General Motors


Political snippets: Tensions running hot in India

In light of recent tension between India and Australia, Richard Farmer calls for an alcohol-free game of cricket at Lord’s.

The brave new post-Detroit world

The slimmed-down automaker set to emerge in GM’s wake finally calls time on the industrial era.

US autoworkers confront the awful truth

The traditional lure of a well-paid full-time job on the assembly line has all but dried up in the United States.

How would you market GM?

Marketing insiders on whether they’d take the bankrupt General Motors on as a client and how they’d market and rebrand the embattled company.

Video of the Day: GM spins bankruptcy — it’s not death, it’s “rebirth”

It’s the sound of a company struggling. In a new ad, General Motors pitches its financial problems as opportunity.

Interactive map: GM’s sphere of influence

The Detroit News’s visual display of GM’s plants and manufacturing employees, as well as suppliers and retirees in the United States and around the world.

Obama’s presser on the GM bankruptcy

US President Barack Obama discusses the bankruptcy of General Motors.

Motor-coloured memories

NY Times’ auto blogger James Cobb gets nostaligc over GM cars. Bless.

The GM winners: lawyers, accountants, and paper-pushers

There are some people who will come out winners in the demise of GM, writes Daniel Gross.

Why GM failed

How does a company fail after 101 years of business? Daily Finance gives five reasons.

The fall of an American giant

The NY Times details the rise and fall of America’s most iconic car company.

Goodbye, GM

General Motors is on its deathbed, and filmmaker Michael Moore couldn’t be happier. He offers nine suggestions for transforming the company.

Are new cars old news in the US?

The New York Times is asking today: “Can American drivers live without that new-car smell?” The Big Money wraps the newspapers’ perspective.

Meet the new GM

It’s the new, government-owned General Motors, where bureaucrats are in the driver’s seat.

GM bankruptcy: What does it really mean?

GM are about to go under, which means a few less mansions for some executives and 20,000 workers out of work — but what does it mean for the Average Joe?

US stockmarket zombies snap out of it

Rising US bond yields have finally got the attention of stockmarket investors, triggering a reversal of Tuesday’s mindless surge in optimism and share prices, writes Glenn Dyer.

GM on the brink of bankruptcy

Bankruptcy looks all but certain for General Motors after bondholders rejected their offer to exchange $27 billion in debt for equity.

Saving Detroit, but what about creditors’ rights?

The US government, keen to protect workers, is providing taxpayers’ cash to keep GM and Chrysler afloat. But in its haste it has vilified creditors and ridden roughshod over their legitimate claims.

Pontiac put out to pasture

The Pontiac, now sacrificed on the altar of reorganisation/survival by General Motors, helped see the company through the Great Depression. The irony.

Workers sack the boss at Chrysler

The union has taken control of Chrysler, emerging with a 55% stake in the firm following its bankruptcy filing.

Chrysler reaches the bitter end

Chrysler’s descent into bankruptcy could have been avoided.

GM closes brands, cuts 20% of marketing staff

Marketing at General Motors is starting to resemble stuffing towels into the bow of the Titanic, as they cut staff and prepare to shut the Pontiac and Saturn brands.

GM to shut 13 car plants for summer

General Motors will shut down 13 of its 20 North American plants for several weeks of the US summer to allow its dealers to sell through their inventories.

GM bankruptcy will tell the tale

The surge in markets and the increasingly optimistic tone in official comments won’t be worth much if the US economy fails to absorb the looming bankruptcy at General Motors.

From bad to worse: GM recalls 1.5m cars

The possibility of engine fires has prompted General Motors to recall nearly 1.5 million passenger sedans. The stuff-up should help them select redundancy candidates…