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Analysts, dealers and others react to GM's 2014 big pickups

3:23 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 13, 2012
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are GM's biggest product launch in decades. Wall Street analysts, dealers, automotive journalists and others weigh in on the latest trucks from GM.... Read More »

 

GM's 2014 pickups bank on improved power, mpg, refinement to revive truck share

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 13, 2012
GM's next generation, full-sized pickup trucks offer "evolutionary" styling changes but significant engine and interior advances, a bid by GM to cater to buyers who use their trucks to make a living. GM today touted the improved power, fuel economy, refinement and functionality of the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups -- the company's top-selling model line and biggest profit source -- ahead of their showroom debuts next summer.... Read More »

 

Ford seeking 3-mpg improvement in 2015 F-150 pickup

4:59 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 13, 2012
Ford is aiming to boost the gas mileage of its next-generation F-150 pickups by 15-20 percent, thus shifting the battleground in full-size trucks from power, durability and towing capacity to fuel economy.... Read More »

 

A pileup of pickups

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
General Motors entered December with bloated inventories reminiscent of its prebankruptcy days-and its lowest market share in 90 years. GM will try to fix both problems in a hurry.... Read More »

 

GM's pickup pileup threatens 2013 launches, profits

7:33 am U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2012
General Motors, with more than double a typical supply of trucks, is facing the prospect of cutting production or increasing discounts, threatening to squeeze 2013 profits. Clearing away that inventory is critical. At stake is the rollout of new versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierras, scheduled for release next year, and which are key to the company's success in 2013. GM's big pickups, which made up 23 percent of the automaker's U.S.... Read More »

 

GM ekes out a gain as cars rise, trucks fall

3:44 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 2, 2012
GM posted a 2 percent sales increase in September as strong car sales offset sliding demand for pickups and SUVs. Overall, GM sold 210,245 light vehicles last month. The Buick brand posted the strongest gain, 8 percent vs. a year earlier, followed by 2 percent for Chevrolet, flat results for GMC and a 1 percent decline for Cadillac.... Read More »

 

GM prices Buick Encore starting at $24,950, confirms GMC Canyon redesign

4:22 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 20, 2012
The Buick Encore will carry a base sticker price of $24,950, including shipping, when the small crossover arrives in showrooms early next year. The Encore will go on sale in early 2013 as part of an influx of new or significantly updated models headed to Buick-GMC showrooms by the end of 2013, GM said. The company also is expected to launch a next-generation GMC Sierra pickup by summer and redesigned versions of the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs late in 2013.... Read More »

 

Let the pickup wars begin

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 17, 2012
General Motors has been cranking out pickups to stockpile them ahead of factory downtime this summer and fall, as it retools for the next-generation trucks due out by summer. Now it's crunch time. The company wants to whittle its four-month supply to less than three months by year end.... Read More »

 

GM sales rise 10 percent; Chevy car lineup shines

4:39 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 4, 2012
GM's sales rose 10 percentin August, to 240,520 units, on the strength of its Chevrolet car lineup. Sales of the Cruze, Sonic and Volt all hit record highs for any month, GM said today. GM said retail sales rose 11 percent from a year earlier, making August the company's best month this year for retail sales.... Read More »

 

GM to recall mid-sized SUVs to repair power-window, door-lock switches

8:16 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 18, 2012
General Motors will recall 249,260 midsize sport utility vehicles to correct a potential fire hazard, a U.S. government safety agency said. GM, in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the recall affected 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer and GMC Envoy SUVs, as well as certain 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Saab 9-7X and Isuzu Ascender SUVs.... Read More »

 

GM seen planning global reorganization to tackle 'fiefdoms'

Aug. 17, 2012 10:34 CET
GM CEO Dan Akerson is planning a reorganization of the automaker that would move it away from long-entrenched regional authority toward a structure built on global functions, said two people familiar with the planning.... Read More »

 

FUTURE PRODUCTS -- GENERAL MOTORS

First GMC crossovers, then new big trucks

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
In coming months, GMC will be working to reignite sales growth for its popular crossovers. After that, its focus will be on the next generation of its highest-volume vehicle: the Sierra pickup.... Read More »

 

FUTURE PRODUCTS -- GENERAL MOTORS

GM plans truck-heavy spate of vehicle launches

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
General Motors is readying an onslaught of new and redesigned cars and trucks, many of which were snagged by GM's 2009 bankruptcy. By the end of 2013, 70 percent of GM's nameplates will be new, redesigned or refreshed, the company says.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Suppliers boast, GM secrets are toast

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
Automakers are pretty good at keeping secrets about future products. But occasionally suppliers let cats out of bags unintentionally, and General Motors has been burned twice recently.... Read More »

 

JAMES B. TREECE

1 more sign that a redone GMC Canyon pickup is coming

1:26 pm U.S. ET | July 10, 2012
GM won't talk about a next-generation GMC Canyon mid-sized pickup. But it's getting harder to keep this truck a secret.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

GM will skip Texas state fair, hide new trucks from rivals

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012
General Motors is playing a game of Texas Hold'em with the launch of its redesigned full-sized pickups.... Read More »

 

GM sales rise 16 percent on fleet; retail deliveries up, too

3:10 pm U.S. ET | July 3, 2012
GM today said its sales rose 16 percent in June, to 248,750 units, buoyed by an influx of fleet business and strong sales of several nameplates that are in the final months of their product cycles.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Some GM pickups may get diesels

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11, 2012
General Motors is considering a diesel engine for light-duty versions of its redesigned full-sized pickups. GM North America President Mark Reuss said in an interview that a diesel is among the options for the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, which are due in showrooms next spring.... Read More »

 

MIKE COLIAS

How GM plans to solve mpg puzzle on new pickups

3:51 pm U.S. ET | June 5, 2012
Ford's huge success with its EcoBoost V-6 engine on its pickups is well-documented. So GM just can't wait to match Ford with a V-6 turbo when GM's next-generation pickups roll out next year, right? Not so fast.... Read More »

 

GM sales up 11%; transaction prices rise, too

5:12 pm U.S. ET | June 1, 2012
GM posted an 11 percent rise in its U.S. May sales, to 245,256 units, while commanding sharply higher prices. GM's retail sales rose 14 percent while sales to fleet customers rose 3 percent, the company said.... Read More »

 

GM to shift Super Bowl ad savings to support model launches in 2013

1:21 pm U.S. ET | May 31, 2012
GM's top marketing executive said today the automaker will plow savings from a recent decision to drop Super Bowl advertising into other ads and marketing efforts to support a slate of vehicle launches planned in 2013. In his first public comments since GM confirmed two weeks ago that it plans to pass on advertising during the 2013 Super Bowl, GM global marketing chief Joel Ewanick said he has “started reapplying those dollars to other very efficient ways of doing the same thing.”... Read More »

 

Alex Mair, retired head of GM's technical staff, Pontiac and GMC, dies

3:20 pm U.S. ET | May 29, 2012
Alex Mair, former group executive in charge of General Motors' technical staffs and general manager of the automaker's Pontiac and GMC divisions, died Sunday in Orange City, Fla. He was 91.... Read More »