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GM revamps Opel management for restructuring

[Posted on November 6, 2009 at 4:00 PM]

General Motors Co. appears set to bring in a new team to lead the overhaul of its German Adam Opel GmbH unit.The Detroit-based automaker, which earlier this week called off
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What statement is GM making?

[Posted on November 4, 2009 at 12:59 PM]

GM's decision to renege on its plan to sell its Opel unit is a strong statement from the board that it is it, not the U.S. Government, who is running
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Parsing Feinberg's pay rationale

[Posted on October 28, 2009 at 12:22 PM]

Obama administration pay czar Kenneth Feinberg's pay cuts may not be 'vindictive,' but his rationale may be dangerous.
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Fisker buys old GM facility

[Posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:58 AM]

As expected, venture funded Fisker Automotive announced the purchase of a production facility in Wilmington, Del., from the old General Motors.
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Chrysler chairman: No rubber stamp for Marchionne

[Posted on October 23, 2009 at 3:01 PM]

Much has been made of the assertiveness shown by the board of General Motors Co. in critiquing the automaker's post-bankruptcy revitalization plan. In a Wall Street Journal piece Friday, the
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Opel and Russia's automotive future

[Posted on October 14, 2009 at 2:11 PM]

With the sale by General Motors Co. of a majority stake in Adam Opel GmbH now looking like it will finally close, the Financial Times on Wednesday published a big
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Ford-UAW deal close, but will members agree?

[Posted on October 9, 2009 at 5:00 PM]

Ford Motor Co. is reportedly nearing a deal with the United Auto Workers on labor-contract revisions aimed at bringing Ford's costs in line with those of crosstown rivals General Motors
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Chrysler shakes up brands, management ranks

[Posted on October 5, 2009 at 4:19 PM]

Sergio Marchionne is shuffling the management ranks and organizational chart at Chrysler Group LLC for the second time since the Fiat SpA CEO took over the corner office in Michigan
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Wheego's McQuary on the future of cars

[Posted on October 5, 2009 at 10:46 AM]

Electric cars may be the future of the automotive industry, so we took a spin in one from Wheego Electric Cars.
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GM, dealers, take to the Web -- with mixed results

[Posted on September 30, 2009 at 3:46 PM]

The auto industry, an "old economy" basket case in desperate need of 21st century ideas, is finding out first-hand what does and doesn't work when trying to sell online. General
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Rep. Hoyer plays politics with GM, Chrysler

[Posted on September 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM]

As expected, politicians continue to play politics with government-owned General Motors and Chrysler.
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GM Saturn sale near close; Opel not so much

[Posted on September 29, 2009 at 2:21 PM]

General Motors Co. appears to be moving toward completing one divestiture key to its ongoing restructuring even as another sale faces fresh uncertainty.Entrepreneur Roger Penske's auto dealer company should formally
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