General Motors

General Motors is a U.S. automaker currently comprised of four core brands (Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC) after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2009. GM also included Hummer, Saab, Pontiac and Saturn prior to entering bankruptcy, though each of these brands have either been sold or phased out. Founded in September 1908 by William C. Durant, GM was the largest automaker in the world for most of the 20th century, though has slipped to No. 2 behind Toyota in recent years.

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U.S. to limit foreign investors in GM IPO? 2 days ago on Autoblog

According to The Wall Street Journal, members of the U.S. Treasury are worried about General Motors' upcoming IPO. They aren't concerned for the automaker's stock price, or how even how many investors may decide to buy into the company – they're concerned about what country the money is ...

Chevrolet signs Tim Allen as brand's new voice 4 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors has officially announced that television and movie star Tim Allen will be the new "voice of Chevrolet," starting with a series of ads that will begin airing on September 7. These ads will be for the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, and while Allen is a big-name with a very recognizable ...

Report: Rattner bio reveals Obama Administration wanted Ghosn to run GM 4 days ago on Autoblog

Steven Rattner, former automotive adviser to President Barack Obama, has just written a juicy account of last year's automotive bailout, complete with insights on the coming and goings of CEOs, courting foreign saviors and the General Motors plan to abandon its Renaissance Center headquarters. ...

Report: Former GM CEO Fritz Henderson to lead Sunoco spinoff 4 days ago on Autoblog

If you've been wondering what former General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has been up to since getting the boot, The Detroit News has the skinny for you. Henderson is now headed to Sunoco to fill in as the company's senior vice president, at least for now. The company is currently planning to spin ...

Rumormill: General Motors mid-size sedans going all four-cylinder 7 days ago on Autoblog

Straight from the "No Surprise" department comes word from GMInsideNews that all of General Motors mid-size offerings will come equipped with four-cylinder engines as the only available powerplant. GM has made it clear for the last few years that a large part of its future product strategy is to ...

Autoblog Podcast #193 - Hot Mustangs, Volt Mileage, 1 Series M, Mazda design and Lotus Evoras 7 days ago on Autoblog

Chris, Sam, Alex and Dan convene for Episode #193 of the Autoblog Podcast. We cover the Ford Boss Mustang and Roush supercharger package, the latest Chevrolet Volt fuel economy dust-up, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, Mazda's apparent new design language and the Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS. We finish ...

GM releases 2011 Holden Series II family for Australia 7 days ago on Autoblog

We'll admit it – we miss the Pontiac G8. A lot. General Motors' Americanized version of the rear-wheel-drive Holden Commodore met its death with the demise of Pontiac last year, and of all the GM products that we've lost in the past twelve months, the G8 is the one we'd immediately ...

Revenge of the Electric Car coming to a theater near you... sometime 7 days ago on Autoblog

Remember the documentary "Who killed the Electric Car?" Director Chris Paine created the film in 2005 and 2006 to bemoan the decision of some automakers to kill off their electric car programs. It's now five years later and Paine and company are back with a vengeance videotaping "Revenge of the ...

Callaway Silverado: Reeves Callaway gives us more details 9 days ago on Autoblog

Reeves Callaway makes the point that his company's Silverado program is extremely new by saying, "Anything I may have said in this conversation may not be true, 'cause I don't know what I'm talking about yet." Modest and super-nice, he's emphasizing that our recent phone chat covering the ...

**Report: NY Hydrogen station used by GM explodes, closes airport *UPDATE** 11 days ago on Autoblog

Hydrogen faces a number of challenges when it comes to supplanting gasoline as the world's transportation fuel of choice, one of the largest of which was underscored by two small explosions at a Rochester, New York refueling station yesterday. According to reports, two people were injured when a ...

Corvette engine-building program gets first taker 12 days ago on Autoblog

In what may be the ultimate experience for the ultimate Chevrolet Corvette fan, General Motors is allowing buyers of the ultimate versions of its sportscars the opportunity to build their own engines. It's... ultimate, and it's called the Corvette Engine Build Experience. The first person to ...

