General Motors: An Early History
GM Technical Center in Warren, MichiganGeneral Motors is one of the largest automakers in the U.S., with big name brands like Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac under its umbrella. But how did GM get its start, and how did it become such an automotive icon? Why Buick? Reasons to buy the a luxury model How […]
General Motors Employee Played Key Role in Thai Cave Rescue
Ruengrit Changkwanyuen is a trained cave diver and a GM IT worker
A General Motors employee played a key role in the recent rescue of 12 boys who were trapped in a flooded Thai cave. Ruengrit Changkwanyuen is an information technology launch manager at GM’s Thailand Rayong Plant, and he’s also an experienced cave diver. After seeing the news on TV, he volunteered his services to the […]
General Motors CEO Answers 4th-Grade Girl’s Letter, Makes Her Day
General Motors CEO Mary Barra recently made a little girl’s day — and maybe even influenced the direction of her future. As part of an assignment for her fourth-grade class, North Carolina 10-year-old Brianna White had to write a letter to an important public figure or celebrity, with the goal of getting a response. Brianna […]
General Motors Announces a Pair of Executive Promotions
Two recent personnel moves will bring new leaders to General Motors’ efforts in North America and around the world. John P. Roth will be the new president and managing director of GM Africa and Middle East operations. Roth has worked for GM since 1991. He is currently the vice president of GM Canada Marketing, Sales, […]
General Motors Promotes Kimberly Brycz to Lead Global HR
General Motors’ new head of global human resources is a nationally recognized leader in the automotive industry. Kimberly Brycz was appointed Wednesday as the senior vice president of Global Human Resources. Previously, she was GM’s executive director of Global Product Purchasing, a position she took over in 2013. In 2010 and 2015, Automotive News honored […]
General Motors CEO Announces Plans to Expand Chevrolet Bolt EV Production
Drivers are hungry for more Chevrolet Bolt EVs, and General Motors is planning to ramp up production to satisfy the market’s appetite. GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra made the announcement Wednesday during her speech at the annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. Barra said increased Bolt production at the Detroit-area Orion Assembly plant would […]
General Motors Is Using Its Big GMC Profits to Invest in EV and Driverless Development
The profitable GMC brand is giving General Motors extra breathing room to pursue development of electric and driverless vehicles. An article in The Wall Street Journal today traces the ascendancy of GMC among GM brands, to the tune of about $24 billion in revenue for 2017. What’s GMC’s secret? According to the WSJ, the brand has […]
General Motors Canada Sees Best January Sales Since 2008
Despite the cold of January, General Motors Canada got off to a hot start in 2018. The automaker delivered 15% year-over-year growth overall with 16,791 vehicles delivered, retail sales leapt 12.4% year-over-year at 12,185 vehicles delivered, and fleet deliveries totaled 4,606 vehicles for 22.3% growth. This allowed GM Canada to claim its best January sales […]
General Motors Sees 14.5% Sales Growth in China to Start 2018
General Motors started its year in China with a 14.5% year-over-year jump in sales, delivering a total of 367,712 between its brands and the brands of its joint ventures. But for Wuling, every GM brand delivered year-over-year sales volume increases; Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Baojun all saw double-digit growth. Cadillac delivered a record 20,222 vehicles in January, […]
General Motors Sees 20% Year-Over-Year Gain in Crossover Sales in January
General Motors followed up its earning of the auto industry’s fastest-growing automaker for crossover sales in 2017 by delivering an impressive 20% year-over-year gain in January. Overall, GM’s sales totaled 198,548 vehicles to start off 2018, up 1.3% year-over-year and rising on the strength of solid months from Buick and Chevrolet. At retail, General Motors’ […]
Get Stoked for General Motors’ 2018 Earnings Forecast, Y’all
Sure, you’re probably still quite excited by all of the neat reveals out of Detroit this week, but that was just an hors d’oeuvres to prepare your palate for the real meal: earnings projections. *“Are You Ready for This” starts playing from a boombox somewhere nearby* General Motors today revealed that it expects earnings in […]
General Motors Was Canada’s Top Automaker at Retail in 2017
General Motors finished out 2017 as Canada’s top automaker in terms of retail sales, with deliveries up 15.2% from 2016 at a total of 232,057 vehicles. Total sales for the automaker were also up considerably, rising 13.3% from 2016’s final tally of 267,341 vehicles to a total of 302,826 vehicles. GM achieved this with a […]
General Motors Mexico Supporting 11 Teams in 2018 FIRST POWER UP Challenge
General Motors de México this month revealed that it will take part in the 2018 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Season, a global robotics competition, to support 11 student teams that were assisted in their aims by company volunteers. GM Mexico also contributed 60 kits of parts to be used […]
General Motors Sold a Record 4 Million+ Vehicles in China in 2017
General Motors reached an unprecedented level of sales success in China for 2017, surpassing a total of 4 million vehicles sold for the first time in company history. GM and its joint ventures delivered 4,040,789 vehicles throughout 2017, up 4.4% from the prior year and making China General Motors’ biggest retail market on the planet […]
Products and Development in China Key to General Motors’ Zero-Emissions Vision
Key to General Motors’s recently-announced plans to launch 20 new all-electric vehicles by 2023 and pave the way for a future of zero-emission driving will be the automaker’s efforts in China. GM and its joint ventures in the world’s largest new vehicle market offers more domestically-built electrified passenger vehicle options than any automaker in the […]
General Motors Earns 100% in Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, Named Among Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
General Motors earned a perfect 100% score in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2018 Corporate Equality Index, earning the automaker as being one of the organization’s Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality. 2018 marks the 10th time that General Motors has earned this honor. “General Motors is extremely honored to be recognized with a top […]
General Motors Sales Soar as Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick Post Best-Ever November Results
General Motors delivered 418,225 vehicles in China last month, good for a 12.5% year-over-year growth from 2016 and a new November sales record. But for Wuling, all of GM’s brands experienced growth in November; Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Baojun all posted double-digit growth, with the latter posting its best sales month ever. GM’s successes were driven […]
General Motors Canada Sales Decline 17.2% in November
General Motors Canada sold 23,612 vehicles in November, down 17.2% year-over-year. Retail sales totaled 17,664 vehicles, down 21.9% year-over-year, and fleet sales totaled 5,948 vehicles and increased 0.5% year-over-year. All four of GM’s brands saw year-over-year volume decreases both in terms of retail and total sales, but the automaker anticipates a surge in sales—particularly for […]