General Motors U.S. Sales Up 7 Percent in November 2011

Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic drive 54-percent increase in small and compact car sales  General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported total sales of 180,402 vehicles in November, up 7 percent compared with November 2010. Retail deliveries were up 15 percent compared with the same month a year ago and accounted for 77 percent of GM sales. [...]

GM to Invest $2 Billion in U.S. Plants, Adding 4,000 Jobs

General Motors Co. announced it will invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating or preserving more than 4,000 jobs at 17 facilities in eight states. “We are doing this because we are confident about demand for our vehicles and the economy,” GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said during an event [...]

Chevrolet Cruze Fuels 17 Percent Rise in GM March Retail Sales

March capped a successful quarter for General Motors in the United States. Retail sales surged 38 percent for its four brands, driven by demand for Chevrolet’s all-new Cruze compact sedan. In spite of a decline in incentives, dealers reported 206,621 total sales during March, an increase of 11 percent. This total included a 17 percent [...]

GM to Invest More Than $30 Million in Pontiac Stamping

General Motors announced more than $30 million of investment in its Pontiac Stamping Plant earmarked for tooling and equipment to enhance the plant’s manufacturing capabilities. “GM continues to invest in our manufacturing operations to ensure we have the technology and equipment we need to build whatever our vehicle designers develop,” said Gerald Johnson, GM manufacturing [...]