General Motors Corporate

General Motors Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Employee Discount for Everyone

admin — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:23:03 +0000

"The price you pay is the price we pay - not a cent more."

DETROIT, 2008-08-19 -- General Motors (GM) today announced the GM 100th Anniversary Sales Event, on virtually its entire lineup of 2008MY Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Saturn, Cadillac, Saab and HUMMER vehicles from August 20 through September 2, 2008. The event features employee pricing on nearly all 2008MY vehicles, and select 2009MY vehicles in stock.

This program is designed to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary by providing employee pricing to the public for a very limited time. GM's combination of offering terrific MSRPs, and great incentives, offers customers a unique value opportunity as the company celebrates its centennial year and looks toward the future.

General Motors to Commemorate Centennial with GMnext Day

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:16:42 +0000

Series of Activities Will Focus on Future of Transportation

DETROIT, August 16, 2008 - On September 16, 2008, General Motors (GM) will mark the beginning of its second century with GMnext Day, a series of forward-looking activities that will focus on the future of automotive transportation. The event also caps a year-long global initiative called GMnext, through which GM engaged audiences in a dialogue about its next-generation vehicles and technologies and offered commentary from GM executives and automotive thought-leaders from around the world.

General Motors to Invest $445 Million in New Plant, Thai Operations

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:37:09 +0000

Rayong, Thailand, 2008-08-13 – General Motors (GM) is investing $445 million to build an engine plant and upgrade an existing vehicle assembly plant here, company Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today.

Highlights:
* Part of GM’s strategy for growth in emerging markets
* New engine facility will manufacture diesels for Chevrolet in Thailand and other markets and GM brands
* Investment includes new tooling at existing assembly plant and engineering work for next-generation Colorado small pickup truck

GM Brings High-Performance Crate Engines and Components to Online Shoppers

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:01:27 +0000

GM Performance Parts engines, blocks, heads, cams, intakes, accessory drives and dress-up parts - available at retail prices online

DETROIT, 2008-08-11 -- GM Performance Parts has launched an online superstore that promises to simplify shopping for high-performance engines, parts and components. The site, gmperformanceparts.com, is the first OE performance parts site that actually allows consumers to purchase their hardcore hardware online, and have it shipped straight to their door.

2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Kicks Off GM's Woodward Dream Cruise Activities

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:25:14 +0000

GM celebrates its next 100 years with a Century Cruise

2008-08-11 -- There's no better place for Chevy's performance icon to make an appearance than right in its own backyard on Woodward Avenue as General Motors kicks off its Woodward Dream Cruise activities with a special appearance of the latest model of the all American icon -- the 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 -- at a private function for media on Thursday, August 14, at 3:45 pm at Athens Coney Island.

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Jon Bon Jovi Helps Five Detroit Families Build a New Homes

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:00:49 +0000

Saturn Hands on Homes program, Jon Bon Jovi's Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Detroit Join Forces to Provide Affordable Housing

DETROIT, 2008-07-07 -- While Jon Bon Jovi is used to bringing down the house, today he announced the building of five homes in the MorningSide community on Detroit's East Side. On behalf of his Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation, Bon Jovi joined Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak, Detroit-area Saturn retailers and Habitat for Humanity Detroit to kick off a construction blitz that will provide five Detroit families with their own homes by the holidays.

Jon Bon Jovi Helps Five Detroit Families Build a New Place to Call Home

General Motors of Canada Reports June 2008 Sales Results

admin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:43:28 +0000

Oshawa, Ontario, July 2, 2008 – For June 2008, General Motors of Canada dealers delivered 32,355 units, down 23.8% from a year ago.

“GM Canada's June sales reflected the significant ongoing market impact of rising gas prices and the resulting further consumer shift toward cars and smaller crossovers,” said Marc Comeau, GM of Canada’s vice-president of sales, service, and marketing. “GM is shifting production and adjusting on the ground inventories to address demand for our hot selling fuel efficient cars like the Pontiac Wave and G5, the Saturn Astra and Aura, the Chevrolet Aveo, Malibu and our own Oshawa built Chevrolet Impala, which all performed exceptionally well in June.”

GM Certified Used Vehicles Offers Nationwide GMAC Rate Incentive Financing on Select Models

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:59:25 +0000

DETROIT, 2008-07-01 – GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry’s top-selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand*, today announced a nationwide GMAC rate incentive program on select GM Certified Used Vehicles, including Chevrolet Impala and Chevrolet Malibu models.

2008 Chevrolet Impala

The new rate incentive offer, effective July 1, 2008, through September 30, 2008, provides well-qualified GM Certified Used Vehicles buyers with 2.9% APR financing for terms up to 48 months, or 3.9% APR financing for terms up to 60 months from GMAC Financial Services on 2003-2008 models of Chevrolet Impala and Malibu** vehicles purchased from participating GM Certified Used Vehicles dealers.

General Motors Reports 265,937 Deliveries in June 2008

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:26:53 +0000

GM market share estimated 2 points above May and up slightly compared with June 2007

DETROIT, 2008-07-01 – General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today announced June sales results, highlighted by an 8 percent rise in retail car sales and continued strong performance in crossovers. Despite the significant decline of industry market volume and the limited availability of some of GM’s most popular models, GM dealers in the United States delivered 265,937 vehicles in June, down 8 percent (18.5 percent unadjusted). Truck sales declined 6 percent.

2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Sport

Highlights:

General Motors, Shell Hydrogen Open Hydrogen Fueling Station in Los Angeles

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:26:38 +0000

Santa Monica Blvd Station to fuel Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicles in Chevrolet's Project Driveway Program as Infrastructure Build-up Critical to Bringing Larger Volumes of Fuel Cell Vehicles to Market

LOS ANGELES, CA, 2008-06-26 -- The first public hydrogen refueling station in California with integrated hydrogen and gasoline refueling is now open, providing drivers in Chevrolet's Project Driveway another location to refuel their Equinox fuel cell vehicles, currently on the roads throughout Southern California.

The New Shell Hydrogen Fueling Station in Los Angeles