OnStar with 4G LTE Launches Next Month
Starting in June, drivers of select GM vehicles will have access to OnStar with 4G LTE. Drivers will get a free three-month trial period (or three gigabytes, whichever comes first). The 2015 Malibu will be the first vehicle to claim the updated tech, but more than 30 other Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles will […]
Chevrolet Cuts Price of OnStar 4G LTE Data Plans by 50%
Chevrolet announced today that it is reducing its OnStar 4G LTE data plan pricing by up to 50%. The discount comes in advance of 4th of July weekend, when AAA estimates that 36 million Americans will be taking road trips to holiday destinations. Since June 2014, Chevy has sold over 2.1 million OnStar 4G LTE-connected vehicles. The […]
2016 GMC Savana Gets Nominal Upgrades Including Onstar 4G LTE
Arguably the least visible member of the GMC family, the Savana has been around in its current incarnation for a long, long time. How long? The Savana has gone largely unchanged since the halcyon year of 1996. For the 2015 model year, GMC did away with the 1500 model, leaving only the Savana 2500 and […]
GM Expects OnStar 4G LTE to Add $350 Million in Revenue By 2018
General Motors probably had the general sense that it had a winner on its hand when it announced OnStar 4G LTE with built-in Wi-Fi for its entire product portfolio. While they likely wagered that the new tech would be profitable, it even wind up exceeding original expectations. According to GM chief financial officer Chuck Stevens, […]
Popular Science Gives OnStar 4G LTE a Best of What’s New Award
Yesterday, General Motors announced that Popular Science has given GM’s OnStar 4G LTE Best of What’s New Award for its innovative technology that has been extended to more than thirty GM vehicles for 2015. OnStar is no stranger to awards from Popular Science. Back in 1996, the year that OnStar launched, the brand won a […]
2015 Malibu OnStar 4G LTE Ad Highlights Benefits of Wi-Fi
Let’s be perfectly honest—although The General has been relentlessly shoving its 4G LTE technology down our throats for the past nine months, it is actually pretty cool. In fact, Chevrolet will be the only automaker to offer 4G LTE Wi-Fi connectivity across its entire lineup. (The other three GM brands will offer the technology on […]
OnStar 4G LTE Is Favorable with 98% of Customers
General Motors is in the midst of a gigantic new technology product launch: its Onstar 4G LTE service that you’ve undoubtedly heard about a million times this year. Sometimes, too much marketing is overkill, but in this instance, it seems to have done the job just nicely, as a whopping 98 percent of customers who […]
OnStar Unboxes Malibu with 4G LTE
In a marketing ploy that likely had even Brat Pitt once again wondering what’s in the box, OnStar revealed two giant boxes—one in San Francisco and one in Boston—without mentioning what was inside. People across the country pondered what was in the box, even using the hashtag #guesswhatsinside on social media. At long last, OnStar […]
OnStar 4G LTE Ad Campaign Launches This Weekend
Chevrolet launched an OnStar 4G LTE ad campaign over the holiday weekend, playing with the theme of independence. (You know, our forefathers fought to earn our freedom from tyranny, and now Chevrolet has fought to give us the freedom to play Angry Birds while our spouses drive us to the movies.) The OnStar 4G LTE […]
2015 GMC Canyon OnStar 4G LTE Enhances Tailgating
What if we told you there’s a way to play Madden NFL 15 with your friends a couple cars over while you all tailgate before the big game? Well, there is: 2015 GMC Canyon OnStar 4G LTE. This awesome OnStar feature, available as a three-month trial on the 2015 Canyon when it hits dealers this […]
2015 Terrain Marks Rollout of GMC OnStar 4G LTE
If you haven’t yet heard, much of the 2015 General Motors lineup will feature OnStar 4G LTE capability. The 2015 Terrain (and Terrain Denali) will be the first GMC OnStar 4G LTE model to hit the market when it launches this summer. With the built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, seven devices can by synced to the internet […]
Buick Makes Connecting Easy With OnStar 4G LTE
Buick is taking drivers across the country a step into the future with the introduction of OnStar 4G LTE in most of the brand’s 2015 lineup. This built-in WiFi hotspot will keep passengers connected wherever they go, allowing up to seven different devices to browse the Internet, play online games, download movies, or send email. […]
Cadillac Announces OnStar 4G LTE in the 2015 ATS Coupe
If you’re anything like us you’re no doubt excited by last week’s reveal of the 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe at the 2014 NAIAS. Couple that with the knowledge that the ATS will be one of the first to receive OnStar 4G LTE and a built in Wi-Fi hotspot—as GM announced at CES the week prior […]
2015 Chevy Vehicles Will Feature OnStar 4G LTE and AppShop
In the early going of this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Chevrolet was quick to drop a bombshell on attendees: Chevy’s 2015 lineup will feature built-in OnStar 4G LTE and AppShop. This means that your 2015 Chevrolet vehicle isn’t just a mode of transportation: it’s a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot that you can […]
GM Introduces First Responder Discount for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and OnStar
America’s first responders are the recipients of a new General Motors discount program for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and OnStar. “Millions of men and women serve their neighbors as police officers, firefighters, emergency medical service professionals, and 911 dispatchers,” said Steve Hill, GM’s vice president of U.S. sales, service, and marketing. “Not long after the hurricanes […]
OnStar’s Personalized Safety Services Take Center Stage in Dramatic New Ad
A new OnStar ad debuting on TV today is designed to re-emphasize the GM service’s safety and security functions. The ad, titled “Horn,” shows a montage of wilderness scenes that become more and more ominous as audio of a post-crash car horn grows louder and louder. The camera pans to an SUV that’s gone off […]
Chevrolet Sees Increase in Spanish-Language OnStar Usage
Chevrolet announced today that it anticipates Chevy owners will use OnStar’s Spanish-speaking advisor team more in 2017 than in any other year. Chevrolet owners with OnStar have had access to a dedicated Spanish language team for over 10 years, providing everything from directions to emergency services en Español. In the United States in 2016 alone, […]
Jorge Plata Moreno Named General Director of OnStar Mexico
General Motors announced Jorge Plata Moreno as the new CEO of OnStar Mexico. Plata Moreno Takes over for Michael Szachta in the role, and will lead the GM subsidiary in its operations as overseer for the implementing of 4G LTE and various other technological advances. “I am pleased to announce this appointment, as Jorge is […]
