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General Motors: confronting the euro issue

General Motors' [GM] global dominance of the automotive sector is coming under serious scrutiny as its rivals, especially the Japanese players, continue to offer better quality and better value products. GM is now restructuring its European arm in a bid to stem continuing losses - but the only way it will succeed long term is by building exemplary vehicles.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Jun 2004
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General Motors: damaged by the yen

GM's [GM] complaint that the weakness of the yen gives Japan's automakers an unfair advantage over European and US rivals is the latest salvo in an increasingly heated battle. Unless GM can radically improve its own products, however, its long-standing dominance of western markets could come under serious threat.

Published By Datamonitor
04 Mar 2004
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General Motors: driving away the competition

For its latest marketing move, General Motors [GM] plans to give away 1,000 vehicles over the next two months. GM has also unveiled new and improved vehicles to boost its 2004 sales and regain US market share. For once, GM looks like it will be in a good position to fend off strong competition from foreign manufacturers.

Published By Datamonitor
05 Jan 2004
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General Motors: driving in circles

Turnaround efforts in Europe and the US could bring General Motors [GM] a more positive 2004. The manufacturer is counting on its new Astra model to increase its sales in the old continent. However, GM's efforts to improve on its reliability image come to nothing every time a vehicle recall or production stop is in the press.

Published By Datamonitor
16 Mar 2004
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General Motors: driving towards a fuel cell future

Fuel cell technology has emerged as the likely successor to internal combustion and fuel cell cars should see significant uptake in the next decade. With this in mind, GM's [GM] backing of a European scheme to test fuel cell infrastructure and support systems could be a shrewd move as it looks to become a leading green car manufacturer.

Published By Datamonitor
10 Aug 2004
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General Motors: from Daewoo to Chevy

GM [GM] looks like giving up on the Daewoo brand in Europe and replacing it with Chevrolet. This is a shrewd move as it gives GM a chance to revamp its model range at the same time, and growing demand for new models within the SUV and supermini segments could provide the opportunity the US group needs to boost its European sales.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Aug 2004
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General Motors: going little too late

General Motors may boost production of smaller vehicles if continued high oil prices have a lasting effect on SUV sales in the US. Although shareholders will be relieved that GM is planning a response to this potentially permanent shift in demand, it could well to be too little to late for the long-time champion of super-sized personal transport, as Datamonitor's Jugoslav Stojanov explains...

Published By Datamonitor
24 Oct 2005
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General Motors: production downgrades add to the pressure on suppliers

GM has downgraded its profit estimates for 2005, citing lower production volumes in North America. This will add further pressure to the components supply industry, which has already been punished by savage raw material cost increases and aggressive cost cutting by the main vehicle manufacturers.

Published By Datamonitor
18 Mar 2005
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General Motors: Shanghai lows

The chairman and CEO of General Motors [GM] in China has resigned for undisclosed personal reasons. He played a key role in the establishment of Shanghai GM, one of its most successful operations. However, his departure is more bad news for GM as it fights to come to terms with some major headaches in other parts of its business.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Mar 2005
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General Motors: spicing up production in India

General Motors [GM] has announced that its Indian subsidiary is to more than double production in the country in order to cope with demand. Impressive 2004 results in India have been a boon for GM after a troublesome few years, and the increasing demand for its cars in the region should help to counter stagnating sales in Europe.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Mar 2005

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