1 hr ago | International Herald Tribune
General Motors buys its Detroit Renaissance Center headquarters for $626 million
“We opted to purchase it outright because of the condition of the real estate market”
DETROIT : General Motors Corp. said Thursday that the shaky real estate market convinced the automaker that it was a good time to buy its previously leased headquarters in downtown Detroit's towering ... via International Herald Tribune
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GM to Provide Up to $200 Million to Help End American Axle Supplier Strike
General Motors Corp. , the biggest U.S. automaker, agreed to provide as much as $200 million to help American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. via Bloomberg
Wednesday | Canadian Business Magazine
Ford says it's doubling output of fuel-efficient 6-speed automatic transmissions by 2009
“These technologies are all about fuel economy”
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it plans to greatly increase the use of more fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmissions, doubling their number by the end of next year and putting them in 98 percent of its ... via Canadian Business Magazine
Tuesday | Canadian Business Magazine
Talks resume at striking General Motors Fairfax plant in Kansas
“Our main focus is on resolving the dispute at Fairfax”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Workers at a General Motors Corp. plant that assembles the popular Chevrolet Malibu remained off the job for a second day Tuesday as negotiators resumed talks aimed at ending the walkout. via Canadian Business Magazine
Tuesday May 6 | MLive.com
GM, Toyota, Ford won't follow Chrysler with gas subsidies
“It really didn't do much to drive sales, and it really was for consumers more an issue of do vehicles really get good fuel economy or not?”
Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. have no plans to match Chrysler LLC's offer to subsidize the cost of gasoline for car and truck buyers, the companies said Tuesday. via MLive.com
Tuesday May 6 | WHIO-AM Dayton
General Motors Corp. employees at a stamping plant in northeast Ohio have reached a tentative contract. via WHIO-AM Dayton
Monday May 5 | The Post and Courier
Bellwright's ills reveal small-business perils
“Our philosophy is, where there's life, there's hope”
The survival of a longtime Summerville manufacturer whipsawed by the loss of several big contracts and plummeting revenue now hinges on a quick sale of the business. via The Post and Courier
Monday May 5 | Reuters
UAW strikes GM Kansas plant making Chevy Malibu
“We are disappointed that UAW Local 31 has taken the strike action at Fairfax”
General Motors Corp union workers at a Kansas assembly plant making the hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu went on strike Monday morning, the automaker and the union said. via Reuters
Monday May 5 | Clean Edge
GM and Mascoma Partner in the Race to Commercialize Cellulosic Ethanol
“Our transformational technology will allow us to combine the affordable non-grain biomass with low-cost conversion techniques to make ethanol more quickly, efficiently and economically than is possible with other biochemical methods.”
General Motors Corp. and Mascoma Corp. recently announced a strategic relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol focused on Mascoma's single-step biochemical conversion of non-grain biomass into low-carbon ... via Clean Edge
Saturday May 3 | Motor Trend
“To me, inspired designs are the best designsoones that move fast from original concepts to conclusion. And that's the way the Toronado program went.”
The Toronado stems directly from a game that stylists everywhere play as respite from the tensions of facelifting the bread-and-butter models year after year. via Motor Trend
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