GM falls short on some goals, CEO says
General Motors Co. is falling short on several significant goals it plans to meet by year’s end, including worker reductions and the sale of failing brands, Chief Executive Frederick “Fritz” Henderson told reporters and analysts.
Colorado ‘Cash for Clunkers’ rebates total $36.7 million
The federal “Cash for Clunkers” rebate program resulted in $37,676,500 in rebate requests from Colorado, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
Cash for Clunkers will end Monday
“Cash for clunkers,” a $3 billion federal program aimed at enticing motorists to trade in old gas-guzzlers for new, more energy-efficient automobiles, will end Monday, administration officials announced Thursday.
Ford studying techniques for buyers to charge electric cars at cheapest rates
Well before its electric vehicles hit the road, the Ford Motor Company is focusing on how consumers will charge their car batteries.
New Volt to get 230 mpg in city driving, GM’s chief executive claims
General Motors Co. said Tuesday that its long-awaited Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid is expected to achieve fuel economy of 230 miles per gallon in city driving.
DETROIT FREE PRESS: GM touts Volt with 230 mpg city rating
GM dealers in California to sell cars on eBay
More than 225 General Motors dealers in California will sell vehicles through the eBay online auction site in a four-week trial, the companies announced Monday.
THE ATLANTIC: Why it’s good for the auto industry
TIME: GM wants to be an eBay power seller
Clunkers for Camaros? Not all cookers miss mileage standard
Some of us think the ideal “green” car is a Mustang Bullitt. So what’s in the federal Cash for Clunkers program, presuming it continues, for us? The new car one can purchase through the program must get a combined 22 miles per gallon. Sadly, several cars that really cook miss the minimum by a lousy 1 mpg.
Clunkers help Ford boost sales 2%; first increase in 19 months
Boosted by the government’s “cash for clunkers” program, Ford Motor Co. in July posted its first monthly sales increase in more than a year and a half. Ford outpaced other automakers, which appeared to benefit from the trade-in stimulus, but not to the same degree.
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Senate GOP leader to question extension
