GENERAL MOTORS

Ford Motor Company (F) announced today it is building its first transmission plant in China to support its growth plan there, in the world's largest auto market, the carmaker said in a statement.

General Motors will build its first major electric motor plant near Baltimore in Maryland, which will be the first of its kind to manufacture critical components for vehicle electrification. It is scheduled to open in 2013, the carmaker said in a statement.

Insurance conglomerate AIG had been named the least reputable company in the United States by the annual Reputation Report from market researcher Harris Interactive.

General Motors plans to invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating or preserving more than 4,000 jobs at 17 facilities in eight states, the carmaker said in a statement.

GM has announced that it will invest $2 billion in two years from now, creating or retaining 4,000 jobs.

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is planning to add or preserve about 4,200 jobs in eight states (including 2,000 in the Detroit area alone), according to a report in the Detroit Free Press newspaper.

US carmakers posted strong numbers for car sales in April 2011 while Japanese carmakers struggled with the disruptions caused by the 2011 T?hoku earthquake.

With today’s gain, the S&P 500 index has now more than doubled in value from the Mar. 9, 2009 bear market low.

Amazon has dropped the price of its popular e-book reader by $25 to $114, a signal that the company is moving towards a $99 version.

General Motors Financial Co. Inc., a unit of automaker General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM), said it agreed to acquire FinanciaLinx Corp. to expand its product offerings in Canada.

Fisker, the hybrid-car start-up aiming to market a four-door, four-passenger luxury plug-in hybrid, Karma, has finally started production.

General Motors' (NYSE: GM) chief financial officer chief is quitting, reportedly after he was passed over for the CEO job.

General Motors is recalling 10,179 of its 2011 Buick LaCrosse sedans and Cadillac SRX crossovers because a software glitch could cause the defrosters to stop working.

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A federal judge said on Thursday he would approve the bankruptcy plan for Old GM, wrapping up one of the most complex Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history and paving the way for a distribution of General Motors stock and warrants to creditors.

U.S. auto sales rose more than 20 percent in February as the lure of discounts from automakers led by General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) outweighed concerns about higher oil prices.

Honda and Subaru still make the best vehicles overall, but Ford posted the largest gain in the past year, improving in its road-test and reliability scores, Consumer Reports said. Newer models such as the Flex SUV pumped up Ford's overall road-test score.

Flush from heady sales in the world's largest auto market, foreign car makers now see China as a launch pad for exports, with General Motors (GM.N) (GM) blazing the trail with shipments of its Chevy Sail.

General Motors Co's mostly electric Chevy Volt turned in a lackluster performance for efficiency in its first series of road tests by product raters at Consumer Reports.

Trading in the shares of SAIC Motor Corp, China's top car maker, will remain suspended for another five working days from Monday, the company said in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday.

Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM), despite having delivered its first profitable year of operations since 2004.