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Six Automakers Score 100 with HRC

Joseph LaMuraglia
9/2/2008 – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation just released its 2009 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and 6 of the 259 major U.S. businesses that scored a top rating of 100 percent are automotive manufacturers. Listed in alphabetical order they are: Chrysler, Ford, GM, Subaru, Toyota and VW. Subaru, in concert with their long-standing support of the LGBT community, is not surprising. Some might be taken back by the other companies on the list as well as those that didn’t achieve a perfect score. [...]

GM Plots a New Course–With Fewer Trucks

Joseph LaMuraglia
This morning’s announcements by General Motors hit its workforce and retirees hard, but among the bad news, the company is sending a message that it’s changing the way it does business–permanently. The way they did it? Confirming a slew of new products for the 2009 and 2010 model years, while admitting that the replacements for the current full-size pickups and big SUVs, like the Tahoe and Escalade, will have to wait until fuel prices come down. GM’s executive team said point-blank in this morning’s press conference that they don’t expect that to happen anytime soon–if ever. [...]

Speed Dating At Motor City Pride

Joseph LaMuraglia
The Detroit GLBT newspaper (Between the Lines), the GLBT community center (Affirmations), and General Motors’ GLBT employee resource group (GM PLUS) are playing matchmaker at Detroit’s Gay Pride celebration by getting in gear for a dating experience like no other with “Dating in the Fast Lane!” [...]

Chevrolet Volt – More than a Concept

Joseph LaMuraglia
I just returned from one of the most fascinating trips of my career to date – an in-depth briefing on the upcoming Chevrolet Volt by the team responsible for the vehicle. It was an interesting two days not only for the information and insight provided by the E-Flex team but also for the fact that the event occurred in the first place. [...]

Photos from Atlanta Pride!

Joseph LaMuraglia
Atlanta Pride has come and gone but the photos will last forever. If you had your photo taken in one of the Saturns, this is where you come to retrieve it. If you want to see some great photos of the event, click on the hot boy on the Saturn to see our slide show from Atlanta Pride festival. [...]