2015 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, announces the formation of Tesla Energy, a producer of large batteries for storage of generated renewable energy in homes and businesses 2014 Event General Motors (GM) issues its 71st recall this year, affecting over 500,000 Cadillac SUVs, Saab SUVs and Chevy Spark cars that may have defective or loose parts; GM is also halting sales of GMC Canyons and Chevy Colorados due to air bag concerns 2014 Event General Motors announces the recall of almost 3.4 additional vehicles for safety issues, bringing the current year recall total to almost 6 million; GM CEO Mary Barra has been keeping the U.S. Congress informed of the company's corrective actions 2014 Event Tesla Motors announces that it will make hundreds of patents for its Model S electric cars open source; the company's founder, Elon Musk, seeks to encourage development of the electric car market 2014 Event General Motors announces an additional recall of 2.4 million vehicles as a proactive measure against discovery of further safety defects; in 2014 to date, the company has recalled over 13 million vehicles for safety issues 2014 Event AT&T adds an unnamed automaker to its list of car manufacturers using the company's wireless service for mobile connectivity on the road; current customers include Volvo, Tesla and General Motors 2014 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, Inc., announces that the company will begin selling its luxury electric cars in China this month 2013 Event U.S. automaker General Motors appoints Mary Barra CEO; she becomes the first female to become CEO of an automative company 2010 Event Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors is rejected by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 1995 Event 1st NBA game at General Motors Place, Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98 in OT 1993 Event General Motors sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires 1992 Event Dateline NBC airs a demonstration show General Motors trucks, blowing up on impact, later revealed NBC rigged test 1991 Event General Motors announces closing of 21 plants 1991 Event General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion 1989 Event Tina Barrett wins LPGA Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State Golf Open 1987 Event Chrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion 1981 Event Roger Smith becomes CEO of General Motors 1979 Event NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M 1977 Event General Motors introduces 1st U.S. diesel auto (Oldsmobile 88) 1966 Birthday Tina Barrett, Balt, LPGA golfer, 1989 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State 1962 Death Harlow H Curtice, President of General Motors (1953-8), dies at 69 1959 Birthday Patty Jordan, Buffalo, New York, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean 1955 Event Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor 1952 Event Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette 1951 Event British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge 1950 Event General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record) 1945 Event General Motors workers go on strike 1937 Event 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, Michigan ends 1929 Event General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel 1928 Birthday Donald E. Petersen, Minnesota, executive, Ford Motors 1927 Event Pastor of Have begins blessing of motorcars/motors 1926 Event James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1925 Birthday Roger Smith, CEO, General Motors 1908 Event Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp 1908 Event William Crapo Durant incorporates General Motors in Janesville Wisc 1903 Event Ford Motors incorporates 1897 Event Oldsmobile begins operation as a General Motors Corp division 1893 Birthday Harlow H Curtice, President of General Motors, 1953-8 1890 Birthday Charles Wilson, President of General Motors, 1940 - 1953, Secretary of Defense, 1953 - 1957 1879 Event Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia
