GM ads that might have been

For those of you who may not have seen these fanciful General Motors advertisements before.

Enjoy.

2009 Porsche Panamera – First Steer

Despite the fact that we’re apparently still in the midst of a global economic meltdown – are you as tired of this phrase as I am? – the introduction of a brand new executive sedan may just be the most important reveal of the 2009 automotive season.

Words and pictures by Mark Hacking, in Elmau, Germany
Let’s [...]

Corvette builds 1.5 millionth car

Chevrolet has chosen a slightly unlikely event to announce a major achievement for its iconic Corvette brand.

At the June meeting of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association, Karen Rafferty, Chevrolet Product Marketing Director, announced the recent production of the 1,500,000th Corvette at General Motors’ Bowling Green assembly plant.
“The 1.5 millionth Corvette is a great example [...]

2009 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Grand Sport, it’s one of the most storied names in the Chevrolet Corvette’s illustrious racing heritage and it is returning to the lineup.

Chevrolet announced the new, 2010 Corvette Grand Sport at the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday Bash, held at the National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Kentucky in the good old US of A.
The [...]

GM CEO says bankruptcy ‘probable’

General Motors Corporation chief executive officer, Mr Fritz Henderson, says a bankruptcy filing is “probable” because of the restructuring goals GM must meet to get more US government loans, but that isn’t the company’s preferred option.

In a conference call with journalists, Mr Henderson said GM was working on two parallel plans: one that involves bankruptcy [...]

General Motors, Accelerating Towards Bankruptcy

It’s hard to believe that from 1931 to 2008, when it was replaced by Toyota, General Motors was the largest carmaker in the world, and by some considerable margin.
In 1962 it had a massive 51 per cent of the US car and truck market but competition from outside the United States and GM’s failure to [...]

New variants for Nissan GT-R?

Nissan’s chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno has confirmed that another high performance version of the GT-R is in the pipeline for future production.

During track testings for the newly released GT-R SpecV, Mr Mizuno explained that a more powerful, performance-honed GT-R is in development for release to the public.

GM may pull Cadillac from Euro markets

General Motors seems certain to pull its Cadillac brand from more than half its current European markets following the collapse of its regional distributor.

It’s reported that the US carmaker will focus on markets such as Russia, Britain and Switzerland where the luxury brand has been able to compete against Germany’s BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi premium [...]

GM considers Chapter 11, new company – reports

It’s been talked about a lot in recent months but now it seems that General Motors headquarters in Detroit is seriously considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing ahead of a deadline tomorrow for a plan to deal with the company’s current financial crisis.

A report on Reuters newsagency says that General Motors Corporation, nearing a Tuesday [...]

2009 Corvette ZR1 Video Review

In what could quite possibly be GM’s final crack at high end, petrol guzzling performance and all out power, the spanking new 2009 Corvette ZR1 has been tested by Motortrend magazine, and all indicators show that it is indeed a vehicle to be taken seriously by both the Europeans, and the Japanese.

Propelling the new ZR1 [...]

Chevrolet slows Corvette production

The American muscle car has taken yet another hit today in what has been called an automotive recession in the US, with demand for fuel efficient and environmentally friendly cars increasing.
 
Chevrolet plans to completely halt production of its iconic Corvette for the week of October 6 in order to soften the effects of the current [...]

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