100 years ago today, Chevrolet officially entered the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T. continue reading...
General Motors was founded back on September 16th, 1908, making the company 103 years today. continue reading...
General Motors announced yesterday that the company will be phasing out their Pontiac brand, and ceasing construction completely of the Saturn brand. They also say Hummer is doomed if they can’t find a buyer for the label by 31 March. Read more… continue reading...
GM plans to reduce production by 250,000 vehicles in January by temporarily closing some of its factories. Twenty-one factories across North America will be affected. This comes after US talks of an industry bailout collapsed. Read more… continue reading...
GM vice president Bob Lutz was brought in to the company in 2001 to help turn things around. Since then, the company has only lost market shares and has continued to rely on gas-guzzlers for sales. In 2005, Lutz wrote a blog post explaining that GM was being all maverick-y with their SUV initiatives. And although we may have seen a small jump in SUV sales recently since gas prices lowered, it’s probably unlikely these gas-guzzlers will ever rule the market again. Read what Lutz had to say three years ago: continue reading...
