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Lutz Likes the Tundra The new Toyota Tundra, the Japanese automaker's first entry into the full-size pickup market dominated by U.S. automakers, got a positive review from an interesting source Tuesday: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, who heads the automakers' product development efforts. Lutz, meeting with reporters at the North American International Auto Show, said he was impressed with the new Tundra, which is on display at the show and is now hitting dealer showrooms, and that he has no doubt that Toyota (Charts) will meet its sales target of 200,000 of the vehicles a year. "I took a good look at it today," Lutz said. "I think it's a very, very, very well e…

Lutz on Lutz "Never in doubt" By JAMIE LAREAU | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek | Updated: 03/21/07, 2:32 pm et AT A GLANCE: Name: Bob Lutz Title: GM's vice chairman of global product development Age: 75 Personal: Married with four grown daughters Lives: Ann Arbor, Mich. Big break: Getting hired by BMW in 1972 as global sales and marketing head In 2001, Rick Wagoner went looking for a Bob Lutz-type to turbocharge General Motors' product development. Lutz, who was 69 at the time, had retired from Chrysler Corp. and was running Exide, the battery company. He had been everywhere and done everything, starting at GM in the 1960s and making a name for …

An April 13, 2006 article from Business Week gives Bob Lutz the chance to speak on GM's behalf. To view the piece, click here.

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Tuesday the automaker will save billions in development costs with a new global engineering plan, but he wouldn't discuss some critical issues facing GM, including Delphi Corp.'s bankruptcy. Lutz also didn't address investor Kirk Kerkorian's efforts to increase his stake in GM. GM's shares rose 94 cents, or nearly 4 percent, to close at $26.42 on the New York Stock Exchange after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it won't challenge Kerkorian's plan to increase his stake in GM to nearly 10 percent. Kerkorian has said he may seek a seat on GM's board. Lutz said that…

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is not the "rapacious raider" he is often portrayed to be, and the Las Vegas investor has taken a 9.5% stake in General Motors Corp. because he believes the company is ready for a turnaround, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Thursday. Kerkorian's investment company, Tracinda Corp., said last week it might seek one or more seats on GM's board of directors, but Lutz disputed any assertion that Kerkorian was making demands. "We are seeing so far, it would be fair to say, none of the behavior that the press ascribed to Kirk Kerkorian," Lutz told reporters after a news conference at GM's proving ground in Milfo…

From TCC GM's vice chairman set out to set the record straight on a variety of issues following the Opel reveal on Tuesday. For one thing, he told reporters, the automaker's new rear-drive Zeta platform "is not dead or cancelled." Well, not exactly. The original version was, indeed, scrapped a few months back because "we did a lot of not-smart things…that didn't make business sense. We accepted the delay." As originally planned, GM's Australian subsidiary, Holden, will play the lead in developing the revised Zeta platform. But it is less and less likely that it will be able to export cars based on Zeta, at least to the United States.…

Lutz Talks Back Part II "Hey Bob...what about Buick?" Some clarification - as evidenced by this clip, this is actually the first of a four-part series featuring one-on-one interviews with Mr. Lutz that will be released over the rest of the month. FastLane editors had some technical issues, so they threw the second one up first. However, the order doesn't really matter. In this segment, Mr. Lutz assures us that both he and Buick are indeed alive. Future Buicks both in the American and Chinese markets will follow a "softer, quieter, more traditional American" design. This contrasts with Cadillac, which was described again as being edgier and more geared towards the ha…

Lutz Talks Back Part IV "Hey Bob...what's the big deal about the Triplets" In the fourth in what is likely the final installment of GM FastLane Blogs' exclusive one-on-one sitdowns with Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, the public face of General Motors tackles the cognative dissonance many of us have experienced about why Chevrolet unveiled three very progressive minicompacts at the recent New York Intl Auto Show - and even had us vote for out favorite - while dismissing them as products that won't be built either in America or for America a short time later. Mr. Lutz immediately clarifies that, while the Triplets themselves were not designed with American safety standards i…

Things are moving along quite nicely with the development of the Chevy Volt. According to Bob Lutz, test mules of the extended-range electric vehicle are now being built atop the soon-to-be-released Chevy Cruze. This is a logical progression since the production Volt will share its Delta underpinnings with the new compact from General Motors when it finally goes on sale in 2010. Prior to these latest mules, the test cars used last-gen Malibu shells that Lutz and the team affectionately referred to as "MaliVolts." Predictably, Mr. Lutz praises the new Delta platform, and we have every reason to believe that it will be leaps and bounds better than its Cobalt forebear, just …

