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General Motors : Opinion Brief
Mitt Romney at the North American Auto Show in 2008: In an op-ed that same year, Romney urged the government to let Detroit go bankrupt.

Team Romney claims Mitt saved GM: 'The height of hypocrisy'?

The Romney camp boasts that GM survived bankruptcy only because President Obama followed the GOP candidate's advice. Really?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson's $7.7 million salary last year is only about one-quarter of what Ford CEO Allan Mulally took home.

Dan Akerson's $7.7 million salary: Is the GM boss underpaid?

The auto giant says its chief steered the company to a record profit last year, and complains that government pay caps prevent him from receiving his due

 
General Motors : Petty Controversy
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich implied that the Chevy Volt is too liberal because it can't handle a gun rack... but one hybrid enthusiast proved him wrong.

Petty controversy: Newt Gingrich vs. the Chevy Volt

The former House speaker suggests that the hybrid vehicle is too wimpy to handle a gun rack, provoking a smackdown from GM

 
General Motors : The List
Just two years after its federal bailout, General Motors regained its ranking as the world's number-one automaker with $7.6 billion profit in 2011.

G.M.'s record-smashing profits: 6 talking points

The 103-year-old automaker just had its best year ever. So why is it acting like a "company on the rocks"?

 
General Motors : Burning Question
Chevy Volts in a General Motors factory: In three instances, the much-hyped electric car has caught fire days or weeks after crash tests.

Chevy Volts' potentially flammable batteries: Are the cars still safe?

GM's green-energy star hits a speed bump — with some Volts catching fire weeks after being damaged in government crash tests

 
General Motors : The List
Chrysler's sales jumped 27 percent in September 2011 (compared to the previous September), and some analysts believe it's a sign that consumers are getting used to big buys even in a bad economy.

The auto industry's 'surprisingly' good September: 6 theories

GM, Chrysler, and Ford all enjoy a spike in vehicle sales. What caused it?

 
General Motors : Best Video
Cadillac's proposed Ciel convertible may be big, but it's also more efficient than the brand's "luxury barges" of the past, thanks to a hybrid system and lithium-ion battery.

Could the big, 'bold' Ciel make Cadillac great again?

The promise of a hulking new convertible has car aficionados buzzing about the luxury brand's potential comeback

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
GM's Segway-like electric car, which is expected to be released around 2020, uses GPS signals to steer itself where a passenger tells it to go.

GM's new self-driving pod car

The hands-free two-wheeler will be able to park itself, and come when you call it by smartphone

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
The recovering American automaker posted an "impressive" $4.7 billion profit for 2010, but GM's stock price still took a hit.

GM turns a profit: Why isn't that good news?

The Detroit automaker turned its first profit since 2004, but saw shares slump almost immediately. Why isn't the market encouraged that GM's back in the black?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
Mary Barra began her career in 1980 as a student at General Motors Institute at Kettering University, graduating with a degree in electrical engineering.

Will GM benefit from a woman's touch?

GM's new product-development chief, Mary Barra, is the first female to hold that post for any American car company. Is her gender relevant?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
GM CEO Dan Akerson (left) rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

GM's IPO: A victory for Obama?

The automaker's public offering was a tremendous success. Does it also count as a big win for the White House?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
The Chevrolet Volt is not only a "symbol of New GM" but an industry "game-changer," says Angus MacKenzie in Motor Trend.

Has the Chevy Volt saved GM?

General Motors is, shockingly, the toast of Wall Street, and its plug-in hybrid the unlikely "Car of the Year." Is GM truly back on its feet?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
GM says the Chevrolet Volt is essentially an electric vehicle unlike Toyota's Prius, which is a gas-electric hybrid.

Did GM 'lie' about the Chevy Volt?

Critics are blasting GM after discovering the Volt is partially powered by a gas motor and that mileage claims may be overstated

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
GM bounced back since 2009, with revenue up 44 percent from a year ago and $1.3 billion in second-quarter profits.

Is GM ready to go public again?

Just a year after it went bankrupt, the auto giant is set to make one of the largest IPOs in history. Too soon?

 
General Motors : Opinion Brief
Rush Limbaugh: Waging a war against the Chevy Volt?

Rush Limbaugh vs. the Chevy Volt

The conservative radio broadcaster says GM's electric car is a taxpayer-subsidized lemon. Why is Limbaugh so down on the Volt?

 
General Motors : Audio
Rush Limbaugh says that electric cars are proven failures.

Rush's Chevy Volt rant

Rush Limbaugh says that the electric car is a ripoff because it has a "history of failure"

 

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