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Spyker cars extends its offer for Saab

Spyker has been in contact with GM today, and continues to develop its proposal for the purchase of Saab. Spyker has extended the validity of its proposal therefore until further notice.
More information to follow shortly.

Author: Lee Sibbald, December 22, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, General Motors, Saab

GM become first motor company to to join ‘Driving for Better Business’

General Motors UK, one of Britain’s leading vehicle manufacturers and car and van retailers, has become the first motor company to join the Government-backed ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, which is delivered by RoadSafe.
After boosting its occupational road risk management measures five years ago with the launch of its ‘Safe Driving Programme’, the company has [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, December 8, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, General Motors, RoadSafe

New GM supports restructuring of Opel

Given an improving business environment for GM over the past few months, and the importance of Opel//Vauxhall to GM’s global strategy, the GM Board of Directors has decided to retain Opel and will initiate a restructuring of its European operations in earnest.
“GM will soon present its restructuring plan to Germany and other governments and hopes [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, November 5, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, General Motors, Vauxhall

TfL Trial Unique GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System

Transport for London (TfL) is trialling 10 Optare Tempo buses fitted with a unique hybrid propulsion system as part of an extensive study into the performance of different hybrid systems. The roll-out of these 10 new GM-Allison-equipped buses will contribute to the Mayor’s target of a 60 per cent reduction in emissions across London by [...]

Author: Amanda White, July 27, 2009
Filed under: Allison Transmission, Fleet news, General Motors

GM appoint new Trade Channel Manager

GM Aftersales is pleased to announce the appointment of Clifford Walpole to the position of Trade Channel Manager for GM UK & Ireland.
Cliff has worked for the GMUK & Ireland Aftersales division for six years, initially in a product development role, before moving on to take responsibility for the Saab and Chevrolet Trade programmes.  [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 22, 2009
Filed under: General Motors

GM risks conflict with Germany

General Motors is in danger of running into a stand-off with the German government over a final decision on the planned sale of a majority stake in Opel.
The German trusteeship managing Opel will as soon as this week have to assess GM’s recommendations for business plans of at least two bidders.
The final bids for [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 20, 2009
Filed under: General Motors

GM Brasil Announces New Investment of R$2 Billion To Develop New Vehicles

General Motors do Brasil Managing director, Jaime Ardila, announced to the Brazilian president the subsidiary’s decision to invest R$ 2 billion (equivalent to US$ 1billion) to launch a new family of Chevrolet vehicles and to increase the output of its industrial automotive complex located in Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul state. Jaime Ardila said to [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 17, 2009
Filed under: General Motors

Sprawling GM ad campaign feels the pinch

The dazzling advertisements that surround Times Square in New York have become the latest victims of General Motors’ financial woes.
A bankruptcy court judge has allowed the carmaker to walk away from contracts for a Pontiac electronic billboard and a GM-sponsored clock on the One Times Square office tower. A model welder and mechanic have [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 15, 2009
Filed under: General Motors

GM Emerges From Bankruptcy With Leaner Look

After being battered like a pinball for the last several years, General Motors Corporation finally has time to take a breath. Decades of mismanagement, constant strife with workers and suppliers, and more recently, the downturn in automotive sales in the United States had forced the country’s largest automaker to seek governmental aid and eventually file [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, July 14, 2009
Filed under: General Motors, Latest News

General Motors Company Acquires 11.4 Million Common Shares of Hydrogenics

Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, announced that on July 10, 2009, General Motors Company acquired ownership and control of 11,364,006 common shares of Hydrogenics Corporation from General Motors Corporation in connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets of General Motors Corporation under U.S. [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: General Motors

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