Chevrolet slashes prices on the Captiva

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 2,630 Views

With the start of the Diwali festivities, Chevrolet has decided to slash the prices of the Captiva by a sizeable chunk. The automatic variant of the Captiva gets a price reduction of Rs 2.32lakh and the manual transmission variant is down by Rs 2.16lakh. The Captiva manual will now cost ...

Chevrolet Cruze launched; Beat spotted again

Monday, October 12th, 2009 3,471 Views

[caption id="attachment_3331" align="alignright" width="160" caption="L to R: Mr. P. Balendran, Vice President, GM India; Mr. Sumit Sawhney,Director Sales, GM India"][/caption] Chevrolet launched its new Cruze which is base on the 300 series Delta platform and is even called as the J300. The Cruze is available in two variants, LT and LTZ. ...

Chevrolet September 2009 Sales Figures

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 1,138 Views

General Motors India has registered a record growth of 49% in sales in September 2009, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 7,654 units against 5,154 units in September last year, making this the highest-ever monthly sales figure achieved by GM India since its inception.

Chevrolet Cruze coming on 12th October

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 3,101 Views

The Chevrolet Cruze will be launched on the 12th of October, 2009. The Cruze which has been caught testingby CarWale will have a 150bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine which also powers the Captiva.

GM and Reva Join Hands to Develop Electric Vehicles

Friday, September 25th, 2009 561 Views

General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. The agreement was announced jointly by Karl Slym, president and managing director, General Motors India and Chetan Maini, deputy chairman and chief technology officer, REVA.

Opel Brand Sold

Friday, September 11th, 2009 1,025 Views

Magna International Inc. (“Magna”) and Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (“Sberbank”) announced that their joint offer to acquire a 55% interest in Adam Opel GmbH (“Opel”) has been selected by both General Motors Company (“GM”) and the Opel Trust as the preferred solution to address the future of Opel.

GM India wins National Safety Award

Monday, September 7th, 2009 667 Views

General Motors India has won the National Safety Award in the Motor Vehicles category.  Its Halol plant has been selected for the award for its best safety systems in the industry.

General Motors is Getting Ready for The Cruze

Monday, July 20th, 2009 3,108 Views

General Motors has introduced a scheme where it will buy back the older Opel models that it sold in India in exchange for the Chevrolet Optra Magnum.

GM India part of the New General Motors Company

Monday, July 13th, 2009 767 Views

The new General Motors Company began operations today with a new corporate structure. GM India will be an important part of the new company. 

Expensive Cars to run on Cheaper Fuel

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 1,500 Views

Expensive cars will be able to reduce the fuel costs to half. Cars like Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corolla, Maruti Suzuki SX4 and a few more could be available in either LPG or CNG variants.

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

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 672 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.

GM ties-up with Bank of Baroda

Friday, January 16th, 2009 1,071 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 779 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.

U.S. Government to aid auto industry

Monday, December 29th, 2008 661 Views

The Bush government has declared it will support car manufacturers like General Motors and Chrysler. The government is providing them with an emergency loan of $13.4billion and another $4billion will be on the way in February.

General Motors may consider bankruptcy plea

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 632 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 ...