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Last week’s abrupt firing of General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson and a quick shakeup of the company’s management team sent signals that the 101-year-old company may be struggling to keep up with its more agile rivals.
People briefed on the matter say General Motors will announce a management shakeup Friday that will give Vice Chairman Bob Lutz new responsibilities.
The EV war kicked into high gear last week, as General Motors and Toyota showed off plug-in electric vehicles at last week's Los Angeles Auto Show, the first big show of the season.
General Motors Co. and its main Chinese partner announced a venture Friday to sell vehicles in India, uniting in the two fastest-growing car markets in a deal that reflects GM's reduced status as a global automaker.
Say what you will about Ed Whitacre, chairman and interim CEO of General Motors: This is a man who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to make sure that he gets it.
Several Mississippi automobile dealers who quit selling or are set to end agreements selling Chrysler and General Motors vehicles say they'd be willing to talk to the companies about rejoining their dealer networks.
General Motors Co Chairman and Chief Executive Ed Whitacre announced a broad shake-up of the automaker's senior leadership on Friday, tightening his grip on the company three days after replacing its CEO.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. Chairman Ed Whitacre turned to a new team that includes younger executives and more women as he tries to overhaul the automaker’s “inbred” culture and halt annual losses dating to 2005.
General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. urged the automaker's employees to forget their old bureaucratic culture, telling them Friday not to fear being fired for taking risks.
When auto-industry veteran Bob Lutz returned to General Motors in 2001 after 30 years with other companies, he quickly grew tired of GM's numbers-oriented bureaucracy, printing up post-it notes that asked, "Says Who?" Lutz stuck his credo on walls and bulletin boards as he publicly challenged the lumbering corporate culture.
General Motors Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. have agreed to end their automaking joint venture in Canada, leaving GM without a Japanese production partner after also severing manufacturing links with Toyota.
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