Big Three - General Motors
General Motors Stories - Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC Truck
June 16, 2009 - Saab Automobile, Stockholm Sweden
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GM signs agreement to sell Saab Saab Automobile, General Motors Corp.’s struggling Swedish unit known for its family cars, was rescued Tuesday by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny luxury carmaker which produces only a dozen custom-made models a year. |
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June 1, 2009 - General Motors, New York NY
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GM files for bankruptcy protection Bankrupt G.M. Says It Owes $172 Billion |
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May 30, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| GM tying up loose ends for bankruptcy |  |
May 29, 2009 - GM Opel, Magna International, Sberbank of Russia, Berlin Germany
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| Tentative Deal for G.M.’s Opel Is Latest Shift for Industry |  |
May 27, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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Rescue Plan Would Give U.S. Most of GM's Stock Canada, UAW Also in Line For Stakes, Sources Say |
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May 25, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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Bankruptcy for G.M. Would Tax the Experts The decline of General Motors may be putting thousands of auto workers and managers out of work, but it will be putting a lot of lawyers to work. |
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May 22, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy Filing Expected as Chrysler Set to Emerge |
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May 15, 2009 - GM Dealers Nationwide
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| GM dealers to learn today if they are targeted for closure |  |
May 7, 2009 - General Motors, Washington D.C.
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| G.M., Leaking Cash, Faces Bigger Chance of Bankruptcy |  |
April 28, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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GM's New Road Map: Partial Nationalization Automaker to Shed Brands and Workers; Future Hinges on Deal With Bondholders |
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April 28, 2009 - Pontiac Motors, Detroit MI
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Fabled Pontiac can't muscle its way out of the GM mess One of the best-known car brands may soon be history as struggling GM announces plans to dramatically downsize its lineup. |
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April 23, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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GM Considers Shutting Factories for Nine Weeks General Motors might halt production at some of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer to combat slumping auto sales, according to people familiar with the plan. |
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April 21, 2009 - General Motors, Shanghai Auto Show, Shanghai China
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| In China, G.M. Remains a Driving Force |  |
April 16, 2009 - GM's Saturn and Black Oak Partners, Oklahoma City OK
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| Bidder for Saturn steps forward, promises to keep the brand alive |  |
April 5, 2009 - General Motors Heritage Center - Barrett Jackson Auction, Palm Beach FL
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GM plans to auction 100 specialty cars This week, GM will auction about 100 of its prized antique and show cars to raise cash and trim warehousing costs. The company seeks to cut its specialty fleet by nearly half. It once numbered 1,000. |
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April 2, 2009 - Auto Task Force and GM Future, Detroit MI
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U.S. Urges GM to Consider Bankruptcy Government Plan to Split Ailing Brands From Stronger Ones Is an Option, Firm Says |
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GM's new chairman, Kent Kresa |
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April 1, 2009 - Chevy Malibu - Chevrolet GM, Detroit MI
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| Malibu Shows Road to Revival Is Bumpy |  |
March 30, 2009 - GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson, Detroit MI
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New chief: We need to reinvent GM -- and fast GM's Henderson is known for fixing things Automaker will do what it takes to survive, he says |
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March 29, 2009 - Rick Wagoner - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| President Obama forces GM boss Rick Wagoner to step down |  |
March 5, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| Auditors Raise Doubts About G.M.’s Viability |  |
February 27, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| As GM losses deepen, bankruptcy fears grow |  |
February 26, 2009 - Rick Wagoner and Auto Task Force, Washington DC
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| G.M. Lays Its Future on Washington’s Doorstep |  |
February 20, 2009 - SAAB, Stockholm Sweden
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| GM unit Saab files for protection from creditors |  |
February 18, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| General Motors vowed on Wednesday that its latest request for federal aid would be the last it would need to carry it through the biggest reorganization in its history. |  |
| Frederick A. Henderson, G.M. president and chief operating officer | |
February 18, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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GM Seeks $16.6 Billion More in U.S. Aid Saturn, Hummer Could Be History by 2011 as GM Plans to Slash 47,000 Jobs; Chrysler Mentions Bankruptcy Option for First Time |
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February 17, 2009 - GM - Saturn and Pontiac Brands, Detroit MI
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| A Painful Departure for G.M. Brands |  |
February 10, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| General Motors to slash 10,000 salaried jobs |  |
January 21, 2009 - Toyota and General Motors Sales Records
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| Toyota ends GM's reign as top automaker |  |
January 14, 2009 - US Secret Service, Washington D.C.
