General Motors CEO & Chairman Dan Akerson has an op-ed in yesterday's Detroit Free Press in response to the growing chorus of criticism of the company in general, and his leadership in particular. It is rather typical corporate PR, complete with a Teddy Roosevelt quote.
One line is odd, though. Akerson (or his flak) writes:
I believe our culture is our "secret weapon" and is on the way to being a true difference maker for us.
Submitted by Mark Modica on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 10:31
Three years into their forced marriage with GM, the American taxpayers have seen the value of their investment in GM deteriorate by approximately $24 billion, largely due to continuing European losses. Exposure in Europe has contributed to crushing the value of GM's stock due to its chaotic and failing Opel unit in Germany. While government, journalists and Wall Street sympathizers have given the Obama Administration and GM leadership an almost incomprehensible pass on this value destruction and massive loss (presumably due to the macro-economic nature of the crisis), it's time to call for the accountability that this new Board was supposedly going to deliver.
Submitted by Mark Modica on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 08:36
General Motors announced an increase in government purchases of 115% in July. This follows June's jump in government fleet sales of 79%. Just what's going on? GM has claimed that it is localities (mostly for police vehicles) and not federal purchases driving the increases, but aren't localities struggling with their budgets? Why do the nation's police forces all of a sudden need new vehicles? A little research uncovers that the Obama Administration is once again being generous with federal grants to localities to purchase new cars, with one of the primary end recipients of taxpayer money being GM.
Submitted by NLPC Staff on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 14:25
NLPC Associate Fellow Mark Modica says it is time to end tax credits and subsidies for electric vehicles. He is interviewed by Neil Cavuto on the Fox Business Network on Friday, January 6. Here's a transcript:
Submitted by Mark Modica on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 12:35
Information about General Motors' Chevy Volt surfaced last week that caused the blogosphere to light up. It seems that the much-hyped Volt is technically a hybrid vehicle as opposed to a true electric car since at certain acceleration points it relies on a gas powered engine to assist its electric powertrain. This comes after three years of GM touting the Volt as a "one of a kind, all-electrically driven vehicle." Sites such as Edmunds' Insideline.com proclaimed that "GM Lied: Chevy Volt is Not a True EV." There appears to be a disturbing picture developing at GM of a government owned corporation that is fostering a culture of deceit in order to generate public acceptance.
General Motors CEO & Chairman Dan Akerson has an 
Three years into their forced marriage with GM, the American taxpayers have seen the value of their investment in GM deteriorate by approximately $24 billion, largely due to continuing European losses. Exposure in Europe has contributed to crushing the value of GM's stock due to its chaotic and failing Opel unit in Germany. While government, journalists and Wall Street sympathizers have given the Obama Administration and GM leadership an almost incomprehensible pass on this value destruction and massive loss (presumably due to the macro-economic nature of the crisis), it's time to call for the accountability that this new Board was supposedly going to deliver. 
General Motors announced an increase in government purchases of 115% in July. This follows 
Information about General Motors' Chevy Volt surfaced last week that caused the blogosphere to light up. It seems that the much-hyped Volt is technically a hybrid vehicle as opposed to a true electric car since at certain acceleration points it relies on a gas powered engine to assist its electric powertrain. This comes after three years of GM touting the Volt as a "one of a kind, all-electrically driven vehicle." Sites such as 
