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GM is the abbreviated, commonly used name to identify General Motors, the second largest maker of automobiles in the world. For generations the GM brand has been a symbol of both American ingenuity and affluence, employing some 250,000 people as recently as 2008. GM brands include such cars as Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC.

On June 1, 2009 GM filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy following months of speculation and rumor, and after receiving bailout money from the U.S. government as a part of its economic stimulus plan. The current plan is for the company to re-emerge "leaner and meaner" in a few months, also with the assistance of government funds.

GM, as well as other companies feeling the effects of the economic downturn, are hot topics throughout the blogosphere as a result. In the case of GM, you can find plenty of talk on both financial sites and at GM blogs like GM Fastlane.

GM talks about how the new post-bankruptcy company will look at GM Reinvention.You can also find information about GM's electric car, the Chevrolet Volt at GMVolt.com.

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• Geithner Is Kidding, Right?

  
  Wall St. Cheat Sheet — Authority: 632
  This is a guest post by The Golden Truth . “U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the government’s borrowing needs would be substantially less than expected” If he made that statement in front of an audience of Chinese university students, he would have been laughed out of the auditorium.  I’m ...
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• GMs Greener Vehicles

  
  The GREEN MARKET — Authority: 118
  Once one of America ’s best-known and best-selling automotive brands, Chevrolet is banking on greener cars with its emphasis on the Volt. The Volt was originally unveiled as a concept car at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Volt is scheduled to start production in late 2010. The Volt ...
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• REPORT: Germany wants GMs plan for Opel - and a billion dollars - "quickly"

  
  Autoblog — Authority: 785
  Filed under: Europe , Government/Legal , GM , Opel General Motors bouleversement on the sale of its Opel brand has caused the European head of Opel vacate his office , the head of Opel labor to gulp "a bottle of wine" to get over the shock, the German head of state to request "GM to present a reliable plan ...
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• The 2011 Buick Regal Has Been Revealed — Expect Two Motors & One Trim Level, For Now

  
  Easy Car Blog — Authority: 448
  The 2011 Buick Regal has been released! General Motors has finally revealed some news and photos of the Opel Insignia Regal which will soon be on show in Los Angeles.The US market Buick Regal will be very similar to the Insignia, where changes include a new waterfall-styled grille and a bit of leather for the [...]
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• Ζenvo ST1 – Το αυτοκίνητο των 1104 ιππών

  
  i-live videos — Authority: 148
  Ζenvo ST1 – Το αυτοκίνητο των 1104 ιππών : Το Μάρτιο του θα κυκλοφορήσει το ST1 πό την Zenvo σε συνεργασία και με την General Motors. Το αυτοκίνητο θα φτάνει το τρομακτικό νούμερο των 1.104 ...
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• Making Green Cool: GM, SEMA and Trendhunter chat up emerging green vehicle trends

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 685
  Filed under: GM Biodiesel Caddy from SEMA 2007 What does it take to make green cool? When it comes to green cars, we can guess that GM might be interested in figuring out an answer to this question. Later today, GM will bring together Marissa Brassfield from Trendhunter.com , John Waraniak from SEMA ...
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• Berlin To GM: You Break It, You Buy It

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  GM’s John Smith, and a freshly minted GME CEO Nick Reilly went to Berlin to see German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle, hat in hand, hoping for some Opel funds. They left empty handed. “I expressed my expectation that General Motors should basically carry out the financing itself,” Bruederle said after the ...
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• If Reds Are Hurting Financially, Why Deal For Rolen?

