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Shanghai GM Achieves Early Returns on SAS Warranty Solution

Shanghai General Motors GM has a strong commitment to after-sales service and quality and is famous for its customer service, particularly the "Buick Care" after-sales brand. While production volumes have tripled over the past years, Shanghai GM needed a strong system to improve the efficiency of its warranty analysis cycle...

Tags: SAS Institute, Shanghai, General Motors Corp., SAS Warranty Analysis Solution

Case studies

Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Improves Productivity for Shanghai General Motors

Failing to react fast enough to changes in the market place is a dangerous proposition. Collecting data, analyzing market changes, adapting to consumer trends and making the right decisions are all important in corporate success. For Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd Shanghai GM, this means arming its marketing staff with...

Tags: Mobile, Intel Centrino, Shanghai, General Motors Corp., Intel Corp., Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, Processors, Marketing Research, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing

Case studies

Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Case Study: General Motors

There's a reason that the car Oprah Winfrey gave away to her stunned audience members in the fall of 2004 was a G6. The sport sedan is critical to General Motors initiative to revitalize its passenger car offerings. Aimed at a target audience ranging from 24 to 45 year olds,...

Tags: Mobile, General Motors Corp., Mobile Marketing, Sport Sedan, Advertising & Promotion, Camera Phones, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Case studies

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Microsoft's VP of Security and GM of Operations on Securing a Wireless Network

The presenters of this webcast will be updating customers on Microsoft's progress in improving security and offering insights into best practices Microsoft uses to secure its own wireless network. The attendee will get tips and advice about securing one's own wireless networks.

Tags: Security, Webcast, Network, Microsoft Corp., General Motors Corp., Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Webcasts

Shanghai General Motors Extends Traditional Voice Calls With IP Telephony to Improve Communications

Shanghai GM is one of the three top automobile makers in China and has manufacturing plants and offices in Shanghai, Shenyang and Yantai. The competition within the automotive industry in China is extremely intense, amidst a market environment that is changing rapidly. Each leap of productive efficiency in history generally...

Tags: Voice, IP Telephony, Shanghai, IP, General Motors Corp., Intel Corp., Company Wireless Network, Telephony, VOIP, Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Networking

Case studies

Photos: Green Cadillac

General Motors' CEO uses CES to unveil the Cadillac Provoq, a concept car that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and a lithium ion battery. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, cars, green, ge, TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, General Motors Corp., Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-10

ForestFreshFoods (widget)

Natural Foods made in the New Forest, Hampshire, United Kingdom from local produce without preservatives, without GM foodstuffs, and all the animals are raised without artificial feed or antibiotics and are free range. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Animal, General Motors Corp.

Software downloads 2007-07-06

GM Daewoo Lowered Costs and Slashed Six Months Off the Automobile Development Cycle by Boosting Productivity, Collaboration and Knowledge Re-Use With PLM

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. GM Daewoo manufactures vehicles, engines and transmissions at four facilities in Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam. GM Daewoo wanted to adapt to rapidly fluctuating market conditions and meet customer and regulatory environmental demands. The challenge was to compete in "Buyers'...

Tags: Collaboration, Knowledge, General Motors Corp., Product Development, Groupware, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Case studies 2007-01-01

GM DAEWOO: 20 Percent Cost Savings

This webcast shows how the HP Total Print Management solution not only provide cost savings and productivity improvements, but also help achieve a more balanced deployment and centralized management.

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., General Motors Corp., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Webcasts 2007-01-01

Picking Company Career Path GM vs Toyota Manufacturing vs Technical

I am trying to decide if I should stay with my Cooperative Education Employer GM in Manufacturing or take another offer from Toyota in Design Technical Career Path. I have MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechinical. I have over 3 years in work experiance with GM in Manufacturing...

Tags: juniperli@..., Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Corp., manufacturing

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

Comedy: "What if people bought cars like they buy computers?"

Found via reddit: Welcome to the General Motors Helpdesk, where automobile drivers call in with the same breed of complaints foisted upon the typical tech support guy at your favorite PC manufacturer no word on whether the GM assistant had a noticeable subcontinental accent. Here is but one of...

Tags: Accelerator, Customer, General Motors Corp., Computer, Helpline, Help Desk, Call Centers, Productivity, Manufacturing, It Operations, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-02-21

GM's next car model? You decide

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Tags: Sonja Thompson, General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-05

Photos: GM, Ford rev up NY auto show

As the car event kicks into gear, GM shows off some Chevrolet concept minicars, and Ford muscles its Flex.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., auto show, photograph, New York

Image galleries 2007-04-04

GM targets 2010 production for electric car

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Tags: General Motors Corp., Sonja Thompson, electric cars, news, cars, gm, off-topic

Discussion threads 2007-03-07

Images: GM's electric Volt

At Geneva auto show, product chief Bob Lutz says General Motors has set a 2010 target for production of all-electric car.

Tags: auto show, General Motors Corp.

Image galleries 2007-03-06

Can GM's Pontiac become cyber-groovy?

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Tags: Sonja Thompson, news, cars, web sites, off-topic, pontiac, General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Images: Not your father's Pontiac

Screenshots illustrate General Motors' aggressive, three-pronged approach toward branding Pontiac to Web-savvy customers.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Pontiac, branding, Web

Image galleries 2007-02-07

What a humm-dinger

The News.com story that caught my eye today was called "GM drives Hummer-branded laptop." (http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-10877_11-5844920.html) General Motors signed a deal with laptop/tablet PC-maker Itronix to create a laptop that reflected the spirit of GM's Hummer vehicles. Would you buy one for durability, or get it simply because it's trendy? Despite some sweet...

Tags: General Motors Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sonja Thompson

Blog posts 2005-08-31

Faylin's Dice Roller (exe)

An application designed to simulate the rolling of dice for pen and paper RPGs. It can simulate all 8 different diced used in roll playing games. You will provide up to 1000 dice rolls in one click. It is a very useful tool for the GM on the go and...

Tags: General Motors Corp., Faylin, Productivity, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-07-19

The complete TR Demotivator collection

Never challenge the GMI followed the link to the D&D posters, and fell in love with the one about not challenging the GM's authority. I DM/GM for a small group that has two serious rules-munchers. There are times I know they are more conversant wi

Tags: d&d, geekend, off-topic, rebeccaaward@..., dice, card, General Motors Corp., game, Dungeon Master

Discussion threads 2006-11-08