A group of former workers for General Motors in Colombia are taking drastic measures to protest against the American automaker. The workers were fired after suffering alleged severe workplace injuries at the Bogota factory, and have been demanding compensation.

The auto bailout has been debated time and time again, on whether it was worth American taxpayers’ money, despite saving a million jobs. A recent poll found that the majority of Americans still opposed the auto bailout, and a recent report that the cost has now been increased to $25 billion doesn’t help its cause.

Dan Akerson, CEO of General Motors, is more than a little upset that workers seem to be disloyal to their employer, something he made clear during an employee meeting and conference call on Thursday.

Something might be amiss in the world when bringing battery technology up to par is considered a “game changer” as GM CEO Dan Akerson described it in an employee meeting, but then again maybe not.

GM Ventures is a subsidiary of General Motors created to invest in promising automotive technologies, and the brands latest investment has just gone to NanoSteel, a manufacturer of lightweight, high strength steel.

It all started back in May, when General Motors and Manchester United first discussed forging an advertising partnership. Then GM ousted its Global Marketing head Joel Ewanick, a mere 48 hours before the record sponsorship deal was done.

Here we go again. Just when we thought the Saab buyout saga would be coming to a quiet conclusion, Dutch automaker Spyker has filed a lawsuit against General Motors on behalf of Saab, accusing GM of intentionally driving Saab into bankruptcy.

After all the automakers reported a solid sales performance in June , July did not produce the same result, with Ford dropping four percent, while GM is reporting a six percent decrease in sales. 

The man behind the clever tweets during the controversy with GM’s Super Bowl ad and the automaker’s controversial Facebook ad pull has left General Motors.

After the recent child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, General Motors is considering pulling its sponsorship money out of the university.

Toyota has announced its sales figures for the first half of 2012, and the numbers look like Toyota will be able to beat out  GM and Volkswagen in sales for 2012. In the first six months of this year the Japanese automaker sold 4.97 million vehicles.

A swath of GM dealers chose to bet the farm in the hope of keeping their franchises amid the automaker’s massive 2009 restructuring, but that decision is turning out to be a bad one for at least eight locations.

2009 saw General Motors putting cars on hold to get back on track financially, and now that things are looking up, the General plans to have 70 percent of its lineup either all new or refreshed by the end of 2013.

Currently available on three models, GM’s eAssist technology is a product and packaging gamble the automaker has made that does not appear to be paying off. While the first two Buick models to receive the mild-hybrid system received modest praise, the new Chevy Malibu Eco has drawn so much criticism it was recently named “the most disliked vehicle of 2012” according to Fortune magazine.

The impact of that title, not to mention all the bad press that’s led up to it, can’t be understated. The reputation, and sales, of an entire lifecycle of Malibu models (the Malibu being one of GM’s largest volume products) is hanging in the balance.

GM is introducing a new way for people who own its cars to make money: integrating a car sharing service with OnStar.

GM plans to release its revamped lineup of trucks next year as 2014 models, and it appears that the American automaker won’t be equipping them with eight-speed automatic transmissions – at least not yet.

Marketing for the half-ton pickup segment will change tack this fall with Ford and Chrysler facing off in a new realm: fuel economy.

The Toyota Camry earned the top slot in Cars.com‘s annual American-Made Index. This is the fourth year in a row that the Camry has placed first. The Ford F-150 is in second, with the Honda Accord, Toyota Sienna and Honda Pilot following. Moving outside the top five, the Toyota Tundra took seventh. 

Following in Chrysler’s footsteps, General Motors has filed for a trademark on the name ‘Dockspot,’ which will adorn the company’s upcoming wireless charging system for hand-held devices.

Even though they’ve been around for well over a decade now, hybrids still have that ‘new technology’ feel. Consumers continue to be apprehensive to hybrid technology and there’s plenty of misinformation surrounding it.

After yesterday’s reveal that General Motors has trademarked ‘ Cadillac LTS,’ news broke that ‘CIL’ and ‘Electra’ has also joined GM’s recent trademark filings.

Cadillac‘s sedan lineup currently consists of the ATS, CTS, and XTS models, but an LTS could be joining the family soon.

Apple, the technology guru, is teaming up with major automotive manufacturers to bring its Siri voice-recognition personal assistant system to a long list of cars. 

It may seem odd in these times of austerity and relatively high gas prices but truck sales are remaining buoyant. Not only that, but demand for higher end offerings, with all the bells and whistles is up significantly.

Implementing a new compensation structure, GM North America president Mark Reuss is focusing on customer retention in a way the company might have never tried before: employee bonuses.