Press Releases 2006
2006-12-11 GM Develops Vehicles with a Sixth Sense
Rüsselsheim/Dudenhofen. Preventing accidents by warning drivers about potential danger from other vehicles was a major goal during the development of the new General Motors V2V ...
2006-12-07 GM Europe's November Sales Up 4.8 Percent From Last Year
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 165,842 vehicles in Europe in November, 7,597 vehicles more than in last year's November, reaching a market share of 9.3 percent. ...
2006-12-05 World Premiere for new Opel Astra and Chevrolet Lacetti Diesel
Bologna. The International Bologna Motor Show, one of the largest in the world, opens its doors for the 31st time from December 7 - 17. On the GM stand in Hall 22, which ...
2006-12-01 GM Wins First Place in LA Design Challenge
Los Angeles - GM Advanced Design has won the Los Angeles Auto Show's Design Challenge for the second year in a row ...
2006-11-30 GM Completes the Sale of a Controlling Interest in GMAC
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today announced that it has completed the sale of a 51-percent interest in GMAC to a consortium of investors led by Cerberus FIM Investors, LLC and including wholly owned subsidiaries of Citigroup Inc., Aozora Bank Ltd. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ...
2006-11-30 GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV
LOS ANGELES - General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV ...
2006-11-30 Front-Wheel-Drive, 2-Mode Hybrid System Debuts in 2008
LOS ANGELES - General Motors Corp. will expand the industry's most diverse portfolio of hybrid technologies in 2008 with the debut of its front-wheel-drive ...
2006-11-29 Tiger Woods Debuts New Buick Luxury Crossover
LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods, together with GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, unveiled the all-new Buick Enclave at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. ...
2006-11-28 Chevrolet to Start Production in the European Union
Zurich. Starting in fall 2007, the Aveo, Chevrolet's small four-door sedan, will be built at a production facility in Warsaw in Poland for sale throughout Europe ...
2006-11-15 Saab Collects Top Design Trophy
The stunning Saab Aero X Concept has been crowned 'Concept Car of the Year' by Britain's longest-established car magazine ...
2006-11-14 Sir Richard Branson Gives Green Light to Saab BioPower5
Move over fossil fuel - that's just so passé - or that's the message as the UK's most high-profile and best-known businessman Sir Richard Branson takes delivery of a Saab 9-5 BioPower! ...
2006-11-14 Joint Statement Regarding The Meeting Between President George W. Bush And The CEOs of America's Domestic Auto Industry
WASHINGTON, DC - We appreciate the President meeting with us today on issues that we believe are not only critical to the domestic auto industry, but also affect overall American manufacturing competitiveness ...
2006-11-08 GM Europe's October Sales Up 9.6 Percent From Last Year
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 153,719 vehicles in Europe in October, 13,455 vehicles more than in last year's October, reaching a market share of 8.9 percent ...
2006-10-30 GM Europe Launching New Dealer Corporate Identity
GM is launching a new dealer Corporate Identity (CI) program throughout Europe. The rollout involving approximately 9,000 dealers, started this month and continues until 2010 ...
2006-10-25 GM Reports Preliminary Third-Quarter Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today reported significantly improved preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2006. ...
2006-10-23 MEDIA ADVISORY: GM Schedules Third-Quarter Financial Results Release
General Motors has scheduled the release of its third-quarter 2006 financial results for 700 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, October 25, 2006, via PR Newswire and GM Media Online (http//media.gm.com). ...
2006-10-20 GM Delivers 2.3 Million Vehicles in Third Quarter
DETROIT - General Motors reported third-quarter global sales (July-September) of 2,296,000 vehicles, supported by the performances of its global brands Cadillac, Chevrolet, Saab and HUMMER. ...
2006-10-12 GM Portugal and Employee Representatives Agree on Transition Package for Azambuja Workforce
Lisbon. General Motors Portugal (GMP) and the employee representatives agree on a separation package to compensate the Azambuja ...
2006-10-06 95,000 Orders for New Opel/Vauxhall Corsa in Western & Central Europe
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 1,527,275 vehicles in Europe in the first three quarters of 2006, achieving a similarly high number of vehicle sales in the first nine months as last year ...
2006-10-04 General Motors, Renault And Nissan Terminate Alliance Discussions
General Motors, Renault and Nissan said today that they had agreed to terminate discussions regarding a proposed alliance among the three companies. ...
