GM Leading Discount Spending in the US
3 Mar 2011, 12:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Incentives have always been a big part of how carmakers do business in the US, as a substantial consumer market makes competition between companies greater than on other markets. It appears that dis...
US Auto Sales Jumped in February
2 Mar 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last month, US auto sales showed solid growth, despite rising fuel prices that could end up pulling the brakes on the battered but not beaten recovery. Total industry sales rose 27 percent last mont...
GM Donates World Expo Pavilion
1 Mar 2011, 06:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most appreciated presences at the World Expo last year, the joint American-Chinese pavilion operated by auto makers GM and SAIC will get the chance to enter the history book. GM announced...
Holden Donates $200,000 to Christchurch
28 Feb 2011, 18:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Christchurch, the New Zealand city that has been brought down to its knees on February 22 by a devastating earthquake, will receive a much-needed support from Holden, GM's Australian arm. T...
Automakers Say Recalled Rental Cars Go Unrepaired
26 Feb 2011, 23:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / According to a recent Detroit News article, a number of auto officials from two US carmakers told federal regulators that tens of thousands of recalled rental cars sit unrepaired for months or even ...
OnStar Breaks 200,000 Clients Mark in China
25 Feb 2011, 16:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM, and every other business it operates seems to be feeling very comfortable in China, where not only its cars, but its services too seem to be very appreciated. OnStar, the GM division in charge w...
Robonaut 2 Reaches the Space Station
25 Feb 2011, 15:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first humanoid robot to have blasted into outer space made history a few hours ago, reaching the International Space Station (ISS) aboard space shuttle Discovery. The moment, which comes after s...
Toyota Planning New Brand for China
25 Feb 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like some other brands in the industry, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is planning to create an entirely new brand that will be in charge with building and selling small cars in China. After Gene...
General Motors Profitable in First Year as New Company
24 Feb 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors died and rose from its own ashes to finally become a profitable company in calendar year 2010. Because yes, the US-based giant has posted a profit in the year which ended December 31,...
GMC Granite Production Has Been Confirmed
23 Feb 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At last year’s 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, GM decided to take one of its key brands into a completely new direction with the GMC Granite Concept, a vehicle that com...
India Won't Get GM's Opel
23 Feb 2011, 13:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel almost got a new owner back in 2009 when General Motors launched a major cost-cutting revival plan but time has passed by and the German brand is back in the business. Opel will now be launched...
Ford's Dealerships Now Outnumber Chevrolet's
23 Feb 2011, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Ford outsold Chevrolet by 160,000 cars, but that's not the only area where the Blue Oval managed an overtake. According to WardAuto, despite the fact that a total of 62 dealerships w...
GM Planning to Increase Accessories Sales
22 Feb 2011, 14:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems that the US automotive big guns are paying increased attention to their accessories business. After Chrysler’s Mopar (the company’s parts and accessories division) recently anno...
GM, Chrysler Sitting Out 2011 Tokyo Auto Show
21 Feb 2011, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors and Chrysler Group LLC have both decided they won’t show up at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show (scheduled to take place in December) skipping the major event for a second str...
Chevrolet Cruze Awarded 2011 Canadian Car of the Year
18 Feb 2011, 08:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A panel of judges from the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) named the Chevrolet Cruze as the “2011 Canadian Car of the Year” during an award ceremony which took place ...
Local Heroes to Be Rewarded by GM
17 Feb 2011, 06:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The corporate responsibility is one of the most important aspects of GM's business these days. Throughout the past year, the car maker, indebted to the American tax payer, has tried to impress ...
GMC Acadia Could Be Cut from Production
16 Feb 2011, 15:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With a lineup that includes the Terrain, the Yukon and the Denali, GMC has a lot of SUVs and crossovers on offer. Too many perhaps, as the GMC Acadia could be dropped from production, just like its ...
GM Reveals Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
16 Feb 2011, 15:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the greatest men in American history, Martin Luther King, Jr., will soon get another recognition of his merits in shaping the modern world, after the National Memorial dedicated to him will b...
GM EN-Vs Enter the London Design Museum
15 Feb 2011, 21:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GM is willing to make the most out of its EN-V (Electric Networked Vehicle) concepts, with the vehicles being showcased one event after another. This week, the scale models of the EN-Vs will be disp...
2011 Buick Enclave - GM's Family Hauler That Steals Buyers from Competition
15 Feb 2011, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2011 Buick Enclave is an appealing product among those who're looking for family haulers and, what's more important is that it even manages to steal buyers from other non-GM brands. Ev...