Recent Press Release 2008 | GMDAT Media Online

2008-07-12 "Welcome to English Town with GM DAEWOO!"
GM DAEWOO continues to receive positive feedback from the local community for its English town program, which is being held at junior high schools situated near the company headquarters in Bupyeong. ...

2008-07-09 GM Daewoo Launches Charm Club
This is the belief of GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) and the reason for the creation of an exciting new program launched today called the GM Daewoo Charm Club. ...

2008-07-02 GM Daewoo Launches 2009 Lacetti Hatchback
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) launched the upgraded 2009 model year Lacetti hatchback today. ...

2008-07-01 GM Daewoo Domestic Vehicle Sales Rise 17.8%, Exports Grow 7.2% in June
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it sold 13,633 vehicles in Korea and exported 78,380 vehicles in June, for total monthly sales of 92,013 vehicles. ...

2008-06-30 GM Daewoo and Lotte Card Launch Auto Card
Seoul, Korea - A small card has just made purchasing a new GM Daewoo vehicle cheaper. The automaker and Lotte Card announced today the launch of the GM Daewoo Auto Lotte Card, effective from July 1. ...

2008-06-18 GM Daewoo Launches Winstorm MAXX Premium Compact SUV
Geo-je, Korea - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) launched its new premium compact SUV, the Winstorm MAXX, today. ...

2008-06-04 GM Daewoo Appoints Kim Tae-wan New Vice President for Design
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that Kim Tae-wan, Managing Director for Design Operations, has been promoted to Vice President for Design, effective June 1. ...

2008-06-02 GM Daewoo Reports Record May Domestic Sales
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it sold 14,239 vehicles in Korea in May. This was a record for the month and the second-highest monthly domestic sales in the company's history. ...

2008-05-06 GM DAEWOO, "We will be the Voice for the Deaf Children"
GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (hereafter GM DAEWOO) announced that it would donate all the proceeds from the on-line auction of items which famous musician Seo Tai-ji wore for the GM DAEWOO mid-sized sedan Tosca's TV commercial through its social welfare organization, GM Daewoo Employee Foundation. The automaker said that it would go to help the hearing impaired children. ...

2008-05-01 GM Daewoo Celebrates GM's Centennial and Looks Ahead to Next 100 Years at Busan International Motor Show
Busan, Korea - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) is celebrating the centennial of its parent company, General Motors Corp., and introducing the Winstorm MaXX crossover as part of a special display representing the heritage of the automobile at the 2008 Busan International Motor Show. ...

2008-05-01 GM Daewoo Reports April Sales of 80,916 Vehicles
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it sold 12,139 vehicles in Korea and exported 68,777 vehicles for total April sales of 80,916 vehicles. ...

2008-04-17 GM Daewoo Hosts Women & Automobile Symposium
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) hosted the Women & Automobile Symposium today at its Bupyeong headquarters. About 100 female opinion leaders and GM Daewoo employees participated. ...

2008-04-01 GM Daewoo Reports First Quarter Sales of 241,084 Vehicles
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that its global sales were up 7.6 percent from the first quarter of 2007. ...

2008-03-31 GM Daewoo Reports First Quarter Sales of 241,084 Vehicles
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that its global sales were up 7.6 percent from the first quarter of 2007. ...

2008-03-29 GM Daewoo Hosts Tosca, Winstorm Oh My Car Festival
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) is hosting the interactive Tosca, Winstorm Oh My Car Festival in April and May. The festival is intended to give a greater number of consumers the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the Tosca midsize sedan and Winstorm SUV ...

2008-03-28 GM Daewoo Hosts Gentra X Extreme Driving Festival to Promote Dynamic Hatchback
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) is hosting the Gentra X Unlimited Driving Festival from April 12 through June 1 to offer consumers a chance to experience its dynamic hatchback. ...

2008-03-23 GM Daewoo Celebrates Production of 10 Millionth Engine, Start of Production of New Ecotec Gen III Engine
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) held a ceremony today at its Bupyeong headquarters to celebrate the production of the automaker's 10 millionth engine and the start of production of its new Ecotec Gen Ⅲ family of engines. ...