2006-09-29 Industry Outlines Steps for a European Hydrogen Infrastructure
29 September 2006 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - Today, the energy companies Shell Hydrogen B.V. and Total France ...
2006-09-28 World Premieres: Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept and Opel Antara
Paris. With the exciting concept WTCC Ultra, Chevrolet Europe presents one of the most attractive newcomers at this year's Paris Motor Show ...
2006-09-27 Media Statement: General Motors, Renault and Nissan alliance discussions
General Motors, Renault and Nissan today said that a meeting was held between Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, SAS and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Rick Wagoner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, Corp., ...
2006-09-26 New Opel Corsa: Successful start of production in Spain
Zaragoza. Today, General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner and the President of the Aragon region, Marcelino Iglesias Ricou ...
2006-09-22 GM to Launch World's Largest Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet in USA
San Diego, USA - General Motors has committed to building the world's largest fuel cell vehicle fleet by announcing its next-generation fuel cell vehicle - the Equinox Fuel Cell ...
2006-09-18 GM Reinvents the Automobile: Sequel Is a Better, Cleaner, Petroleum-Free Solution
San Diego, USA - General Motors has announced a driveable version of the most technologically advanced automobile ever built, the Sequel, GM's solution to provide the world with a cleaner, petroleum-free vehicle that is better in nearly every way. ...
2006-09-07 Dr. Uwe-Dieter Grebe Appointed Honorary Professor at Vienna University of Technology
Vienna. GM Powertrain's Dr. Uwe-Dieter Grebe, Executive Director of Advanced Engineering ...
2006-09-07 GME Reports strong August Sales
Zurich. With strong sales in August, General Motors (GM) has strengthened its position in the European car and truck market ...
2006-08-10 GM Will Build an All-New Chevrolet Camaro
Traverse City, Michigan/Zurich - GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that GM will build an all-new version of the Chevrolet Camaro sport coupe ...
2006-08-07 Record Sales* for Chevrolet and Saab in July 2006
Zurich. GM Europe posted record sales again for Chevrolet (29,236 units, +9.5 percent) and Saab (6,327 units, +16.4 percent) in July 2006. ...
2006-07-27 GM Invests 550 Million Euros in Spain
Zaragoza. GM has invested 550 million euros in its Spanish plant in Zaragoza for the production of the new Opel Corsa ...
2006-07-26 GM Reports Improved Second-Quarter Financial Results
DETROIT. General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today reported significantly improved 2006 second quarter financial results ...
2006-07-18 General Motors in London: World premiere for Opel/Vauxhall Corsa
London. The highlight at General Motors' stand in London is the eagerly anticipated world premiere of the new Opel/Vauxhall Corsa ...
2006-07-17 Grammy Winner Sean Paul: Exclusive Concert at Corsa World Premiere
London. Opel/Vauxhall took to the air tonight as the all-new Corsa was escorted to the scene at Old Billingsgate by a helicopter flying over the river Thames ...
2006-07-11 GM's Plant in Portugal to Cease Production by the End of the Year
Azambuja / Zurich. Today, management of GM Europe informed their employees at the plant in Azambuja, Portugal, that production will cease with the year-end break in December 2006 ...
2006-07-10 Executives Named to Lead GM in Korea, Canada & Mexico
DETROIT - Three General Motors executives with international experience were named today to lead GM's operations in Korea, Canada and Mexico ...
2006-07-07 Saab and Chevrolet Set New Sales and Market Share Records in Europe
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 1,070,508 vehicles in Europe in the first half of 2006, a slight increase of 2,058 vehicles over the same period last year (1,068,449 vehicles). GM's share of the growing European market ...
2006-07-03 General Motors Europe (GME) and the European Employee Forum (EEF) agree on negotiations concerning GM's plant in Portugal
Zurich. Today, the management of GM Europe and the members of the European Employee Forum (EEF) agreed on suspending the protest strikes that resulted in the temporary disruption of production at several GM facilities in Europe since June 13 ...
2006-06-13 General Motors to Build Chevrolet Cars in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg. General Motors will build a greenfield manufacturing facility in the Shushary region of St. Petersburg, Russia ...
2006-06-13 Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2006:
Paris. General Motors underlined its leading position in alternative propulsion concepts with eight best performances at this year's Michelin Challenge Bibendum ...
