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Latest General Motors Corporate Industry News Headlines
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GM Fairfax Assembly Plant Produces 10 Millionth Car
August 2005
Plant Adds Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Malibu SS Versions to its PortfolioKANSAS CITY, Kan. – General Motors Fairfax Assembly plant recognized the production of its 10 millionth car, a black 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 with... -
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GM Performance Division Sets Speed Record In Rain-Shortened Bonneville Speed Week
August 2005
WENDOVER, Utah - It took Mother Nature millennia to create the Bonneville Salt Flats, but she needed only a few hours of hard rain to wash out this year's Bonneville Speed Week. After two days of speed trials, a violent storm swept through northern Utah o... -
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GM Janesville Assembly Plant Produces 16 Million Vehicles
August 2005
Plant Recognizes Milestone with "Sweet 16" EventJANESVILLE, Wisc. - General Motors Janesville Assembly plant recognized a milestone of producing 16 million vehicles with a special program held August 23, 2005. "For more than 80 years, our joint U... -
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GM Demonstrates Future Technologies to Improve Future Powertrain Efficiency
August 2005
MILFORD, Mich. – General Motors today demonstrated to automotive journalists a host of advanced powertrain technologies it is developing to both reduce emissions and improve the efficiency and performance of its internal combustion engines, automatic tran... -
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New GM Hydra-Matic 6T70 Six-Speed Automatic Delivers Performance and Fuel Economy
August 2005
Innovative, efficient transmission to debut on 2007 Saturn AuraMILFORD, Mich. – General Motors new Hydra-Matic 6T70 six-speed automatic transmission, an advanced transmission with clutch-to-clutch shift operation for front- and all-wheel drive ve... -
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GM's NEW HYBRID Provides Additional Options for Consumers
August 2005
MILFORD, MICH - General Motors is gearing up to launch a new affordable hybrid system that will deliver a good fuel economy savings and a real payback for consumers. Saturn will be the first to debut the belt alternator starter hybrid system in mid-2006, ... -
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GM Canada Sales Up 24.2% in July 2005
August 2005
Oshawa, Ontario (August 3, 2005) '“ General Motors of Canada dealers and retailers delivered 44,398 vehicles in July 2005, a 24.2% increase over the same period last year. Passenger car sales for the month were up 28.0% to 21,203 units while truck sales ... -
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GMAC Reaches Agreement to Sell 60 Percent Stake In Commercial Mortgage Business
August 2005
DETROIT'”August 3, 2005'”General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), the financial services subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60 percent equity interest in its... -
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2006 Duramax 6600 Turbodiesel to Deliver Class-leading Torque in a More Powerful and Refined Package
August 2005
Engine output for Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD increased to 360 horsepower and a class-leading 650 lb-ft of torqueNew glow-plugs reduce start time by as much as 50 percentPONTIAC , MICH. '“ Later this year, GM Powertrain will int... -
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New Allison 1000 Transmission Offers Six-Speed Performance and Range Selection Mode
August 2005
First-in-class six-speed automatic transmission with two overdrive gearsEngine speed reduced by 250 rpm at 60 mphPONTIAC , MICH. '“ The Allison 1000 transmission grows from a five-speed automatic to a first-in-class six-speed automatic f... -
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GM Launches Family Of Powertrain Control Systems
August 2005
New engine and transmission control systems to power GM lineupGM Powertrain is debuting a family of powertrain control systems in the 2006 model year that ultimately will be used across the majority of the entire General Motors vehicle lineup. Th... -
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GM Reports 530,027 Deliveries in July, Up 20 Percent
August 2005
Truck Deliveries Up 34.5 Percent, Record July and Second-Best-Ever Sales MonthDETROIT - General Motors dealers in the U.S. sold 530,027 new cars and trucks in July, up 20 percent compared to year-ago sales and GM's best July sales since 1979. Tru... -
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GM Investing $30 Million in Wentzville Operations to Upgrade Stamping
August 2005
Wentzville, MO. '“ General Motors announced today it is investing approximately $30 million in its Wentzville, Missouri, manufacturing operations to upgrade two presses in its stamping facility and improve overall production of GM's full-size vans.... -
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