Phil Milwood from General Motors said the scheme would cut costs and provide opportunities for the area.
And this week agencies were scrambling after General Motors said it was also reviewing its media buying.
In the auto industry, General Motors said its November sales were up 6.9% from a year ago, in line with expectations.
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General Motors said Tuesday it would add 1, 000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to expand its expertise in electric vehicles and hybrids.
Ralph Szygenda, group vice president and CIO at General Motors, said the car maker will roll out Windows 2000 across the company as soon as possible, an undertaking that includes desktops for 125, 000 knowledge workers.
General Motors, which said sales of its core brands were up 13%, may file the terms of its planned initial public offering before the day is out.
General Motors' European subsidiary said the decision was a response to a slump in car sales in Europe.
General Motors (GM) said strong pricing helped boost earnings to 93 cents per share, easily topping estimates of 85 cents per share.
Bush touched a nerve earlier this year when he said that General Motors and Ford should develop "a product that's relevant" rather than look to Washington for help with their heavy pension obligations.
That said, General Motors and Chrysler have made huge cost-cutting strides in recent years, and could be poised to make serious profits if car sales pick up and the stock market strengthens enough to boost their pension funds.
The ads, which aired on radio and television, criticised Mr Obama for bailing-out American auto companies General Motors and Chrysler, and said those companies were planning to move production to China, leading viewers and listeners to the conclude that US jobs were threatened.
When General Motors and Chrysler and Jeep all said this is bull, what did he do?
"It's all about, frankly, creating a leaner, tougher, more resilient General Motors, " the Harvard MBA said.
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General Motors ' sales analyst Paul Bellew said this week that the company would enjoy a "strong truck mix" in October.
"If you are looking for a bumper sticker to sum up how President Obama has handled what we inherited, it's pretty simple: Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive, " he said during a speech at New York University.
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"That said, we feel there is going to be an awful lot of organic growth in public places, " said Britta Gross, General Motors' director of global energy systems and infrastructure commercialization.
The key to delivering semi-autonomous capability will be the integration of lane- centering technology that relies on forward-looking cameras to detect lane markings and GPS map data to detect curves and other road characteristics, said John Capp, General Motors director of Global Active Safety Electronics and Innovation.
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The company said Thursday that Disney and General Motors veteran Tony Scott will become its new chief information officer starting next month.
Even so, General Motors' interim CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. said on Wednesday that he was not optimistic about Saab's survival and that GM would begin closing factories later in the week.
Dinwiddie said he has been working with General Motors on a daily basis, and has invited President Obama and the auto recovery czar to come and tour the plant.
The car maker has diversified into financial services, and is extending the reach of General Motors Acceptance Corp (GMAC), which has said it may enter the home loans market.
"When you engineer a technology-filled, all-electric mini car that goes from zero-to-60 mph in less than eight seconds, customers won't miss the gas, " said Mark Reuss, president, General Motors North America.
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For nearly two weeks, they've been figuring out how to rescue General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler, while Republicans have said the best way to aid the companies is by expediting the Energy Department's loan program.
Brown of Automotive News said he wouldn't be surprised if General Motors and other automakers follow suit.
Government analysts said the two-day auto strike involving General Motors did not appear to have a significant impact on the claims figures last week, according to preliminary information from the states.
Government analysts said the two-day auto strike involving General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) did not appear to have a significant impact on the claims figures last week, according to preliminary information from the states.
General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people) said today that it will phase out its flagging Oldsmobile division over the next two years.
"In addition to allowing consumers to bring in and connect to personal mobile devices, the vehicle will also act as its own mobile device, enabling embedded vehicle capabilities, " said Mary Chan, president, global connected consumer, General Motors.
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