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GM to rebadge Nissan's small commercial vans for Chevy
NASHVILLE -- General Motors has turned to Nissan Motor Co. to put Chevrolet dealers into ..... spokesman. In 2006, GM shareholder Kirk Kerkorian pushed then- CEO Rick Wagoner to forge an alliance with Renault-Nissan as a way to stem the …
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As retirement approaches, Publisher Peter Brown honors some of the best, and worst, automotive adventurers
… tried to automate General Motors to profitability ..... Smale, the retired CEO of Procter and Gamble ..... dealmaker Jack Smith and Rick Wagoner at GM tried to go ..... First the new CEO of Fiat threatens ..... Tom Pappert, Rick Wagoner , Jim Lentz, Ross …
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Whitacre-as-savior concept gets the Lutz lash
So Ed Whitacre thinks he saved General Motors . Bob Lutz thinks that claim is a total ..... as the carmaker's post-bankruptcy CEO . In a post on his blog last week on ..... winning products" developed while he, Rick Wagoner and Fritz Henderson were in charge …
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Test Drive, No Dealer (1/22/13)
… generated revenue or who'll pay its fees or commissions. The service launches this spring in the Pacific northwest. Forward GM CEO Rick Wagner. With among the investors who provided a total of one point seven million dollars in seed money to help on …
or commissions. The service launches this spring in the Pacific northwest. Forward GM CEO Rick Wagner. With among the investors who provided a total of one point seven million dollars in seed money to help on -
Seattle startup tied to Wagoner delivers cars for test drives
… Seattle startup with ties to former GM CEO Rick Wagoner , cuts dealership trips by delivering ..... said. Tred said last week that Wagoner , who was forced out as head of ..... The company did not disclose Wagoner 's investment. Competition Tred …
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Obama leverages auto bailout for crucial Midwest wins
… about 65 percent of General Motors and Chrysler Group ..... Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive." Managed ..... the 2009 firing of GM CEO Rick Wagoner and the managed bankruptcy ..... said Rick Czuba, CEO of Glengariff Group …
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Detroit 3 profits underscore auto industry gains under Obama
… Barack Obama, who made saving General Motors Co. a campaign pillar, hinges ..... included the 2009 firing of GM CEO Rick Wagoner and the managed bankruptcy ..... deserves re-election because " General Motors is alive" and Osama Bin Laden …
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GM seen planning global reorganization to tackle 'fiefdoms'
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson is planning a reorganization ..... praised Akerson's performance as CEO in advance of June's annual ..... before the bankruptcy, then- CEO Rick Wagoner reassigned 11 executives to create …
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Some days, Akerson would rather bowl
When General Motors founder Billy Durant was found ..... they could always turn to. Rick Wagoner joked at the 2002 Automotive ..... By the way, where is Wagoner these days?) Anyway, the latest GM CEO to invoke the famous Durant ..... ve had days since becoming CEO of GM where running a bowling …
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Lutz: GM played hardball with suppliers
Suppliers need a champion at General Motors , says Bob Lutz. And he says he tried to play that role ..... in suburban Detroit, Lutz said he tried to coax former GM CEO Rick Wagoner and purchasing chief Bo Andersson to foster long-term …
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Lingering lessons from a momentous 20th anniversary at GM
… on April 6, 1992 -- General Motors ' board of directors ..... John Smale, the former CEO of Procter and Gamble ..... board, back in the Rick Wagoner era, had installed ..... t have had to take Wagoner up on his offer to resign ..... didn't fire the CEO . Wagoner had made the offer first …
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Ferrari N.A. CEO Mattiacci wins Automotive Executive of the Year Award
Ferrari North America CEO Marco Mattiacci has won ..... than 10 years, was named CEO of Ferrari North America ..... 2010. Before that, he was CEO of Ferrari Asia Pacific ..... Zetsche, Henry Ford II, Rick Wagoner , Bob Lutz and Lee Iacocca …
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GM rediscovers the value of planned obsolescence
CHICAGO -- General Motors ' current managers view styling ..... plus interior trim. "I think Rick [ Wagoner ] never thought there was a lot ..... never did them," Lyon said. Wagoner is the former CEO of GM. "We are kind of making …
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For execs, many ways to walk the auto show
… Detroit auto show before the doors opened, I noticed General Motors ' Mark Reuss walking through the show by himself ..... auto shows. For example, you used to see former CEO Rick Wagoner touring the show with a product-savvy GM PR guy …
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Rick Wagoner Speaks (12/12/11)
… stories. Remember the importance of humility. Of knowing the right way to win and yes the right way to lose. Former GM CEO Rick Wagner is then in the spotlight. Wagner who was ousted by the Obama administration. During GM's government bail …
right way to win and yes the right way to lose. Former GM CEO Rick Wagner is then -- in the spotlight. Wagner who was ousted by the Obama administration. During GM's government bail out in -
GM's climb back to global No. 1 reflects tectonic industry shift
… s earthquake driving General Motors Co. back to being the ..... by Morgan Stanley. CEO Dan Akerson is pushing ..... former Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner , who was fired by the ..... Santa Monica, Calif. Wagoner hired retired Vice Chairman ..... Some credit' " Wagoner gets some credit for …
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From American icon to global juggernaut
… been engineered in Korea as in Michigan. Today's General Motors executives are responding to a new, broader world. (A historical footnote: It was former CEO Rick Wagoner who overruled many of his lieutenants and decreed …
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Book: Desperate GM execs made a run at Ford's piggy bank
… bankruptcy, at which former General Motors ' CEO Rick Wagoner proposed to merge with Ford ..... M., Ford and Chrysler," Wagoner called Bill Ford in July 2008 and said: "Hi Bill, it's Rick Wagoner . You know, I think it's …
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GM, Ford discussed secret merger in 2008, report says
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. CEO Rick Wagoner secretly proposed a merger with Ford Motor ..... reported. Ford Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Alan Mulally held talks with Wagoner before turning down the offer, according …
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Former Wall Streeter Steve Girsky brings an outsider's perspective to his search for the 'next big idea'
… vice chairman of General Motors , Steve Girsky ..... the past year, CEO Dan Akerson has ..... reported to the CEO . After two decades ..... level that now General Motors is picking him ..... years can attest. Rick Wagoner first brought analyst …
