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In tiny, bucolic Honeoye Falls, NY, the world's largest automaker is constructing a new, multimillion-dollar laboratory scheduled to open by July.

The powerful old GM, absolute and not-so-benevolent ruler of the U.S. auto industry, died around 1974. It took a decade for the company to realize that; and another 15 years of painful effort to teach the reborn infant to walk, run, and finally to fight.

As a part of the product shakeup being felt throughout the GM empire, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz says the company will fire up the competition among its design studios in Warren, MI, California, Europe and Brazil and will offer outside design houses a chance at some of the company’s upcoming projects.

For a change, GM is looking forward to the latest quality studies.

GM has made enormous strides in product and product is the business. Who would have thought three years ago that Buick would be leading the comeback? The Enclave has caught on. There's a waiting list of 3000 - for a Buick! Each one stays on the showroom floor for about five days. That's far shorter than a Corvette - or a Toyota Highlander.

The Vibe and the Saturn Vue (a small SUV due in 2002) are the first demonstrable evidence of GM's new small-car strategy and attempt to capture younger buyers.

Eric Mayne from WardsAuto.com: General Motors is entering the free-agent market. The auto maker will reach out next week to some 1.6 million customers affected by the wind-down of its storied Pontiac brand. Susan Docherty, vice president-U.S. sales, calls these consumers "free agents" and says GM will attempt to steer them to Buick-GMC or Chevrolet dealerships by offering free oil changes. GM also will distribute information about Buick, GMC and Chevrolet product portfolios as it tries to keep t...

GM's latest intern class was divided into six teams, with each engineer intern serving on two teams. They got simple orders: Design a car or truck that appealed to their generation and pocketbooks. The result was a wide variety of Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn cars and sport-utes.

GM's latest intern class -- divided into six teams, with each engineer intern serving on two teams -- got simple orders: Design a car or truck that appealed to their generation and pocketbooks. The result was a wide variety of Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn cars and sport-utes.

General Motors has captured a spot among the top three automakers in a respected quality rating. In a new survey by J.D. Power and Associates, GM passed Nissan to rank third among big automakers behind Toyota and Honda. GM was helped by its Saturn division, which climbed to No. 4 from No. 13 among brands.

General Motors is making its most powerful push for young buyers in years, with the hip and sporty Pontiac Vibe five-door hatchback and the safe and friendly Saturn Vue compact sport utility vehicle.

General Motors is counting on a new team of strategists here in this Flint suburb to help it grab a big chunk of the $24-billion vehicle accessories market.

The reorganization is the brainchild of GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz, the former top Chrysler executive charged with pumping new life and style into the giant automaker's vast vehicle lineup.

Henry Ford's 1913 Model T may soon become a showpiece in the new General Motors Hall of Transportation at Washington's Smithsonian Institution.

The Cami Automotive plant is to announce the future production of the Chevrolet Equinox, a car-based SUV modeled on the Saturn Vue, at its Ingersoll factory west of Toronto, the Canadian Press reported, citing a person familiar with the plans.