GM To Give Up Facebook Advertising Due to Poor Results
16 May 2012, 10:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / General Motors has withdrawn $10 (€7.8) million in ads from Facebook due to the fact they just don’t get the job done, according to The Wall Street Journal. GM officials discovered tha...
GM to Start Building Chevrolet Cruze in Europe
14 May 2012, 16:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With Opel’s disastrous start to the year, counting losses of over€250 million in the first quarter, GM execs are pondering the idea of moving some of their Chevrolet production from South...
Opel and Vauxhall: 3 New Engine Families Coming, including 200 HP 1.6 Turbo
14 May 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GM’s European arms, Opel and Vauxhall, are preparing to introduce three new engine families in the course of the following year, with these replacing most of their current petrol and diesel un...
Toyota Knocks GM off the Top Spot as The World's Largest Automaker
13 May 2012, 17:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2011, Toyota was knocked off the top spot as the world’s largest automaker, by GM. This was due in part to the recession which had also hit Japan and its industry, coupled with the des...
Citroen C5 Successor to be Built by Opel
11 May 2012, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, the replacement for the current Citroen C5 will not be built in France. It will be built with GM ‘expertise’ in one of Opel’s European-based plants. It is unclear wheth...
Automakers Working to Attract Owners of Discontinued Brands
10 May 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM’s decision to close down many of its sub-brands in recent years has saddened us all. However, the news has really struck the brand-loyalists of the discontinued makes, who will eventually n...
Chevy Commodore Ute and Wagon in the US?
4 May 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Americans know a thing or two about using trucks instead of cars, but not cars instead of truck. That’s where the australian Ute comes into play, famously designed to cary the pig to market on...
Chevrolet SuperSport Sedan Details
4 May 2012, 09:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rumors about a standalone Chevrolet SS go-fast sedan have been floating around the web for quite a while and now the fire has been fueled again, with new details having arrived. The Chevrolet Sup...
GM-Isuzu Partnership in the Works
30 Apr 2012, 12:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Negotiations between GM and Japanese car maker Isuzu Motors Ltd. will soon commence. The American giant is planning on buying a 10% stake in the Japanese company, with plans to jointly sell commerci...
Diesel Myths Busted by Chevrolet
27 Apr 2012, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is a well-known fact that Americans are not educated in the way of the diesel. They only associate it with trucks and agricultural equipment. It really is their loss, as diesel technology has imp...
Roewe Unveils New Sedan Based on Buick LaCrosse in Beijing
24 Apr 2012, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite having a rather large parts bin to rummage around in from the now defunct Rover brand, Roewe have opted to ask for GM’s help in the creation of their new sedan to sit at the top of the...
Chevrolet Avalanche Cancelled, Final Black Diamond Edition Launched
13 Apr 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors introduced the Chevrolet Avalanche back in 2001 and refreshed the model in 2007, but has recently announced that it will end the vehicle’s production. Before GM kills the Ava...
GM Announces Record Sales of 30 mph or Better Cars
2 Apr 2012, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors says during March 2012, combined sales of 12 of their models that get 30 mpg or better have risen to 100,000 units. Total sales for the month will likely point to a new record when th...
Seven Deadly Automotive Sins
25 Mar 2012, 17:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Many lessons have been learned through the collapse of the US auto industry a couple of years back. Yet somehow, not everybody has taken them to heart. Just like European policymakers are taking the...
2012 Chevy Sonic Turbo Automatic Launched
22 Mar 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chevrolet has come with what it calls “good news for the stick-shy” - the fact that the Chevrolet Sonic Trubo, equipped with its Ecotec 1.4L is now available with a six-speed automatic. ...
2013 Cadillac ATS Styling Explained: Enhances Performance
22 Mar 2012, 14:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We like so the new ATS, ever since we first laid eyes on it last year, that we’d be really sorry to find out it flops on the market. While we’re still not certain it’s got what it ...
GM Offers $1,000 Discount for V6 Equinox and Terrain Due to Shortage of 4-Cylinder Engines
13 Mar 2012, 13:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Usually, when the demand for a certain model increases, the last that an automaker will do is offer a discount. However. GM shows us that the rules aren’t always the same. The Chevrolet Equ...
Chevrolet Will Build 69 COPO Camaro Drag Racers
9 Mar 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Camaro ZL1 might be set on pause right now, but we still have good news for Chevy fans. The company said today that a total of 69 COPO Camaros will be built as purpose-built drag racer. These wi...
Cadillac Wants to Double Sales, Overtake Lexus
29 Feb 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has recaptured its crown of number one carmaker in the world by volume last year, as Toyota slipped due to the hits it took both to its production capabilities and the strong Japanese...
GM Might Buy Stake in Peugeot via Rights Offer
29 Feb 2012, 11:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot, the number two European carmaker and General Motors, currently the world’s largest automaker by volume, are considering an alliance. PSA has already had ties with a number of other au...