GM on Tuesday began the construction of a new $250 million corporate campus in Shanghai, which includes a research and development center that will focus on study of alternative fuels.

Shanghai GM, the joint venture between Shanghai Auto and General Motors, said it will recall 511 Cadillac Escalade due to defect in windshield washer fluid heater system, said xinhuanet.com yesterday.

GM is going to build Chevy Cruze and will invest 500 million U.S. dollars in small car production shifting slowly from big SUVs tosmall cars due to higher and rising fuel costs. Chevy Cruize will get its official debut at the Paris Motor Show in October and will be available globally starting in Europe next March.

A Merrill Lynch analyst put out some groundbreaking research on GM this morning claiming that bankruptcy was an option for the auto company. He reversed his prior buy recommendation (issued in February 2007 when the stock was at $40) and cut the stock to an "underperform" now that it is trading below $11.

General Motors Corp. is warning the owners of 207,542 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix sedans not to park them in garages because they can catch fire.The Detroit automaker said Friday it is recalling the 1997-2003 Buick Regal GS and Grand Prix GTP models with 3.8-liter supercharged V-6 engines.

General Motors has announced the recall of 181,516 units of the HHR model due to a head injury risk. The problem occurs only with vehicles not equipped with the optional head curtain side air bags.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached an agreement on a comprehensive special attrition program that will be offered to all of GM's 74,000 UAW-represented employees.

US based automaker General Motors has now displayed their hybrid pickups, including Chevy Tahoe Hybrid. America's first full-size two-mode hybrid SUV is coming early 2008.

Shanghai. January 14 (Gasgoo.com) - General Motors will launch Chinese made Chevrolet Malibu hybrid in China on January 22. This will be the first hybrid vehicle that GM is going to offer in the market, said a GM official.

Shanghai. December 17 (Gasgoo.com) – Shanghai GM will launch its Buick LaCrosse hybrid vehicle in Chinese market prior to the Beijing Olympic Games next year, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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