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• Holden's cat out of bag - SS off to America.

  - 2007-01-08

  Byline: Joshua Dowling Jan 08, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian car manufacturer GM Holden has announced at the Detroit Motor Show in the US that it will export its flagship model to that market. Originally not to be...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, MARKETING, Pontiac, Strategy

• Insurance industry gives improved marks to new cars

  - 2005-04-11

  WASHINGTON -- The 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6, Saturn Relay and Buick Terraza, newly redesigned General Motors Corp. minivan models, offer better protection for occupants than do earlier versions, according to the results of crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. The Uplander and its three corporate...

  Tags: car, Chevrolet, General Motors Corp., institute, insurance, minivan, pickup, Pontiac, Strategy

• Good design has it made.(Brief Article)

  - 2004-10-17

  Oct 17, 2004 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) In 2002-03, Australian automobile manufacturer Holden spent $A227 million on research and development. Design has been a major component of the spending. Holden designed the Monaro model. Its parent, General Motors, sells the...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Leadership, Manufacturing, Pontiac, Strategy

• Muscling in on a classic.

  - 2003-01-08

  Jan 08, 2003 (The Advertiser - ABIX via COMTEX) The US Pontiac GTO sports car was more than showy transport, it was part of the zeitgeist for a generation. Thus it was fitting that the latest GTO was launched at the Los Angeles Motor Show...

  Tags: CAREER, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, Strategy

• Monaro exports avoids US union collision.

  - 2002-04-18

  Apr 18, 2002 The Sydney Morning Herald ABIX via COMTEX -- Fears of industrial action by the US United Automobile Workers Union receded after news that just 20,000 Holden cars would be imported. That compares with production of 17 million automobiles annually in the...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, Strategy

• Aussie classic turns red, white and blue.

  - 2002-03-28

  Mar 28, 2002 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- The General Motors vice-chairman, Bob Lutz, has confirmed that the new Holden Monaro coupe will be exported to the US. The Monaro will be assembled in Holden's Elizabeth plant in South Australia. The Monaro, which...

  Tags: Australia, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, Strategy

• Monaro brawn for US.

  - 2002-03-28

  Mar 28, 2002 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian-made Holden Monaro is to be exported to the US, home of its parent company. Bob Lutz, head of product development at General Motors in the US, announced on 25 March 2002, at the...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., MARKETING, Pontiac, Strategy

• Ute is on our side for now.

  - 2002-02-19

  Feb 20, 2002 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- General Motors chairman, Bob Lutz, has outlined his intention to export Australian Holden Monaros and utilities as a niche product. The models would be rebranded with the names of discontinued lines, the Pontiac GTO and...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Government, Pontiac, Regulations, Strategy

• Cybercritique: Pontiac drives winning strategy straight to target.(Brief Article)

  - 2000-08-14

  MARKETER: General Motors Corp.'s Pontiac MARKETER: General Motors Corp.'s Pontiac

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