Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chevrolet
Tom Wallace, Corvette Chief at GM, will be retiring from the company at the end of the month. The news was delivered during an event at the Peterson Museum...
General Motors
Buick rethinking Tiger Woods endorsement contract
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Buick, GM
Tiger Woods has been a Buick spokesman since 1999, but both General Motors and the greatest golfer of all time are in a holding pattern regarding a new endorsement contract. Tiger's current deal, which expires in 2009, was reportedly for $40 million over five... Read more
GM cutting more white-collar jobs and employee benefits
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Earnings/Financials
Back in July, General Motors announced its plan to reduce salary spending by 20% and its white-collar workforce by 15% or 5,100 jobs. Those workers are out of a job on November 1st, but a new round of job cuts means even more empty cubicle... Read more
Ad firms could lose big in GM/Chrysler merger
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Chrysler, LLC., GM
GM and Chrysler spent a combined $4.75 billion on marketing last year which funded thousands of jobs, from the CEOs of ad agencies to the guys pasting up billboards on the Interstate. So how would a merger of the two companies affect the advertising... Read more
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Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, GM, GMC, Earnings/Financials
After announcing earlier this week that GMAC would only finance customers who hold credit scores higher than 700, General Motor...
After announcing earlier this week that GMAC would only finance customers who hold credit scores higher than 700, General Motor...
Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials
A report by Barron's over the weekend cited (again) two unnamed sources that divulged General Motors has been after a loan from the Federal Reserve...
A report by Barron's over the weekend cited (again) two unnamed sources that divulged General Motors has been after a loan from the Federal Reserve...
Filed under: GM
One thing's for sure, General Motors is not very good at playing the real estate market. Last May the world's biggest automaker finally bought its world headquarters in downtown Detroit...
One thing's for sure, General Motors is not very good at playing the real estate market. Last May the world's biggest automaker finally bought its world headquarters in downtown Detroit...
Filed under: GM, Canada
Fresh from the news that Ford would be investing cash into its Canadian facilities, our friends north of the border got even more good news, this time from GM. The General is investing...
Fresh from the news that Ford would be investing cash into its Canadian facilities, our friends north of the border got even more good news, this time from GM. The General is investing...
May 29 Autoblog Podcast #95
We’re getting on our favorite hobby horse again and talking about how Japanese automakers don’t talk about enough their past products. We’re lookin’ at you, US subsidiaries! For...
Pay your local Japanese bookshop a visit and you’ll see that one of the new JDM magazines catering to the new boom in nostalgics is G-Works. It’s one of my favourite Japanese magazines: it...
Since auto insurance is almost a must in most countries of the world, there are numerous people who are not ready to pay the price for it that is why they are constantly searching for cheap Car Insurance...
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Porsche
At last count, there were 13 Porsche Panameras winding their way up and down San Francisco streets. We don't know what could be so challenging...
At last count, there were 13 Porsche Panameras winding their way up and down San Francisco streets. We don't know what could be so challenging...
Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertibles, Coupes, Mercedes-Benz
The next CLK Cabriolet -- or E-Class Coupe Cabriolet depending on Mercedes' choice of nomenclature -- is out and about, wearing lots of camouflage...
The next CLK Cabriolet -- or E-Class Coupe Cabriolet depending on Mercedes' choice of nomenclature -- is out and about, wearing lots of camouflage...
Filed under: Economy, Hatchbacks, Aston Martin, Ford, Celebrities
Who's not looking forward to the new Bond flick Quantum of Solace that opens in theaters on October 29th? Agent 007 returns with an Aston...
Who's not looking forward to the new Bond flick Quantum of Solace that opens in theaters on October 29th? Agent 007 returns with an Aston...
Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, BMW
BMW's research unit has announced its latest innovation; the groundbreaking research has led to.... a Mobil Speedpass. This new multifunction smart key, co-developed with...
BMW's research unit has announced its latest innovation; the groundbreaking research has led to.... a Mobil Speedpass. This new multifunction smart key, co-developed with...
Oct 27 Spy Shots: R-Class facelift
Filed under: Spy Photos, SUVs, Wagons/Estates, Crossovers/CUVs, Mercedes-Benz
The R-Class won a design award, went on tour with the Rolling Stones, was dropped in price, and still sold so poorly that Mercede...
The R-Class won a design award, went on tour with the Rolling Stones, was dropped in price, and still sold so poorly that Mercede...
Filed under: Etc., Event Alert
Heads-up, people: I'll be driving in the Garage419 Invitational later today at Grand Prix New York in Mt. Kisco. If you're in the area, the event's open to the public, so...
Heads-up, people: I'll be driving in the Garage419 Invitational later today at Grand Prix New York in Mt. Kisco. If you're in the area, the event's open to the public, so...