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General Motors Canada

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Name: General Motors Canada

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Big jump in light truck sales helps push auto sales higher in April

TORONTO (CP) - Canadians shopping for a new truck helped drive auto sales up nearly nine per cent last month, according to sales figures compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants last week.Sales of light vehicles in Canada totalled 171,807 for April, ... [Published Metalworking Production Purchasing Magazine - May 08 2013]

Entities: Light Truck, General Motors Canada, Canada

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 5 reports

Toyota Motor Corporation

Truck sales keep climbing

TORONTO - Canadians shopping for a new truck helped drive auto sales up nearly nine per cent last month, according to sales figures compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants on Wednesday.Sales of light vehicles in Canada totalled 171,807 for April, ... [Published MSN Canada - May 02 2013]

Entities: General Motors Canada, Canada, Toyota Motor Corporation, Chrysler Canada Inc, Light Truck

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

GM Canada Sales Up 19 Percent-Best April in Four Years

(Data is not adjusted for the difference in selling days; April 2013 had 25 selling days and April 2012 had 23 selling days)OSHAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers delivered 25,071 vehicles in April 2013, ... [Published Market Wire - May 01 2013]

Entities: General Motors Canada, Oshawa (Canada), General Motors Company

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

General Motors Company

GM withdraws ad that offended Chinese

General Motors is withdrawing a global advertisement that refers to China as the land where people say "ching-ching, chop suey" after admitting it contains "offensive content", according to a report.The TV advert for the Chevrolet Trax SUV had been running ... [Published South Africa Star - May 02 2013]

Entities: General Motors Company, Roberts, General Motors Canada

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Weber Shandwick

GM 'there's no excuse for insensitivity'

BBut Georgeana Fung, Etymon founding partner and executive director and ex-vice president of Weber Shandwick Greater China, said there’s no excuse for its insensitivity.“The initial message I got from the ad is that Chevrolet’s new model can take drivers ... [Published Marketing-interactive.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, China, General Motors Canada, Weber Shandwick

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 5 reports

General Motors Canada

GM pulls racist ad

General Motors axes TV ad that says China is land of 'ching-chong, chop suey'.General Motors is pulling an ad which refers to China as the land where people say "ching-ching, chop suey", saying it contains "offensive content".The television advert for ... [Published CarsGuide - May 02 2013]

Entities: General Motors Company, Roberts, General Motors Canada

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Chevrolet Impala

Impala hushes up the competition

2014 Chevrolet ImpalaHALIBURTON, Ont. - On looks alone, the all new 2014 Chevrolet Impala is a winner - a huge improvement over the previous generation, which recently was voted one of the most boring automotive designs by Autonet.ca staffers.Chevrolet's ... [Published Autonet.ca - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Impala, Chevrolet Impala, General Motors Company, Airbag

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Air France-KLM choose Bleublancrouge

Air France-KLM has chosen Montreal-based Bleublancrouge as its Canadian agency for strategic, advertising and marketing, Bleublancbouge announced on Monday.“Meeting the marketing needs of two such prestigious brands across Canada is an honour for Bleublancrouge,” ... [Published Strategy Magazine - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Air France-KLM Group, Fabien Pelous, Air France SA, General Motors Canada, Canada

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Media Invitation - Minister Reza Moridi to open E3 Symposium: Sustaining Ontario's Future

Centennial College is hosting its third annual Education for a Sustainable Energy Economy (E3) Symposium on May 3, bringing together some of today's top industry leaders, educators and employers who share a common interest in the fledgling green energy ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Reza Moridi, Centennial College, Sustainment

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

More » OEConnection® Announces Expansion of Collision Parts Ordering and Fulfillment

Chrysler Canada Joins GM Canada and Ford Motor Company Canada in Selecting CollisionLink$ for Its Nationwide Dealer NetworkRichfield, OH (PRWEB) April 23, 2013OEConnection LLC, the parts e-commerce technology leader for original equipment manufacturers ... [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Canada, Chrysler Canada Inc, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Canada, MOPAR

First reported Jan 14 2013 - Updated Jan 15 2013 - 2 reports

Too soon to estimate Camaro impact on Oshawa plant, GM Canada head says

OTTAWA — It is too soon to say how many, if any, jobs will be lost due to a shift in production of the new Camaro in 2015 from Oshawa, Ont., to a factory in Michigan, General Motors Canada president Kevin Williams said Tuesday. Williams, speaking in ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - Jan 15 2013]

Entities: Oshawa (Canada), Chevrolet Camaro, Kevin Williams, General Motors Company, General Motors Canada

First reported Dec 19 2012 - Updated Dec 20 2012 - 2 reports

UPDATE 3-GM to produce next-generation Camaro in Michigan

Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:30pm EST * Current-generation Camaro output to stay in Canada * GM to consolidate rear-wheel-drive assembly in Lansing * No word on how move will affect jobs in Oshawa, Canada * GM Canada, union signed new labor contract ... [Published AdBanks.net - Dec 19 2012]

Entities: Chevrolet Camaro, Oshawa (Canada), General Motors Company

Quotes

Mr. Priestner further commented: "We would like to thank Chrysler Canada for their continued support. The Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram brands have been exceptional partners of AutoCanada since inception and have been integral to our success. We are very proud to strengthen our partnership with Chrysler Canada and share in the continued growth and success of its brands."

