May 22, 2013
- Where they will hopefully be indoctrinated into urban exploring, and Red Wings hockey.
- General Motors will close its New York Treasurers office and move the operation to Detroit by the middle of next year in what amounts to a wholesale shakeup of GM's corporate culture, which has long been dominated by finance operating from offices high above Manhattan's traffic clogged streets. Will this bring big changes? TheDetroitBureau.com has more.
- Runtime: 8:52 In a historic move, General Motors is going to move its Treasurer’s office from New York to Detroit. With new car sales running strong in the American market, Ford chops its summer vacation in half. Mitsubishi announces its next-generation global compact sedan, called the Attrage. All that and more, plus host John McElroy [...]
May 21, 2013
- General Motors plans to move about 70 finance staffers from its New York treasury office to Detroit over the next year. This office has been where generations of the automakers' braintrust were groomed. Former CEO's Rick Wagoner, Fritz Henderson and Jack Smith all spent time in the office.
- General Motors Co. said Tuesday it will move its Treasury office team in New York City to its Detroit headquarters in the Renaissance Center in mid-2014, affecting about 70 employees.
May 16, 2013
- RelayRides, the car-sharing program that lets car owners rent out their vehicles to other people for fun and profit, has been forced to shut down in the state of New York. Looks like you're stuck with Car2Go or Zipcar, New Yorkers. Read more...
May 15, 2013
- North Carolina is the latest state to line up against Tesla Motors by proposing a bill that would bar direct automaker-to-customer sales within the state, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Still, Tesla says plans to open a showroom there and has sold about 80 cars to North Carolina residents, with reservations for about 60 more. According to Slate, a bill pushed by the state's Senate Commerce Committee - and backed, of course, by the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA...
May 14, 2013
- Tesla Motors is on quite a roll: Not only did the small electric car maker sell 4,750 Model S sedans in the first quarter of 2013 (eclipsing the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF), but it outsold the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (3,077 units), BMW 7 Series (2,338 units), and Audi A8 (1,462 units) as well. Equally impressive is the fact that Consumer Reports has awarded the Model S 99 out of 100 points, and said it's the best car the magazine has tested since 2007. Wait, there's more: On May 10th, the...
- Your eyes do not deceive you - that is, in fact, a Nissan NV200 work van with Chevrolet badging. General Motors and Nissan today announced a partnership where the Japanese automaker will build Bowtie-badged vans for Chevy dealers to sell throughout the United States and Canada. The new van, called the City Express, is expected to go on sale in the fall of 2014. "Our fleet customers have asked us for an entry in the commercial small van segment, so this addition to the Chevrolet portfolio will...
- According to a report from The Detroit News citing "sources familiar with the company's plan," General Motors will spend $200 million to revamp dealerships on the East and West Coasts, specifically in California, New York and New Jersey. Many dealerships will be restyled, some will be relocated and some will be closed entirely. Car buyers in coastal regions of the US, particularly in California, tend to prefer import brands, but GM's market share falls short even when compared to crosstown...
May 13, 2013
- General Motors Co., which has underperformed competitors on the West and East coasts for decades, will spend more than $200 million to help dealers in California, New York and New Jersey update showrooms, and in some cases move or shutter them.
May 10, 2013
- With two global reveals and a trio of European premieres, there's plenty to see at the Barcelona motor show 2013 The Barcelona motor show may not be on the A-list of global motor shows, but even with the nation's economy ravaged and car sales plummeting, global car manufacturers flock to the show floor.In part, that's because the show is approaching 100 years old. Founded in 1919, it carries a historical significance which resonates with car makers and car fans alike.This year it played...
- It has not been a good year for the electric-car industry, considering the bankruptcy of little Coda and the all-but-certain collapse of the once-promising Fisker Automotive. Even well-established carmakers such as General Motors and Nissan have been struggling to entice buyers (though Nissan’s Leaf battery car has begun to develop a little bit of momentum after missing its sales target for the second year in a row).So it is perhaps no surprise that 42% of the shares in Tesla Motors, a...
May 7, 2013
- DETROIT – Cadillac is blending fashion and automotive design with the launch of “Style Driven,” a four-part video vignette offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the life of fashion stylist Erin Walsh, as she curates outfits for guests attending the famous Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
May 1, 2013
- At the 2013 New York Auto Show, Chevy graced us with the track-tuned 2014 Camaro Z/28. Along with it came the 2014 Camaro SS. Both sport revised front and rear designs, and while the SS remains a stout performer, for us, the Z/28's mixture of light weight and uncompromising setup is the most enticing variation on the Camaro yet. In this video, GM...