Recent Releases
2008-11-26 Opel presents Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet with Business Partners in Berlin
Berlin. The goal of achieving sustainable mobility with zero emissions came a step closer today when Opel announced the European part of GM's biggest-ever test program for fuel cell vehicles ...
2008-11-07 GM Announces $5 billion in Additional Liquidity Enhancement Initiatives
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced it is taking further actions to improve liquidity and reduce structural cost in response to deteriorating global economic conditions, tight credit market conditions and a rapid retraction of sales in the auto industry. ...
2008-11-07 GM Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
DETROIT -General Motors (NYSE: GM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2008, reflecting rapidly deteriorating market conditions in the U.S., slowdowns in other mature markets around the world, and continued losses at GMAC Financial Services (GMAC). ...
2008-11-07 GM opens $300 million assembly plant in Russia
St. Petersburg. General Motors (GM) opened today a $300 million, flexible assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, in presence of President Dmitry Medvedev ...
2008-11-06 GM to open $300 million assembly plant in Russia this week
Zurich. This week General Motors (GM) will open a $300 million, flexible assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia ...
2008-11-06 Media Advisory: GM Q3-2008 Financial Results to be published Nov. 7
General Motors will post its Q3 2008 financial results press release, financial statements and operating statistics, and financial charts on its investor website ...
2008-10-29 GM Announces Third Quarter Global Sales of 2.1 Million Vehicles, Setting Records in Two Regions
DETROIT - Record-setting sales performance in GM's Latin America, Africa and Middle East and Asia Pacific regions during the third quarter of 2008 helped General Motors sell more than 2.1 million vehicles globally during the third quarter 2008. ...
2008-10-10 GM Powertrain Europe and AVL announce new ownership for Södertälje Powertrain
Trollhättan. General Motors Powertrain Europe today announced the consolidation of its Swedish Powertrain Engineering operations in Trollhättan and the sale of its Södertälje Powertrain operation to AVL, a global engineering organization based in Graz, Austria ...
2008-10-09 GM nearly double industry growth in Eastern Europe
Zurich. General Motors (GM) Eastern European sales reached a record of 318,245 vehicles from January to September 2008, with a market share of 10.4 percent, ...
2008-10-02 Forster Calls for Restoration of Consumer Confidence
Paris. General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster appealed to European politicians to help restore consumer confidence in the markets ...
2008-10-02 Eight Premieres plus Pro-Environmental Propulsion Technologies
Paris. General Motors demonstrates the diversity of its brands, mobility concepts, alternative propulsions and design expertise at the 2008 Paris Motor Show (October 4 - 19, 2008) ...
2008-09-16 GM Focuses On A Thriving Future On Centennial Anniversary
DETROIT - As GM concludes its first 100 years with a legacy of iconic brands and technological breakthroughs, the company is embarking on a new century as a global leader in design and innovation. ...
2008-09-16 Chevrolet Volt Leads General Motors Into Its Second Century
DETROIT - General Motors launched its next 100 years today by unveiling the much-anticipated production version of the Chevrolet Volt - a vehicle that delivers up to 40 miles of gasoline- and emissions-free electric driving, with the extended-range capability of hundreds of additional miles. ...
2008-09-15 GM Commemorates Centennial Tomorrow with GMnext Day
You are invited to join General Motors tomorrow for GMnext Day -- a series of forward-looking events to commemorate the company's centennial. The activities begin at 8:00 a.m. EDT on September 16, 2008 -- the day GM officially turns 100. Complete information can be found by visiting http://day.gmnext.com. ...
2008-09-05 Half of GM's Global Manufacturing Plants to be Landfill-Free by End of 2010
General Motors announced today a commitment to make half of its major global manufacturing operations landfill-free by the end of 2010. When translating the commitment to an individual facility basis, more than 80 of GM's manufacturing operations will become landfill-free over the next 28 months ...
2008-09-05 GM Launches New Facts and Fiction Web Site
DETROIT - GM announced today the launch of a new Web site designed to make a distinction between the facts and rumors surrounding the company. ...
2008-09-03 GAZ Group and General Motors Corp. Reach Joint Venture Agreement For Ownership of VM Motori
Cento, Italy - GAZ Group, one of Russia's largest car manufacturers, and General Motors Corp., have reached agreement on a GAZ 50 percent equity ownership in VM ...
2008-08-21 All-new Chevrolet Cruze features dramatic design
Detroit - The first photographs of Chevrolet's all-new Cruze sedan - making its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October - reveal a dynamic four-door coupe that proves exciting design and value are not mutually exclusive. ...
2008-08-16 GM to Commemorate Centennial With GMnext Day
DETROIT - On September 16, 2008, General Motors will mark the beginning of its second century with GMnext Day, a series of forward-looking activities that will focus on the future of automotive transportation. ...