AutoCanada arranges $102.5-million financing [Published Stockwatch - May 13 2013]

"We're optimistic for the remainder of 2013 as we continue with our aggressive launch plans."

Big jump in light truck sales helps push auto sales higher in April [Published Metalworking Production Purchasing Magazine - May 08 2013]

"Once the issue was called to our attention, GM immediately removed the offensive content from the commercial" said Roberts

GM withdraws ad that offended Chinese [Published South Africa Star - May 02 2013]

...matter like the lyrics, especially in such a culturally sensitive zone, people will hear it whether the creator meant it or not will not matter. "Which is why advertisers need to be overly sensitive with these things, especially given the tight political environment between America and China.” "Once the issue was called to our attention, GM immediately removed the offensive content from the commercial," GM Canada communications director Faye Roberts told the SCMP."

GM 'there's no excuse for insensitivity' [Published Marketing-interactive.com - May 02 2013]

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GM 'there's no excuse for insensitivity' [Published Marketing-interactive.com - May 02 2013]
GM pulls racist ad [Published CarsGuide - May 02 2013]
'Ching-chong, chop-suey': General Motors pulls ... [Published New York Daily News - May 01 2013]
Ford and Chrysler post higher Canadian sales th... [Published News 1130 - May 01 2013]
Trucks drive sales for Ford, Chrysler in Canada [Published Hamilton Spectator - May 01 2013]
General Motors withdraws 'offensive' Chinese ad... [Published China Post - May 01 2013]
Ford and Chrysler post gains in April [Published MSN Money Canada - May 01 2013]
GM Canada Sales Up 19 Percent-Best April in Fou... [Published Market Wire - May 01 2013]
GM Canada Sales Up 19 Percent-Best April in Fou... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 01 2013]
GM Is Editing a 'Chop Suey' Car Ad Based on How... [Published The Atlantic Wire - May 01 2013]
GM pulls 'racist' chop suey China ad [Published NEWS.com.au - May 01 2013]
General Motors pulls 'offensive' China ad: report [Published Yahoo Philippines News - May 01 2013]
GM pulls 'offensive' China ad [Published New Straits Times - May 01 2013]
Impala hushes up the competition [Published Autonet.ca - Apr 30 2013]
Air France-KLM choose Bleublancrouge [Published Strategy Magazine - Apr 29 2013]
Media Invitation - Minister Reza Moridi to open... [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]
Chrysler Canada third OEM to join OEConnection’... [Published Collision Repair Magazine - Apr 23 2013]
More » OEConnection® Announces Expansion of Col... [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 23 2013]
Barrie man picks up his new vehicle at Paul Sad... [Published Barrie Examiner - Apr 18 2013]
Terrain aiming for top with Denali [Published Autonet.ca - Apr 17 2013]
CAW, GM suspend contract talks [Published Driving.ca - Apr 17 2013]
CCCA handed out five awards [Published Canadian Bar Association - Apr 16 2013]
Bargain hard on 2013 cars while dealers wait fo... [Published Globe and Mail - Apr 13 2013]
CCCA announces award winners [Published Financial Post \| Business » Legal Post - Apr 10 2013]

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CCCA announces award winners [Published Financial Post \| Business » Legal Post - Apr 10 2013] The Canadian Bar Association’s Canadian Corporate Counsel Association has announced its 2013 CCCA Awards winners. They include Brian Armstrong, formerly of Bruce Power; Investors Group; GM Canada’s Heather Innes; Robert V.A. Jones and Derek C. Hayes, ...
CARMAKERS NEWS * USA [Published Trucks World News - Mar 20 2013] * New York - Hedge funds, old GM fail to settle lawsuit. Trust seeks to unravel deal negotiated in 2009 bankruptcy NY,USA - Bloomberg News/The Detroit News, by Tiffany Kary -20 March 2013: -- Elliott International LP and a unit of Fortress ...
Report: GM may face $918-million loss due to su... [Published Autoblog - Jan 04 2013] Filed under: Government/Legal , GM , Earnings/Financials General Motors may see a loss of $918 million should a bankruptcy judge rule certain hedge funds were favored over other investors during the automaker's 2009 restructuring. A trust representing ...
UPDATE 3-GM to produce next-generation Camaro i... [Published AdBanks.net - Dec 19 2012] Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:30pm EST * Current-generation Camaro output to stay in Canada * GM to consolidate rear-wheel-drive assembly in Lansing * No word on how move will affect jobs in Oshawa, Canada * GM Canada, union signed new labor contract ...
GM shifts some auto production to U.S. from Canada [Published Business - cleveland.com - Dec 19 2012] GM Canada said a statement Wednesday that "lower capital investment and improved production efficiencies were key factors" in the move. ...

Press Releases

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GM Canada Sales Up 19 Percent-Best April in Fou... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 01 2013]
GM Canada Announces $250 Million Investment for... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 08 2013]