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Chrysler Investigated Over Ignition Switch Problem
Chrysler Investigated Over Ignition Switch Problem

18 Jun 2014, 20:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just as General Motors' recall tally surpassed the 20 million vehicle mark, another heavyweight manufacturer from Detroit is facing an investigation over potential ignition switch glitches. Chr...

 
Mary Barra Vowed GM Will Get Its Act Together, Recall Tally Surpasses 20 Million Vehicles
Mary Barra Vowed GM Will Get Its Act Together, Recall Tally Surpasses 20 Million Vehicles

18 Jun 2014, 16:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The General Motors CEO declared today in front of Congress members that she "will not rest" until safety and non-compliance issues affecting millions of GM vehicles will be fixed. Barra un...

 
GM to Drill Holes Into the Keys of 3.4 Million Vehicles
GM to Drill Holes Into the Keys of 3.4 Million Vehicles

17 Jun 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Yup, you heard that right. General Motors' latest recall involves over 3 million cars which will have their keys reworked… with an electric drill! The fix involves adding a plastic inser...

 
GM to Phase Out Light-Duty Full-Size Vans
GM to Phase Out Light-Duty Full-Size Vans

16 Jun 2014, 13:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This may come as a surprise, but General Motors intends to drop the 1500 light-duty versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana for 2015. GM's product manager for full-size vans declared f...

 
Owners of Recalled GM Vehicles Won't Be Compensated For Depreciation
Owners of Recalled GM Vehicles Won't Be Compensated For Depreciation

12 Jun 2014, 07:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An official statement from General Motors indicates that owners of recalled GM-branded cars will not receive any kind of compensation for lost value on their vehicles. However, the Detroit manufactu...

 
NHTSA Halts $7k Daily Fines Against General Motors
NHTSA Halts $7k Daily Fines Against General Motors

11 Jun 2014, 16:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors doesn't have to pay anymore daily fines after the Detroit manufacturer successfully addressed the agency's recall inquiries. For the reason of failing to meet the April 3rd ...

 
GM Lays Off 15 Employees Over Delayed Ignition Switch Scandal
GM Lays Off 15 Employees Over Delayed Ignition Switch Scandal

9 Jun 2014, 07:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to the extremely "thorough, brutally tough" and "deeply troubling" Valukas report, the 13 fatally injured connected to GM's faulty ignition switches lead the autom...

 
Most Teen Deaths Caused by Vehicle Crashes, Study Shows
Most Teen Deaths Caused by Vehicle Crashes, Study Shows

8 Jun 2014, 17:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A study conducted by Safe Kids Worldwide found out that circa 2,500 teens die in vehicle accidents each year in the United States. More worryingly, the "Teens in Cars" report shows that mo...

 
GM Recall Saga Continues: 90k Vehicles Affected
GM Recall Saga Continues: 90k Vehicles Affected

7 Jun 2014, 16:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if General Motors didn't have enough on its head already, the manufacturer announced recently three extra safety recalls and a non-compliance call back operation, all of which were reported ...

 
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Packs 650 Horsepower
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Packs 650 Horsepower

6 Jun 2014, 08:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After five long months since Chevrolet took the wraps off the all-new 2015MY Corvette Z06, the Detroit manufacturer has finally announced the specs of its halo sports car's meanest version yet:...

 
Epic Fail: GM Sent Recall Notices To Victims' Families
Epic Fail: GM Sent Recall Notices To Victims' Families

4 Jun 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's common knowledge that the 2.6 million General Motors vehicles fitted with defective ignition switches caused at least 13 fatalities, although an independent analysis hikes that figure to a...

 
General Motors May US Sales Up 13 Percent
General Motors May US Sales Up 13 Percent

3 Jun 2014, 16:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In spite of the 15.8 million vehicles recalled over safety issues since the 1st of January, a tarnished GM announced that May 2014 is the Detroit manufacturer's best sales month since August 20...

 
Faulty GM Ignition Switches Killed Over 13 People, NHTSA Reckons
Faulty GM Ignition Switches Killed Over 13 People, NHTSA Reckons

29 May 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most American drivers know by now what the GM recall fiasco boils down to - very unsafe cars. Even though the Detroit manufacturer reckons 13 people have been killed in accidents connected to the de...

 
Prepare to Buckle Up Whether You Like It or Not
Prepare to Buckle Up Whether You Like It or Not

26 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors' new 'Belt Assurance System' safety feature will practically enforce fastening your seat belts before driving off by not allowing shifting from 'park' to ...

 
Beyonce And Jay-Z Ride Cadillac Eldorado in “On The Run” Trailer
Beyonce And Jay-Z Ride Cadillac Eldorado in “On The Run” Trailer

21 May 2014, 09:44 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We are pretty sure that you’ve already watched the “On the Run Tour” trailer the famous American music couple released last week. Starring crazy superstars like Sean Penn or Don Ch...

 
GM Recall Saga Continues: 2.42 Million Vehicles Affected
GM Recall Saga Continues: 2.42 Million Vehicles Affected

20 May 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After 8.1 million cars recalled in 2014 alone and a $35 million fine for delayed reporting of call back operations, Government Motors announced today it's recalling an extra 2.42 million vehicl...

 
Comedian Kevin Hart Gets His 1966 Pontiac GTO Ready For the Summer
Comedian Kevin Hart Gets His 1966 Pontiac GTO Ready For the Summer

20 May 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / American actor and comedian Kevin Hart definitely knows his cars and pays the proper respect to the classics. He recently posted a picture with his dressed-in green 1966 Pontiac GTO getting ready fo...

 
69 Words GM Employees Shouldn't Use
69 Words GM Employees Shouldn't Use

19 May 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We've all been there at least once - working like a dog at a big multinational corporation for a pay we couldn't really enjoy spending because of the 40+ hours spent at work per week and t...

 
Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek Shares Matching Black Suburban and DC Shoe
Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek Shares Matching Black Suburban and DC Shoe

19 May 2014, 07:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / When you post a picture on your Instagram Account with you badass Black street jet Chevy Suburban, please, try not to ruin it. Because that’s what we think the American skateboarder Rob Dyrdek...

 
General Motors Fined $35 Million Over Recall Delay
General Motors Fined $35 Million Over Recall Delay

18 May 2014, 18:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At long last, the big wigs from General Motors got off their high horses and consented to pay for delayed reporting of the deadly ignition switches fitted to millions of the company's vehicles....