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GM Pours $1.5 Billion Into Saturn
GM is pumping $1.5 billion into its sagging Saturn unit and will add up to four new vehicles to the division's lineup in the next four years. Once touted as GM's success story of the 1990s, Saturn Corp. has struggled with a limited line of passenger cars competing against hot-selling trucks and Japanese models.
GM Pushes Diesel Revival
With gasoline prices rising and the fuel-economy debate heating up, GM is renewing a push to relax clean-air standards to allow the sale of more diesel-powered passenger cars and trucks.
GM Ranked 3rd In 2002 J.D Power Initial Quality Study
General Motors ranked third behind Toyota and Honda in J.D. Power's 2002 Initial Quality Study.
GM Rides High, Ford Flounders, but Tables Turn Fast in Auto World
Those who wish to kick Ford while it's down, or pat GM on the back for its current revival, had better hurry up. Ford has been battered in quality surveys, is losing market share, has spent billions on a tire recall and just fired its CEO. GM is on a strong product blitz, appears to have stabilized its market share and is basking in the glow of having hired a new product development hero.
GM Scores a Triumph in Design
Why am I not surprised that Bob Lutz, in just a very short time, seems to have goaded General Motors' talented design staff into whipping up a portfolio of sensational products for the international auto show circuit?
GM Speeds Product Development to Cut Costs
General Motors has integrated its 12 engineering centers and 11 design studios worldwide to bring new cars and trucks to market faster at lower costs, said GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz in a speech here Tuesday. GM expects to save up to $1 billion to develop its next generation of midsize cars, such as the Chevrolet Malibu, the Saturn Aura, the Saab 9-3 and the Opel Vectra.
GM Team Cuts Vehicle Development Time
Looking to avoid flops like the Pontiac Aztek, GM has taken several new products previously greenlighted out of development and ordered changes to others.
GM Ties Its Bonuses To Nissan
A one-time bottom-dweller in the influential J.D. Power rankings, GM believes it is even poised to seriously challenge No. 2 Honda in 2002. "We're not that far away from Honda," Zarrella said.
GM to Cut Mid-size Lineup
GM executives said the company will have 10 mid-size car models by 2006, down from 15 cars across its Chevrolet, Saturn, Oldsmobile, Buick and Pontiac brands.
GM to Move Rollover Tests
General Motors announced plans Thursday to build a rollover-testing facility in Milford as part of a $33-million investment in vehicle safety. GM, which plans to make electronic stability control standard on cars and light trucks by 2010, said in a statement that the new center will be used to develop rollover-sensing systems for air bags and other technology to reduce the likelihood of ejection in a crash.
GM Unveils New Plan For Saturn
Saturn announced today that it has received more than $1.5 billion from parent General Motors to aggressively grow their brand with new products, new styling, and upgraded manufacturing facilities.
GM Upgrades Its Design Strategy
GM's vehicle development boss is betting that more competition between the automaker's designers will result in more stunning new cars and trucks and fewer dogs. Under a new design strategy to accelerate the introduction of more appealing cars and trucks, GM plans to pit a trio of styling teams against each other for each new or redesigned model it seeks to create.
GM will Build $33 Million Milford Rollover Test Center
The firm expects that 100-150 simulations will bring the technology to market much sooner.
GM Will Build Rollover Crash Test Facility
General Motors has earmarked $33M for crashworthiness upgrades at Milford Proving Grounds.
GM Wins Over Wall Street
GM, which is emerging as the automotive darling of investors, is vowing to cut costs in North America by $4.3 billion this year while delivering big quality, productivity and market share gains.