Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the Forbes magazine list of the 400 richest Americans on Thursday as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg leapfrogged Apple's Steve Jobs in the rankings.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2012 - USA Today publisher Gannett Co. announced Thursday it was buying Belo Corp. and its 20 television stations for $2.2 billion, its latest step towards becoming a diversified multi-media company.
Chiba, Japan (AFP) Sept 19, 2013 - Gamers gathered Thursday for the start of the Tokyo Game Show, an annual extravaganza that this year will give punters their first real taste of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 17, 2013 - Games on tablets and smartphones are better, faster and more varied than ever, but the excitement surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4 - expected to attract big crowds at this week's Tokyo Game Show - proves consoles are here to stay, say observers.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 8, 2011 - US auto giant General Motors said Thursday its sales in China hit 205,885 units in August - a record for the month - up 13.4 percent from a year ago due to strong growth in passenger car purchases.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2017 - General Motors will recall more than 2.5 million vehicles in China over concerns about airbags made by troubled Japanese giant Takata, Chinese authorities said, dealing a blow to the US automaker in the world's largest car market.
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2017 - The General Motors unit developing autonomous vehicles said Monday it has begun rolling out the first mass producible self-driving cars that could be available once regulations allow.
New York (AFP) Sept 8, 2022 - General Motors unveiled an electric sport utility vehicle Thursday with a starting price tag of $30,000, positioning the model for consumers priced out of the growing segment.
Chicago (AFP) Sept 25, 2008 - General Motors announced plans Thursday to double its global production of more fuel-efficient small engines by 2011 with the help of a new engine plant in struggling Flint, Michigan.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 5, 2012 - General Motors' sales in China hit a record 220,996 vehicles in August, the US auto giant said Wednesday, despite an economic slowdown in the country with the world's largest car market.
New York (AFP) Sept 12, 2016 - As the US car boom begins to ebb, American auto giant General Motors is eyeing growth in China as an even more crucial component of its business.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 24, 2014 - US auto giant General Motors (GM) expects to sell a record number of cars in China - its biggest market - this year, an executive said Wednesday, despite an investigation of the sector over pricing policies.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 21, 2011 - General Motors said Wednesday China would be the world's fastest growing auto market over the next decade, as it unveiled its latest bid to give it a greater slice of the clean energy vehicle segment.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 - General Motors has signed an agreement with its Chinese partner to develop electric vehicles in China, the world's largest auto market, the two companies said Tuesday.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 2, 2009 - US auto giant General Motors, battling to bolster sales at home after emerging from bankruptcy, on Wednesday predicted its 2009 sales in China would rise by more than 40 percent year-on-year.
Seoul (AFP) Sept 22, 2009 - GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of US giant General Motors, said Tuesday it has launched a court action to prevent a Russian automaker from allegedly copying one of its cars.