GM to show Cruze hatchback at Paris Motor Show? 12 days ago on Autoblog

The internets are aflame with word that General Motors will unveil a new Cruze hatchback at this year's Paris Motor Show. According to Go Auto, the concept was worked up by none other than The General's Down Under contingent at Holden. Now, before you start hoping for a more functional version of ...

Chevrolet Orlando production version unveiled ahead of Paris 13 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors has released official details on the production 2011 Chevrolet Orlando MPV, which will make its first public appearance at this year's Paris Motor Show. As we reported earlier and confirmed again today, GM has no plans to offer the Orlando in the United States – a shame, ...

Autoblog Podcast #192 - Slow Edge Sports, GM High Performance, BMW Megacity 14 days ago on Autoblog

Chris, Sam and Dan return for Episode #192 of the Autoblog Podcast. We cover the reinstatement of GM's high performance division and its new focus on small cars, the Ford Edge Sport being out-dragged by its lesser SEL sibling, and the BMW Megacity electric car. It's an hour and eleven minutes, ...

Report: New GM CEO shopping for house in Detroit 14 days ago on Autoblog

Outgoing CEO Ed Whitacre was never supposed to be the long-term chief executive at General Motors. In fact, he never even purchased a home in the Detroit area, instead opting to commute between San Antonio, Texas and a (we're guessing really nice) Detroit apartment. That won't be the case for Dan ...

Report: GM high performance division put back to work, focus on small cars 15 days ago on Autoblog

In early 2009, General Motors announced it would be putting all high-performance vehicle projects on indefinite hold, citing that the engineering team responsible for these power-happy cars would be moved to different areas within the company. Since then, the only new performance models to come ...

GM to Investors: Internal financial reporting controls are ineffective 16 days ago on Autoblog

Now that General Motors has submitted the necessary paperwork for its IPO to the SEC, Forbes read through the entire 734 page filing and found this curious tidbit: "We have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting are currently not ...

Report: Bill Ford admits Blue Oval may lose investors to GM IPO, seems unconcerned 18 days ago on Autoblog

Bill Ford, executive officer for Ford Motor Co., seems to be taking a fairly realistic stance when it comes to arch-rival General Motors releasing its IPO. While speaking at the kickoff of this weekend's Woodward Dream Cruise, Ford said that he was certain that some of his company's investors ...

Report: GM poaches Hyundai marketing VP Chris Perry to head Chevy PR 18 days ago on Autoblog

The constant churn at General Motors' U.S. marketing organization continues with the hiring of former Hyundai marketing vice president, Chris Perry (right), to run marketing for the Chevrolet brand. Perry follows former top Hyundai marketing chief Joel Ewanick over to GM just five months after ...

Report: UAW's King holds the line on foreign car ban on union property 18 days ago on Autoblog

Drive a non-General Motors, Ford or Chrysler product? Don't try to park it any lot owned by the United Auto Workers. That has been the stance for many years, and new UAW President Bob King is making it known that he will follow that rule to the letter, regardless of situation. The Detroit News ...

General Motors 2011 VIN decoder reveals new 1.0L, 1.2L, 1.6L four cylinder engines 20 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors' Service and Parts Operations website has published a pair of new documents for decoding 2011 model year Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) which reveal several new engines. The passenger car list includes a pair of small inline-fours of 1.0 and 1.2-liters displacement. Both ...

Saab moves to rehire dismissed workers after summer break; one-in-three refuse 20 days ago on Autoblog

When General Motors was on the precipice of dropping Saab forever, we imagine that the good workers of Trollhättan, Sweden were more than a little nervous. After all, how many high-paying jobs are there there in Scandanavia in the middle of a global recession? Well, it turns out that there ...

BREAKING: General Motors files for IPO 20 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors, the largest automaker based in the United States, has officially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an Initial Public Offering. By offering preferred stock along with its IPO, GM is looking to allow the U.S. Treasury (and by extension, American ...

General Motors and SAIC to jointly develop small engine and dual clutch transmission 21 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors has reached an agreement with one of its primary Chinese partners, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp. (SAIC), on the joint development of powertrains for small vehicles. GM and SAIC will develop and produce a family of four-cylinder engines ranging from 1.0- to 1.5-liters with ...