  
  Dugout Central — Authority: 524
  According to Ed Price of AOL FanHouse , the Cincinnati Reds will need to slash payroll this offseason. Price reports that the Reds’ financial situation could force them to move several high-priced players, such as second baseman Brandon Phillips and starters Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang. Given where the Reds ...
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• Give Me That Old Time Recession

  
  Incentives Matter — Authority: 124
  Merle Hazard and the Hazardaires ask for that "Old Time Recession" (HT Mankiw ), those happier times when at least we were left with a few good reasons to rejoice... Enjoy!
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• Politico Does Economic Analysis…

  
  Bear Market Investments — Authority: 499
  Be afraid; be very afraid. From “‘Created or saved’ doesn’t add up” , by Joseph Lawler: …[t]he “created or saved” numbers are meaningless. The administration purposefully devised the metric to be nebulous. Without a counterfactual, showing the trend of unemployment in the absence of the stimulus, ...
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• The Dollar As A Funding Currency

  
  Bear Market Investments — Authority: 499
  Nouriel Roubini is not a man who is known for mincing his words. “We have the mother of all carry trades,” he tells us, “Everybody’s playing the same game and this game is becoming dangerous.” There is a “wall of liquidity” sweeping the planet, pushing asset prices ever higher in one country after ...
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• Bank Moderately Upbeat – Good Unemployment News

  
  Bear Market Investments — Authority: 499
  Though Mervyn King sounded downbeat at the press conference and refused to rule out further asset purchases under the quantitative easing programme, the Bank’s new forecasts are more upbeat and predict higher inflation, compared with three months ago. In particular, the Bank’s fan charts suggest growth will ...
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• GM Crops and the Principle of Population

  
  The Greenists — Authority: 124
    Over the next forty years, we are going to have to make room on our planet for another two billion or so people. By most reasonable estimates, the world population in 2050 will exceed nine billion. This is a source of all sorts of personal stress for a misanthrope like myself but, from a humanitarian point of ...
  17 hours ago

• New-Gen Buick Midsizer Flaunts German DNA

  
  Auto Observer — Authority: 629
  General Motors Co.s Buick division today released images and information for the 2011 Buick Regal and is openly billing the new-age Buick as a sport sedan. Given the new Regals origins with GMs second-generation global midsize chassis that was engineered by Adam Opel AG - the Germany-based European division ...
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• New-Gen Buick Midsizer Flaunts German DNA

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 503
  General Motors Co.s Buick division today released images and information for the 2011 Buick Regal and is openly billing the new-age Buick as a sport sedan. Given the new Regals origins with GMs second-generation global midsize chassis that was engineered by Adam Opel AG – the Germany-based European division GM just ...
  18 hours ago

• Much riding on two GM launches

  
  Boston Globe -- CD reviews — Authority: 201
  DETROIT - Two General Motors cars due in showrooms next year must be hits to help the automaker turn around sales and pay back its big debt to US taxpayers.
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• LG GM730F receives green light at FCC testing

  
  Mobilewhack.com — Authority: 642
  Good news for LG because the GM730F cellphone has passed FCC testing sessions. There isn’t any official informaion, but since the FCC mentions 3G frequency and AT&T we can only assume the rest…The LG GM730F has an unique characteristic which is the personalized S-Class 3D interface, as for the operative system ...
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• GM planning to put Cadillac Converj into production

  
  Dream car blog — Authority: 126
  General Motors is planning to put the Cadillac Converj into production. Apparently, the production version of the Cadillac Converj will be a hybrid model, powered by an electric motor developing more than 150 hp and 370 Nm of torque and a 1.4-liter petrol engine. However, the petrol engine will not be used to ...
  18 hours ago

• Hy Performance?

  
  Radioactive Communist Zombies — Authority: 127
  (Hat tip Instapundit ) Will there be a high performance "Volt SS" plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in the future?  GM Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz has hinted so according to AutoblogGreen: When asked whether or not Chevy could shock the performance crowd with an SS ...
  20 hours ago

• The Street Fighter IV Snuggie Is Actually Real [Snuggie]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
      If you were put off by the stigma associated with the Snuggie, try one saturated with Street Fighter IV imagery. And it’s actually being sold, somewhere, for $20. More here: The Street Fighter IV Snuggie Is Actually Real [Snuggie]
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