2006-06-10 General Motors Strengthens Leading Role in Alternative Powertrains
Paris. GM demonstrates its leading position and wide-ranging expertise in alternative propulsion concepts with four different vehicles at this year's Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Paris from June 8 - 12 ...
2006-06-10 Saab BioPower - Powerful and Clean with Bioethanol
Paris. For many years, General Motors has focused on bioethanol as an alternative to conventional gasoline and diesel fuels ...
2006-06-10 CNG: Opel's Answer to Rising Fuel Prices
Paris. The monovalentplus concept Opel has used in its natural gas-powered vehicles (CNG = Compressed Natural Gas) since 2001 ...
2006-06-10 HydroGen3 and Sequel: The Future Has Begun
Paris. There are 6.4 billion people on earth today. By 2020, there will probably be 7.5 billion. Over the same time span, the percentage ...
2006-06-10 General Motors Steps Up Hybrid Offensive
Paris. GM launched the world's first hybrid pickup truck, the Chevrolet Silverado, in the USA in 2004. At this year's Detroit Motor Show, GM's hybrid ...
2006-06-08 GM Reports Record Sales in Russia*
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 874,787 vehicles in Europe's total vehicle market in the first five months of 2006, up 12,172 units compared with the same period last year ...
2006-05-30 LCV study completed -- highlights need for more competitive cost structure for Combo production to be profitable
Zurich/Azambuja. General Motors (GM) announced today the conclusion of the study of its Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) business. ...
2006-05-17 Astra Shift Reduction Planned at GM's Ellesmere Port Plant
Ellesmere Port/UK. Today, management of General Motors Europe discussed with the trade unions the company's intention to adjust the current production capacity of its Ellesmere Port plant ...
2006-05-16 "This Story must be told over and over again"
Cannes. When the VIPs of international film congregate on La Croisette Boulevard at the 59th Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May) ...
2006-05-16 Julie Hamp named GM Europe Vice President, Communications
Effective July 1, Julie Hamp (46), currently General Director Communications for GM's Latin America, Africa, Middle East (LAAM) region, is appointed GM Europe Vice President, Communications ...
2006-05-10 General Motors Europe Opens New European Design Center
New, state-of-the-art facility located in Rüsselsheim, Germany integral part of GM's global design network ...
2006-05-10 New Opel Antara Targets European Growth Market
Rüsselsheim. Following the enthusiastic reaction to the Antara GTC crossover concept car at the IAA 2005, Opel launches this year the five-door production version of the new Antara ...
2006-04-28 GM, DaimlerChrysler, BMW Premiere Unprecedented Hybrid Technology
Vienna - The state-of-the-art full hybrid system, whose components are being co-developed by General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler and the BMW Group ...
2006-04-20 GM Reports Preliminary Q1 Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today reported significantly improved financial results for the first quarter of 2006, with operations from every automotive region in the world contributing to the turnaround efforts ...
2006-04-06 Saab and Chevrolet Hit First-Quarter Sales Records
Zurich. General Motors (GM) sold 522,200 vehicles in Europe's total vehicle market in the first quarter of 2006, an increase of 8,100 units or 1.6 percent over the same period last year. GM's first-quarter share increased slightly from 2005's full year share of 9.4 percent to 9.5 percent. ...
2006-04-05 Start of Assembly of HUMMER H3 at Avtotor in Russia
Kaliningrad -General Motors and Avtotor today celebrated the start of production and sales of the HUMMER H3 in Russia at a ceremony at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, Russia. ...
2006-04-05 Chevrolet to assemble four models for Russian market in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, 5 April 2006 -- General Motors and Avtotor today announced the start of pi-lot production of four Chevrolet models at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, Russia. ...
2006-03-30 Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept: World's First Fossil-free Hybrid Vehicle
The innovative Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept, making its world premiere at the Stockholm Motor Show (March 30 - April 9, 2006), ...
2006-03-22 New Opel Corsa: World Premiere in London
London / Rüsselsheim. One of the most eagerly anticipated automobile premieres of 2006 takes place on July 18 in one of Europe's most exciting cities Lond ...
2006-03-08 GM Europe February 2006 Sales Results
Zurich. In February 2006, GM Europe was able to increase vehicle sales of its brands in total Europe to over 135,400 units, an increase of 1.6 percent over the year-ago period. GME's February market share was 9.1 percent. ...
