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GM to cut 21,000 jobs and dump the Pontiac brand

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 421 Views

General Motors will cut upto 21,000 jobs and kill the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010. This step is a part of GM’s restructing plan.

Spark Muzic Anthem

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 514 Views

General Motors India has rolled out an online contest, the ‘Spark Muzic Anthem’, revolving around the Chevrolet Spark Muzic. Participants in this contest will have to sing the ‘Spark Anthem’ to win prizes.  The first round of the contest has already begun on February 15th, 2009 and entries will be ...

Chevrolet to launch a new small car

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 2,310 Views

Chevrolet plans to launch a new small car by the end of 2009. The car will be available in both petrol and diesel variants.

Chevrolet Camaro returns as official pace car for 51st Daytona 500

Monday, February 9th, 2009 737 Views

Daytona International Speedway officials announced the return of the Chevy Camaro as the Official Pace Car of the 51st running of the Daytona 500—the first Camaro to pace the field since 1969.

GM India plans to launch Cadillac

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 1,050 Views

General Motors India is planning to introduce its Cadillac range to the Indian auto market. The Detroit-based company had initially planned to launch its Hummer SUV in India. GM will introduce the Cadillac CTS to compete with German luxury brands  Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW.

Chevrolet Captiva Automatic Launched

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 1,091 Views

General Motors India launched its  Chevrolet Captiva Automatic+ sport utility vehicle today at a function presided over by its President and Managing Director, Mr. Karl Slym.

Toyota is now the world’s best seller

Friday, January 23rd, 2009 1,158 Views

After being the second best seller in 2007, Toyota has moved a step further as the Japan-based company sold the most cars in 2008. General Motors was the manufacturer to sell the most car and trucks in 2007, the American auto giant had held that position for the past 77 ...

GM ties-up with Bank of Baroda

Friday, January 16th, 2009 689 Views

General Motors India and Bank of Baroda (BoB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to finance the sale of GM vehicles at both  the wholesale and retail levels. The agreement was signed by Mr. Ankush Arora, Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, GM India and Mr. S.P. Agarwal, General ...

GM still No.1 despite the fall in sales

Saturday, January 10th, 2009 512 Views

Though the sales of new automotives have dried up in the American market, General Motors managed to top the Canadian auto market. The Canadian car market had a steady 2008.

GM sales figures

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 649 Views

General Motors India didn’t have a great end to 2008, as sales dropped by 35.95% in December.

GM plans entry level car

Monday, December 1st, 2008 897 Views

General Motors is upbeat about the prospects of entry-level cars. General Motors is focusing on entry-level cars which will be a new compact car priced below the Spark model and hence close to Maruti's M800 model in price.

General Motors may consider bankruptcy plea

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 474 Views

General Motors Corp is considering "all options", including bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report comes after GM announced an extension of production cuts in the US and Canada for a second week and moves to keep its Oshawa truck plant shut till July ...

GM sales figures - Oct 2008

Friday, November 7th, 2008 1,527 Views

General Motors India has registered a sales growth of 6% percent in October 2008, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 6465 units in October 2008 as against 6139 units during the same period last year.

GM India launches new U-VA

Friday, October 17th, 2008 2,441 Views

General Motors India launched the new Chevrolet Aveo U-VA yesterday as part of General Motors’ centenary year celebrations.

GM India sales figures for Sept ‘08

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 390 Views

General Motors India has registered sales of 5154 units in September 2008 as compared to 5751 units during the corresponding period last year.