Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner will make the case for up to $50 billion in federal loans to the auto industry at a U.S. Senate energy summit next week.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
WASHINGTON — General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner will make the case for up to $50 billion in federal loans to the auto industry at a U.S. Senate energy summit next week.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
GM's Wagoner Dismisses Bankrutpcy TalkPosted on: Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 18:00 CDTBy BAY AREA NEWS GROUP Automotive GM CEO DISMISSES BANKRUPTCY TALK: The chief executive of General Motors Corp. dismissed speculation that the largest U.S. automaker might soon seek bankruptcy protection. Comments in the past week about a potential bankruptcy are "not at all constructive or accurate," Rick...
Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Growth in the Chinese auto market has slowed more rapidly than expected in recent months and preliminary data suggests August car sales have fallen by as much as 10 per cent year on year.Signs of a worse-thanexpected slowdown in the Chinese car market come at a time when General Motors and other troubled carmakers are counting on growth in China to cushion the effect of problems in the US market.Rick...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Growth in the Chinese motor market has slowed more rapidly than expected in recent months – and August car sales may have fallen by as much as 10 per cent year-on-year, according to preliminary data
Driive (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Earthtimes (press release) Kerkorian sanctioned over sale Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago Kerkorian and adviser Jerry York used the position to press GM for some kind of broad alliance with Renault -Nissan, an idea that GM Chairman Rick Wagoner ... Kerkorian firm settles GM securities probe with SEC Reuters Tracinda Settles SEC Proceeding, Isn't Fined CNNMoney.com Kerkorian's...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Transport: Mass-produced hydrogen fuel-cell cars have been promised for a decade. Where are they? DURING a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, the boss of General Motors (GM), Rick Wagoner, unveiled the Cadillac Provoq, a new hydrogen fuel-cell concept car. With a drivetrain emitting only water vapour, a 300-mile range and a top speed of 160kph (100mph),...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... the shaft, and nobody is blaming them. But I’d love to walk in the shoes of an executive like Rick Wagoner, whose company can lose billions upon billions of dollars and still go home with a $14 million paycheck. No, the global market for cars is not completely fair. Time to stop complaining and deal with it. Still.
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... rooms, he only makes the previously mentioned passing mention re: executive compensation. Hello? Rick Wagoner banked $15.5m last year. Lopez’ half-hearted call for reform tells us that Detroit has more to worry about than it expects. A quick email to your senator would help in that regard.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... position to press GM for some kind of broad alliance with Renault-Nissan, an idea that GM Chairman Rick Wagoner and GM's board eventually rejected.According to the SEC, an unnamed adviser to Kerkorian told him in February 2005 that investing in GM was a "no-brainer." Tracinda began buying shares, ending up with 56 million by October 2005 -- setting up a power clash at the top of GM...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
... position to press GM for some kind of broad alliance with Renault-Nissan, a idea that GM Chairman Rick Wagoner and GM’s board eventually rejected.According to the SEC, an unnamed adviser to Kerkorian told him in February 2005 that investing in GM was a “no brainer.” Tracinda began buying shares, ending up with 56 million by October 2005.After GM rejected the Nissan-Renault alliance...
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
... represent me, my environment and my beliefs. Bill Gates (Microsoft), William Clay Ford Jr. (Ford), Rick Wagoner (General Motors), Gerard Arpey (AMR Corp; parent company of American Airlines), Vikram Pandit (Citibank), Sumner Redstone (Viacomm) and Robert Iger (Walt Disney Company), just to name a few are owners and operators of top companies in the United States who has either created...