GM recalling over 243,000 crossovers over possible seat belt defect 21 days ago on Autoblog

The summer of 2010's recall hit parade continues unabated today, with General Motors having just announced that it is asking 243,403 owners of its 2009-2010 Lambda crossovers to bring their three-row haulers in for inspection. The culprit? Second-row seat belts in select Buick Enclave, Chevrolet ...

California Chevrolet dealer unhappy with arbitration, sues for franchise 21 days ago on Autoblog

When General Motors announced a couple of weeks ago that it had completed the arbitration process with all of its discontinued dealers, the automaker no doubt hoped that its painful retail shrinkage process was over. But sadly, it was not to be – Rally Auto Group of Palmdale, CA, is apparently ...

Dan Akerson: New GM CEO a car guy after all? 26 days ago on Autoblog

The announcement today that General Motors will soon be welcoming its fourth CEO in just 14 months was startling news, but the real unanswered question is just who is Dan Akerson? We've already told you what his business chops are and it's clear the man can run a lemonade stand, but there's ...

Introducing Dan Akerson, the next Chairman and CEO of General Motors 26 days ago on Autoblog

Another round of CEO Musical Chairs is being played at General Motors. When Daniel F. Akerson officially begins his tenure as GM's chief executive officer on September 1st, he will be the fourth person to sit in that chair in less than two years. Rick Wagoner stepped down from the position at ...

GM CEO Swap: Dan Akerson to replace Ed Whitacre on Sept. 1 26 days ago on Autoblog

During a conference call to discuss General Motors' second quarter earnings, Ed Whitacre announced that he will be stepping down from the position of CEO effective September 1st, and that his title of Chairman of the Board will terminate at the end of 2010. Whitacre will be replaced by Dan ...

General Motors reports $1.3 billion profit in second quarter 26 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors reported its second straight quarter of profitability this morning, something it hasn't done in many years. In fact, the first half of 2010 has been the automaker's best since 2004. In the April–June quarter, GM earned net profits of $1.3 billion on revenues of $33.2 ...

OnStar Says: GM drivers love Wal-Mart 27 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors' OnStar unit has offered turn-by-turn directions for a while now, and the service seems to be gaining popularity among subscribers. In fact, July was a record month for direction seekers, with over 2 million routes requested in the U.S. and Canada. OnStar has access to more than ...

Autoblog Podcast #190 - Chrysler profit, Top Gear USA and small Buicks 28 days ago on Autoblog

Chris, Sam and Dan come back for Episode #190 of the Autoblog Podcast, and this time around we talk about Chrysler's profit announcement, the Top Gear USA trailer, Honda's latest recall, the Buick Verano. We also touch on a Ferrari-based Lancia Stratos tribute and GM's prospects for selling ...

Report: GM SUVs to continue with full frame, Granite still on the table 28 days ago on Autoblog

The Sport Utility Vehicle is dead. Long live the Sport Utility Vehicle. We all know by now that the SUV, considered the Official Car of the 1990s and early 00s, has mostly fallen out of favor. But that doesn't mean we should expect the large, body-on-frame behemoths – with the exception ...

Report: Fleet sales are behind GM and Chrysler post-bankruptcy resurgence 28 days ago on Autoblog

Before General Motors and Chrysler entered bankruptcy, the predominant fear was customers wouldn't purchase vehicles from a bankrupt automaker. Those fears turned out to be more or less unfounded, as the market share of the fallen two didn't fluctuate all that much during court proceedings, and ...

Report: Chevrolet considering twin-turbo V6 for next Corvette 29 days ago on Autoblog

Fans of classic Americana, here's yet another anniversary to keep in the back of your mind: 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette. And, while we don't have to tell true Corvette aficionados this, here's another interesting little nugget of knowledge: the original version of ...

Report: GM heading back to Super Bowl with new ad 1 month ago on Autoblog

Due to the whole bankruptcy/bailout saga, it's been awhile since we've seen General Motors advertise during the Super Bowl. That may change next year, though. According to Automotive News, the company seeks a return to pre-bankruptcy ad-spending levels by upping this year's budget three to five ...