
DETROIT – The Buick brand celebrates its 110th birthday this weekend. After a few years of experimenting with automobiles built at his home in Detroit, David Dunbar Buick – a former plumbing inventor and businessman – incorporated the Buick Motor Company on May 19, 1903. A State of Michigan historic site marker outside General Motors Global Headquarters [...]

DEARBORN, Mich – The Ford Fiesta was Europe’s best-selling small car in March and for the first three months of 2013, according to the latest figures from the world’s leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, JATO Dynamics.* European customers bought Fiestas at a rate of one every 100 seconds during the first quarter for 2013 [...]

DETROIT and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – General Motors Co. and Nissan announced today the companies have signed an agreement for Nissan to produce a small cargo vehicle that GM will sell in the United States and Canada. GM will procure the vehicle from Nissan and distribute it through the Chevrolet dealer network. GM expects the Chevrolet City [...]

PALO ALTO, CA – Tesla Motors released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Tesla Motors reached profitability in Q1 of 2013 for the first time in Tesla Motors ten year history. Tesla Motors exceeded targets for deliveries, significantly expanded gross margin, and improved execution throughout the company. “It takes time for actions to bare fruit,” said Elon Musk, [...]

DETROIT – Woodlawn Post participated in the General Motors conference with Kurt McNeil(vice president of U.S. sales operations) to review GM’s April 2013 U.S. sales results. “We’re Very Optimistic,“ Kurt McNeil(vice president of U.S. sales operations) said about GM U.S. Sales being up 11% and more. Cadillac was the industry’s fastest-growing brand in Q1 2013 and Cadillac [...]

DETROIT - Woodlawn Post participated in the General Motors conference with Kurt McNeil(vice president of U.S. sales operations) for securities analysts and media to review GM’s April 2013 U.S. sales results. “Car-buying conditions are strong” and “Will continue to release pent-up demand,” Kurt McNeil(VP of U.S. sales operations) said. Cadillac was the industry’s fastest-growing brand in Q1 2013 and Cadillac will [...]

DEARBORN, MI - Woodlawn Post participated in the Ford conference call with Ken Czubay(VP of U.S. Marketing/Sales & Service), Jenny Lin(senior U.S. economist and Erich Merkle(Sales Analyst). “In the month of April we had our best sales month ever for MKZ, with just over 4,000 vehicles sold, that’s our first time that we’ve ever past the 4.000 vehicle [...]

AURBURN HILLS, MICH- Chrysler Group LLC reported its preliminary 2013 first-quarter results, including net income of $166 million on revenue of $15.4 billion. As anticipated, the quarter was negatively affected by the reduced vehicle shipments that resulted from key product launches, namely the 2013 Ram Heavy Duty trucks and the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, as [...]

DETROIT – The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe will have a suggested starting retail price of $51,995 and the Corvette Stingray Convertible will start at $56,995. Both prices include a $995 destination fee but exclude tax, title, and license. “The 2014 Corvette Stingray perfectly embodies Chevrolet’s mission to deliver more than expected for our customers,” said Chris [...]
Apr 30 2013 | Posted in
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FLAT ROCK, Michigan - The One Millionth Ford Mustang built at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant rolls off the line in Flat Rock, Michigan, as Ford celebrates 50 years of Mustang. Most senior Ford employee, Ed Salina, drives the 1 millionth Mustang off the line with Raj Nair, group vice president for product development at the Flat [...]
Apr 20 2013 | Posted in
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