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Chevrolet Will Add New Small SUV to Global Lineup
DETROIT – The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet global portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.
2012-05-17
DETROIT – In preparation for numerous product launches in the coming months, General Motors North America President Mark Reuss today announced the following changes for U.S. sales executives:
2012-05-08
SHANGHAI – General Motors announced today that Mark Barnes has been appointed GM International Operations (GMIO) Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales effective May 15. He will succeed Susan Docherty, who was earlier appointed President and Managing Director of Chevrolet Europe.
2012-05-03
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced first quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.0 billion, or $0.60 per fully diluted share. These results include a net loss from special items related to goodwill impairment that reduced net income by $0.6 billion, or $0.33 per fully diluted share.
2012-05-01
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported April sales of 213,387 vehicles in the United States. Retail sales were essentially equal to April 2011. GM’s fleet sales declined 25 percent due to the timing of rental customer deliveries, as previously indicated.
2012-04-03
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total March sales of 231,052 vehicles in the United States, up 12 percent year over year. The monthly total includes a record 100,000 cars and crossovers that achieve an EPA-estimated 30 mpg highway rating or better.
2012-03-01
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 209,306 vehicles in February, up 1.1 percent compared with the company’s very strong February 2011 results.
2012-02-29
NEW YORK – General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën today announced the creation of a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance that will leverage the combined strengths and capabilities of the two companies, contribute to the profitability of both partners and strongly improve their competitiveness in Europe.
2012-02-27
DETROIT – Randy Mott, a veteran of several corporate chief information officer positions, will lead General Motors’ global information technology, the company announced Monday. His appointment is effective immediately.
2012-02-22
DETROIT – General Motors has named Jon Lauckner vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), effective April 1. In addition to his current position as president of GM Ventures, Lauckner will be responsible for GM’s Research and Development activity.
2012-02-07
DETROIT – Alicia Boler-Davis was appointed Tuesday to U.S. vice president, Customer Experience, responsible for leading General Motors’ effort to make the way customers are treated a driver for repeat purchases of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products and services.
2012-02-01
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 167,962 vehicles in the United States in January, down 6 percent compared with a very strong January 2011.
2012-01-12
DETROIT – General Motors has released its first global sustainability report as a new company, reinforcing its belief that sustainability goals are best achieved when integrated into its business model.
2012-01-04
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total U.S. sales of 234,351 vehicles in December, up 5 percent compared with December 2010. Sales for the calendar year were up 14 percent year over year to more than 2.5 million units and the company gained market share.
2011-12-02
DETROIT – For the third consecutive time since the GMC Terrain debuted in 2009, the smaller SUV is on track to end the year with more than half its sales coming from brands outside General Motors. And more than one in five is coming from import car and truck brands including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan.
2011-12-01
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total sales of 180,402 vehicles in November, up 7 percent compared with November 2010.
2011-11-21
DETROIT - General Motors Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky has been named Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Adam Opel AG, effective immediately. He replaces Nick Reilly, who resigned from the board as a member and chairman. Reilly recently announced that he has elected to retire from GM in March 2012.
2011-11-15
DETROIT – General Motors Co. today announced the election of Thomas M. Schoewe, former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., to its board of directors.
2011-11-15
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – General Motors and its local joint venture partner UzAvtosanoat today opened a new state-of-the-art engine plant in Tashkent, 400 kilometers from the automakers’ vehicle manufacturing facility in Asaka. It represents GM’s most significant powertrain investment in Central Asia.
2011-11-08
DETROIT – General Motors Company today announced that GM Canada Ltd. has secured the required legal approvals to establish an independent Canadian Healthcare Trust (HCT), which will administer retiree healthcare benefits going forward for Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) represented current retirees and CAW represented employees as of June 8, 2009.
2011-11-07
DETROIT - General Motors today announced that Nick Reilly, president of GM Europe, has elected to retire in March 2012. His 37-year GM career included senior leadership positions in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
DETROIT – The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet global portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.
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