http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/img/logo_autoguide_red.gif http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:25 +0000 Dennis Chung http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=10370 Report: GM CEO Fritz Henderson Resigns
Frederick “Fritz” Henderson has resigned as General Motors chief executive officer. Henderson (left, in the photo above) was appointed CEO on March 29, replacing Rick Waggoner who shown the door by the Obama administration. Over the last eight months, Henderson worked at reorganizing the company. GM announced that Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. (right, in the photo) [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/09/breaking-penske-cancels-plan-to-buy-saturn.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/09/breaking-penske-cancels-plan-to-buy-saturn.html#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:08:29 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=7868 Breaking: Penske Cancels Plan to Buy Saturn
Penske’s deal to buy the Saturn arm of General Motors has reportedly fallen through. Back in June the Penske Automotive Group (PAG) had announced it would buy the brand from GM, along with its dealer network. “This is very disappointing news and comes after months of hard work by hundreds of dedicated employees and Saturn retailers [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/09/breaking-penske-cancels-plan-to-buy-saturn.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-penske-to-close-canadian-saturn-dealers.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-penske-to-close-canadian-saturn-dealers.html#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:11 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=6690 Breaking: Penske to Close Canadian Saturn Dealers
According to a recent report on CBC Radio’s French website Radio Canada, the Penske Automotive Group plans to close all the Saturn dealers in Canada once its deal to buy the brand from General Motors is complete. At one time there were 60 Saturn dealers in Canada, but half of those dropped out of the business [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-penske-to-close-canadian-saturn-dealers.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-penske-in-talks-with-renault-to-sell-french-cars-as-saturns.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-penske-in-talks-with-renault-to-sell-french-cars-as-saturns.html#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:03:35 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5864 Report: Penske In Talks With Renault to Sell French Cars As Saturns
If all goes as planned the Penske-owned Saturn brand could be selling rebadged vehicles from French automaker Renault in the U.S. Thought to be a wild rumor at first, Renault has now confirmed that Penske has in fact approached the automaker to supply both parts and cars. Currently Penske Automotive Group has a tentative deal with [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-penske-in-talks-with-renault-to-sell-french-cars-as-saturns.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:16:51 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5834 Report: Last Pontiac Solstice Rolls Off Assembly Line as GM Closes Another Plant
Earlier this week General Motors officially turned off the lights and locked the doors at its Boxwood Road assembly plant for the last time, marking the end of the line for the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. The two vehicles (along with the Opel GT) were manufactured at the plant in Wilmington, Delaware, which is [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/new-gm-emerges-from-bankruptcy.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/new-gm-emerges-from-bankruptcy.html#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:41:33 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5309 New GM Emerges from Bankruptcy
Today the sun rose on a New General Motors, a move which will also see the sun set on a lot of people’s careers. GM emerged from bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time with news of a serious corporate restructuring plan that will take effect over the next few months. Due to leadership (and in [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/new-gm-emerges-from-bankruptcy.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/kia-asking-saturn-dealers-to-consider-selling-korean-cars.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/kia-asking-saturn-dealers-to-consider-selling-korean-cars.html#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:32:45 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=4763 Kia Asking Saturn Dealers To Consider Selling Korean Cars
While GM has reached a deal with Penske to sell off its Saturn brand, the future for dealers is anything but certain and Korean automaker Kia is hoping to capitalize on that. Kia dealerships are often in either rural areas or less popular urban areas because land in high-traffic and densely populated urban areas is [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/kia-asking-saturn-dealers-to-consider-selling-korean-cars.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/general-motors-agrees-to-sell-saturn-brand-to-penske.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/general-motors-agrees-to-sell-saturn-brand-to-penske.html#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:12:39 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=4338 General Motors Agrees to Sell Saturn Brand to Penske
General Motors has reached an agreement with the Penske Automotive Group on the sale of its Saturn brand. An official announcement is expected to be made by both parties later today. The Penske Automotive Group was thought to be one of the front-runners in the bidding war, which also reportedly included Nissan/Renault, Mitsubishi and investment firm [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/general-motors-agrees-to-sell-saturn-brand-to-penske.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/gm-says-it-has-16-different-buyers-for-saturn-three-for-saab.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/gm-says-it-has-16-different-buyers-for-saturn-three-for-saab.html#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:46:30 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=4271 GM Says It Has 16 Different Buyers For Saturn, Three for Saab
With news of a tentative deal to sell off Hummer coming yesterday, GM still hasn’t made any decisions about its Saturn or Saab brands – but apparently it has plenty of offers to entertain. GM CFO Ray Young said that Saturn has as many as 16 suitors, while the Swedish Saab brand has three. The list of [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/gm-says-it-has-16-different-buyers-for-saturn-three-for-saab.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/magna-takes-control-of-opel-wants-to-build-cars-in-canada.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/magna-takes-control-of-opel-wants-to-build-cars-in-canada.html#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:12:25 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=4186 Magna Wins Opel Bid, Wants to Build Cars in Canada
By solidifying a deal to take control of GM’s European operations, Canada’s Magna International Inc. is eager to start producing Opel cars in Canada. “We want to build Opel cars in Canada,” said company founder and CEO Frank Stronach. “Canada should have its own Canadian company … a truly Canadian automobile industry.” The third largest auto [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/06/magna-takes-control-of-opel-wants-to-build-cars-in-canada.html/feed

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