GM nominates UAW VP Joe Ashton to Board of Directors; Steve Girsky nominated to remain a Director

General Motors Co. filed the proxy statement for its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and announced the nomination of UAW Vice-President Joe Ashtonto its Board of Directors.

Ashton, designated for nomination

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Dan Akerson to retire in January 2014, Mary Barra to become next GM CEO; more senior changes too

General Motors announced that Dan Akerson, who guided today's GM to record profits and dramatic improvement in vehicle quality while closing the chapter on government ownership in the company, will step down as Chairman and CEO on January 15, 2014.

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Opel/Vauxhall announces senior management changes

Tina Muller (44) has been appointed Member of the Board of Management, responsible for Brand Management, and Chief Marketing Officer at Opel/Vauxhall, effective August 1, 2013. With the newly created board function, Opel/Vauxhall underscores the importance of

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Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann new Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Management Board, GM Europe President and GM Vice-President

The Opel Supervisory Board named Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann Chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013. In addition, GM appointed Dr. Neumann President of GM Europe and GM Vice-President. He will become a member of GM's Executive

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Duncan Aldred appointed Acting Opel/Vauxhall Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales

Alfred E. Rieck (56), a member of the Opel Management Board responsible for sales, marketing and aftersales, has resigned from his position. Duncan Aldred (43), currently Chairman and Managing Director, Vauxhall Motors, was named Acting Opel/Vauxhall Vice-

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First Vauxhall Adam rolls-off Eisenach production line

Vauxhall and sister company Opel celebrated the official start of Adam production at its plant in Eisenach, Germany. Steve Girsky, GM's Vice-Chairman and GM Europe's President, declared that the first Adam off the line marked a 'new era' for Vauxhall/Opel.

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British Ambassador chooses Ampera-feel for Christmas

Britain's Ambassador in Berlin, this Christmas, will be able to slide silently through town in his new electric vehicle, the Ampera.

Sir Simon McDonald received the keys to his new Ampera in a hand-over ceremony from Steve Girsky, Vice-Chairman General Motors

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