2008-08-01 GM Reports Preliminary Second Quarter Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors (NYSE: GM) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2008, which include significant charges and special items. ...
2008-07-30 GM Schedules Release of Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results
General Motors Corp. has scheduled the release of its second-quarter 2008 financial results for 7:00 a.m. EDT on Friday August 1, 2008 via PR Newswire and GM Media Online (http://media.gm.com). ...
2008-07-23 GM Announces Second Quarter Global Sales of More Than 2.28 Million Vehicles, Setting Records in Three of Four Regions
DETROIT - Record-setting sales performance in GM's Latin America, Africa and Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe regions during the second quarter of 2008 helped General Motors sell more than 2.28 million vehicles globally during the second quarter 2008. ...
2008-07-15 GM to Bolster Liquidity by $15 Billion through 2009
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced it is taking further steps to adapt its business to rapidly changing market conditions, marked by the weak U.S. economy, record high fuel prices, shifts in consumer vehicle preferences, and the lowest U.S. industry sales volumes in a decade. ...
2008-07-15 GM Fact Sheet: GM Turnaround: Actions and Accomplishments
GM announced operating actions, potential asset sales, and financing activities totaling approximately $15 billion. ...
2008-07-14 GM Achieves All-Time Quarterly Sales Record in Latin America, Africa and Middle East
Miramar, FL - General Motors Latin America, Africa and Middle East (GM LAAM) region broke another record in Q2 2008 selling 346,100 vehicles, up 52,100 units over the same period in 2007. GM's volume increase of nearly 18 percent for the quarter again exceeded the industry growth rate of 13 percent. In addition, GM's market share in the region climbed to 17.5 percent for the quarter, up .7 share points year-over-year. ...
2008-07-09 GM record sales of 1.16 million vehicles in Europe
Zurich. In the first half of 2008, General Motors (GM) sales in Europe reached a record of 1,160,935 vehicles*, an increase of 31,613 units (or 2.8 percent) compared ...
2008-07-08 World's largest rooftop solar power station being built in Zaragoza
Zaragoza. General Motors Europe, part of the leading global automotive group, Veolia Environnement, world leader in environmental services, the energy developer Clairvoyant Energy and ...
2008-07-08 Chevrolet Cruze - A new name and a new design for an all-new car
Detroit - Chevrolet announced today that its all-new entry in the compact segment will be called Cruze. The new Chevrolet will make its global debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October ...
2008-06-20 GM Europe Enlarges Compact Car Manufacturing Network
Ruesselsheim. Today, GME President Carl-Peter Forster announced two significant production allocations at an all employee meeting in Ruesselsheim, Germany ...
2008-06-03 GM Announces New Products, Capacity Adjustments; Continues Transformation of North American Business
WILMINGTON, Del. - GM today announced a range of strategic initiatives to aggressively respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles and to economic and market challenges in North America. Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and CEO, made the announcements here as part of the GM annual meeting of stockholders. ...
2008-06-02 GM Annual Stockholders Meeting
Detroit, Mich. (NYSE: GM) General Motors Corporation will hold its annual stockholders meeting on June 3, 2008 at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. In conjunction with the stockholders meeting, a press conference and conference call with investment analysts and media have also been scheduled. ...
2008-05-27 GMnext TAKES MUSIC FANS BACKSTAGE
Zurich. GMnext is going backstage at some of the world's biggest rock festivals this summer - providing music fans exclusive access through a series of video, photo and blog updates ...
2008-05-20 GM Pledges Aid to Disaster Victims in China, Myanmar
DETROIT - General Motors today announced that the General Motors Foundation and GM China have donated in excess of $1 million to support disaster victims in China and Myanmar. ...
2008-05-15 A Look Into the Future of Engines and Transmissions
Turin/Italy. GM Powertrain Europe's comprehensive Tech Show provides answers about how cars will be propelled in the future. As part of the global GM Powertrain organization ...
2008-05-15 Joe Jacuzzi to lead all GME Product and Brand Communications
Zurich / Rüsselsheim. As of June 1, Joe Jacuzzi (40) will be responsible for all brand, product development and technology communications for GM Europe ...
2008-05-15 GM Announces Two New Fuel Efficient Engines
Turin/Italy - General Motors Corp. will introduce, starting in 2009, two new engines with significant fuel efficiency gains for vehicles marketed in Europe and other regions ...
2008-05-15 Istanbul, Turkey Gets Europe's Largest Delivery of Trams Equipped With GM-Allison Hybrid System
DETROIT, Mich. - An order by Istanbul Transportation Authority for 50 Metrobus trams equipped with the GM-Allison hybrid system will make the Turkish city home to Europe's largest fleet of efficient diesel-electric hybrid trams by next year. ...
