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Holden to Weed Out Commodore By 2017
Holden to Weed Out Commodore By 2017

20 Jun 2014, 20:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Dear Australian motorists, it saddens us to inform you that Holden will phase out the Commodore nameplate by 2017, when General Motors intends to move vehicle production away from the Land Down Unde...

 
Fiat Gets Shameful 'F' In 2014 J.D. Power Study, Porsche Leads
Fiat Gets Shameful 'F' In 2014 J.D. Power Study, Porsche Leads

20 Jun 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2014 J.D. Power Initial Quality study polled 86,000 car buyers about any kind of issue experienced with their all-new vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. Surprisingly enough, Fiat was th...

 
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...

 
Entire Chevrolet Camaro Production Run Recalled, Saab 9-3 Convertible Also Added to GM Recall Tally
Entire Chevrolet Camaro Production Run Recalled, Saab 9-3 Convertible Also Added to GM Recall Tally

13 Jun 2014, 16:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though Saab is currently in Chinese hands and builds a cheap electric rendition of the 9-3, almost 29k drop-tops wearing the Swedish griffin badge that utilize General Motors underpinnings are ...

 
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 ...

 
Chevrolet Might Rollout Corvette 'Zora' Edition
Chevrolet Might Rollout Corvette 'Zora' Edition

9 Jun 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After searching through the United States Patent and Trademark Office database, we've found out that General Motors LLC has filed the 'Zora' trademark on June 2nd, 2014. This finding ...

 
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:...

 
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Cadillac CTS-V Recalled Over Defective Supercharger
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Cadillac CTS-V Recalled Over Defective Supercharger

4 Jun 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This just in: General Motors announced the supercharger bolted atop the 6.2-liter V8 powerplant fitted to the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Cadillac CTS-V might not work properly. According to the Detroi...

 
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 ...

 
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected
GM Recall: 218k Chevrolet Aveo Sedans Affected

21 May 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lately it seems that General Motors announces a call back operation every 24 hours or so. This instance, older generation Chevrolet Aveo subcompacts are recalled over melting electronics. GM'...