Mark ReussTALK FROM THE TOP: MARK REUSS, NORTH AMERICAN PRESIDENT, GENERAL MOTORS GM seeks clean launch, regular updates for pickups 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, says GM is staying vigilant on the June launch of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-sized pickups, its most important rollout since the company's 2009 bankruptcy. He says GM is closely monitoring suppliers to avoid bottlenecks that could delay the launch or hurt quality.... Read More »
Reuss: Buick earns product pizazz 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  There's little chance that the flashy Buick Riviera concept will ever grace a Buick showroom. But dealers should view the Riviera as a signal that GM is serious about adding pizazz to the Buick lineup.... Read More »
CARS & CONCEPTS Reuss wants a volume rwd Chevy 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  Atop Mark Reuss' wish list for Chevrolet's lineup is a modestly priced, rear-wheel-drive sporty car to appeal to young drivers.... Read More »
GM to buy historic Durant-Dort buildings in Flint, Mich. 3:35 pm U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  General Motors has agreed to buy the original Durant-Dort Carriage Company factory in Flint, Mich., a site GM North America President Mark Reuss calls "the birthplace of GM."... Read More »
Reuss: GM faces 'real threat' from yen's decline 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013  General Motors isn't facing pricing pressure from Japanese rivals yet, but the Japanese yen's falling value poses a "real threat" that could undercut GM's campaign to boost market share, a top executive said last week.... Read More »
GM's Reuss: No price pressure yet, but falling yen is a 'threat' 3:04 pm U.S. ET | April 16, 2013  The falling value of the Japanese yen poses "a real threat" to General Motors as it seeks to gain U.S. market share this year amid a slate of new-vehicle launches, GM North America chief Mark Reuss said today. Reuss said GM has not yet faced pricing pressure from Japanese competitors and so far has maintained strong pricing power, which it has enjoyed for the last two years.... Read More »
2013 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Chevy revives Camaro Z/28 for track duty 1:08 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  Chevrolet surprised onlookers at the New York auto show today by unveiling a new Camaro Z/28, a built-for-the-racetrack performance coupe. The car will have a small-block V-8 engine that produces 500 hp and 470 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »
Under Reuss, racing spurs urgency in GM product development 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 23, 2013  When the Daytona 500 starts this weekend with Danica Patrick in the pole position driving the Chevrolet SS, General Motors will be seeking something more than a winner's trophy: adding a greater sense of urgency throughout the company's engineering ranks.... Read More »
A CEO search, GM style: Who'll take it? 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013  Former General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre's book, American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA, combines inside-the-boardroom drama with plain-spoken observations to weave a portrait of the uncertain, haphazard months after GM's July 2009 emergence from bankruptcy.... Read More »
GM's Reuss was considered for CEO job in 2010, Whitacre says 12:04 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2013  GM's North American president, Mark Reuss, was considered for the top job at the automaker in 2010 before his lack of seasoning led the board to the current CEO, Dan Akerson, according to an excerpt from a forthcoming book by former CEO Ed Whitacre.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS Next-gen Volt will cost 'thousands' less 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013  General Motors can take "thousands of dollars" out of the next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, GM North America President Mark Reuss said.... Read More »
2013 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM's Reuss: Electric vehicles' day will come 8:20 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013  GM's top U.S. executive delivered a staunch defense of electric vehicles and the Chevrolet Volt, noting that the plug-in hybrid's sales tripled in 2012. Mark Reuss, head of GM North America, acknowledged the hurdles to broader adoption of EVs and plug-ins, including high prices. He cited signs that local-government support for green cars might be waning, including the state of Washington's recent decision to charge EV owners a $100 annual fee.... Read More »
NICK BUNKLEY Chevy keeps things short and simple... for a change 10:32 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  Most carmakers unveiling new models at the Detroit auto show use up their allotted 25 minutes of time, and then some. Chevrolet, having already held a huge off-site reveal for the 2014 Corvette Stingray the previous night, apparently decided it had little else to say Monday.... Read More »
MIKE COLIAS Mark Reuss' good day at the office 8:11 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  When you're the highest profile car guy at General Motors, there aren't many days at the office better than a Corvette reveal. Sunday was a good day for Mark Reuss.... Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE Old and new GM parties like it's .... 10:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  A car as significant as a redesigned Chevrolet Corvette is cause for a party for General Motors.... Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE Corvettes that might have been 10:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  It's a fair bet that every designer at General Motors wants to work on the iconic Chevrolet Corvette.... Read More »
2012 SALES Reuss: Judge us in mid-2014 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013  If you want a true read on the strength of General Motors in the U.S. market, wait until mid-2014. That was the message last week from GM North America President Mark Reuss as he fended off questions about GM's 17.9 percent U.S. market share for 2012.... Read More »
Diesels? 8-speed? Stay tuned 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 17, 2012  A diesel engine for the light-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra? How about an eight-speed transmission? Will General Motors bring back a hybrid for its pickups and SUVs?... Read More »
NOVEMBER U.S. SALES November sales pace may reach 4-year high on storm recovery, pent-up demand 1:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 30, 2012  U.S. auto sales are expected to rebound robustly in November, potentially hitting their strongest pace in more than four years, as consumers in the Northeast returned to dealerships after superstorm Sandy hurt demand in late October. November sales were also boosted by pent-up demand for vehicles as consumers replaced aging cars and trucks, analysts and executives said. Automakers are scheduled to report U.S.... Read More »
GM banks on SS 'halo' sedan to pump more mojo into Chevy 5:06 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 29, 2012  For the first time in nearly two decades, Chevrolet will be back in the business of selling rear-wheel-drive sedans in the United States. GM expects the production version of the Chevrolet SS rear-wheel-drive sedan to act as a low-volume car and build excitement around the brand, the head of the company's North American operations said on Thursday.... Read More »
EDWARD LAPHAM Like Reuss, GM took its time on tech moves 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5, 2012  Mark Reuss made a telling admission last week. "I was a BlackBerry person, probably for too long," said Reuss, General Motors' North American president, relating how he had waited and waited before switching to an iPhone Edward Lapham is executive editor of Automotive News.... Read More »
Reuss walks tightrope at GM 20 years after father's firing 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 27, 2012  Mark Reuss remembers the day, 20 years ago, when his father's career was blindsided. Reuss had a tuxedo hanging in his car to wear that night to a long-planned event honoring his father's 35-year career at GM when his mother called. “Your dad's been fired,” she said. Now, Mark Reuss' responsibilities as head of GM's North American operations are similar to those of his father. And Mark Reuss, as his father once was, now is on the short list to be the next CEO of GM.... Read More »
GM to begin building Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid by late 2013 9:49 am U.S. ET | Oct. 16, 2012  General Motors will begin production of the Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid at an assembly plant in Detroit by late 2013, GM North America President Mark Reuss said today.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS GM's Reuss to speak at World Congress 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 8, 2012  Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, will be a featured speaker at the 2013 Automotive News World Congress.... Read More »
Cadillac teases 2013 'glamour' concept car 10:14 am U.S. ET | Aug. 17, 2012  Looking to recapture some of its past luster, Cadillac showed renderings of a concept car that will appear at a 2013 auto show.... Read More »
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