2008-03-19 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 and in the continued, rapid global growth of GM's largest brand, Chevrolet. As announced at a press conference in Tashkent today, UzAvtoSanoat holds the majority stake in the new joint venture called General Motors Uzbekistan with GM holding 25 percent plus one share, with the option of increasing that share in the future. ...

2008-03-06 GM Daewoo Launches Lacetti SX
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) has launched a special edition of its compact hatchback called the Lacetti SX ...

2008-03-03 Test-drive New Winstorm Equipped with Navigation as Standard
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, for the first time among Korean mid-sized SUV models, will feature the new class DMB navigation with a built-in rear view camera as a standard on its SUV model Winstorm. GM Daewoo will begin to take pre-order from March 3 and go on a sale beginning March 10. ...

2008-03-02 GM Daewoo Reports February Sales of 61,176 Vehicles
Seoul, Korea ―GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it sold domestically 9,076 vehicles and exported 52,100 vehicles for total February sales of 61,176 vehicles. ...

2008-03-02 GM Daewoo Damas and Labo Mini-Commercial Vehicles to Return to the Market
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it would resume regular production of the Damas and Labo mini-commercial vehicles on April 1. The two models are powered by a new Liquefied Petroleum Gas Injection (LPGi) engine that meets the latest Korean Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (KULEV) standard. ...

2008-02-28 GM Daewoo Damas and Labo Mini-Commercial
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it would resume regular production of the Damas and Labo mini-commercial vehicles on April 1. The two models are powered by a new Liquefied Petroleum Gas Injection (LPGi) engine that meets the latest Korean Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (KULEV) standard. ...

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 (GM Daewoo) in the presence of Republic of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, who is making a visit to Korea. ...

2008-02-12 GM Daewoo Launches 2009 Gentra, Gentra X Hatchback
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) has launched the 2009 Gentra sedan and Gentra X hatchback, the most fuel efficient vehicles in their segment ...

2008-02-12 GM Daewoo Dedicates Boryeong Hydra-Matic Six-Speed Automatic Transmission Facility
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) held a dedication ceremony today for its new Boryeong Hydra-Matic six-speed automatic transmission manufacturing facility, which is part of the automaker's Boryeong Powertrain Plant. ...

2008-01-29 GM Daewoo Introduces New Slogan and CI
The new slogan is "New Ways, Always." It complements GM Daewoo's new corporate identity: "Creative, Courageous, Committed to Building a Better Future." ...

2008-01-28 President-Elect Lee Visits GM Daewoo's Bupyung Plant
Seoul - Korea's President-elect Lee Myung-bak visited the Bupyung plant of GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) in Incheon today.Wearing a GM Daewoo uniform, President-elect Lee met with GM Daewoo President and CEO Michael Grimaldi and Lee Nam-mook, the branch chairman of GM Daewoo's labor union. He also toured the Bupyung facility's assembly lines, received an introduction to GM Daewoo's new models and spoke with employees. ...

2008-01-23 GM Daewoo Introduces First Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions Developed by a Korean Automaker
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it will launch a new state-of-the-art electronically controlled Hydra-Matic six-speed automatic transmission, which will make its debut in the new GM Daewoo Tosca Premium 6 ...

2008-01-20 GM Daewoo Tosca Premium Six Rides with the Music of Tae-ji Seo
Seoul - TV commercial of GM Daewoo Tosca Premium 6, available with the segment-first cutting-edge six-speed automatic transmissions, features agreeably the most innovative and creative Korean musician of all time ...

2008-01-11 GM Daewoo Largest Korean Vehicle Exporter to Europe in 2007
Seoul - In 2007, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) exported more vehicles to Europe than any other Korean automaker for the first time in its five-year history. In addition, the Lacetti midsize world car was the best-selling locally produced model exported to Europe. ...

2008-01-02 GM Daewoo Sales Increase 25.2% in 2007
Seoul - GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) announced today that it sold in Korea and exported 960,186 complete vehicles in 2007. This was an increase of 25.2 percent from 2006, when the Incheon-based automaker sold 767,161 vehicles ...