Toyota confirms closure of NUMMI plant
As we reported yesterday, Toyota had hinted that it would cease operations at its California, US, plant – a move now confirmed by the Japanese manufacturer.
The New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant (or NUMMI) – a joint venture plant between Toyota and GM – will cease production by March 2010.
Pontiac G8 not yet dead – GM boss
June 9, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under Australian Car Industry News, Cadillac, Car News, Chevrolet, GM, Holden, Holden VE Commodore, Industry, Pontiac
Just when we thought we’d heard the final nail being hammered into the Pontiac G8 coffin by General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson along comes his product chief and throws another possible lifeline to the US version of the Holden Commodore.
Speaking in an interview with US automotive journal Automotive News, General Motors’ vice chairman of global [...]
Pontiac move won’t affect Holden
April 29, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under Car News, Chevrolet, GM, Holden, Holden VE Commodore, Industry, Pontiac
GM Holden will lose one of its biggest export models following the move by United States parent company General Motors to dump the Pontiac brand, but says the move won’t affect jobs locally.
Holden produces the Pontiac G8, a version of the Commodore, for the US market.
However, in an announcement yesterday GM said it would phase [...]
Leaner GM dumps Pontiac
General Motors has decided to abandon one of its most revered nameplates, that of Pontiac, as part of its desperate measures to save itself from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States.
At a press conference in Detroit a short while ago the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors, Fritz Henderson, outlined “an updated Viability Plan [...]
Global downturn hits hard – pictures
They say a picture tells a thousand words. Here are just three powerful pictorial examples of the credit crunch closing in, in the United States.
San Rafael Chevrolet Saab Hummer Hyundai closed its doors recently, leaving dozens of employees out of work. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
GM scraps high-performance unit
February 19, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under Car News, GM
General Motors has today disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit instead deciding to focus on mainstream products in a battle to survive.
The Detroit based unit created low-volume vehicles for GM’s divisions designed to appeal to enthusiasts and bolster the company’s image. Products included V-series Cadillacs and the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, HHR SS and a [...]
