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ArticleGM appoints new connected-consumer chief
Boler-Davis takes over from Mary Chan, who is leaving GM (Photo: GM)Alicia Boler-Davis will take over as head of General Motors' connected-car operations, replacing Mary Chan, who will leave the car company next year. Boler-Davis, currently senior vice president, global quality and customer experience, will hand over quality control ...
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FeatureInterview: Opel's Neumann is committed to affordability
Neumann became CEO of Opel in March, 2014 (Photo: GM)With a new CEO, a revamped strategic plan and a strengthened commitment from parent General Motors, Opel believes it is on the road to a sustained recovery. The European GM brand has for years suffered losses and weak sales, but ...
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ArticleStudy: VW could be world's biggest carmaker in 2014
A new study predicts that Volkswagen Group, which wants to be the world's biggest automaker in terms of unit sales by 2018, could achieve that goal this year already.Europe's largest automaker has "a good chance" to reach the target in 2014 after selling more cars than Toyota in the first ...
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ArticleGM demonstrates EN-V 2.0 in test of city driving
Four of GMs small EV fit into one parking space (Photo: GM)General Motors is starting tests of its Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 electric vehicle to find out how the small networked vehicle functions in a simulated future urban environment. The tests of the fully networked EV are conducted in the ...
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FeatureGM CIO Mott is confident IT transformation making progress
GM CIO Randy Mott spoke at the Hanover automotiveIT Congress in March (Photo: Larry Peplin)More than halfway into a massive three-year project to transform IT at General Motors, Randy Mott is confident he's making progress. The CIO, who joined the largest North American carmaker in February, 2012, cites advances ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: GM's MOTT says "IT is a strategic corporate asset"
GM CIO Randy Mott is insourcing 90 pc of IT services (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER ”“ General Motors CIO Randy Mott said IT is a "strategic corporate asset" for the automaker. It can play a key role in boosting the speed of innovation, he said.Mott, who joined GM two years ...
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ArticleExecutive Report: GM CIO confident of progress in IT overhaul
To build up his IT operations, Randy Mott has hired thousands of IT professionals over the past year (Photo: Larry A. Peplin)General Motors CIO Randy Mott is confident he's making progress in his three-year drive to overhaul IT operations at North America's largest automaker.In an interview with automotiveIT, Mott ...
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ArticleAt CES, Google, automakers forge broad Android alliance
Google has joined forces with several global automakers to extend its Android mobile ecosystem to the car.The search group has teamed up with Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai and chipmaker Nvidia to form the "Open Automotive Alliance," (OAA) a global partnership designed to bring the Android platform into the car ...
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ArticleFord appoints former Cadillac exec to run connected-car operations
Butler was for many years a senior Cadillac executive (Photo: GM)Ford Motor has appointed Don Butler to develop its connected-car strategy, consolidating an area of growing automotive importance under one executive.Butler resigned as vice president global strategy at General Motors' Cadillac division in the summer of 2013. Earlier in ...
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ArticleMary Barra set to become GM CEO on January 15, 2014
Mary Barra will become the 1st woman to head a major automaker (Photo: GM)General Motors named Mary Barra to become the carmaker's next CEO on January 15, 2014. Barra, 51, will succeed Dan Akerson, who is retiring earlier than planned to deal with a family illness.Barra, who is in ...
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ArticleOpel to be GM's main European brand; Chevrolet out
With Chevrolet gone from Europe, Opel CEO Neumann has a better chance to restore profitability (Photo: GM)General Motors will no longer market most of its Chevrolet-branded cars in Europe, providing Opel and its sister brand Vauxhall with a more clearly defined opportunity to restore profitability.The US automaker said the ...
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ArticleJacoby to oversee GM International
Stefan Jacoby (l), Tim Lee (Photo: GM)Former Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby is taking over as head of General Motors' international operations effective Monday.Jacoby, who was unexpectedly dismissed as CEO of Chinese-owned Volvo last year, will take up his new responsibilities at GM Monday. He will report directly to GM ...
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ArticleGM opens new data center as transformation of IT continues
GM will manage global data from Warren, Michigan (Photo: GM)General Motors opened a new 130 million-dlr data center this week, as the automaker continues its company-wide IT transformation.The center - in Warren, Michigan, outside Detroit - will serve as the backbone for all of the company's global computing operations. ...
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ArticleGM plans embedded 4G connectivity globally
GM's embedded 4G infrastructure will let passengers connect to an in-vehicle hotspot (Photo: GM)General Motors plans to equip next-generation models with embedded 4G LTE sim cards, paving the way for a greater array of services to be available to the connected car.The US automaker announced at the Mobile World ...
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ArticleNeumann to become head of Opel
Neumann most recently was in charge of Volkswagen's Chinese operations (Photo: GM)Former Continental and Volkswagen executive Karl-Thomas Neumann will become the new CEO of Opel effective March 1.Neumann, 51, most recently headed VW's China operations but was replaced in that position several months ago. He takes over at Opel ...
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ArticleGM to hire 1,000 staff for new US IT innovation center
GM CIO Mott plans to hire thousands of staff to bring IT services in-house (Photo: Larry Peplin)General Motors plans to hire about 1,000 IT specialists to staff a new Information Technology Innovation center near Atlanta, Georgia, in the southern part of the US.The hiring push will focus on software ...
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ArticleCES: Developers gain access to GM's infotainment
GM infotainment will soon feature customized apps (Photo: GM)LAS VEGAS ”“ Developers will be able to create in-vehicle apps for General Motors infotainment systems, after the US carmaker announced a software development kit for programmers.The kit will allow drivers to add apps and features to their cars after the ...
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ArticleGM, PSA settle on 3 common vehicle projects
General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will build three cars together and move ahead  with plans to jointly purchase components.The US and French carmakers, which earlier  this year agreed on a far-reaching cooperation, said they would develop common vehicle architectures for a C-segment vehicle for Opel and Peugeot; a B-segment ...
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ArticleOpel plans to close Bochum, Germany, car plant in 2016
Opel opened the Bochum plant in 1962 (Photo: Opel)Opel plans to end car production in Bochum, Germany, in 2016 as it reacts to continuing losses in the shrinking European car market.The German division of General Motors of the US said in a press release that it will cease car ...
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ArticleIn China, GM sees growing market for electric vehicles
GM's Lauckner says EVs need to become cheaper and easier to recharge (Photo: GM)General Motors sees a growing market for electric vehicles in China and is stepping up its local EV development activities."Electrified vehicles will play a critical role in efforts to conserve and ultimately displace petroleum as the ...
