General Motors
Auto sales surge in March, led by small cars
DETROIT -- Appealing small cars, low interest rates, truck deals and unseasonably warm weather helped the auto industry achieve its best monthly performance in almost four years in March.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Business
GM recalling vans, SUVs to fix steering problem
DETROIT -- General Motors is recalling more than 6,000 big vans and SUVs because their steering can fail.The recall affects certain 2012 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans, and Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL SUVs.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
Traffic safety officials want automakers to stifle dash distractions in moving vehicles
WASHINGTON -- Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, the government says, and it's asking carmakers to curb those distractions when vehicles are moving.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Business
GM made record $7.6 billion in 2011
DETROIT -- General Motors made a record $7.6 billion in 2011, driven by a $7.2-billion profit in North America that ensures its highest profit-sharing payments of $7,000 each to the typical U.S. workers.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Business
GM CEO defends company over Chevy Volt battery
WASHINGTON -- The chairman and CEO of General Motors Co. is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars last year.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Business
Government closes Chevy Volt probe, says car is safe
DETROIT — The government ended its safety investigation into the Chevrolet Volt on Friday after concluding that the Volt and other electric cars don't pose a greater fire risk than gasoline-powered cars.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Business
GM, Ford execs say January U.S. sales strong so far
DETROIT -- American consumers are buying cars at a brisk pace in January, continuing sales growth that began late last year, according to two industry executives.
Date: 01/11/2012 | Business
Everett native named president of GM division OnStar in Shanghai
In November, a group of OnStar employees sat hushed and expectant inside the company's call center in Shanghai. They were waiting for the response to a message one customer had asked them to pass on to another.It was a marriage proposal.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Business
As folks replace aging cars, vehicle sales get a big boost
DETROIT -- People are finally replacing the cars and trucks they held onto during the economic slump, giving a boost to sales at Chrysler, GM and Nissan in November.
Date: 12/02/2011 | Business
Like a Rock: Chevy celebrates 100th anniversary
DETROIT — We saw the USA in them. We drove them to the levee. We even worked on our night moves in their back seats.
Date: 11/03/2011 | Business
Charging into the future
PUD workshop shows growing potential for electric cars
Date: 10/29/2011 | Local News
Ford has contract deal with union workers
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday that the 41,000 hourly Ford Motor Co. workers it represents have ratified a new four-year labor agreement.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Business
UAW trades pay raises for job assurances
DETROIT -- The union that once set the gold standard for American wages is giving up pay raises in exchange for a piece of the auto industry's profits and the promise of thousands of new jobs.
Date: 10/05/2011 | Business
General Motors workers ratify new labor contract
DETROIT -- Factory workers at General Motors have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new four-year contract with the company that has profit-sharing instead of pay raises for most workers and promises thousands of new jobs.
Date: 09/29/2011 | Business
Carmakers report surprisingly strong sales in August
Fears that car buyers would stay away from dealerships in August never materialized.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Business
President announces deal to boost fuel economy
WASHINGTON — Ushering in the largest decrease in auto fuel consumption since the 1970s, President Barack Obama and automobile manufacturers Friday announced a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Nation & World
Auto industry, seeing new life, is on hiring spree
DETROIT -- Volkswagen opened a plant in Tennessee last month with 2,000 workers. Honda is hiring 1,000 in Indiana to meet demand for its best-selling Civic. General Motors is looking for 2,500 in Detroit to build the Chevy Volt.
Date: 07/07/2011 | Business
Chevy prices new Sonic car under $15,000
DETROIT -- General Motors said Friday that pricing for its new Chevrolet Sonic will start at just under $15,000 when the sub-compact car hits dealer lots this fall.
Date: 06/18/2011 | Business
Obama celebrates Chrysler recovery, but not latest job figures
TOLEDO, Ohio -- President Barack Obama on Friday celebrated Chrysler's ongoing recovery and the government's sale of its 98,461 shares in the automaker before grateful workers here, telling them "I couldn't be prouder of what you've done."
Date: 06/04/2011 | Nation & World
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