Press releases - April 2001
 

04/18/2001     
GM EARNS $225 MILLION, OR $0.50 PER SHARE, IN FIRST QUARTER
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today reported that it earned $225 million, or $0.50 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of 2001 - excluding special items - on revenues of $42.6 billion. The results exclude the $12 million, or $0.03 per share, favorable effect of the initial adoption of an accounting change (SFAS No. 133) relating to the treatment of derivatives.   more...

04/11/2001     
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY PUTS VAUXHALL/ OPEL'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTRE IN THE DRIVING SEAT.
What does it take to create an industry-leading, pan-European, multi-lingual Customer Care Centre (CCC)? From a technology point of view you could start with 36,000ft² of empty office space and add in 80 miles of cabling linking 2725 data outlets - including telephone and computer points for over 360 people.   more...

04/11/2001     
LUTON - THE HOME OF EUROPEAN CUSTOMER CARE
Vauxhall's Customer Care Centre in Luton officially opens the doors of its new home to Europe today (April 11th) as it welcomes a new set of colleagues ready to help Opel, Chevrolet and Cadillac customers from across the continent.   more...

04/09/2001     
Opel/Vauxhall Sales Results Outpace the Market
Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall took the number one position in the passenger car market in March with over 189,500 cars sold in Western and Central Europe, pushing its passenger car market share up to 10.81%, an increase of 0.38 of a point versus March 2000. These preliminary results indicate that Opel/Vauxhall has strengthened its position despite an overall weakening of the total vehicle market.   more...

04/09/2001     
ONSTAR REACHES ONE MILLION ACTIVE SUBSCRIBER THRESHOLD
TROY, MI -- OnStar, the nation's No. 1 provider of in-vehicle communication and information services, this week will cross the threshold of one million active subscribers, further establishing its leadership position in this industry.   more...

04/03/2001     
MICHAEL BARTELS COMPLETES 2001 OPEL DTM LINE UP
Rüsselsheim, April 2nd, 2001 - Michael Bartels has been confirmed at Opel Team Holzer today. 33-year old Bartels, who finished seventh in last year's Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, will drive a fifth 2001-spec Opel Astra V8 Coupé.   more...

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