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The Renault-Nissan alliance has hired Jim Press, former head of Toyota’s U.S. unit, as a consultant for the group’s global sales and marketing.

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General Motors Co. today named two former ATandT executives to head its government relations activities. John Montford will be a senior adviser to GM Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr., who formerly headed ATandT.

Tags: Adviser, Ed Whitacre, Ed Whitacre Jr., General Motors, General Motors Co., Gm, Government Relations Activities, John Montford, Lobbyists, Montford

Veteran automotive analyst Maryann Keller has joined the New York-based Casesa Shapiro Group as a senior adviser.

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Susan Docherty, General Motors Co.’

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Susan Docherty, General Motors Co.’s sales chief, gets an expanded role for marketing and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz becomes an adviser on product development as part of the automaker’s latest management shake-up.

Tags: Adviser, Automaker, Bob Lutz, Chairman Bob, General Motors, General Motors Co., Gm, Marketing, S Sales, Susan Docherty, Vice Chairman

AlixPartners L.L.P., the corporate advisory firm guiding General Motors’ bankruptcy restructuring, was paid nearly $40 million before the automaker’s June 1 Chapter 11 filing and stands to earn more than $13 million as the process continues.

Tags: Adviser, AlixPartners LLP, Automaker, Bankruptcy, Chapter 11, Corporate Advisory Firm, General Motors, Gm, Restructuring, USD

General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says he expects to continue as a part-time adviser to GM after retiring at year’s end. Lutz, 77, is serving as a senior adviser for the remainder of the year, focusing on product development and design.

Tags: Adviser, Bob Lutz, Chairman Bob, General Motors, Gm, Gm Motors, Gm Part, Part Time, Remainder, Time General, Vice Chairman

A looming General Motors bankruptcy won’t deter bondholders from pressing ahead with demands for more favorable treatment in the automaker’s restructuring, an adviser for the creditors said.

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A looming General Motors bankruptcy won’t deter bondholders from pressing ahead with demands for more favorable treatment in the automaker’s restructuring, an adviser for the creditors said.

Tags: Adviser, Ahead, Automaker, Bankruptcy, Bondholders, Creditors, Favorable Treatment, General Motors, Gm, Restructuring

A group studying Saturn’s possible spin-off from General Motors has been approached by GM competitors, including foreign manufacturers, about selling their cars under the Saturn brand, an adviser says.

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A group studying Saturn’s possible spin-off from General Motors has been approached by GM competitors, including foreign manufacturers, about selling their cars under the Saturn brand, an adviser says.

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A group studying Saturn’s possible spin-off from General Motors has been approached by GM competitors, including foreign manufacturers, about selling their cars under the Saturn brand, an adviser says.

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The White House today made official the appointment of financier Steve Rattner as a special adviser in the Treasury Department on automotive issues.

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A top adviser to President Barack Obama today left open the possibility that bankruptcy could be the method by which an automaker restructures in order to be eligible for federal aid.

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Dealers and analysts sound off on Bob Lutz’s decision to leave General Motors after almost eight years as its product development chief. GM announced today that Lutz, 76, will become an adviser on April 1and retire by year end.

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Steve Girsky, a former Wall Street analyst and General Motors adviser, is a leading candidate to help oversee federal loans to automakers, The Detroit News reported today.

Tags: Adviser, Auto Post, Automakers, Detroit News, Federal Loans, General Motors, Gm, Gm Auto, Steve Girsky, The Detroit News, Wall Street, Wall Street Analyst

Tim Sunburg could see that things were coming undone at Denny Hecker Automotive Group back in mid-October. Sunburg, a service adviser at Hecker’s Ford dealership in Monticello, Minn.

Tags: Adviser, Automotive Group, Denny Hecker, Denny Hecker Automotive Group, Ford, Ford Dealership, Hecker, Minnesota, Monticello, Tailspin, Tim Sunburg