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Wis. governor names new commerce secretary
Associated Press WriterWisconsin beer mogul Richard J. Leinenkugel will be the state's new commerce secretary, Gov. Jim Doyle said Friday. Leinenkugel's famous name buys him instant credibility in business circles. His family has run Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in...Tags: Sales, Government, Economic Policy, Plant Openings, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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GM pledges to boost recycling at its factories
General Motors Corp. said Friday that half of its major factories worldwide will recycle or reuse nearly all of their waste materials by the end of 2010. Company officials also said 33 more factories have achieved "landfill-free" status, bringing the...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Smart Says Cobasys Hampering Work on ForTwo EV Fitted With Li-Ion Batteries
Edmunds.comIn early June we reported that General Motors won't sell as many hybrid cars as it had hoped this year due to 9,000 defective batteries supplied by Cobasys. Now the Michigan-based battery maker is being blamed for holding up the release of electric... -
General Motors India lowers sales forecasts, but not expectations
Auto ObserverBy Nick Kurczewski KTALEGAON, INDIA - The next wave of small cars to come from General Motors could wear a "Made in India" label. GM India is rapidly expanding production capacity to build a new generation of small cars to meet consumer demand both at... -
High-End Hybrid: Prius-based Lexus set to be brand's first dedicated hybrid model
MotorTrend MagazineToyota's Lexus luxury arm is reportedly hard at work on its own variant of the new PriusWith parent company Toyota scrambling to get its third-generation Prius ready by next year and racing against General Motors and its Volt project to be the first to... -
A weekend for trailer queens and used cars
MotorTrend MagazineMONTEREY, CALIFORNIA - It's a high-school band member playing his snare drum on the cold, wet predawn 18th hole at Pebble Beach. No, it's an 1898 Leon Bollee 3.25-hp three-seater tandem, the Dawn Patrol discovers as it rolls down into sight toward the... -
2011 Chevy Volt: Will GM Get It Done?
Edmunds.comAn update on the 2010 introduction of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the innovative plug-in hybrid from General Motors, from a former GM insider involved with the ill-fated 1996 GM EV1.... -
Cadillac Busts A Fuel-Saving Move, Will Go Four-Cylinder
Auto ObserverBy Bill Visnic Signaling fuel-economy concerns are making an impact in the luxury market, General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac division let it be known last week - in the midst of the snobby Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance, no less - that Cadillac will be... -
Questions for General Motors' Troy Clarke
Auto ObserverIs the current downturn cyclical or are fundamentals changing so that the market will never return to normal? We think there are cyclical elements of it and some structural elements of it, and we think there are more structural elements than cyclical... -
GM Employee Discount - Is it really a good deal?
Consumer ReportsAutomakers and dealers are anxious to sell 2008 models and make way for the 2009s. With car and truck sales down and the end of summer fast approaching, we have seen a wide range of sensational incentives advertised, from traditional rebates to buy-one-... -
The Future of Hummer Is In Foreign Hands
BusinessWeek.comThe iconic Hummer brand could soon be in the hands of Eastern Europeans. Reuters is reporting that General Motors, which markets civilian vehicles under the Hummer brand has been in talks with Russia's richest man, Oleg Deripaska, to sell the brand.... -
The discounting treadmill
BusinessWeek.comIt looks like General Motors is stuck on the discount treadmill. Bloomberg reported today that GM will extend its employee pricing program for all consumers for another month. The offer was set to expire on Sept. 2. With sales in the tank, all carmakers...
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