2008-05-13 General Motors' Rita Forst and Anja Kleyboldt win industry award
International jury appoints Automotive News Europe 25 Leading Women Award 2008 winners. Click here to find biographies and photos of GM's winners ...
2008-05-08 GM Takes Music Fans Backstage
DETROIT- GMnext is going backstage at some of the world's biggest rock festivals this summer - providing music fans exclusive access through a series of video, photo and blog updates. ...
2008-05-06 GM Announces Quarterly Dividend
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced a second-quarter dividend of $0.25 per share on GM common stock. ...
2008-04-30 GM Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2008, marked by improved adjusted automotive operating performance, rapid growth in emerging markets ...
2008-04-24 Two Award-Winning GM Concept Cars Compete at Villa d'Este
Cernobbio, Italy -- Saab 9-X BioHybrid and Cadillac CTS Coupe have been invited to participate this weekend in Europe's most prestigious design award of the year at Villa d'Este ...
2008-04-23 GM Announces First Quarter Global Sales of More Than 2.25 Million Vehicles, Setting Records in Three of Four Regions
DETROIT - General Motors sold 2.25 million cars and trucks around the world in the first quarter of 2008, according to preliminary sales figures released today, with a record 64 percent of all sales occurring outside the United States. ...
2008-04-11 From Automotive Lightweight Design to Modern Art
Rüsselsheim/New York. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York currently is exhibiting a chair designed by Dutch artist Joris Laarman ...
2008-04-09 GM Europe first quarter 2008 sales reach all-time record
Zurich. In the first quarter of 2008, General Motors (GM) Europe sales reached an all-time record of 572,137 vehicles*, an increase of 18,111 units compared to Q1 ...
2008-04-03 GM Announces Key Sales and Marketing Appointments
DETROIT - Rick Wagoner, GM chairman and chief executive officer, today announced the following executive retirements and appointments ...
2008-03-20 'General Motors Uzbekistan' Joint Venture Established
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - General Motors Corp. and UzAvtoSanoat have established a joint venture which will play a defining role both in the automotive industry of Uzbekistan ...
2008-03-04 Next-Generation GM Hybrid System Announced in Geneva
As another key element in its overall global strategy to improve fuel economy and reduce oil consumption and CO2 emissions, General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner announced today ...
2008-03-03 GM Forum Geneva: HydroGen4 boasts the latest fuel cell technology
At major motor shows like Frankfurt, Paris or Geneva, General Motors traditionally presents the future of individual mobility on a dedicated stand ...
2008-03-03 VIRGIN ATLANTIC TO USE CHEVROLET HYDROGEN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT VIP PASSENGERS
NEW YORK - Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd. today announced it will use Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for its "complimentary ground transfer service ...
2008-02-26 Republic of Uzbekistan President Visits GM's Korea Operations
Incheon, Korea - General Motors Corp. and UzAvtoSanoat of Uzbekistan signed a series of agreements today at GM Daewoo Auto & Technology ...
2008-02-21 Production in St. Petersburg to meet booming demand
St. Petersburg/Rüsselsheim. The first Opel Astra has rolled off the assembly line in St. Petersburg. The Astra follows the Antara as the second Opel model ...
2008-02-12 GM Reports Preliminary 2007 Financial Results
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced a 2007 calendar-year adjusted net loss, excluding special items, of $23 million, or $.04 per diluted share. ...
2008-02-12 Three World Premieres, seven European Premieres, Pro-Environmental Propulsion Technologies
Geneva. General Motors presents the rich diversity of its brands, mobility concepts and design expertise at the 78th International Motor ...
2008-01-23 For Third Consecutive Year, GM Sells More Than 9 Million Vehicles Globally
DETROIT - General Motors sold 9,369,524 cars and trucks around the world in 2007, an increase of 3 percent, according to preliminary sales figures released today. In the fourth quarter, GM sold 2,305,752 vehicles, an increase of 4.8 percent compared with a year ago. ...
2008-01-10 Chris Gubbey to Lead GM Russia and CIS
DETROIT GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that Chris Gubbey, currently chairman and managing director, GM Holden Ltd. ...
2008-01-09 GENERAL MOTORS DEMONSTRATES SELF-DRIVING CHEVROLET TAHOE 'BOSS'
LAS VEGAS At the Consumer Electronics Show, General Motors will demonstrate an unmanned Chevrolet Tahoe that used electronics to successfully drive itself through a ...
2008-01-09 GM Showcases Its Brands In Style In Detroit
Rüsselsheim/Detroit. General Motors presents a number of world premieres from its Cadillac, Corvette, HUMMER, Saturn and Saab brands at the North American International ...
2008-01-09 GM records highest 2007 volume growth in European auto industry
General Motors (GM) sets all-time sales record in Europe in 2007, with 2,182,000* vehicles, up 179,000 units or 8.9 percent from 2006 ...