Auto Alliance Puts the Spotlight on Industry Jobs
February 3, 2012 – 9:55 am | No Comment

New JobsFromAutos.com website launches.
The auto industry’s leading trade association representing car manufacturers has launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Washington Auto Show. That campaign aims to demonstrate to Americans the importance automobile manufacturing …

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Book Review — Car Guys vs. Bean Counters
June 24, 2011 – 7:12 am | No Comment
Book Review — Car Guys vs. Bean Counters

Former GM vice-chairman offers an insider’s look at a once proud industry.
Bob Lutz is one of the most colorful, if not controversial figures in the automotive industry today. Although he officially retired from General Motors …

GM Finding it Difficult to Win Back Spurned Customers
May 16, 2011 – 12:09 am | No Comment
GM Finding it Difficult to Win Back Spurned Customers

General Motors is now four brands strong with Cadillac, Buick, GMC and Chevrolet serving its customers in North America. Saturn, Hummer and Pontiac were shut down following the company’s historic bankruptcy filing and restructuring in …

Hummer Deal Not Final In China
October 14, 2009 – 12:49 am | One Comment
Hummer Deal Not Final In China

Rumors that the Hummer brand has been sold are premature as evidenced by an all important step which has yet to be made – approval from Chinese regulators who could still nix the deal.
Tengzhong Steps …

Will Tengzhong Build Hummer HX?
June 3, 2009 – 9:34 am | 4 Comments
Will Tengzhong Build Hummer HX?

One of the more interesting concept vehicles I have previewed over the past few years was the Hummer HX, an off-road vehicle that somewhat resembles a bloated Jeep Wrangler. Previewed at the 2008 North American …

Is Pontiac Excitement Dead?
April 27, 2009 – 3:17 am | 3 Comments
Is Pontiac Excitement Dead?

Word that General Motors is about to announce the complete shut down of the Pontiac brand instead of paring it back is disappointing news to say the least.  Given that GM is in precarious financial …

Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds
April 22, 2009 – 3:53 am | 5 Comments
Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds

Forget for a moment that the Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid vehicle sold in the United States.  That car is currently duking it out with the all new Honda Insight for hybrid supremacy, …

Separating The Good GM From The Bad
April 15, 2009 – 3:15 am | 2 Comments
Separating The Good GM From The Bad

Inasmuch there are some people who would like to see General Motors survive as currently arranged, the likelihood that the company will be restructured through bankruptcy court has never been greater. Indeed, the Obama administration …

No Easy Resolution For GM Brand Restructuring
February 3, 2009 – 3:45 am | 5 Comments
No Easy Resolution For GM Brand Restructuring

Just weeks from now, General Motors will have to present its recovery plan to the U.S. government as part of keeping its side of the deal when the feds went ahead and loaned the automaker …

General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary
September 19, 2008 – 3:03 am | 2 Comments
General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary

General Motors, one of the largest and oldest automakers in the world, celebrated its centennial anniversary on September 16, 2008.
The company was founded by William Durant, the owner of the then five year old Buick …

Separating Fact From Fiction With GM
September 8, 2008 – 3:03 am | 6 Comments
Separating Fact From Fiction With GM

GM has been pushing a major publicity campaign this year in part to keep people informed about where the company is heading, what new products are being planned, and how the company is doing. GM’s …

Should General Motors Close Out Additional Brands?
July 8, 2008 – 3:01 am | One Comment
Should General Motors Close Out Additional Brands?

General Motors is hemorrhaging cash and losing market share in the face of a stiff economic downturn and because of a fleet top heavy with trucks, SUVs, and large cars. The company has several bright …

Indian Automakers Eyeing Hummer?
June 9, 2008 – 1:01 am | 7 Comments
Indian Automakers Eyeing Hummer?

GM’s announcement last week that they would consider a full or partial sale of Hummer has already brought forward the news that two automakers, competing Indian brands, might be interested in buying Hummer. Internet blogs …

2009 Hummer H3T — Coming ‘Atcha!
April 29, 2008 – 6:02 am | 11 Comments

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GM took the wraps off of the 2009 H3T at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, displaying a truck that sits on a 134 inch wheelbase. Powered by either a 3.7L I5, or a 5.3L V8, …