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Cadillac limo to drive Obama in style Continuing a long tradition of Cadillac limousines for U.S. presidents, Barack Obama, who is to be inaugurated as the 44th U.S. president next week, will grace Pennsylvania Avenue in a redesigned Cadillac. |
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January 12, 2009 - GM at Detroit Auto Show, Detroit MI
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GM Puts a Charge in Auto Show GM unveiled plans to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Michigan to assemble battery packs for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the company's highly anticipated plug-in electric hybrid. |
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January 12, 2009 - GM at Detroit Auto Show, Detroit MI
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Wagoner Says G.M. Is Working on an Overhaul Tied to the Bailout GM is stepping up talks with its unions, dealers and lenders ahead of a Feb. 17 deadline to complete reorganization plans tied to its federal loans. |
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January 12, 2009 - GM at Detroit Auto Show, Detroit MI
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GM Here To Stay! The signs at General Motors Corp.'s exhibit at the Detroit auto show Sunday were simple: "Here to stay." |
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January 8, 2009 - General Motors Foundation, Detroit MI
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| GM Foundation yanks funding to art and cultural groups |  |
Detroit Institute of Arts |
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January 7, 2009 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| General Motors has canceled plans to build the Pontiac G8 sport truck that was scheduled to go on sale this year......."the sport truck didn't fit with the company's vision for Pontiac". |  |
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December 30, 2008 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| Two Agencies, Mixed Signals |  |
December 30, 2008 - GMAC, Detroit MI
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| The day after it received $6 billion in capital from the federal government, GMAC, the financing affiliate of General Motors, began aggressively trying to draw consumers back into dealerships on Tuesday. |  |
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Updated January 3, 2009 |
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December 26, 2008 - GMAC, Detroit MI
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| Federal regulators will permit the financing arm of General Motors to become a bank and gain access to billions of dollars in government aid, a crucial step that will help ensure the survival of the company. |  |
December 23, 2008 - GM Janesville Plant, Janesville WI
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| Even a federal bailout could not save three of the last remaining plants in the United States still making sport utility vehicles. |  |
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Update February 12, 2009
Update March 17, 2009 |
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December 19, 2008 - Rick Wagoner - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| Rick Wagoner said today that the automaker expects to receive the first payment from federal loans by Dec. 29 and that the company will now turn its attention to rapidly implementing its restructuring plan. |  |
December 18, 2008 - General Motors Volt Engine Plant, Flint MI
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| GM puts Volt engine plant on hold to conserve cash |  |
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Update - February 25, 2009 Engine Plant Cancelled |
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December 11, 2008 - GMAC Financial Services
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| Auto financing giant GMAC that its investors were refusing to participate in a plan to save the company, darkening its prospects on General Motors, whose dealers and customers rely on GMAC for loans. |  |
December 10, 2008 - General Motors, Detroit MI
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| As the U.S. government nears a deal to save General Motors Corp, a debate rages over whether Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's job should be spared in the bailout or its most visible symbol of shared sacrifice. |  |
December 8, 2008 - GM Full Page Ad Automotive News, Detroit MI
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| GM says it "disappointed" and "betrayed" consumers |  |
| December 8, 2008 - GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz, Detroit MI | |
| On Monday, the 76-year-old Mr. Lutz gave his first interviews since the Big Three’s campaign for a bailout began, and he dispensed with the polite, analytical approach that his boss, Rick Wagoner, the chief executive, used during four rocky hearings before Congress. |  |
December 4, 2008 - Senate Banking Committee, Washington D.C.
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| CEO Rick Wagoner emerged today from a six-hour hearing before the Senate Banking Committee optimistic that a deal can be reached in Congress to help his company survive a critical cash shortage. |  |