by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2009
Tim Lee, who has been serving as the automaker’s vice president of global manufacturing and sales, will become GM’s new head of international operations. The appointment was in tandem with Nick Reilly’s move from GM International headquarters, in Shanghai, to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2009
Now what? As the automaker dove into bankruptcy, earlier this year, it was clear things would never be the same at General Motors. But for those who thought there might be a bit more stability once the maker emerged from the Chapter 11 process, on July 10th, this...
by Ken Zino | Dec 4, 2009
GM Chairman and CEO, Ed Whitacre, took another step this morning at reshaping the loss-making company with a particular emphasis on North America. Mark Reuss is now president of GM North America. Reuss was briefly vice president of Engineering after leading GM’s...
by Marty Bernstein | Dec 4, 2009
Lalaland, aka Los Angeles, Auto Show Redux Thirty claimed product introductions, lots of interviews, chats with colleagues and friends … all in a day and half is a lot of car reveals anywhere, but especially in LA. Maybe it is the image of Tinseltown. The wrong way...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2009
Look quick. You won’t see much of Buick’s planned “Premium Compact Sedan” for several years, at least not in the sheet metal. So, for now, we’ll all have to settle for this digital rendering provided by the struggling General Motors brand during its news conference...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 3, 2009
General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LCC will reconsider decisions to close thousands of dealerships as part of a compromise meant to stave off federal legislation that would require them to keep the showrooms open. Just how many dealers could stay open remains...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2009
Late to the game, Subaru nevertheless plans to launch its first hybrid by 2012, company officials told TheDetroitBureau.com, during an interview at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Though a global roll-out is planned, they cautioned that there are no specific plans in place...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2009
The first Fisker Karma, a high-performance plug-in hybrid, will reach dealer showrooms in September 2010, said the company’s eponymous founder Henrik Fisker. That’s the better part of a year behind the initial estimates of the California-based start-up but considering...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2009
In a victory that carries clear political overtones, the Audi A3 TDI, a compact high-mileage diesel, was named Green Car of the Year during a ceremony at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The German offering was up against four other hybrids and diesels in its bid for the...
by Ken Zino | Dec 3, 2009
In the second punch of a one-two combination aimed at Toyota and Honda, Hyundai unveiled the latest version of the Tucson crossover today in Los Angeles, which joins the upcoming Sonata in its evolving and increasingly sophisticated product line. Like Sonata, Tucson...
by Ken Zino | Dec 3, 2009
The latest study about customer expectations for alternative vehicles shows that while increasing numbers of people would consider them, they are actually budgeting less for their next car purchase than the much larger group of traditionally oriented buyers. “We have...
