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That sound you heard from Detroit this morning was the other shoe dropping, loudly, at Opel. General Motors announced that Karl-Friedrich Stracke stepped down from his positions as GM Europe president Opel/Vauxhall CEO.

General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO says.

The U.S. economy is on increasingly unsteady footing, hurt by stubbornly high unemployment and volatile oil prices, the head of General Motors Co told reporters on Tuesday.

The annual package includes $1.7 million in salary and a mix of stock, some part of a long-term incentive plan.

Ed Whitacre will be replaced by The Carlyle Group's Daniel Akerson on September first.

General Motors Co has begun to work on the U.S. regulatory filing needed for an initial public offering but does not expect to have that ready in the next two weeks, Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said on Thursday.

General Motors chairman and chief executive, Ed Whitacre, Jr. will receive a compensation package worth $9 million, the automaker said Friday.

Edward E. Whitacre Jr., G.M.’s new chief executive, assigned numerous executives to new roles as he looked to strengthen the carmaker’s revival effort.

Fritz Henderson leaves government-owned automaker just months after his predecessor was forced to resign by a White House task force.

Former General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will retire Aug. 1 with a benefit package the automaker valued at more than $10 million.