Wagoner now driving Volt mule to Congress
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet, GM, Earnings/Financials Click above for our high-res 2011 Chevrolet Volt gallery General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will be taking...
View ArticleWagoner arrives for Senate hearing in Volt mule
Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, Ford, GMGeneral Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has arrived in Washington to deliver testimony at Senate hearings scheduled for today and tomorrow, and as we reported...
View ArticleOne down, one to go: Detroit 3 CEOs begin House testimony
Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, Ford, GMHaving watched each of the Detroit 3 CEOs take tough questions from the Senate Banking Committee for six hours yesterday, we've returned to the couch...
View ArticleChris Dodd says Wagoner should "move on"
Filed under: Government/Legal, GMHe may have gotten his money, but it looks like General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner didn't make any friends in Washington during the process. Over the weekend, Senator...
View ArticleBob Lutz would fall on sword for Wagoner
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GMBob Lutz has been eerily silent of late. One would expect the Vice Chairman of General Motors might have something to say about the recent trips taken by GM,...
View ArticleWould Ghosn be the best choice to lead GM?
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Nissan, Renault, FiatCalls for the replacement of Rick Wagoner at General Motors raise an intriguing question: who would be the best choice...
View ArticleIronic or appropriate? Wagoner up for "Michiganian of the Year"
Filed under: Etc., GMDepending on your point of view, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner could either be considered a Godsend or a pariah that represents all that's currently wrong with the country. Of...
View ArticleGM gets its $4 billion, Chrysler still waiting
Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM, Earnings/FinancialsOn Monday, December 29, Chrysler and General Motors were supposed to get the first installments of its allotted funds from the $17.4...
View ArticleWagoner: Gas tax hike is "worthy of consideration"
Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Green, GMCount General Motors' CEO Rick Wagoner as one proponent for a raise in the federal gas tax. While the idea seems like political suicide for any...
View ArticleBREAKING: GM CEO Wagoner out at Obama's request
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GMTom Krisher of the Associated Press reports that General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will step down from his post immediately, based on information...
View ArticleWagoner retirement package worth $20.2 million
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Earnings/FinancialsNow that Rick Wagoner is out of a job, he's eligible to start receiving retirement benefits from his former employer of 32...
View ArticleAutoline on Autoblog with John McElroy
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Autoline on AutoblogWHY OBAMA AXED WAGONER Rick Wagoner is no longer CEO of General Motors for two reasons. First, he failed to come up with a plan that...
View ArticleMichael Moore: "The Commander in Chief of the Free World is now Mr. Goodwrench"
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, GM, CelebritiesMichael Moore, long a critic of General Motors, is calling Rick Wagoner's ousting a "superhero move" from President Obama, one that puts corporate...
View ArticleREPORT: Bill Ford, Jr. "shocked" at Wagoner's ousting
Filed under: Etc., Government/LegalBill Ford, Jr., executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company, admits he was surprised at former General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner being asked to step down by the Obama...
View ArticleREPORT: GM cutting executive pensions, ex-CEO Wagoner to get pinched the most
Filed under: Trends, Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/FinancialsWith General Motors in bankruptcy, it was only a matter of time before pensions came under scrutiny. The Detroit News is reporting that GM...
View ArticleREPORT: Wagoner gets $8.2M severance + $74,030 annually w/benefits... for life
Filed under: GM, Earnings/FinancialsWhen Rick Wagoner was forced out of his position as the CEO of General Motors last March, he left with a severance plan that included $22 million paid out over the...
View ArticleRattner recounts auto bailout, was "shocked" and "stunned" at condition of...
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chrysler, GM Steve Rattner is a man we admire but do not envy. Rattner, a former Wall Street banking type with zero experience in the automotive...
View ArticleReport: GM adding extra shift at Lordstown to meet expected Cruze demand *UPDATE
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Chevrolet, GM 2011 Chevrolet Cruze - Click above for high-res image gallery It looks like General Motors is going to announce that Lordstown will be...
View ArticleRick Wagoner lands a seat on Washington Post board
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM Wondering what has come of Rick Wagoner since he was jettisoned from General Motors prior to the company's historic bankruptcy? The former Duke basketball...
View ArticleWagoner keeping busy, elected to aluminum recycler's board
Filed under: Etc. We can't be sure if he plays the Matthew Wilder original or P. Diddy's version, but we imagine Rick Wagoner waking up every morning to "Ain't nobody gonna break my stride, ain't...
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