DETROIT, July 8 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. ( NYSE:BGM ) may cull certain overlapping vehicle brands from its product line as it swings over to more fuel-efficient vehicles, a U.S. source said.

The source said GM could sell or eliminate a brand, but the company repeated its assertion that the Hummer is the brand only currently being reviewed, The Detroit News reported.

Company spokesman Tom Wilkinson said the company could take steps to cut "structural costs" or sell "non-core assets."

"In addition, we will consider opportunistically executing financing transactions in the... // United Press International

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 4 (UPI) -- The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has caused UBS to face numerous credit losses, the Swiss banking group said Friday.

The global financial services company confirmed that its losses from the economic troubles in the United States were growing in the form of additional write-downs. Analysts told the Financial Times such losses could total as much as $7.2 billion.

The banking group said while its losses in investment banking have renewed, it enjoyed... // istockAnalyst.com

A mini-car designed by the General Motors Corp. for Asia and Latin America may soon be available in U.S. showrooms, a company spokesman says.

GM spokesman Dee Allen said the automobile giant was reviewing its current sales plan in the United States following new demands in the domestic auto market because of soaring gasoline prices, The Detroit News said Friday.

"Everything is under review," Allen said. "Obviously, the market has been changing rather rapidly."

General Motors already used a 2007 New York... // istockAnalyst.com

GM spokesman Dee Allen said the automobile giant was reviewing its current sales plan in the United States following new demands in the domestic auto market because of soaring gasoline prices, The Detroit News said Friday.

Everything is under review, Allen said. Obviously, the market has been changing rather rapidly.

General Motors already used a 2007 New York auto show to unveil its new two-door hatchback, the 11 and a half feet long... // Post Chronicle

DETROIT, July 4 (UPI) -- A mini-car designed by the General Motors ( NYSE:BGM ) Corp. for Asia and Latin America may soon be available in U.S. showrooms, a company spokesman says.

GM spokesman Dee Allen said the automobile giant was reviewing its current sales plan in the United States following new demands in the domestic auto market because of soaring gasoline prices, The Detroit News said Friday.

"Everything is under review," Allen said. "Obviously, the market has been changing rather rapidly."

General Motors already used... // United Press International