
If you’ve always wanted to see The General’s mighty American icon pony car that goes by the name of Chevy Camaro to race around the massive ovals that are NASCAR tracks, you might be in luck. Continue hoping.

Effective February 1st, Mary Barra will be leaving her current position of overseeing GM’s global human resources and assume the role of The General’s vice president of global product development, replacing Tom Stephens who has been assigned to the newly created position of chief technology officer. Continue reading.

GM Daewoo is about undergo a total overhaul on its operations by phasing out the Daewoo brand in place of Chevrolet by the end of Q1 of this year. That would be spring time for those of you unfamiliar with quarterly things. Additionally, all of Daewoo’s current and new products will be assembled and sold as Chevrolet’s going forward. A bold move, indeed. What’s more, is that the company will change its identity from GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., to GM Korea Co. Continue reading.
Well, here we are again, breaking out the model-by-model sales charts for the month of December, where GM posted a 7 percent year-over-year sales increase in the US of A, with the four core brands increasing by 21 percent. In total, The General sold 224,185 new cars and trucks, with of the four core brands up by 15 percent.

No, the man smiling in the photo is not Joel Ewanick, who recently got appointed other another position requiring somebody with a beard, but rather the one and only Tom Stephens. Stephens will be making a lateral movement from being the vice chairman of GM’s global product operations, to the newly created position of global chief technology officer (CTO) effective February 1st. The new position is a part of the company’s hustled strategy to focus more on developing technology for all GM vehicles. Expect a replacement for Stephens’ former position to be announced soon.

With its different colored sheetmetal, you can tell right away that this is not the same CTS-V Coupe SCCA race car that was on display at last week’s 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Still, it’s good to know that Cadillac Racing is getting ready for the upcoming racing season with a couple of warm-up laps around Sebring Raceway in Florida. Conveniently enough, the team’s first-ever race since hanging it up back in 2007 will be in Florida as well. Continue for the presser.

Rendering of the upcoming Cadillac ATS based on the all-new Alpha architecture
“Sweet baby cheeses.” That’s the first thought that came to our minds when reading up on the latest of just what kind of little monster Cadillac will spawn in time for the 2014 model year that will go by the name of ATS. And though it is still a few years away and a lot of development is still going on, we’re more excited than ever thanks to the latest intel disclosing the specifications and engine options for the upcoming compact sport luxury sedan. Continue hyping.
Not even a week after a GM Authority Opinion Desk piece was published giving praise to OnStar President Chris Preuss, the guy up and leaves. Filling his shoes is Linda Marshall, who gets bumped up from executive director of OnStar’s corporate strategy and business development. Marshall is a seasoned veteran in the wireless communications field, having held multiple executive positions at companies such as Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless. When she assumes her new role February 1st, she will report directly to Stephen Girsky, GM Vice Chairman of corporate strategy and business development.
We wish Marshall the best of luck in her new position, and we hope to see her continue the momentum Preuss left behind. Continue for the presser.
It’s (almost) always interesting to witness “first ever” occurrences, whether it’s the first ever vehicle, shuttle launch, a form of a tech gizmo, or something entirely different. But what about first ever commercials of our most favorite products? Yup, we like those as well… that’s why we wanted to share this first ever ad for the Chevrolet Camaro — the car that — according to this 1969 ad — is “something else.” The clip gives us a unique glimpse of the car market of the time and serves as a milestone for the introduction of a pony car with a bow tie. Click past the jump for what may just be the longest ad in automotive history.

Get it? Because — well — you plug in the Chevy Volt — and they want to… never mind. Anyways, according to a Reuters, GM is looking to reach out to more women, and they feel that the optimal way to do this is product placement in a reality TV show — should GM find a show to partner up with. And what better car to market today than the always interesting Chevy Volt? Additionally, the Volt will also be seen in the upcoming Transformers 3 movie, while Megan Fox will be a no-show.
Though to plug the Volt into a reality show won’t be cheap, it seems to be okay with GM, who only spent $185 million on sponsorships between 2009 and 2010, down from $230-250 million in 2006 to 2008. Continue reading.