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Saint Jean Cap Ferrat , France -- It was a good two days for Robert Lutz, General Motors Corp. vice president for product development. The automotive media applauded the Geneva International Motor Show introduction of one of GM's divisional concept cars, the sleek, all-methanol-powered Saab Aero X. And at this Mediterranean resort, sumptuously sandwiched between Nice and Monaco, Lutz presided over the launching of the Cadillac BLS, a small, European-market, entry-level luxury car designed to take on the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans. The GM that Lutz and company presented here did not look at all like the troubled GM of North America, whic…

The press barrage is mounting, and the Detroit News is reporting it, too: "Lutz: GM back in driver's seat by 2011." To read the article, which has additional or slightly different quotes than the New York Times, click here.

Bob Lutz told Jamie LaReau of Automotive News that GM needs fewer brands and more marketing for what's left. (I don't have a subscription to AN, but) Advertising Age's website reproduced the article, which you may read here.

and why the domestics failed in the past 20 years. They tried to make cars just as bland and boring as Toyota and were always 2 generations behind them. It seems that they have finaly woken up. "There's no doubt that a design-driven philosophy is the only one that will work," he said. "People who are not sensitive to design, people who don't care about vehicles, people who view a vehicle as an appliance, they just default to Toyota. We will never win that one." http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompa...bol=GM.N&rpc=44

We just got an email yesterday at our dealership that 2007 Torrent's and Equinox's produced between certain dates are to be sent back to General Motors for further inspection. They would not specify what the problem is, just that it is NOT a safety issue. The vehicles are to be picked up next week, sent to the nearest GM tech centre, and returned. Once I know more info, I will post it. Never have I heard of vehicles being sent back for inspection.

Man Charged With Hacking Into GM Database By TOM KRISHER, Associated Press Writer Tue Mar 14, 9:25 PM ET A former security guard at General Motors Corp.'s Warren technical center is accused of taking employee Social Security numbers and using them to hack into the company's employee vehicle database. James S. Green II, 35, of Washington Township, found out what company cars the employees drove and sent them bogus e-mails asking them their thoughts on the vehicles, Macomb County sheriff's Capt. Anthony Wickersham said Tuesday. Green was arraigned Monday on eight counts of obtaining, possessing or transferring personal identity information, one count of using a comput…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_...ette_comes_back A nice article with a happy ending. I guess miracles do come true sometimes. CARSON, Calif. - The last time former New York City resident Alan Poster saw his dream car, he was young and it was blue. Nearly four decades later, he's a little grayer and the car has turned silver — but it was love at first sight again as the Corvette somebody swiped in New York was returned to him. ADVERTISEMENT "It's a dream. Wow, this is a beautiful model," Poster said as customs officials unveiled the 1968 sports car. "This is definitely a miracle. Because in speaking to the police, the odds of them finding me were a millio…

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I'd like to share an interesting piece from U.S. News & World Report, in which Mark LaNeve responds to some questions about GM's present and future. To read it, click here.

GM will offer new incentives to move '05, '06 vehicles Jamie LaReau | Link to Original Article @ Automotive News | January 19, 2007 - 2:33 pm DETROIT -- General Motors is telling auto dealers that it will unveil an incentive program today that will put customer cash on 2005 and 2006 models and offer more salesperson incentives under the Mark of Excellence program. GM has not released details, but a memo to dealers this morning says GM plans to offer $750 bonus cash on all 2005 and 2006 models through Feb. 14. It also will offer a $200 salesperson bonus and a $50 sales manager bonus on all 2005 and 2006 models sold through January. GM's regional dealer councils hav…

MARK PHELAN: Don't bury GM yet: It has the vehicles for recovery November 22, 2005 FREE PRESS COLUMNIST General Motors Corp. builds more good cars and trucks today than it has in decades, but it's still saddled with too many losers. Its plant closures should address that and allow GM to stop diverting resources it can't afford to vehicles it doesn't need. It may make sense for Pontiac and Buick to attempt to sell minivans in some alternate universe, but on Earth the boring vehicles only distract GM from coming up with vehicles the public actually wants. Every big automaker has its share of underperforming models -- even Japan's successful automa…

