GM and Verizon Bring 4G, Skype and Video Chat in Passenger Cars
5 Jan 2011, 08:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the host of a revolutionary prototype presented by GM's OnStar in the Verizon Wireless booth. Using the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband networ...
2010 Was GM's Best Year in China
4 Jan 2011, 13:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors recorded in 2010 what could be easily considered its best year ever in China, as the US-based auto giant has set a new sales record, with domestic sales surpassing 2.3 million units. ...
General Motors India Sales Increased 59% in 2010
3 Jan 2011, 14:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors India has just announced an impressive 59 percent increase in sales for 2010, compared to the previous year. The automaker has managed to shift 110,804 units in the 2010 calendar year...
Cadillac SRX Turbo Killed
3 Jan 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was good while it lasted. At least, this is what some Cadillac SRX fans said when hearing that the turbocharged flavor of the SUV will be pushed out of production. Speculation regarding a potenti...
Carmakers Ready to Face China's End of Tax Incentives
29 Dec 2010, 11:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China remained on the top of the auto markets, even in the last couple of years when giants such as General Motors and Chrysler had to step under bankruptcy protection, and eventually became the num...
GM Stock Climbs the Price Ladder
29 Dec 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One year almost to the brink of destruction, another star of the Wall Street trading floor. This is how you can sum up American manufacturer GM, whose initial public offering made a month ago shortl...
2014 Chevy Silverado to Go on 500 lbs Diet
28 Dec 2010, 13:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new 2016 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards might be the biggest hurdle faced by the American pickup truck segment right now. In order to increase fuel efficiency figures, the US ca...
US Investigates GM's Saturn Ion for Steering Issue
28 Dec 2010, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although it's no longer an active company, Saturn is periodically brought in the spotlights due to a number of complaints regarding certain parts of the car. Today it's the turn of the Ion...
General Motors Closes Willow Run Plant
27 Dec 2010, 11:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Back in June 2009, General Motors rolled out what was considered its biggest plant closure strategy to cut costs, putting the name of the Willow Run site in Michigan on the list. The factory was sch...
Cadillac CTS Recalled for Airbag Issues
26 Dec 2010, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It hasn't been a nice family weekend for owners of Cadillac CTS models manufactured in between 2005 and 2007, as American car maker GM announced before Christmas that it will be conducting a re...
GM Wants to Triple Electric Car Sales
22 Dec 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has already crowned the newly-released Chevrolet Volt as its flagship product, so taking full advantage of its features is just a way to make the model more profitable. But what CEO D...
GM Recalls 37 Workers for Chinese Engine Production
21 Dec 2010, 11:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A total of 37 former GM workers have received their Christmas presents a little bit earlier, as the manufacturer has informed them that beginning with January 3 they will commence work at the Tonawa...
GM CEO Says Volt Is an American Symbol
21 Dec 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors CEO Dan Akerson is again making the headlines, this time talking less about the Volt's rivals and more about Chevrolet's recently launched product. Referring to the Volt, Ak...
Chevrolet Volt Made of Oil-Soaked Material from Gulf of Mexico
20 Dec 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has found an innovative way to use the oil-soaked plastic boom material used in Gulf of Mexico for its brand new Chevrolet Volt, thus saving 100,000 pounds of waste from the country&#...
Fuel Cell Vehicle for the US Navy
20 Dec 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fuel cell initiative announced by American manufacturer GM in the beginning of December for the State of Hawaii is slowly beginning to turn into reality, with the first fuel-cell vehicle being h...
GM Pondering Cadillac Plug-in Hybrid
19 Dec 2010, 17:32 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Cadillac is developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will use the same range-extender technology as the Chevrolet Volt, according to media reports from Detroit, cited by just-auto. As reported, GM w...
GM Recalls Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX
19 Dec 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a year dominated in the automotive industry by recalls, American manufacturer GM announces another such action, concerning no less than 111,136 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX. Al...
GM's US Marketing VP Gets Promoted
18 Dec 2010, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / General Motors announced on Friday that Joel Ewanick has been appointed Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ewanick had joined GM at the end of May 2010, taking the role of vice president of U.S. ...
Opel's Antwerp Plant Made its Last Opel Astra
16 Dec 2010, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Opel's Antwerp production line spawned its last Astra yesterday (December 15) as speculation on the future of the Belgian plant continues to confuse the media. GM, the Belgian government and Eu...
GM Sells 1 Millionth Car in 2010 in China
16 Dec 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is becoming more of a source of money for General Motors, as the US-based carmaker registers increased sales every new month. This time, Shanghai GM has reached a major milestone, delivering t...