Meet the man jumpstarting GM's brands
Joel Ewanick, GM's recently installed global CMO, is charged with breathing new life into the company's disparate brands -- no small order. By Doron Levin, contributor FORTUNE -- A conversation with...
View ArticleGM's Akerson: Next Chevy Volt should be profitable
GM CEO Dan Akerson is bullish on the Chevy Volt, shale, and America.
View ArticleThe most disliked car of the year (so far): 2014 Cadillac ELR
General Motors GM has far more pressing issues to deal with — recalls, lawsuits, and congressional investigations, to name just three. But some of its dealers have an immediate problem theyd like to...
View Article11 cars that are best in class
In the car business, all vehicle types are not created equal. For reasons of price, practicality, and purpose, sales volume generated by cars in the fast-growing compact crossover segment (Honda CR-V)...
View ArticleInfiniti’s loss of De Nysschen expected to benefit GM’s Cadillac
Johan de Nysschens recruitment from Audi to run Nissans Infiniti luxury automotive brand nearly two years ago was a major coup for Nissan and its chief executive officer, Carlos Ghosn. Later today,...
View ArticleGM announces yet another round of recalls, covering 717,950 cars
Surprise, surprise. General Motors has announced yet another round of recalls, with the latest call-back covering 717,950 vehicles in the U.S. The Detroit automaker announced six recalls Wednesday...
View ArticleBy going big on luxury, will Cadillac outshine Mercedes?
Mercedes-Benz has a C Class, B Class and S Class; Audi an A4, A6 and A8; BMW a 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series the tall, grande and venti sizes of luxury sedans. General Motors Co.s Cadillac, with an...
View ArticleCar companies pull up stakes
In an earlier time it would be considered heresy: General Motors GM Cadillac is thinking about moving its sales and marketing operations from Detroit toof all placesManhattan. Cadillac, after all, is...
View ArticleStart spreading the news, Cadillac’s moving to New York
General Motors’ GM Cadillac brand is setting up a headquarters office in New York in order to be closer to other premium jewelry, design and high fashion businesses and the consumers who buy their...
View ArticleGM begins to spell out a turnaround plan
General Motors held court with investors Wednesday, outlining its plan is to get back on track financially and become the world’s “most valued car company,” as GM’s President Dan Ammann put it. CEO...
View ArticleCadillac plans to go more upscale by scaling back production
A closed-door meeting for Cadillac dealers last week in Las Vegas foreshadows big changes for the luxury brand, and perhaps even bigger ones for its corporate parent, General Motors GM . Johan de...
View ArticleCadillac and American Airlines are friends with benefits
Do you prefer driving or flying? American Airlines and Cadillac want you to do both. Cadillac, a subsidiary of General Motors GM , is teaming up with American Airlines AAL to roll Cadillac cars into...
View ArticleAudi’s atmospheric rise: Will it continue?
Car buffs love to debate which luxury brand is most prestigious in the cosmos of three-pointed stars, prancing horses and airplane propellers, the last being the symbol denoting current sales champion,...
View ArticleCadillac wants to take back luxury
Luxury. Aspiration. Cool. For years, those were words that could easily be applied to Cadillac, perhaps the most iconic brand of American cars this side of the Mustang. For the past decade or so,...
View ArticleFor Cadillac’s brand director, it’s not about the cars
In 2012, before Melody Lee joined Cadillac, she wouldn’t have ever thought about buying a Escalade or a CTS Sedan. For the past two years, she has devoted her career to changing her own mind — as well...
View ArticleCadillac is running in circles: Is it a luxury brand or a car company or…?
Cadillac can't seem to stay out of the news. Sure, P.T. Barnum (and many others) have said, "I don’t care what they say about me, just make sure they spell my name right!" But is all that notoriety a...
View ArticleThe myths behind pushy salespeople
What does it take to be a good salesperson? There's a wide range of responses. Most reflect what you'd expect to find in the Boy Scout Handbook, with commonly cited traits like modesty, listening,...
View ArticleHere it is! Cadillac’s Back-to-Luxury Flagship Sedan
Cadillac has been teasing its new flagship sedan for what seems like forever. The sheets came off the CT6 today, just in time for the New York International Auto Show. The result? A big-boned sedan...
View ArticleObama administration to fast-track “talking” car mandate
Before self-driving cars can safely ply U.S. roads and highways, they’ll need to be able to talk to one another to anticipate a sudden stop or turn, and ultimately, avoid accidents. While some...
View ArticleGM just delivered some great news for Detroit
General Motors announced in a news release on Thursday that it will nearly double the workforce at one of its Detroit plants by early next year. The company’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly will add a...
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