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Market Scan GM Ready To Roll In 2007: Report R.M. Schneiderman, 08.11.06, 8:15 AM ET General Motors Ailing auto giant General Motors will begin to see the benefits of its new product line starting in the first quarter of 2007, according to a Thursday report by Credit Suisse. Rob Hinchliffe, an analyst for the research firm, said negative margin trends should continue throughout the third quarter for the company, before improving slightly in the fourth. The report was released following GM's analyst day on Wednesday during which the company introduced new products such as T900 pickup and the Lambda crossover SUV. "GM will launch a rich, crew cab T900 pickup…

Market valuations for GM, Ford skid as fears accelerate Fri, July 11, 2008 Shares of General Motors Corp. slid to another record low yesterday, as speculation swirled about the financial viability of U.S.-based automakers and a possible bankruptcy filing at GM. GM shares fell 64 cents, or 6.2 per cent, to close at $9.69, after tumbling to $9.32 earlier, passing Monday's five-decade low by 60 cents. Yesterday's low marked the Detroit-based automaker's lowest share price since July 2, 1954, when its stock dropped to $9.15, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices in Chicago. The price is adjusted for splits and other changes. Carl-Peter Forster,…

Well, I remember reading throught pontiac's history according to, of course, pontiac.com and I remember reading that in like 1937 or so... pontiac used a new slogan "Built to Last 100,000 Miles" and "The most beautiful things on wheels" and also in 1932 Pontiac, although it was a fairly new brand sales rose 50% with usage of advertising campaigns targeting women... the 60's were the best years for GM... GM had vehicles that women wanted, and guys could impress a woman with. excuse my quote but like 2pac said "N**ga's want what the B**ches want" so market things for women... make a car that a girl would like to get p…

My friend Jerry and I often disagree. today we are in complete agreement: What About Bob? Jerry Flint, 04.03.06, 2:30 PM ET "New York - General Motors just announced that it is selling 51% of GMAC, its moneymaking vehicle-financing arm, for $14 billion cash over three years, including $10 billion by the end of this year. The buyer is an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management. GM (nyse: GM - news - people ) should pour every penny of the sale's proceeds into new vehicles and new technology. Unfortunately, it is likely that much of the money will go into what I call the burial fund--money to pay off workers to retire early and give up benefits; money to…

Let's see....Cerberus and other private equity owneds Mervyn's Cerberus and GM are the owners of GMAC GMAC stopped approving orders of merchandise for Mervyn's And now Mervyn's faces bankruptcy So that leaves only one thing for Cerberus to do Cerberus going to pull the plug on Mervyn's So what makes some members here think Cerberus won't do the same to Chrysler.Chrysler needs $10 billion for Veba,plus Chrysler has debt due in 2010. More here

...as Longtooth suggested the other day. Today I watched the entire Senate Banking commitee hearing as the Big3 testified. As I posted yesterday, commitee member Senator Bennett proposed that the loan legislation be contingent upon GM absorbing Chrysler. It was a long six hours.

McNabb Lands at GM - Heading New “Premium” Channel Posted Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 3:24 pm Link to Original Article on The Car Connection Mark McNabb, who resigned from one of Nissan’s top marketing jobs in North America, has resurfaced at General Motors. The 47-year-old McNabb will joins GM as the head of the company’s new “Premium” sales channel, whch includes the Cadillac, Hummer and Saab brands.. Jim Taylor, Cadillac divisional manager, Martin Walsh, Hummer divisional manager, and Steve Shannon, Saab divisional manager will report to McNabb, GM officials said. “Mark McNabb is a world-class executive with extensive experience. His background with Mercedes…

Each day I plan to take a look at what the "major players" are saying in the news about General Motors. For instance, the US Government has voted to change the U.S. fuel economy rules for large S.U.V.'s For this brings me to my very first exhibit: The Fox News Channel. Take a look at the very first paragraph, all General Motors products mentioned, however we know for a fact that more vehicles on the market from foreign competition have worse fuel economy for what they offer. Exhibit #1: BALTIMORE — The Bush administration issued new rules Wednesday ratcheting up gas mileage requirements for pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans, for the first time covering th…

betcha rick wasnt looking to get some sushi or checking out the ps3. Bushido Whacked the recent interest/acquisition in isuzu probably ruffled some feathers. just guessing. reminds me of the keep your friends close, and your enemies etc kind of thing. i know its in another forum but the whole thing is like a game of monopoly gone bad. gm's mortgaged so much already and toyotas got plenty of pocket change and doesnt mind dropping it. good for them, it just turns my stomach a little.

