Recently at the 77th Salon International de l'Auto Geneve (77th annual Geneva International Motor Show), Tekniikan Maailma magazine, one of the leading automotive publications in Finland named the 2007 Cadillac BLS 4-door compact sedan as the recipient of their Winter Car 2007 Award. Martti Merilinna, Chief Editor of Tekniikan Maailma handed the award to Cadillac General Manager Jim Taylor.

Last Tuesday, Bob Lutz, GM's product chief and Vice Chairman has set a target for the production of an all-electric car in 2010. However, there is a great concern regarding the development of the lithium-ion batteries since the automaker is not sure whether if it can be made safely and economically.

The largest automaker in the world is implementing massive changes that are not only designed to lower down costs but also to further enhance the efficiency of the company's management. And to start with, General Motors has announced last Friday in a federal filing that it will amend three sections of its company bylaws. The said amendments are expected to affect the range of directors authorized to serve on the board. There would also be a newly-implemented authorization for the board to establish an administrative committee that would take care of unique matters concerning the company.

In the news: the Shanghai subsidiary of General Motors, the Shanghai General Motors Co Ltd has recently introduced its latest generation of Chevrolet Epica. The new generation of Epica is designed to boost the brand as well as the firm's competitiveness in the mid-class car segment. The new generation Epica is equipped with a two liter D-Tec engine and will have a price ranging from 137,800 yuan ($17,794 USD) to 162,800 yuan offered in four configurations as announced by the company over the weekend.

Reports of profit coming from General Motors and Ford have become a rarity for the past few years. But GM would like to put an end to its "losing" tradition and said that it will report a profit for this week. The Detroit-based automaker and manufacturer of top-of-the-line GM heater cores has predicted a fourth quarter net profit after it has announced that there are errors in the company's accounting which caused the delay of its quarterly and full-year financial results.

Finally after all the delays, General Motors Corp. has announced that it is ready to release its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday. It should be noted that the automaker was suppose to report its fourth quarter results last January 30 but since it has to restate its earlier results it has requested for an extension.

There's lots of energy inside General Motors today and this renewed optimism is brought about by the recent report of profit which the company earned for the end of the fourth quarter of 2006. General Motors was also able to release some very good products and these made people to once again take notice of the automaker.

The sweeping transformation is an important part of GM's blueprint to build Cadillac into a truly global luxury brand that can compete with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and BMW in terms of size and price. Aside from using top-of-the-line auto parts such as GM wheel and others, the automaker has set a concrete plan on how to further enhance the quality of the Cadillac.

General Motors maker of quality GM parts has never really backed out from any challenge especially if it comes from Toyota Motor Corporation which as we all know is hot on the heels of the world's number 1 automaker. GM is planning to go head-to-head with ToMoCo in targeting fuel-conscious consumers. The world's number one automaker will sell the cheapest hybrid, the Saturn Aura on the US market, as announced by GM last Monday.

The critical time has arrived for General Motor's struggling Buick brand. With its boring image and years of declining market share, the automaker is working hard to pump up some life into its depreciating brand.