Opel-Vauxhall reaches agreement on plans with employees
GM's European operations agree a plan for the future with their employee representatives, paving the way for local agreements on specific sites and unlocking government aid
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GM returns to profit in first quarter of 2010
First time in the black for the revived General Motors, and it's making enough cash too, it says. Europe is lagging a bit, though
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Cadillac to be relaunched in Europe at Geneva show
GM is planning to use the 2010 Geneva Motor Show to relaunch the upmarket Cadillac brand in Europe
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Koenigsegg in shock decision to pull out of Saab deal
General Motors says it will take time to review options after small Swedish sports car firm drops bid to buy Saab at eleventh hour
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GM pulls out of deal to sell European arm to Magna
General Motors has decided to retain its European operations, consisting of Opel and Vauxhall, and pulls out of deal to sell to a Magna consortium. German government very angry
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GM finally agrees sale of a stake in Vauxhall/Opel
After three weeks' delay, it finally decides to sell a 55 per cent stake to Magna and Sberbank, which is what the German government wanted all along
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GM fails to decide destination for European operations
Board meeting on 21 August was meant to decide which bid for Opel and Vauxhall would be accepted. But no decision emerged...
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Saab deal is agreed between GM and Koenigsegg
General Motors signs a deal that will see Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg take control of Saab by the end of 2009
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Fiat reckons it's the leading contender to take over Opel
There are three bids to buy General Motors' European arm and Fiat says it has a more than 50 per cent chance of winning it
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Crumbs of comfort as Big Three report
2008 sales
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler all see their annual sales in North
America fall by 20 per cent and more. But there are a few positive
notes
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GM receives first tranche of federal
funding
General Motors has received $4 billion to help its liquidity problems
and its financing arm also gets separate US Treasury funding
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GM announces 30 per cent cuts in
capacity in Q1 2009
It's idling 20 plants across the US, Canada and Mexico in an attempt
to bring capacity back somewhere near demand
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Detroit's Big Three told to come
back with plans to win aid
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are told by Congressional leaders
to come back by 2 December with plans of how they would spend any
rescue funds
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Opel in 'precautionary' talks with
German government
General Motors Europe chiefs meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel
and economics ministers but say they're not asking for aid at this
stage
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General Motors to sell
remaining stake in Suzuki
Cash-strapped American giant is aiming to raise $230 million by selling
its last 3 per cent in Japanese vehicle firm
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Ford results for third
quarter are bad... until GM reports
Losses of $2.7 billion look like some of the worst ever. But then
General Motors produces its figures and Ford looks pretty good in
comparison. And GM wants federal aid for its cash crisis
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GM opens $300 million Russian car
assembly plant
Troubles elsewhere in the world aren't reflected in Russian market,
where GM reports 44 per cent growth and opens a new 70,000 capacity
car assembly plant
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GM set to sell its aftermarket parts
business
AC Delco is the global brand for the parts that you'd expect to replace
during a lifetime of a vehicle, such as wipers and brakes. Now GM
would rather just have the cash
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GM Europe chief calls for help on
credit and CO2
Carmakers can't do what they're expected to do if consumers won't
buy products, says Carl-Peter Forster, so politicians need to sort
out the credit mess and be realistic about CO2
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GM starts work on expansion in Thailand
Building work starts on the first diesel engine plant in that part
of the world as CEO Rick Wagoner reveals that the group is spending
$445 million there
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Electricity utilities sign deal
to work with GM
Agreement with non-profit research body will see joint projects to
develop the infrastructure that electric vehicles such as Volt will
need
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GM axes capacity and benefits in
bid to raise liquidity
Truck cuts go twice as deep as before and there are changes too to
benefits enjoyed by employees and pensioners as the corporation aims
to raise $15 billion in cash
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GM claims world record with Zaragoza
solar panels
It's putting vast arrays all over the factory's roof in the knowledge
that the rain in Spain falls principally elsewhere
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Opel claims first with traffic
sign detection unit
GM's European arm has been working with Hella on a system that will
flash up speed signs and other relevant information on the dashboard
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Opel unveils
the new Insignia - and it isn't a Vectra
The new car from GM Europe has different styling and technology,
say the company's chiefs
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Investor group walks away from Delphi
deal
Appaloosa Management says the terms Delphi is offering GM are too
favourable and it cuts its finance deal that could have led the parts
maker out of Chapter 11
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GM links with Koskata over biofuel
from any source
Biofuels can be developed from sources such as trash and waste tyres
in processes that GM is investing in
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GM and Ford claim records for European
sales
North American giants put aside their woes in their home markets to
announce record sales in Europe in 2007
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GM invests in virtual clutch design
systems
It's increasing its development of simulation systems that will model
drivetrain and transmission components
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Delphi restructuring plan hits snags
Two months in, and the components group says it'll have to rephase
some payments, including those to its former parent
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GM puts HCCI engines into prototype vehicles
It's trying out the new powertrain technology in an Opel Vectra and
a Saturn Aura, combining it with gasoline direct injection
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Delphi settles GM issues and presents new
reorganisation plan
CEO says this is a milestone on the road to recovery for troubled
components group
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Wagoner
announces $500 million for Latin America
GM's chief sees big investment coming in the markets of Brazil and
Argentina
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GM
buys half share in Italian diesels firm
VM Motori used to be owned by the Penske group, but now General
Motors has bought a 50 per cent stake
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GM sells off transmissions firm
to private equity
It has sold the Allison Transmissions business but retains the heavy-duty
trucks end of the firm
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GM
agrees to put two cars into Antwerp
It's the plant that lost out when the new Astra was allocated across
Europe. Now it'll get two different models from 2010
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GM unveils its electric Volt concept
It's aiming to have a mix and match powertrain technology with an
electric drivetrain and it's been unveiled at Detroit
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Big
Three discuss automotive issues with President
Chiefs from Ford, General Motors and Chrysler have been to the White
House to tell George W what's what
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Ford
and Chrysler suffer while GM does better
Results from the three big North American groups make for interesting
reading
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GM offers incentives
to US buyers
Discounts of $2000 offered to boost sales
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Renault and GM talks founder
They talked after GM's biggest shareholder said they should do so:
but it was never a meeting of minds
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Local support
will decide GM's UK plant future
Ellesmere Port, which builds Astras, needs the support of local government
in the area, says GM Europe's chief
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Crossover
may help take Opel and Vauxhall upmarket
GM thinks there's a limit how far its big brands can go upmarket,
but wants to test it a bit.
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GM opens new
design centre
Built on the existing Rüsselsheim
site, the centre will major on new product design for Opel, Vauxhall
and Saab.
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GM investor
urges Nissan-Renault talks
Mystery shareholder Kirk Kerkorian is urging GM's chiefs to talk
to Renault and Nissan about a three-way alliance.
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GM achieves 1 million
sales in Asia
For the first time since it began doing business in Asia Pacific
in 1915, General Motors has achieved 1 million sales in a single
calendar year.
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GM extends hybrid
range
General Motors has expanded the availability of its full-size hybrid
pick-up trucks nationwide beginning with the 2006 model year.
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| Plant upgrades
for manufacturing renaissance
General Motors is taking advantage of new car and truck introductions
to upgrade its assembly plants with the latest systems and technologies,
accelerating GM's drive to be the industry leader in manufacturing
performance.
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Extending
on vans
General Motors has announced it has begun installing vehicle stability
enhancement systems in GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express 3500 135-inch
regular wheelbase 12-passenger vans in the interim 2005 model year
production cycle.
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