Moderators, I hope that this is the proper place for this article. Please move if necessary. This is my first post here. I've been lurking for months now. Great Place. I work as a stock broker and this just came through as 'relevant' GM financial news on the wires. GM is not perfect. Bush is not perfect. They both have many faults. I personally like them both. The REASONS that Moore gives for not liking either just makes me laugh for hours. In my opinion he does not have a logical bone in his body. Rarely do any of his arguments point to solid fact, but rather appeal only to flawed emotional misconceptions. Here's the article: Filmm…

For what it is worth, DeLorenzo has some new insights about a mid engined Corvette possibly getting the go ahead in September. I know a mid engined Corvette has pooped out in the past via drawing concepts, show cars etc, but it seems according to DeLorenzo this time it is almost a done deal. He seems to have spoken to some top GM officials on the subject and they will make the desicion in September. I was planning on buying a Vette next summer but if the mid engined Vette really is a reality this time, I will have to keep my 172,000 mile 1993 Trans Am until 2010 to get my Vette. I keep my cars a long time so if I by a Vette in 2008 I would have to keep it at least 14 year…

Miller's Speech URL: http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0.../biz-364915.htm This was a VERY interesting read...and many of the industries he references that had low cost competition that upset the incumbents is covered in a Management Framework known as Disruptive Innovation Theory (DIT). More info for anyone who is curious: The Innovator's Solution

Automakers post grim September sales By Matt Andrejczak, MarketWatch Last update: 2:46 p.m. EDT Oct. 1, 2008Comments: 8SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - A shaky economy and constricted credit market took a steep toll on September auto sales, with the industry rolling out numbers Wednesday every bit as gloomy as analysts had warned they would be. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/weak...mp;siteid=yhoof Sail on o' great ship of state. Well, it's actually the same leaky boat, but all are on board.

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...the catch is that neither are out yet. Interesting choices: http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/autos/crossovers/index.html

I don't have a full account, so this is just the teasers for each article. Of course, you may not want to keep reading anyway. http://ebm.e.ccialerts.com/c/tag/hBJIeVoAG...&RAF_TRACK= The FLA senator is an idiot!

GM: June sales dive spells brutal summer Bill Vlasic / The Detroit News DETROIT -- Sales at General Motors Corp. dropped sharply in June as the No. 1 U.S. automaker grappled with the long-term impact of its shrinking market share. GM's top sales executive said Tuesday that he was hopeful that the company's U.S. market share had hit bottom at 22 percent in June, but acknowledged that gains will be hard to come by until next year. "Is that the bottom? I'm not a clairvoyant, but I certainly hope so," said Mark LaNeve, GM's head of North American sales and marketing. On the day after announcing the unprecedented buyouts and retirements of 35,000 of its hourly worker…

http://www.tudou.com/home/gm_china Curiously most seem to be American videos—ad complilations etc.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The General Motors Corp. Spring Hill manufacturing plant will survive if the company makes good on its promise to employees to bring in a new product line -- one that likely won't be a Saturn, analysts said. GM announced earlier this week that it will cut 30,000 jobs and close nine assembly, stamping and powertrain plants and three parts facilities. The line in Spring Hill producing the Saturn Ion compact car will shut down in 2006, a move that could eliminate 1,500 jobs. But GM officials have promised union leaders and plant workers that Spring Hill will be part of the company's future plans as it reworks and retools in an effort to cut …

Inside Line Motown Surprise: GM Relishes in Strong SUV Sales Date posted: 03-17-2006 DETROIT — General Motors is accelerating the launch of the redesigned 2007 Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon, following the public's enthusiastic reception of the new 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. GM also wants to move up the production startup of the long-wheelbase Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade ESV, according to Reuters, and has asked suppliers to ship components ahead of schedule. GM has said the introduction of its redesigned full-size SUVs is the company's most significant product launch in 2006. Dealer deliveries of the '07 Tahoe began in January, and sales in the…

