2010-12-15 11:06
Shanghai – Shanghai GM has become the first passenger car manufacturer in China to sell 1 million vehicles in a single year. The keys to the 1 millionth vehicle, a Buick LaCROSSE sedan, were presented today to Mr. Zhang Yun from Shanghai by Shanghai GM President Ding Lei.
2010-12-15 10:55
Cadillac announced recently it will return to racing in 2011 with a race-prepared version of its CTS-V Coupe competing in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge, North America’s top production-based racecar series.
2010-12-09 10:56
Shanghai – The GM International Operations and GM China Headquarters in Shanghai has been awarded Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
2010-12-07 16:53
SGM will showcase 23 production and concept vehicles under the Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show from December 20 to 27.
2010-11-29 11:25
Shanghai – The all-new Buick GL8 from Shanghai GM is now available. The luxury MPV builds on the heritage of the original GL8, China’s first family of executive wagons. Since the model’s debut in 1999, more than 330,000 have been sold across China.
2010-11-22 13:13
Chevrolet won the Manufacturers’ WTCC title, while Yvan Muller was officially declared Drivers’ WTCC Champion in Macau yesterday. This double success, the first of Chevrolet and GM in a FIA-sanctioned world championship, seals a perfect finale to the outstanding campaign of the Cruze throughout the season.
2010-11-11 11:28
Berlin/Rüsselsheim. The Opel Meriva has won the Golden Steering Wheel Award 2010, continuing in the footsteps of Opel vehicles in internationally renowned automotive competitions. Last year, the Astra drove the Golden Steering Wheel home to Rüsselsheim, just after the Insignia was named Car of the Year 2009. This is the 14th time Opel has won the Golden Steering Wheel in the prize’s 35-year history.
2010-11-07 21:20
Shenzhen – General Motors released its “Roadmap to 2030”: GM Sustainable Urban Mobility Blue Paper today at the 25th World Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS25) in Shenzhen, China.
2010-11-02 17:40
The Chevrolet team made a very big step forward in the race towards the titles, after collecting one win and many heavy points in the penultimate round of the WTCC, in rain-soaked Okayama, Japan. In the Manufacturers’ standings, Chevrolet is now only 6 points away from the title, while Yvan Muller extended his lead in the Drivers’ standings.
2010-11-01 11:09
Shanghai – On October 31, GM and SAIC – the joint global automobile partner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai – held a ceremony at their pavilion to mark the end of the six-month Expo 2010.
2010-10-22 17:09
On a wide simulated race track, the Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T growls as it navigates through safety cones. The squealing and burning of tires stir the senses. Chevrolet's World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) champion Rob Huff has just completed his first test drive of the Cruze 1.6T. "I am impressed by its excellent performance," he later says with pride. Next year, the Cruze 1.6T will be the car of choice for the Chevrolet WTCC team, in which Ewan Muller, Alain Menu and Rob Huff will compete.
2010-10-21 18:01
Mary Barra, vice president of Global Human Resources, was recently a keynote speaker at an event hosted by the Hispanic Initiatives Team (HIT) affinity group. The program was part of Hispanic Heritage Month, which recognizes the achievements, heritage and culture of those who can trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, or to the Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America.
2010-10-21 17:55
Middle East - The Chevrolet Child Seat Campaign kicked off this week when more than 70 maternity nurses across the UAE received training about the importance of using child seats when travelling with infants and children in a vehicle. GMMEO has partnered with Safe Kids Worldwide to send child injury prevention experts from the US to train maternity nurses.
2010-10-21 17:30
Shanghai GM, GM’s flagship passenger car joint venture in China, began exports of the Chevrolet New Sail today to the Chilean market. Plans are in place to sell the small family sedan to additional markets in South America, North Africa and the Middle East. Authorized Chevrolet dealers will sell and service the New Sail outside China.
2010-10-21 10:02
John Voelcker, senior editor, from Green Car Reports writes about the Chevrolet Volt after he spent a day with other journalists at the Chevrolet Volt Introduction, held Oct. 10-22 in southeast Michigan.
