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Do Ed Whitacre and General Motors “get” cars?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The short answer is no. Whitacre has self-admittedly stated he's not a car guy. What Whitacre does know is mergers and acquisitions. Aside from figuring out how to deal with Saab, it doesn't look like GM really needs to be buying up companies. Ed is a numbers guy and if that makes you a bit nervous, it probably should. GM's other "numbers guy" was Rick Wagoner.

Ferrari’s Chairman discovers the California is no good in sand

Monday, November 16, 2009

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Luca di Montezemolo, the Chairman of Ferrari, gets a tad confused while driving a new California during an autoshow in Valencia, steering directly into a sand trap. Oh Luca, you silly goose!

GM press briefing at 10am today- Watch it live here!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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General Motors CEO, Fritz Henderson is scheduled to hold a press briefing to discuss his appointment, announcements made by President Obama, and aid to the auto industry today at 10am. We've got the live stream for you to check out.