GM's CEO pulls off a trick The automaker's improved performance during the third quarter and the stock’s 79% gain this year are the blue smoke and mirrors that make CEO Rick Wagoner one of corporate America’s top illusionists. It's hard to believe, but Rick Wagoner may just pull a Harry Houdini and escape the General Motors (GM, news, msgs) mess with his CEO job. But is that any good for GM's shareholders? Less than a year after the automaker posted a loss of nearly $11 billion, prompting one of the largest restructurings in corporate history, Wagoner may be able to relax. Today, GM reported that its third-quarter loss narrowed to $115 million, from $1.7 billion a yea…

I obviously like news like this. Some analysts feel it will bode well for GM. They also say that it will be the dealers that will "take it on the chin." I immediately went to a couple of GM web sites to see how certain cars were priced and then to GM card to see if the allowances changed (downward). I did see, however, that some incentives have been lowered. Well, but that was expected. Do you think that the mark-ups will proportionately be the same? Do you think this will mess with the dealers? DO YOU THINK GM WILL SELL MORE CARS OR THAT THE OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT?

Not strictly right for this forum, but critical. http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521398

I sent this e-mail to Mark Phelan, writer for the Detroit Free Press, in response to his "Build the Camaro" article on the newspapers website. As i tell him near the end of the e-mail, i have put much of myself into the letter, and i humbly submit it for your perusal; Mr. Phelan, I am a thirty year vet of the General Motors Corporation. Started back in '76 with Fisher Body in Trenton, New Jersey. I was a nineteen year-old kid in wide-eyed awe at the manufacturing might of the automaker. Back then, GM controlled an unwieldy fifty percent of the US market. Specifically, what i was introduced to, and later became proficient in was roll forming. My department made…

I've been carefully considering Bob Lutz's recent comments on Zeta and the GTO. What follows is part fact and part opinion. But it's my take. I've doublechecked several sources over the past couple of days, and as of yet, there is simply NO indication that Pontiac's G8 and GTO programs have been restarted, since their cancellations over a year ago. So what are these GTO comments really about? My opinion, the "Camaro Effect". Lutz saw how absolutely fervent, Camaro enthusiasts were about their car. That's me and you bub. He was able to effectively direct our intensity - in order to bludgeon bloody - the GM decision making process, until they finally acquiesced to a new C…

" Looking at buying a Chevy Silverado or GMC Sierra? You may be in for a turbulent ride. GM engineers can’t seem to pinpoint the cause of a mysterious recurring issue in vehicles riding on GM’s K2XX platform, which includes its full-size trucks and SUVs, a problem that was referred to by one dealer as “The Chevy Shake.” Because GM can’t isolate the cause of the problem, a permanent fix has also been elusive. In December, AutoGuide.com ran a report detailing buffeting and vibration issues found in some GM full-size SUVs after being contacted by an owner who was experiencing these problems. While investigating the SUV issue, another flaw with different GM vehicles sur…

from Reuters So who's got it right? Will the administration force a bankruptcy or will they just give them enough cash to become Obama's problem?

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...395/1148/AUTO01 Let me just say that this is the kind of thing that makes GM not just any other Fortune 500 company, or any other car company, but the stuff of legend.

U.S. Auto Firms Need One Goal: Build the Best! By JAMES B. STEWART September 26, 2007 In another life, I'd love to run a U.S. auto maker. With General Motors on strike, billions in losses, and U.S. auto makers' market share in a seemingly irreversible decline, I can understand why you'd think this is crazy. Maybe I'm an incurable optimist when it comes to American cars, rooted in a love affair that began when my father brought home a 1957 DeSoto with power windows. But Detroit's glorious past isn't the main reason. I'm convinced that all the industry needs is some bold ideas and leadership. I'd like to think that Alan Mulally at Ford is the man for the job s…

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...l%3Den%26sa%3DN It looks longer and lower in these pictures then what I've seen elsewhere, I like it much more.

Just saw this and though what every one though about it. There is another round of buyouts coming around. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/bs_nm/gm_buyouts_dc_3 I was hoping they would be smart and try to get more of the younger people out but that is just me.

http://mag1.olivesoftware.com/am/getBookWR...R&OnePageMode=1 link to winding road article on the new CTC.

