Chevy Volt NOT to Be Rated at 230 MPG
15 Jul 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in August last year, American manufacturer GM stepped up and announced loud and clear, for all to hear, that the Volt model produced under the Chevy badge will provide an astonishing 230 miles ...
GM Test Dummy Goes to the Smithsonian
14 Jul 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced the Smithsonian National Museum of American History will put on display its three-point safety belt, American manufacturer GM announced the 5...
GMAC Officially Becomes Ally
14 Jul 2010, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the announcement made earlier this year by financial institution GMAC - that it will change its name to Ally Financial - the group announced yesterday the rebranding of all GMAC consumer a...
GM CNG Vans, Rolling this Fall
14 Jul 2010, 07:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After back in May American manufacturer GM announced its plans of becoming the only manufacturer to offer a one-source van CNG option, it said yesterday that production for the CNG powered Chevrolet...
Criminals Beware: 2011 Caprice Police Car Full Details
13 Jul 2010, 19:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We're not yet sure whether making this public is a good idea or not, but we can't help it: the full details about GM's take at today's criminals, the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Polic...
Convex Side Mirrors Eliminate Blind Spots
13 Jul 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most dreaded things about driving is the blind spot, that place in space where the car that passes yours is invisible to both the interior and exterior mirrors of your car. Of course, mis...
DIY Engine Offer for 'Vette Lovers
12 Jul 2010, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For those of you Corvette freaks out there who believe Chevrolet is not doing a good enough job at building its vehicles, GM prepared a do-it-yourself (DIY) engine offer. The offer is available for ...
Nexteer Sold to Pacific Century Motors
7 Jul 2010, 19:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The twisted tale of Nexteer, the company formed after the dismantlement of supplier Delphi, concluded today, with its owner, GM, announcing the sale of the unit to Pacific Century Motors (PCM). ...
GM Dealers Death Toll in 2010: 1,650
7 Jul 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM's 2009 bankruptcy brought with it a reorganization plan of previously unseen proportions. Aside for revising the product lineup and reorganizing its finances, GM also a...
Cadillac SLS to Get 2.0l Engine
7 Jul 2010, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese version of the Cadillac STS, the longer variant, is rumored to receive a 2.0l direct-injected Ecotec turbocharged four-cylinder engine, as a result of GM's downsizing strategy. Alth...
Spyker Completes Saab Purchase
6 Jul 2010, 06:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nearly five months after Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker announced it decided to purchase GM's Swedish unit Saab, the sale has been completed. Spyker announced yesterday it has paid GM the s...
US Auto Sales Slow Down
5 Jul 2010, 14:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following several months of increasing sales, the US automotive industry posted a sales figure 10.8 percent down from the May levels, lower than the expectations of the industry players. In all, Ame...
GM China Sales Surpass US for the First Time
5 Jul 2010, 13:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the first time in history, American manufacturer GM sold more vehicles in China than in the US for the first six months of a year, after it announced a 48.5 percent leap in numbers in the Asian ...
GM IPO, in August
5 Jul 2010, 12:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The shroud of uncertainty surrounding the moment when American manufacturer GM will make its initial public offering (IPO) is slowly coming off, as sources close to the matter begin leaking info. Wh...
General Motors to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011
2 Jul 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / October will most likely witness the introduction of the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt and, because that date is quickly approaching, General Motors is making the final touches on its plug-in product ...
Volt's Petrol Engine Will NOT Drive Wheels at Highway Speeds
30 Jun 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Earlier this week, a media report coming from British publication The Telegraph had hinted that the upcoming Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera might be subject to a last-minute change in terms of drive...
Bob Lutz, Tom Purves to Join Lotus?
29 Jun 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lotus Cars has already announced its "revolution", a brand new product plan that made everyone believe that the future will surely bring many more Lotus-branded models. However, it seems l...
Chevrolet Volt's Petrol Engine to Power Wheels in Europe?
28 Jun 2010, 20:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For those of you who were expecting a Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera whose hybrid driveline would be operated fully electric, your wait might have been for nothing. According to a report from Britis...
GM Recalls 2,000 Vehicles For Fire Hazard in Korea
28 Jun 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier this month, General Motors announced a recall campaign that included 1.5 million vehicles worldwide. The call back was generated by a heated washer fluid system that could catch fire due to ...
GM's IPO to Sell 20% of US' Stake
24 Jun 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As most of you already know, American manufacturer GM is preparing an initial public offering (IPO), sometime after the fourth quarter of the year. According to source close to the matter talking to...