GM Leads November 2014 Sales Face-Off
2 Dec 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors announces that Christmas came early for them. As it happens, GM is enjoying its best November US sales since 2007. To boot, November represented the best ever sales month for the Chev...
New Opel SUV Confirmed, to be Built at Russelsheim Together With the Insignia B
21 Nov 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors chief executive officer Mary Barra visited the company’s German nest at Russelsheim, announcing new investments to turn around Opel into a much more potent and versatile carmake...
RWD V8 Holden Commodore to Bite the Dust For Good in 2017
15 Nov 2014, 15:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Australian petrolheads already know that both General Motors and Ford will close manufacturing operations in the country in a few years' time. Though the Blue Oval sells a right-hand drive 2015...
GM Ignition Switch Saga Turning Point - Delphi Turns Over Evidence to Lawyers
14 Nov 2014, 11:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It all started on an unfortunate day back in February. General Motors announced it’s recalling 1.3 million cars assembled between 2002 and 2007 for a potential fault with the ignition switch a...
General Motors Laying Off a Shift at Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant
13 Nov 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American giant’s Lansing facility is not doing that great these days. Its workers are currently assembling the Cadillac ATS, CTS, while the sixth-gen 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be made her...
GM Ordered Replacement Ignition Switches Months Before Filing for the First February Recall
10 Nov 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It pains every petrolhead out there to face the cold truth, but GM did a lot of condemnable acts in recent years. Of course, we are referring to the mad cost-cutting of the early 2000s, which ultima...
GM Lansing Delta Township Assembly Begins $63 Million Expansion
30 Oct 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's only 8 years old, the GM LDT will see a whopping $63 million go into expanding its vehicle building capabilities. The company's newest Stateside facility will expand by 263,0...
2016 Chevrolet Volt Propulsion System Detailed · Video
28 Oct 2014, 17:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In advance of its 2015 Detroit Auto Show official debut, the golden bowtie manufacturer informs that the second-generation Volt will have "an increased EV range" and many other eco-friendl...
General Motors Sides With Michigan Governor to Sign Anti-Tesla Bill 5606
22 Oct 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you aren't a hardcore General Motors fanboy then you might remember that the automaker is hit by its biggest crisis yet: 30+ million vehicles recalled and people that were seriously or fatal...
Takata Airbag Recall: 4.7 Million Cars Covered in the Latest Campaign
21 Oct 2014, 08:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember Toyota's recent supplemental safety recall of approximately 247,000 cars equipped with defective Takata Corporation airbags? As it happens, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ...
52 Million Vehicles Recalled in the US Year-to-Date, That's One in Every Five Vehicles
17 Oct 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / All things considered, 2014 was the worst year in terms of vehicle recalls, especially in the U. S. of A. The previous yearly record was stood at 30.8 million cars back in 2004. However, 2014 saw th...
GM Ignition Compensation Fund Approves 27 Death Claims So Far
15 Oct 2014, 06:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / So far this year, the automotive world has seen many new highs such as the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the Mercedes-AMG GT. But like all aspects of modern life, the good things are oftenly...
GM to Cut Costs by Using Only 4 Platforms By 2025
7 Oct 2014, 16:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / General Motors CEO Mary Barra revealed during an investor briefing that the company she helms is aiming to use just 4 platforms instead of the 26 the American automaker uses at the present moment. ...
Cadillac SRX, Saab 9-4X, Chevrolet Spark Recalled
6 Oct 2014, 10:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you haven't bothered to keep count on General Motors' 2014 recall tally, October sees the number of individual recalls hike to 74, while the total of vehicles covered shyly surpasses 30...
GM Issues New Recalls, Year-to-Date Tally Over 30 Million Vehicles
6 Oct 2014, 09:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately 2 months remain until champagne bottles will be popping all over the world, yet GM hasn't got the best reason to celebrate. As it was expected, the 2014 General Motors recall tall...
Does Mary Barra Deserve to Be On the Cover of Time Magazine?
26 Sep 2014, 09:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the so-called 'GM Recall Saga' might not ring a bell to people that don't watch TV regularly or aren't that much into the auto industry, the aforementioned is considered by...
GM Recall: Almost 133,000 Cadillac and Chevrolet Vehicles Affected
22 Sep 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Some of you might remember that the China-spec Cadillac XTS luxury sedan has been recalled recently for a problem with the control module software that governs the vehicle's brakes. But an...
1,000 HP V8 Running On 91 Octane Pump Gas? Nelson Racing Engines Did Just That
18 Sep 2014, 16:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Truth be told, it's impossible not to think of the risks that come with squeezing more ponies from a car's engine. Even professional jobs take their toll on the powerhouse's reliabili...
GM Wentzville Assembly Plant Adds Third Shift for Building 2015 Model Year Trucks
16 Sep 2014, 18:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While General Motors is fairing poorly with the millions of vehicles recalled since the beginning of the year, sales and new models don't fail to deliver. That's why the Wentzville Assembl...
GM Approved Compensation for 19 Death Claims
16 Sep 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Many of you are already aware of the infamous General Motors recall saga. Out of all recalled vehicles, the most notorious are the ones that suffer from glitchy ignition switches, a defect that was ...