Federal Judge Approves Sale Of Good Parts To Newer Model GM

A federal judge approved GM's plan late Sunday to sell its best assets to a new, government-backed company — "New GM" — a crucial step in completing the automaker's trip through bankruptcy court and, you know, not liquidating. [NYT]

Pre-Production Chevy Volt Plugged In, Testing In Real World

The first pre-production Chevy Volt "Integration Vehicle" was completed this week ahead of schedule. Looks like GM's putative four-wheeled electrified savior is getting closer to reality. More »

GM To Lay Off 4,000 White Collar Workers By October 1st

As part of an already-announced move designed to slim down U.S. non-union employees 15% to 23,500, GM plans to eliminate 4,000 U.S. salaried employees via buyouts and retirement incentives by October 1st. [Bloomberg]

Chrysler Better Have GM's Two-Mode Hybrid Money

GM wants Chrysler to pay-up on the two-mode hybrid transmission developed jointly with Daimler and BMW. Apparently Chrysler owes $531,275 on the project, and ain't nobody gonna get one over on the General. [PickupTrucks.com]

Looking For The Union Label On Your American-Built Car?

We've found a snazzy interactive map that shows the location of the plant at every American-built car and light truck is assembled, along with information on that plant's unionization or lack thereof. More »

Engine Of The Day: General Motors LS

Nobody does pushrod V8s like The General, and the LS is proof that you don't need some crazy Rube Goldberg tangle of chains and camshafts clattering all over the place to make 21st-century power. More »

General Motors Reinvention: The Commercial

The New GM has a new website and commercial, entitled "Chapter 1." According to GM, it's not the "end of the American car, it's the start of the American car." They make some strong claims in this new ad. More »

Report: GM To File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy On Monday

GM plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, then sell most of its assets to a new company. The bankruptcy should last 60-90 days and be financed with $50 billion of Treasury money. [Bloomberg]

Corvette Is Safe From Carpocalypse

While the Dodge Viper may be dead, and despite some fools saying otherwise, GM CEO Fritz Henderson says the Corvette is here to stay. They're even developing the next-generation C7 according to AutoWeek. More »

GM Oshawa Plant Adds Shift To Build More Presumably Non-Faulty Camaros

GM's adding one more shift at its Oshawa, Ontario plant due to high demand for the recently released Camaro. Does this mean we'll be getting more electrically-faulty Camaro SS units? Presumably not. More »

Fiat CEO in Berlin to Buy GM-Europe, Opel

Continuing his shopping spree after picking up a 20% stake in bankrupt Chrysler, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is in talks with GM to acquire GM Europe and its subsidiary, Opel. More »

2010 Buick Allure: Like The LaCrosse, Except More Canadian

GM Canada wants you to know they're still alive and breathing and in order to create hype they've re-badged the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. It's the all-new (kinda) 2010 Buick Allure, now with more gravy, eh. More »

Try Your Hand At The GM Downward Spiral Haiku Contest, Win A Fabulous Prize!

Franzouse has suggested another Haiku contest, since it's been so long since the last one. I've just finished DeLorean's On A Clear Day You Can See General Motors, so thematic inspiration is right at hand. More »

Volt Bar Debuts Years Ahead Of Chevy Volt

The Chevy Volt is saddled with an end-of-2010 production start date and considering the health of GM, the Volt Bar is perfect for all those depressed program engineers this St. Paddy's day. More »

Yes We Can... Sell A Chevy-Badged Daewoo In France!

The General is having a tough enough time selling trucks in North America, but France? Fortunately for GM, the new American administration had a great campaign slogan, ideally suited to moving iron off the lot! More »

Which GM Heritage Collection Cars Are Truly Collectible?

