GENERAL MOTORS

General Motors Co plans to file its registration for an initial public offering during the week of August 16, just after the expected date for its second quarter results, according to two people with direct knowledge of the preparations.

A plan to maintain operations at a General Motors plant in eastern France was in doubt after a labor union refused to sign a deal on Friday to freeze salaries and cut working days.

China's Chery Automobile Co said on Friday it was unaware of a U.S. case of alleged theft of GM technology that had been linked to the Chinese firm.

General Motors Co plans to buy auto finance company AmeriCredit Corp for $3.5 billion in a cash deal financed by government bailout money and aimed at removing a major investor concern before a planned IPO.

The U.S. auto-leasing industry has likely lost $10.4 billion since 2005 because of overestimating resale values of vehicles leased

When Kelleher Motor Co. first opened for business in 1911, the average price of a home in the U.S. was $4,800, a stamp cost 2 cents and William Howard Taft was president.

More than 1,000 factory workers in eastern France agreed to a salary freeze and reduction in days owed as part of conditions imposed by General Motors Co GM.N to keep a car plant open.

The Obama administration may have acted hastily in demanding that General Motors Co and Chrysler accelerate the closing of dealerships to ensure their viability

General Motor's mini-vehicle venture in southern China unveiled its first car brand on Sunday as it aims at the fast-growing moderately priced segment of the car market.

General Motors Co said on Wednesday it will sell its Nexteer Automotive unit to a China government-backed group, as GM focuses on its core car business while the Chinese look to bolster their global competitiveness.

Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp sold 30 percent more vehicles in June compared with a year earlier, the second slowest monthly gain so far this year as demand in the world's largest auto market moderates after rapid expansion in 2009.

Toyota Motor Co's Canadian unit said on Monday its June sales were down 13.8 percent from a year earlier, while General Motors Co GM.ULsaid its Canadian sales rose 15.2 percent.

Dutch carmaker Spyker Cars used internal funding rather than external debt to pay General Motors the final $24 million purchase price for Sweden's Saab, ending concern over how it would foot the bill.

General Motors Co plans to file its nearly $20 billion initial public offering in mid-August, a source familiar with the situation said Friday, later than some expected as bankers work to help sort out the automaker's finances post-bankruptcy.

General Motors Co is in talks with banks to secure a $5 billion credit revolver as it prepares to file for an initial public offering of its stock this year, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday.

General Motors' first-half sales in China, the world's biggest auto market, exceeded sales in its home U.S. market for the first time, according to data released on Friday.

U.S. auto sales slipped in June from the previous month and major automakers said there was no sign of the second-half recovery the battered industry had expected at the start of the year.

Auto sales slipped in June from the previous month's pace and major automakers said there was no sign of the definitive second-half recovery that the battered industry had expected at the start of the year.

Global carmakers are braced for a slide in second half sales as scrappage schemes are phased out and cautious consumers pull back from big-ticket buys in the face of economic uncertainty.

General Motors Co reported a 10.7 percent rise in June U.S. sales, helped by strong demand for newly launched vehicles such as the Chevrolet Equinox crossover and a recovery in truck sales.

Global carmakers are braced for a slide in second half sales as scrappage schemes are phased out and cautious consumers pull back from big-ticket buys in the face of economic uncertainty.