2006-03-06 General Motors to Sell 17 Percent Equity Stake in Suzuki
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today announced it would reduce its equity stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. from 20.4 percent to 3.0 percent, by selling 92.36 million shares. The strategic alliance between GM and Suzuki will continue. ...
2006-03-03 GM, Toyota agree to extend advanced technology collaboration and focus on safety-related technologies
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. have agreed yesterday to extend their advanced technology collaboration agreement two more years with a focus ...
2006-02-28 General Motors in Geneva: Seven World and European Premieres
Geneva. With four world and three European premieres among many other new models, General Motors (GM) ushers in the new automotive spring season at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show (March 2 to 12) ...
2006-02-27 GM in Geneva 2006: Product Initiative for Fun and Efficiency
Geneva. With four world and three European premieres among other new models General Motors (GM) ushers in the new automotive spring season at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show (March 2 to 12) ...
2006-02-27 Presskit : Saab Aero X
2006-02-27 Saab Aero X Concept Lands at Geneva
Saab broke the ice tonight on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show by creating a Scandinavian atmosphere to reveal its stunning Aero X Concept car ...
2006-02-15 Zaragoza (Spain) chosen to build next generation Meriva
Zurich/Zaragoza/Gliwice. General Motors (GM) announced today the decision that the next generation Opel/Vauxhall Meriva will be built in the Zaragoza plant in Spain ...
2006-02-07 GM Announces Additional Actions to Support North American Turnaround
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today announced significant new actions to support its ongoing turnaround plan, particularly in its North American business ...
2006-02-07 York Elected to GM Board of Directors
DETROIT - The General Motors Board of Directors today elected Jerome York to the GM Board, effective February 7, 2006 ...
2006-02-02 GM to Build New Two-mode Hybrid Transmission at U.S. Baltimore Plant
Ruesselsheim/Detroit. General Motors announced it will invest up to $118 million (100 million euro) ...
2006-01-26 GM Reports Preliminary 2005 Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE GM) today reported a 2005 calendar-year loss, excluding special items, of $3.4 billion, or $5.99 per share ...
2006-01-24 Reorganisation of Sales Function
Rüsselsheim. GM in Europe enters 2006 with a leaner Sales and Marketing organisation. Alain Visser, Executive Director, European Marketing, for the Opel and Vauxhall brands, has also taken over leadership of the Sales function ...
2006-01-23 Rita Forst is "Woman of the Year"
Specialist magazine Automotive News Europe's award goes to product engineer ...
2006-01-16 General Motors wins Design Challenge with "flat on wheels"
Southern California is one of the places where the present meets the future. It is also the home of the Los Angeles Design Challenge, an integral element of the L.A. Auto Show ...
2006-01-13 GM Sells More Than 9 Million Vehicles for the First Time in 27 Years
DETROIT - General Motors sold 9.17 million cars and trucks around the world in 2005, up 2 percent from the 8.99 million vehicles sold in 2004 ...
2006-01-09 GM Showcases Six New Vehicles at the Detroit Motor Show
General Motors will quicken its North American product pace by featuring six new models for a number of its brands at the Detroit Motor Show (January 14 - 22, 2006) ...
2006-01-09 Chevrolet Camaro Concept: Capturing the Timeless Spirit of Camaro
Detroit. For more than 30 years, the Chevrolet Camaro was the archetypal American muscle car, combining dramatic design and exciting performance ...
2006-01-09 GM Gains Sales and Share in Europe in 2005
General Motors (GM) outstripped sluggish growth of less than one percent in the European vehicle market to sell over 1,982,300 cars and light commercial vehicles in 2005 ...
2006-01-07 GM goes Hybrid: Three Systems for 12 Vehicles on Way to Market
Detroit. GM launched the world's first hybrid pickup trucks in 2004, with retail availability expanding in 2006 ...
2006-01-04 GM at Los Angeles Auto Show: Fun, Function and Fuel Efficiency
Los Angeles. General Motors is introducing a wide variety of vehicles at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show (January 6 -15, 2006) ...
2006-01-02 Sportier Performance and More Environmental Care
The Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower concept demonstrates that Saab drivers can enjoy the benefits of increased power and performance while having a greater regard for the environment ...
2006-01-02 Saab Celebrates 20 Years of Open-top Motoring
Saab is celebrating two decades of Convertible sales success by introducing an eye-catching anniversary model, the Saab 9-3 Convertible 20 Years Edition ...