As you already know, The General needs to turn some of its history into cash. Mega-tipster and LeMons photographer UDMan has picked out a half-dozen of the more interesting machines for us.
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Live Tonight On Speed: GM Heritage Center Cars Auctioned At Barrett-Jackson

Tonight's the night where many of GM's Heritage Center cars will wave goodbye and meet their new owners for the very first time. More »

24 Hours Of LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza Ãœber Gallery: The General's Troops

You naysayers who want to claim that the Geo Metro is really a Suzuki can go away now, because we say a GM car- albeit a Honda-powered one- won this race! The rest of the GM field was far from Camaro-only, which is always good to see; nothing against Camaros, mind you, but they've been pretty numerous in LeMons events and it's good to see more GM variety. More »

General Motors Apologizes For Casual Friday Attire

GM CEO Rick Wagoner gets his priorities straight, using today's press conference to explain why COO Fritz Henderson was wearing a sweater and no tie, before hinting at CFO Ray Young's swinging lifestyle.

Not-So-Big Three Bake Sale Raises Enough To Fund CEO Salaries

With all this talk of corporate jets, slumming it on road trips and idling hybrids, it’s easy to lose track of the human cost of Carpocalypse Now. Has anyone thought of the standard of living adjustment the Big 3 CEOs will have to take when their salaries are cut from tens of millions to a paltry $1-per-year? One man has. That man’s name is Donny Miller. He’s taken it on himself to single-handedly help Alan Mulally, Bob Nardelli and Rick Wagoner put food on the table. How? An old-fashioned bake sale at last week's LA Auto Show.

GM To Get Rid Of Their Planes

GM announced today they will close their air transportation service center at Detroit Metro Airport, sell four of their planes and transfer whatever plane/s they decide to keep to another operator in order to at least appear frugal.

Popular Mechanics: Ten Cars That Gave GM A Bad Reputation

Although they're now building some serious hardware, the friendly futurists over at Popular Mechanics have provided some historical insight with a list of the ten autos responsible for thrusting GM into Carpocalypse leading role.

GM, Tiger Woods Limp Away From Endorsement Deal

Tiger Woods and GM will part ways after five years, a reported $40 million and a lot of Buick Enclave commercials. The press release from GM goes out if its way to suggest any link to what's happening in Washington, D.C is "purely coincidental" so, you know, feel free to blame Tiger's knees instead. But it's weird to see GM claiming the decision came after a search for "budget efficiencies" yet having nothing to do with the lack-of-federal funding. We do have to admit, Tiger Woods was a valuable acquisition for Buick, letting them appeal to the older, affluent golf-watching demographic and younger, affluent multiracial golf-playing demo simultaneously. GM hasn't announced a replacement, but we hear John Daly will do it for free beer and hot wings. Press release below the jump. More »

Mainstream Media Finds Major 'Merican Automaker On YouTube

The internet reporter for CNN's "The Situation Room" used her fancy touchscreen computer to highlight how GM has transformed its YouTube channel page from a place where it brags, into a place where, increasingly, it begs. Last year around this time there was video of people doing slam poetry about the Pontiac Vibe GT, but now, as we showed you earlier, it's all videos of guys in suits trying to explain why they deserve money from the government. We're not sure what's more depressing: the new Save GM videos or the fact it took the novelty of their use of YouTube to get CNN to finally show them. We're just waiting for video of a crying, sheet-covered Rick Wagoner screaming "Leave Detroit Alone!" into the camera. [CNN]

GM Tries Making The Case To "Save GM" On YouTube

One of the biggest problems we've had with the request U.S. automakers have made for financial assistance from the Feds to avoid bankruptcy has been a lack of centralized message. The General's apparently trying to change that, this by heading to YouTube by way of their GMFactsandFiction website. The video, titled "The U.S. Auto Industry and the Ripple Effect," aims to make the case for the Feds to "Save GM." For starters, they're claiming one out of every 10 people in America is employed in a service related to the auto industry. If that number's correct, (which we think may be a little bit exaggerated — but not by much) nearly three million jobs would be lost in the first year after the collapse of the U.S. auto industry, with another 2.5 million to follow over the next two years. In addition, they're claiming personal income in the United States would drop by more than $150.7 billion in the first year with the cost to local, state and federal governments hitting a staggering $156.4 billion over three years in lost taxes plus unemployment and health care assistance. Hit the jump to see the video and to read the rest of the talking points. We're still waiting for the talking heads to advocate buying Save GM t-shirts. More »

GM's Mark LaNeve Drops Dealer Missive Begging Congress For Mercy, Serious Financial Help

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