Archive for October, 2008

GM to close Ohio SUV plant 2 years ahead of plan

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

General Motors is ending production of its slow-selling mid-sized SUVs on Dec. 23, two years earlier than announced in June.

Delphi files new reorganization plan

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Delphi Corp., the former parts-making arm of General Motors, this evening filed a new reorganization plan almost three years to the day after it filed the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the history of the U.S. auto industry.

Opel to get its own version of Volt

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

General Motors' second extended-range electric vehicle will be an Opel.

PPG’s auto glass arm spun off as Pittsburgh Glass Works

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

The automotive glass division of PPG Industries Inc. was reborn this week as Pittsburgh Glass Works. On Wednesday, the glass division became a separate company

Ghosn: EU should consider U.S.-style loans

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Europe should consider copying U.S. plans to offer carmakers low-interest loans to invest in environmentally-friendly technology, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.