Fritz Henderson

Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials This is one of the trickier press releases we’ve ever had to parse, but here goes. Despite losing $1.15 billion in the third quarter of 2009, General Motors sees this as a “solid foundation.” GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson continues, “With a healthier balance sheet and a competitive cost structure, our focus is on driving top line performance. We’ll achieve that by winning … Read the whole story at : Autoblog Topics: newgm , generalmotors , fritzhenderson , fritz-henderson Read Full Story

Good morning Mr. Henderson — Big day for you, no question. My best wishes go out to you on Day One running the new General Motors. Clean slate, pretty much, except for those legacy issues that might hold you back. A culture of poor vision, poor design, poor assembly, poor service. That’s a lot to change all at once, but you’ll need to do it. At your press conference you said the new GM would be bringing to the market, among other things, great design. That really struck me. I wondered what your process would be for inspiring, creating and recognizing great design. And ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Government /Legal , GM , Earnings/Financials Fritz Henderson went to Washington to have a word the folks who wrote the $50 billion check to keep General Motors alive. While there, he answered a few questions put forth from The Washington Post about that investment and the “new” company created with it. His answers are sound, but qualified and a bit vague - that’s to be expected, since the economic storm isn’t … Read the whole story at : Autoblog Topics: fritz-henderson , image , government Read Full Story

General Motors' newly appointed President and CEO Fritz Henderson had a live chat with online users on the company's Fastlane Blog on Monday morning. While Henderson didn't make any revelations during the 30 minute webchat, he did answer a couple of interesting questions such as why GM is forced to proceed with the sale of Opel and the reasons behind the decision to keep GMC as one of the company's core brands. Hit the jump to check out the entire conversation. Read Full Story

General Motors is in the middle of a massive restructuring, and if it manages to escape catastrophe without going belly-up, good news could be in store for the Chevy brand. GM CEO Fritz Henderson told AutoWeek that the bowtie will emerge as the big winner in two years, with great quality and plenty of new product. The 2011 model year will (assuming there are no changes to the product calendar -- something that's hardly guaranteed) bring a variety of fuel-efficient vehicles to the Chevy brand with the arrival of the Cruze, Spark, Volt, and Orlando. The Volt, with its purported extended-range electric capability, will ... Read Full Story