That the problem with GM and Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ) are those greedy unions.
That the problem with GM and Ford Motor are those greedy unions.
In July Chrysler's U.S. market share tumbled to 10.1%, its lowest since 1984, as it slipped to number five, behind GM, Toyota Motor, Ford and Honda Motor.
The challenges Caterpillar faced 20 years ago weren't much different from those facing GM and Ford Motor today: high benefits costs, old factories and stiff global competition.
York pushed for an alliance between GM, Nissan Motor Co. (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) and Renault S.A., but after exploring the possibility for three months, GM's board scrapped the idea.
When those lobbyists discuss what they fear most, increased stateside competition from our Big Three automakers pales in comparison to what the collapse of GM, Ford Motor or Chrysler might mean in terms of bad policy.
Levy noted that GM's near-term challenges persist, particularly competitive challenges from Asian carmakers, higher gas prices and the shift to crossover utility vehicles , an area where GM and Ford Motor are trying to catch up.
In July Chrysler's U.S. market share tumbled to 10.1%, its lowest since 1984, as it slipped to number five, behind GM, Toyota Motor (nyse: TM - news - people ), Ford and Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ).
Incidentally, Smith won his way onto the fast track at GM by working with Toyota Motor Co. to establish a joint factory in California, and also by running GM Europe.
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Like Ford Motor, GM is moving toward so-called global architectures-- single sets of components for vehicles worldwide--which will boost its economies of scale.
And while tweaking its current engines to improve fuel economy, Ford has revived plans for a V-8 that can go head-to-head with GM's 400hp motor.
Like Ford Motor, GM says it will be mid-decade before it can break even in Europe, where car sales have fallen to their lowest levels in almost 20 years.
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Daewoo Group's autocratic chairman, Kim Woo-Choong, has been hyping a sale of up to half of Daewoo Motor to GM as a fait accompli, though it could still unravel over management control or price.
Ewanick, who previously headed up U.S. marketing at Nissan Motor and Hyundai Motor, joined GM in 2010 as U.S. marketing chief, and was promoted later that year to oversee all global marketing.
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But GM's big Chinese partner SAIC Motor is on the list, as are many other largely state-owned enterprises.
Also coming: hybrid pickups and SUVs that will finally get GM into a game dominated by Toyota Motor and Honda Motor.
The GM designed oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor is the heart of the Spark EV's propulsion system.
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Ford Motor suffered a similar fate to GM, with U.S. sales ticking down 0.1% to 192, 102.
The motor and drive unit are assembled at GM's Baltimore operations plant in White Marsh, Md.
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It consists of a GM-designed, coaxial drive unit and electric motor that together deliver 130 hp (110 kW) and 400 lb.
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What is likely to evolve over time is a U.S. industry that looks more like Europe, which is five or six big companies rather than a big three, with GM, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, Honda Motor and Nissan each holding as much as 18% to as little as 7% of the U.S. market.
Ford Motor ( F) and General Motors ( GM) sell some fine automobiles.
As with similar initiatives under way at General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) and Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ), progress has been glacially slow.
Edward Altman, a professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, forecasts defaults to rise to 5% to 6% in 2007, not factoring in the fates of General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) or Ford Motor (nyse: F - news - people ).
By adding the Dodge Ram, GM would be in a stronger position to compete against Ford Motor in full-size pickups.
Favorable exchange rates provide a huge profit windfall for companies like Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor, while making it that much tougher for GM, Ford and Chrysler to compete.
If you look at the two companies as one, they are already the fourth-largest automaker in the world, and a deal with GM would vault them over Nissan's Japanese rival Toyota Motor as well as Ford Motor, to the top spot.
Mr. Briggs, who has worked for GM in the past and now works with other auto makers including Honda Motor Co.
Toyoda said Hogan was someone he trusted, having known him since they worked together more than a decade ago at NUMMI, or New United Motor Manufacturing, a California auto plant jointly run by Toyota and GM.
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