Some key events in the history of General Motors Corp. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

General Motors Corp. said its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.
Edit: Check out the charger picked by suebe 4 months ago

General Motors is laying off workers, but giving them retirement benefits instead of severence pay. This could lead to all kinds of problems down the line, as GM is not obligated to contribute to its retirement fund until 2013. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Buy a car from General Motors and if you aren't happy in 60 days you will receive a full refund. Aren't the American taxpayers a generous group of people? picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

A Family has worked a combined 300 years at General Motors. Their livelihood is now at stake.

Way to generate the emotional response to bail GM out. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has not been very successful lately. GM's market share has dropped severely. As part of Obama's restructuring plan, Obama asked him to resign. He agreed to do so. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Workers at a General Motors Corp. factory in Parma, Ohio, have rejected a tentative contract reached earlier this month under the threat of a strike by the United Auto Workers.

The Parma factory had been the only one that had threatened a strike to reach a deal with the company. Now, that plant is back in play as GM faces a barrage of threats of and actual strikes. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Would be first African American to be Attorney General picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Democrats close to Sen. Obama are passing the word that John Edwards will be named attorney general in an Obama administration. Edwards would please not only the union leaders supporting him for president but organized labor in general. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Canada’s Governor General began her Arctic tour by gutting a freshly slaughtered seal, pulling out its heart and eating it raw.

*WTF?* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

General Patton died today in 1945 from complications caused by a mysterious and suspicious car crash 1 day before he was to return to the US. A new book suggests that he was assassinated to keep him quiet. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

The Carbon Motors E7: A new police car prototype equipped with sensors for weapons of mass destruction and automatic numberplate scanners has become the talk of a law enforcement convention in the US.
*video here* picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

GM and Segway announced that they are working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a fast, safe, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and trucks for cities across the world. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Setting up shop in Brazil is so much cheaper so lets take $1B of taxpayers money and spend it in Brazil helping their economy and allowing fewer Americans to be employed. picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

General Motors said Friday that 3,900 auto dealers who sell GM’s Certified Used Cars will list their entire inventories on eBay Motors, according to industry publication Automotive News. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

In North Korea, where cracking a joke about the country's leader could see you, well, die laughing, poking fun at the U.S. president is obviously not as serious.

Read the joke in the article. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

On the right track? Nope. picked by kjman10 3 years ago

In a clever marketing ploy aimed at the rural market, Mitsubishi Motors is offering a free goat with every Triton ute sold before August. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

"When I first came to your planet and demanded your homes, property and very lives, I didn't know you were already doing so, willingly, with your own government. I can win no tribute from a bankrupted nation populated by feeble flag-waving plebians. In 2008 I shall restore your dignity and make you servants worthy of my rule." picked by readingitall 3 years ago