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U.S. automobile sales plummet to 1983 levels
U.S. auto sales plunged near 25-year lows in October, led by a 45 per cent drop at General Motors Corp., with no sign the industry's year-long slump has hit bottom and doubts persisting that all the major ...
Auto Sales in U.S. Slump; Toyota Drops 23%, Honda Plunges 25%, Nissan 33%
U.S. auto sales plummeted 32 percent in October to the lowest monthly total since January 1991, led by General Motors Corp.
GM sales fall 11 percent on weak demand
General Motors Corp. said Wednesday that reduced demand in the U.S. and Western Europe helped push the company's third-quarter worldwide sales down 11 percent, as GM fell further behind Toyota Motor Corp.
Ahead of the Curve: Like it or not, a GM-Chrysler deal looks likely
Skeptics be damned. It looks more and more likely that General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are veering toward an historic merger -- seen by many as a desperate and ill-advised attempt at survival for the two ...
General Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said today bankruptcy would not solve the automaker's problems.
DMAX to lay off at least 280, have one production shift
A few hundred workers at the DMAX engine plant here will be laid off, effective Nov.
GM reverses plan to idle Flint assembly plant, extends shutdown in Delaware
General Motors Corp. has reversed plans to temporarily idle its Flint assembly plant for two weeks in December but has extended a shutdown at a plant in Wilmington, Del., citing slumping market demand.
Details of GM's buyouts emerge
Workers at Fort Wayne's GM truck assembly plant are surely watching closely as General Motors Corp.
GM-Chrysler merger talk raises questions
A merger between General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC would have to include lots of cash, plenty of persuasion of GM's board and a hard look at both automakers' products, including those made in St.
GM to announce more cuts and closures, source says
General Motors Corp. is likely to announce further production cuts and possible plant closures as early as next week as it deals with slumping sales and a collapse in its stock price, a person with knowledge of ...
Fallout from a massive General Motors Corp. recall has sunk Microheat Inc. , a promising young technology company based in Farmington Hills.
Negative news drives US auto sales to 15-year low
Top-selling vehicles in Septmember and the percent change in sales from September 2007.
Feld Chevrolet closes; GMAC files suit against Bridgeton dealership
The lights in Feld Chevrolet Co.'s Bridgeton showroom were on Thursday morning. Flags with the Chevrolet symbol waved outside in the air, and music blasted through outside stereos across the parking lot.
Who cares if this is one of the worst pickup markets in decades, with high gas prices, dueling housing and credit crises, and a sour mood pushing sales down 25%? The pickup wars are still on.
Scott Burgess: Lineup strong without 'game changer'
J OLIET, Ill. -- As General Motors Corp. showed off its 2009 lineup Thursday, I found myself wondering, "What's the next Malibu?" So I posed that question to a table full of GM employees during lunch at the ...
Wis. man selling million-mile Chevy on eBay
CATAWBA, Wis. -- The owner of a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that's traveled more than 1 million miles is parting with what he affectionately calls his "old girl." Frank Oresnik said Wednesday that his pickup with ...
GM readies new round of job cuts, restructuring
General Motors Corp Chief Executive Rick Wagoner is slated to announce the automaker's second major restructuring package in six weeks on Tuesday as the company looks to cut costs and win back investor ...
BUSINESS: GM to raise prices despite weak sales
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. told dealers Monday it plans to raise prices on 2009 models by an average of 3.5 percent despite a tough market that is forcing the automaker to cut production and discount its ...
Pickup, SUV sales fall as gas cost soars
Ken Thompson never had much trouble selling Silverado pickups at Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine, Texas, the largest US truck dealership.
Wichita SUV, truck sales remain strong
KELLY L. ANDERSON Joe Self Chevrolet Cadillac BMW Inc. sales consultant Harrison Miller shows Art Bordin the features on the 2008 Chevy Silverado that he was buying recently.