U.S. and Canadian taxpayers funded the bailout of General Motors. Shouldn’t the new majority owners, therefore, have a voice in the business?
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I often get into discussions with folks about cars. My position being that we really need to reduce car use by public transportation, community redesign, or just not driving. And the push back I get is that Americans, true Americans, love their cars too much to part with them even for a second...
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting
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Before you rush out to buy one when the Chevrolet Volt hits dealer showrooms next year, consider your options. It's likely that gas-only or hybrid cars will be the cheaper way to go.
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting
Tesla Car Company shows a $1 million profit in July! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg
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For the first time in its brief history, Tesla Motors turned a profit in July, as sales of the company's sleek and pricey electric sports cars grew despite the recession.
This is a follow up post to the Cash for clunkers, otherwise known asCar Allowance Rebate System (CARS) posted July 23,2009. Cash for clunkers programwas expected to last tillNovember 1,2009 with the $1 billion fund they received from the government...
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting What to do with the closed auto plants around the nation? http://alturl.com/vrfe
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Communities are haunted by the huge empty buildings which find few takers that have been left behind by the automakers.
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting Ford is retooling one plant from SUVs to small and electric cars. Why not GM? http://tinyurl.com/lqy7rr
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting The rapid draining of the "Cash for Clunkers" program indicates that the American public, inspite of what automakers say, wants cars that get better gas mileage.
As I have mentioned to many, I have spent a little bit of time since we launched the GM Virtual Stockholders Meeting http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/GM-Virtual-Stockholders-Meeting/129954779615?ref=tson General Motors own fan page on Facebook...
GM Virtual Stockholders' Meeting
It is interesting to see the comments on this site, but at times even more interesting to see the comments on GMs own fan page
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Pay particular attention to the contrast of the sunny comments on the GM moderated wall versus those in the discussion section.
A lot is happening at General Motors and we couldn’t be more excited. For us, change means improvement, which is why we’re eagerly getting down to the business of restructuring, to build a better company. At General Motors, we’re reinventing our vehicles, our company and our place in the world.
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TheNew York Times has done a special report on GM’s rise to power and unfortunate downfall. The icon of United States capitalism had to beg for government bailout money to save the failing company. ...
British business secretary Lord Mandelson announced Britain’s failing auto industry will receive£2.3bn from the government and European commission as an incentive to revert to a sustainable auto industry and reduce carbon emissions and conserve energy consumption. L...
Must GM workers suffer from the company’s bad management decisions? President Obama is aware that many GM employees are going through hard times right now. ...
TheCar Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program has just become a reality, but will it turn your old, less-efficient car into the hybrid of your dreams...
This interview team from Cars.com took to the streets of Chicago to ask the new part owners of GM what their company should do to catch up with the times. The environment, fuel efficiency, and the economy figure in many of the responses...
Watch the C-Span Video below for President Obama’s reaction to the term “Government Motors” and the relationship between automakers and the economy.
