By: hotxueboy | 2010-10-09 | Corporate Company overview General Motors GMT800 truck assembly line. In 2009, General Motors employs approximately 244,500 people around the world. The Renaissance Center located in Detroit read more
By: Prince Damin | 2011-08-04 | Investments A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable: General Motors (NYSE: GM) that General Motors, the global poster child for mismanagement, ineptitude, and the decline of American industrial might getting buy recommendations from savvy Wall Street analysts? read more
By: Bond Mejeh | 2010-03-26 | Automotive All Americans have now felt some pinch of rising prices in our economy. Not only are individual households experiencing financial difficulties, but also businesses, from family owned to major corporations. General Motors is no exception. Since 1908, GM has thrived in the automobile industry and from 1930 to 2007 maintained the reputation of being the biggest automobile manufacturer. However, General Motors has some changes in its future. read more
By: Kevin Cheatham | 2010-04-02 | Automotive Anyone watching the news or looking to buy a car can't avoid all the recent news on two of the largest car companies going bankrupt. Regardless of what you think about the bankruptcies or them shedding dealerships, you now have the opportunity to cash in on the current financial mess and get a car at a rock bottom price. This article give some tips on negotiating with car dealers while understanding the need to be aware your rights and their scams. read more
By: Jerome Grossman | 2010-04-01 | Politics I believe President Obama but some Republicans and conservatives warn of political interference in operations. They may be right. read more
By: Tyler P. Berding, J.D., Ph.D. | 2010-03-28 | Automotive A recent article in the Wall Street Journal decried the loss of style in products by American car companies, principally General Motors. The author commented on the trend of outsourcing the design and manufacture of its small cars and stated: "Detroit's eagerness to attach its famous brand names to cars that were designed elsewhere may have something to do with its downfall: Cars get us around, of course, but they also, in their look and feel, capture a cultural outlook, a spirit, even a national identity." Style corresponds to "cool" and cool cars sell. But GM and Ford, and certainly Chrysler are a little short on cool these days and have been for several decades. read more
By: Elzie McGee | 2010-04-03 | News and society How do you feel about the GM situation? Should they just go into bankruptcy and work from there, or should we as a nation keep attempting to prop them up in hopes of them eventually turning a profit again? Or maybe you are just tired of hearing about the giant car company period. read more
By: Jim Freeman | 2010-04-24 | Politics CEO Waggoner eagerly tells anyone who will listen that the health-care obligation comes to about $1,550 per vehicle. The pension and retirement benefit numbers are not so easily found, but if they're similar - recent employee-buyouts would push them in that direction - it doesn't take a wizard to see that $3,000 or so in non-manufacturing costs per vehicle are damned hard to hide in small-c read more
By: Anthony W. Bills | 2011-05-24 | College To have a better and successful business segment in the world auto market within a period of 5 years, to ensure that there is a high level of awareness of the presence of this particular company in the auto market by using effective planning strategies, read more
By: Brian Bradshaw | 2010-04-01 | Economics A recent headline from NBC Los Angeles read "Can't We Build Cars the Way We Make Chips?" The premise of the article was that we could hire a few computer aided draftsmen to put automobile designs onto a computer, and then have the car manufactured overseas, and this would result in a healthy auto industry. read more
By: david porta | 2011-05-31 | Cars General Motors wants to ensure its dealerships receive the recognition they deserve. This year three Michigan Chevrolet dealers were honored along with another 103 dealerships. read more
By: Dave Foord | 2010-05-20 | Automotive There was a time when General Motors had to face up with falling sales, job cuts and the threat of bankruptcy. When General Motors effectively killed a goose that had the potential to lay golden eggs, it was thought that GM can be traced back to the final days of the EV1. By 2003 GM had recalled and crushed all but a few EV1's, those that weren't were placed in museums. If this act of recklessness read more
By: kavita laad | 2012-05-20 | Insurance While buying insurance for my car, I decided to invest in comprehensive car insurance plan that covered my car against accident, fire and theft. The policy I chose also provided a host of other benefits that normally come along with other policies as well. read more
By: Marie Winston | 2011-11-08 | Sales Ndfeb disc magnets are the most widely used rare earth magnet. The nineteen-eighties brainchild of General Motors and Sumitomo Special Metals, they are the strongest rare earth magnet ever made. Developed primarily for use in engines, they have become the lynch pin of many modern day conveniences. read more
By: Emma | 2011-01-07 | College General Motors is a well-known maker of vehicles that employs service technicians. As many other companies, it seeks those who are specifically trained to service its vehicles. You can obtain General Motors technician training at Centennial College. read more