June 28 - July 8, 2007 General Motors of Canada tuned up for its eighth consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the award-winning and world famous Festival International de Jazz de Montreal . This year, in addition to being the presenting sponsor for the 28th edition of the Festival, General Motors of Canada was also the presenting sponsor of the Montreal Musician & Musical Instrument Show. A new feature at this year's Festival was GM Avenue, offering Festival goers a place to relax on a bistro-style terrace while enjoying musical entertainment provided by the GM Jazz Band and by street entertainers - magicians, stilt walkers, unicyclists and caricaturists. General Motors of Canada had the following five vehicles on display on GM Avenue for festival goers to experience: Chevrolet HHR , Buick Enclave , Chevrolet Cobalt SS Super Charged, Cadillac CTS and Pontiac Solstice GXP.
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June 25, 2007
Chevrolet owners from across the Greater Toronto Area were invited for the Canadian Premiere of TRANSFORMERS on the largest outdoor movie screen in Canada at the Docks Entertainment Complex in downtown Toronto . Several GM vehicles play starring roles in the film: "Autobot Bumblebee" is a 2009 Chevrolet Camaro, "Autobot Jazz" is a Pontiac Solstice, "Autobot Ratchet" is a Hummer H2, and "Ironhide" is a GMC TopKick. In 2005 GM Officials took Director Michael Bay out to the California Advanced Studio to offer him 100 Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Hummers and Cadillacs. The director fell in love with the new Camaro concept car and chose it to play the lead role of Bumblebee. "The first time I saw the new Camaro, while touring the GM Design Center, I knew immediately that it would be the perfect 'Bumblebee,'" said Michael Bay. "It's got beautiful lines and a classic, timeless look. There were no other cars that came even close. I have had a great working relationship with GM for many years and am psyched to be working with them on 'Transformers.'"
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May 7, 2007 As part of the recent 2007 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells International Trade Show and Conference, GM Canada participants drove HydroGen 3 fuel- cell car took part in an overnight "rally" from downtown Vancouver to Whistler - about 240 kilometres, round-trip. The HydroGen 3 is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and released no other emissions other than water and heat. The GM HydroGen 3 marks another important milestone along the way to fitting passenger cars with an environmentally compatible, resource-saving, fuel cell propulsion system. The vehicle, the latest in the HydroGen series, is based on the Zafira, a popular five-passenger vehicle from GM's Opel division in Germany.
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July 2, 2007
Premier Dalton McGuinty visited the General Motors of Canada Oshawa Car Plant to announce a $650 million green technology fund. The Next Generation Jobs Fund will make $650 million available to companies looking to invest in the development of clean cars, clean fuels, and clean technologies and products in Ontario . Improved global environmental quality is a goal that everyone at General Motors of Canada shares "We see the government's challenge of developing even more leading-edge, efficient and low emission vehicles as a great opportunity for our industry," said Arturo Elias, President of GM Canada. "This is the kind of positive partnership that can accelerate green vehicle technologies while also helping to ensure we remain at the forefront of competitive jurisdictions to invest, employ and grow for the future." Click here to read more about General Motors of Canada's Environmental Commitments |
Premier McGuinty, Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove, Environment Minister Laurel Broten and Economic Development and Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello visit General Motors in Oshawa to announce Ontario 's $650 million Next Generation Jobs Fund.
December 12, 2006 December 14, 2006 June 5, 2007 GM Canada's Valet Challenges, a series of competitive challenges and obstacles for valets, was held in Vancouver , Toronto and Montreal . The participants, who included representatives from local hospitality establishments, competed in a variety of activities, including an obstacle course, parking, and timed loading and unloading of vehicles. The competition, designed to simulate challenges valets face on the job every day, showed the flexibility that is built in to every GM vehicle. Winners received the keys to a Saturn Aura or Pontiac G5 for a week. The other big winner was M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) who received a donation from General Motors on behalf of all participants. The Saturn Valet Challenges involved the: Saturn Sky, Saturn Aura, Saturn Vue Green Line, and Saturn Outlook . |
(far right- top) The Saturn Challenge Toronto valets. (far right-bottom left) Valets in action! (far right- bottom right) Ben Watts from The Park Hyatt Toronto accepts his first place trophy.
Kris Nickerson from the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel accepts his first place trophy in Pontiac 's Valet Challenge Vancouver