companies all vying for their consumer attention. so many will be asking, how does gm europe, how are you going to stand out in what is a pretty crowded marketplace? we re all for consumer choice. what we have is a compelling offering that we think differs greatly from what is currently available right now to consumers in europe. take a step back, and i look at the electric vehicle offerings right now. they all look pretty similar. they re all pretty beige. what we have from the cadillac portfolio is bold. it s an opportunity for a customer to extend their personality to the vehicle that they re driving, and it brings with it these advancements in technology and innovation that they re going to enjoy. and so we say that the cadillac lyriq is a bold choice because it expresses who the customer is, and it s for the customer who wants to be loud while being quiet
do you think that gm europe all electric will be more successful than gm all electric in the us, just because of geography and size? i m not going to compare the two in terms of which will be more successful. i do think they re at different points in their electrification journey. i think they re at different points in their electrification journey from a customer acceptance perspective, as well as an infrastructure perspective, and so it s difficult to compare them when they re in different stages. but i m fully confident in gm s electric vehicle journey and fully committed to our vision of zero congestion, zero crashes and zero emissions. and i do believe we ll be successful both in europe and in north america. well, jaclyn mcquaid, president of gm europe, great to have you on the show. good luck with everything, and we ll check in with you soon. sounds great, thanks so much. well, that s it for this week s show. i hope you enjoyed it. don t forget you can keep up with the latest on
so the question is, jaclyn, are you confident that the move to be all electric in the region is the right one? we are, we re very confident. we re in a really interesting place, i would say, right now in europe. we have consumer interest in electric vehicle at an all time high and growing. we have governments all around europe that are really interested in this technology and helping to advance this technology. and then we at general motors have a very compelling electric vehicle portfolio. and so we ve got this intersection of these three dynamics right now that makes this an optimal time for us to bring cadillac s all electric vehicle portfolio to europe. and as we know, europe, it has a very competitive electric car market, scandinavian models, as well as chinese and us companies all vying for their consumer attention. so many will be asking, how does gm europe, how are you going to stand out
Continental Tyre SA has appointed Olaf Kreis as its new plant manager for its Gqeberha-based operations, which is the German company’s only tyre manufacturing plant in Africa.
Who you gonna call? The Opel-Vauxhall new pan-European Customer Contact Centre. If you need it.
What began in March, the two brands opened a new call center in Luton, England to serve customers in 33 countries from the United Kingdom to Russia. Services include advice about vehicle diagnosis, field reports and order tracking.
“This is a fantastic move for our business. Having a multi-lingual, cutting-edge team working within hi-tech facilities, will empower staff to focus on operational excellence,” said Vauxhall Chairman and Managing Director Rory Harvey, in a press release.
This is part of GM’s multi-million dollar investment in hopes of “creating customers for life.” The new fancy center is also said to handle an average of 750,000 calls annually.