So long as TARP money is wrapped up in GM, the company will never shake its 'Government Motors' image. That label, as competitors and GM employees are keenly aware, is code for one thing: 'GM is a failure.'
I was brought in by the White House as GM's chairman in 2009, around the time of the bankruptcy, and became CEO later that year. As a company, we were grateful for the government's support. But as GM's financial health began to improve, I could detec...
We don't ever want IT to be the thing that holds GM back.
It's time to get the FDA to reverse its 1994 decision not to label GM foods.
GM is a highly collaborative organization; we rely on a whole tier of suppliers for everything that we do.
I was encouraged to hear that GM has made great progress on the hydrogen car.
As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.
We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.
If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars.
I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.
Imminent GM bankruptcy was always fiction, created by Wall Street and the media.
On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I 'step aside' as CEO of GM, and so I have.
I am honored to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture and take part in its reinvention.
My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment.
Honestly, I can't tell you what I what I would be doing if I wasn't chairman of GM, because this is all I've done.
I never would have believed as a candidate for the U.S. Senate that the U.S. government could buy GM without a hearing, with no vote, yes or no. There are billions and billions of dollars at stake here.
If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.
My friends call me 'George,' 'GM,' or 'Georgia.' But most people who know me from when I was little call me 'Georgia May.'
The Obama administration took rapid and decisive action to restructure GM and Chrysler. Within a fairly short period of time these companies were working effectively again.
If we take the president of GM, they'll make us pay to give him back." (said by a kidnapper)
I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City.
