automaker 61 percent owned by the U.S. government, is seeking to raise $12 billion to $16 billion in an initial public offering, said a person familiar with the plan. The more than 500-page document, called an S-1, is expected to be filed Friday, though it may not happen until
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Whitacre says 1,000 U.S. dealerships will get makeovers this year
General Motors Co.'s U.S. dealers are in the midst of the largest dealership facilities makeover in the company's history, CEO Ed Whitacre told the CAR Management Briefing Seminars here today. He said 300 dealerships have been upgraded this year and 1,000 will have completed upgrades by the end of
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GM to boost Volt output 50 percent for 2012 on buyer demand
… host the president of the United States where the future of the American auto industry is being built today ,'said GM CEO Edward Whitacre Jr . Obama drove a Volt during the visit Earlier today , Obama visited Chrysler Group's Jefferson North Assembly Plant …
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GM's Whitacre pushes banks to sell cars, not just shares in IPO
In seeking proposals to manage its initial public offering, the automaker asked banks to consider using some of the underwriting fees to subsidize the purchase of GM vehicles.
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GM plans to build 10,000 Volts next year
General Motors Co. will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts by the end of 2011 and 30,000 more in 2012, said Tony DiSalle, marketing director for the Volt. The Volt plug-in electric vehicle, expected to be launched in October or November, will initially go on sale in Austin, Texas, and New York City, CEO
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GM to expand Volt launch markets to include New York, Texas, report says
… New York region and Austin, Texas, the Wall Street Journal reported today. GM Chairman and Chief Executive Edward E . Whitacre Jr . will publically announce the plan Thursday in a speech to the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the paper said A …
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GM product plan: Trust the troops
General Motors Co.'s recent product development shake-up reflects CEO Ed Whitacre's mantra of less bureaucracy, more accountability. GM announced the moves more than a week ago in a memo to employees obtained by Automotive News and verified by GM. Changes include new heads of global product ...
