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The green side of Obama's auto industry speech

The short version of President Obama's speech today regarding the U.S. auto industry is this: there's only a little more time for GM and Chrysler to get their act together. First off, GM CEO Rick Wagoner got booted and was replaced by Fritz Henderson. Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm said Wagoner was a "sacrificial lamb" (it's still unclear why he was forced out while bank CEOs get to stay on, but that's another issue). GM will be given 60 days of financing to restructure. Chrysler and Fiat have 30 days to come to an agreement, and the ... Read more →

GM's Wagoner says gas taxes, $4/gallon price floor "worth considering" Sebastian Blanco

Slapping a few dimes' worth of tax onto each gallon of gas we buy at the pump hasn't been the most popular idea in Washington. Sure, some elected representatives have called for a higher gas tax in ...

So, it's a Volt mule that Wagoner's driving to DC? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Yesterday, General Motors announced that Rick Wagoner, the company's CEO, would be driving from Detroit to Washington in a Chevy Malibu Hybrid. This is true. But, it's not the whole story. After ...

Wagoner to visit Congress in Malibu Hybrid Jeremy Korzeniewski

Following the announcement from Ford that Alan Mulally, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, would be driving to Washington from Detroit in a Ford Escape Hybrid, General Motors has today proclaimed that ...

VIDEO: Charlie Rose talks to Wagoner, Volt price in the mid to upper 30s Sam Abuelsamid

Veteran interviewer Charlie Rose has done a two-part look at General Motors in the wake of the company's recent losses and its pending centennial celebration. In the first part, Rose sits down with ...

Wagoner: GM didn't build hybrids because nobody wanted them 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

"We have to build cars and trucks that people want to buy." So said Rick Wagoner, head of General Motors, at a recent conference in Dallas, Texas in response to why GM didn't begin offering hybrid cars earlier. Yeah, Rick, that's entirely true. But, your company also has to have at least a modicum ...

GM CEO Wagoner declares that EVs must be affordable to the masses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking to the Commonwealth Club of California this week, GM CEO Rick Wagoner told the gathering that in order for electric cars to make a difference in global warming it will require large numbers of them to be deployed at prices that mainstream buyers can afford. While a few hundred Tesla ...

GM CEO Wagoner slams biofuel critics in Beijing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recent comments by John Powell, the deputy director of the UN World Food Program, have drawn return fire from GM CEO Rick Wagoner at the Beijing Motor Show. Powell blamed biofuels in part for the recent run up in food prices around the world that has resulted in more poor people not being able to ...

Dealers respond to GM's call to oppose individual state emissions rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As mentioned, General Motors' CEO Rick Wagoner has urged his dealers to oppose states which want to set their own greenhouse gas emissions regulations, which would go above and beyond what U.S. government regulations already require. "We need to work together to educate policymakers at the state ...

GM will release a new hybrid every 3 months for the next 4 years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/GM_will_release_a_new_hybrid_brand_every_90_days'; In an interview that should air soon tonight (Nov. 18) at 8 p.m. EST on CNBC's Beyond the Boardroom, GM CEO Rick Wagoner says General Motors will release a new hybrid every three months for the next ...

Plug-in Saturn Vue expected on the road in "2009-ish" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/Plug_in_Saturn_Vue_expected_on_the_road_in_2009_ish'; Remember this picture? That's GM's Jill Ladjiak at last year's LA Auto Show when the General announced the plug-in Saturn Vue hybrid. Pretty excited, no? At the time, GM's Rick Wagoner said the PHEV Vue, ...

Wagoner through the years - video interviews with the GM CEO, 1999-2006 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are three video interviews on YouTube from The Charlie Rose Show with GM's president and CEO Rick Wagoner. They were done in 1999, 2002 and 2006. It's really an amazing look at the developments in the car industry over those years. In the 1999 interview, the two men talk about "unheard of" ...

Wagoner: Not planning to give up No.1 - Hummer key for youth market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

GM is well aware that the youth market is key to the success of their future sales, after all, younger people eventually grow up and become the car buying public. In December, GM admitted in an internal memo that more and more young people were removing GM from their "consideration lists". Rick ...

Upcoming speech by GM CEO to outline Toyota-beating strategy 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We'll be keeping an eye out for GM CEO Rick Wagoner's upcoming speech which was announced this week. The speech will be on GM's strategy to beat Toyota at developing and selling green cars. A source in the know from GM told Bloomberg News that Wagoner will deliver a speech before the end of the year ...

GM wants production to respond to gas prices 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

GM boss Rick Wagoner wants the company to have the flexibility to change its mix of vehicles according to gas prices. Speaking to the Associated Press last Wednesday, Wagoner said GM's current level of flexibility is "not as good as it needs to be." GM has already announced reductions in production ...


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