Her are some pics of the new Transformers movie Camaro named bumblebee. This could be the first hint of what the production camaro looks like. Notice the headlight, interior shot and smaller wheels. More Pics of the Transformer Movie at link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzanneandsim...with/158237936/

So, a company called me up last week to ask if I would like to give them my impressions of car commercials - 1 hr, $65. I said sure, why not. So I went today, and they showed me four basic ideas for commercials. They were black and white drawings, some crudely animated, with voiceovers to give me the feel of what the finished commercials would look like. They were all part of a new campaign: "Let's Go: Chevrolet". Included in all of them was the new URL letsgochevrolet.ca, which for now, redirects to gmcanada.com. I'm assuming that they would develop it if they use these ads. Ad #1: Shots of people in an office. A man pops his head into a woman's cubicle, and says, 'l…

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General Motors Corp.'s new chief executive said Tuesday that he will not reduce his salary to $1 a year like his ousted predecessor, Rick Wagoner. Fritz Henderson, GM's former chief operating officer, said at a news conference that his pay will remain unchanged now that he is head of the troubled automaker. His base salary as COO was cut 30 percent to about $1.3 million this year when GM accepted government loans. Wagoner had agreed to accept a salary of $1 as part of the Detroit automaker's request for assistance. The company has been staying afloat because of the $13.4 billion GM has received since Dec. 31, and Wagoner stepped down as CEO on Monday as a condition fo…

hi guys, i'm a new user and would like to know about the big block engines for the new gm trucks (2007+). will the same 8.1L still be available or will there be a new or modified engine? thanks

New GM Crossovers On An Odyssey of Their Own By Scott Anderson Dec 28, 2006 1:08 PM Link to Original Article @ WardsAuto PALO ALTO, CA – It’s just not cool to make minivans anymore. It’s debatable if minivans ever were cool – just ask any 30-something who grew up sandwiched between a cooler of Capri Sun and mesh bag of soccer balls. But minivans are even less cool if you’re an auto maker on the wrong end of the segment, as General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. demonstrated this year. Both domestic auto makers have shut down their minivan programs, leaving the sliding-doors wide open for the leaders: The Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Group’s Dodge Caravan. By no…

Sorry, I this isn't really "GM news" but didn't know where else to put it. My Bro-in-law works as a web designer and is working on the new GM High Perf. Div. website. GM HPD is holding a meeting on Monday in regards to the new site. What they are asking for is info from GM gearheads like us to give some input on what they'd like to see on the new site. I need to turn these suggestions in to him by tommorow morning (Friday 11/10/06). My main thoughts are that I would like to see a section of the site dedicated to photo's and writeup's on each of their factory tuner cars that they've produced through the last few years... for example, that Orange GTO, the green RWD Mon…

GM's new key fob can check fuel level, tire pressures Posted 11/15/2006 1:00 AM ET The new fob will be a $150 option next year with Cadillac Escalades and other GM vehicles. By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY For sleepless car owners who decide they need to check their tire pressure in the middle of the night, General Motors has a solution. GM (GM) plans to introduce a remote-control key fob next April that will allow drivers to not only determine the pressure in each tire, but also check the odometer reading, see if there's enough fuel in the tank to make it to work in the morning, change the radio station settings and see if they remembered to lock the car doors, to n…

so im watching the BCS national championship game and i cant help but notice all ford trucks and the dodge truck ads for the ramchallenge.com but then... GM truck ads come on too. calling out toyota and dodge on fuel economy for their full size trucks. i looked on youtube but didnt find them yet. anyone else see those ads too?

[source: Wall Street Journal] New GM Vows an End to Business as Usual Spotlight on New Board After Speedy Workout; Product Czar Lutz Decides to Stay By JOHN D. STOLL and NEIL KING JR. The new General Motors Co. exited Chapter 11 protection Friday morning, with the auto maker emerging as a leaner, more-focused company after only 40 days in bankruptcy court. What will the new General Motors look like? Sharon Terlep and John Stoll discuss the new streamlined automaker, which will emerge significantly lighter in debts, stock, brands, and employees. In a Detroit press conference, GM Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderso…

* Not sure if this is in a bad spot so I put it here and in the hummer forum. ...Thanks! I loved the "Monster" commercial for the H3 and went to the official site today to find that Jennifer (Godzilla) has her own url that is about everything and nothing, all at the same time. Cambell E. or whichever design house that was responsible for not only the ad, but this mock webpage really hit it on the head with this one! http://www.hummer.com/monsters/index.html http://www.jenniferlovestherobot.com/ love that music smile.gif smile.gif smile.gif Kevin