GM renaming Service and Parts Operations to Customer Care and Aftersales
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
General Motors has recently announced that it will be changing the name used to describe the ACDelco, Goodwrench, and GM Performance Parts division. Formerly “Service and Parts Operation”, GM is changing the name to “Customer Care and Aftersales” to better reflect GM’s commitment to customer satisfaction.
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February Combined Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Sales Up 32 Percent
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the U.S. reported sales of 138,849, up a combined 32 percent compared to February 2009. These results were driven by the continued strong growth of new GM crossovers and passenger cars.
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GM launches plant-city tour to showcase line-up, empower employees to promote new vehicles
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
General Motors announced today a program called the GM Vehicle Plant Tour that encourages employees across North America to help drive awareness and sales in their communities for GM’s latest vehicles.
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Sierra 2500 HD Awarded 2010 Best Overall Truck Value by IntelliChoice
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Josh Merva.
CHICAGO - At the Chicago Auto Show today, the GMC Sierra 2500 HD received IntelliChoice’s prestigious “Best Overall Value of the Year” annual award, an honor it shares with the Chevy Silverado 2500 HD.
As the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, IntelliChoice recognizes vehicles in 31 classes and nine overall category winners. [...]
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OnStar showing Chevy engines and transmissions approaching 100 percent reliability in January
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Josh Merva.
In the month of January, 99.3 percent of the 1.8 million Chevrolet vehicles enrolled in OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics reported that there were no issues with the key components of their engine and transmission systems.
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2011 Silverado HD details and pictures released
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Josh Merva.
Class-leading torque, class-leading fuel economy with up to 63-percent lower emissions and quicker acceleration with new 6.6L Duramax diesel mated to new Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission
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Do Ed Whitacre and General Motors “get” cars?
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Eric Moretti.
The short answer is no. Whitacre has self-admittedly stated he’s not a car guy. What Whitacre does know is mergers and acquisitions. Aside from figuring out how to deal with Saab, it doesn’t look like GM really needs to be buying up companies. Ed is a numbers guy and if that makes you a bit nervous, it probably should. GM’s other “numbers guy” was Rick Wagoner.
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Total Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Sales Up 30 Percent
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Josh Merva.
U.S. dealers for GM’s brands – Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac – reported retail sales of 102,420, up 3 percent compared to January 2009, and 145,098 total sales (up 30 percent). These results were driven by the continued strong growth of new GM crossovers and passenger cars.
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GM core brand sales up in December, down 2009 vs 2008 from non-core brand shuttering
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Zane Merva.
DETROIT – GM dealers in the U.S. reported 160,996 retail deliveries in December – a 7 percent increase compared to last year, and a 50 percent increase over last month. Retail sales of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac brands were 146,419 – up 13 percent for the month. In total, GM dealers in the U.S. [...]
