Tag: general motors
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November 20, 2009 06:06 PM EST --
Chevy Traverse. According to the commercial on TV, it seats 8. It costs $30,000, or $35,000 if you get some options. It gets 24 mpg on the highway. Which of course means that you will probably get 18 . . .
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December 05, 2008 07:28 PM EST --
MYTH:
The demise of the American auto industry won't really affect the American way of life.
FACT:
What happens to the U.S. auto industry matters on Main Street.
From . . .
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December 05, 2008 08:17 PM EST --
We've all heard about the loan packages the American automakers have requested from the federal government. After decades of contributing enormous amounts of money to the tax base and generous . . .
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September 24, 2007 06:53 PM EDT --
How many people will be affected by the UAW's strike agains General Motors? Remember...this strike will hit the people (suppliers, etc.) outside of the UAW union.
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July 02, 2008 10:39 PM EDT --
Both these news have been disturbing me over the past day.
ITEM #1. General Motors continues to bleed red ink- dealer lots are crowded with undesired pickups and SUVs, . . .
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February 20, 2009 03:33 AM EST --
GM is folding its Saturn division. Remember, "A different kind of company, a different kind of car?" Saturn was established to compete with Honda and Toyota 19 years ago. So much . . .
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February 26, 2009 10:34 AM EST --
Despite President Obama's pep rally this week, the U.S. is doomed to become a second-tier world power within the next 25-30 years.
I'm not sure exactly when it started. This country was built . . .
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June 01, 2009 10:38 PM EDT --
I feel like I've lost a dear old friend...... like a lot of my childhood was written on a blackboard and then just erased without a thought as to what it meant..... . . .
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August 24, 2009 10:29 AM EDT --
Dear Sirs and Madames,
My husband and I bought a car this past Saturday. His car is going on 10 years and is starting to require some major work, so we figured it was time. We did a lot . . .
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November 26, 2008 07:03 PM EST --
The question is being asked primarily by leftists such as Rachel Maddow and Robert Reich, but it is a question that deserves a real answer. What is the difference? One got bailout cash, the other did . . .
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March 30, 2009 10:53 PM EDT --
Okay, we have had one day to soak up the news that Rick Wagoner is resigning as head of GM, apparently pushed by Obama. The reaction has come from both sides of the political spectrum. GM employees: . . .
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June 06, 2007 10:28 AM EDT --
These are challenging times to say the very least for General Motors.
Toyota just tipped GM out of its spot as world's largest automaker. At its annual shareholder meeting yesterday, GM had to celebrate . . .
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June 20, 2008 10:32 AM EDT --
Just a little note to all the GM workers who are whining about the closers of their plants. In my own personal opinion, you've brought it on yourselves. I have absolutely no pity for them . . .
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July 23, 2008 10:20 AM EDT --
With over $4-a-gallon gasoline and a floundering economy, the Big Three American auto companies are struggling to stay afloat.
Tomorrow Ford will announce big changes. They’re moving away from big . . .
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December 02, 2008 09:11 AM EST --
Here's how to rescue Detroit without forcing them into bankruptcy.
Today, executives from Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors will submit reports on how they can restructure their operations. And . . .
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December 12, 2008 07:02 PM EST --
In a brazen display of chutzpah, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd called on the CEO of General Motors to resign. “I think you've got to consider new leadership. If you're going to really restructure . . .
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January 25, 2009 08:15 PM EST --
General Motors to Invest $1 Billion in Brazil Operations -- Money to Come from U.S. Rescue Program
By Russ Dallen
Latin American Herald Tribune staff
SAO PAULO -- General Motors plans to invest . . .
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January 26, 2009 03:45 PM EST --
Recent news included the shut down of Circuit City, the announced job cuts of 5000 at Microsoft. Now for today's news:
Caterpillar, 5000 jobs.
Sprint Nextel, 8000 jobs.
Home Depot, . . .
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March 02, 2009 12:47 PM EST --
Back in the Fall of 2008, when the stock market was starting to tank, I believe that I posted here on Gather a sort of refusal to let myself be ruled by fear. I can't do it, I typed, I'm not going . . .
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June 01, 2009 10:25 PM EDT --
I wrote a post here on Gather just under a year ago, asking if General Motors would go bankrupt. Well, we got the answer today: YES.
In between the time of that post and the present day, we sat through . . .
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