OnStar Helps Locate Missing Chevy Silverado
While some people like to party on New Year’s Eve, others prefer to sneak in one last crime. GM Authority recently shared how one Missouri resident had parked their black Chevy Silverado at a video store the night of Dec. 31 — with a snoozing front-seat passenger and a goat on board. A masked thief […]
Track Santa Using Your Chevy and OnStar
Soon Santa will make his yearly flight across the world delivering toys and spreading holiday magic. And, if your Chevy vehicle has an active plan with OnStar, you can track his every movement easily from your car. You just have to push the blue OnStar button, and Santa’s whereabouts will be revealed. Check Out: 2021 […]
OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Assistance Suite Can Help Drivers Recover Their Stolen Vehicles
With security systems like Stolen Vehicle Slowdown and Remote Ignition Block, OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Assistance can help reunite vehicle owners with their missing vehicles
According to the FBI, vehicle thefts recently hit an eight-year high in 2017. As such, drivers are looking for more ways to keep their vehicles save from thieves. OnStar’s Stolen Vehicle Assistance is available to owners of GM vehicles to help do just that. Providing an Extra Sense of Security: OnStar benefits The Stolen Vehicle […]
Chevy Offers Free OnStar Services for Winter Protection
Just in time for winter’s worst, Chevrolet is offering drivers up to three free months of OnStar protection. “These services can help Chevy customers drive with confidence during some of the most dangerous times to be on the road,” said Paul Edwards, Chevrolet’s U.S. vice president of marketing. “With OnStar, we’re bringing peace of mind […]
Santa Is on OnStar’s Radar This Christmas
You and your kids may not get a real glimpse of Santa as he drops your presents off under the tree, but with Chevrolet, OnStar and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, you’ll get a pretty good idea of where he is as he makes his way across the globe delivering gifts to all the […]
GM Offers 2 Years of Free OnStar to New Detroit Teachers
Teachers or administrators who hire on at public or private schools in Detroit can take advantage of a new incentive from General Motors. GM is offering new Detroit educators a free two-year subscription to the OnStar Safety and Security Package. Normally, that package would cost $25 a month. The OnStar Safety and Security Package offers […]
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 […]
OnStar Service Lets Users Follow Santa’s Journey on Christmas Eve
Santa Claus is coming to town in less than a week! Determining Santa’s exact location during his annual sleigh ride around the world used to be nearly impossible. However, Chevrolet and OnStar are once again teaming up with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to provide OnStar subscribers with up-to-date information on Santa’s globe-trotting adventure throughout […]
Chevy Offers Three Months of Free OnStar Family Link in August
Just in time for the start of the school year, Chevrolet will provide concerned parents with the means to keep an eye on their teen's driving habits
In most areas of the country, the school year is starting back up, once again. While many high school students take the bus to school, others have reached an age where they can borrow the family vehicle for daily transportation. This scenario can obviously lead to some tension between parents and their teen drivers, who […]
Glasgow Man Gets Vauxhall Stolen and Returned Quickly Thanks to OnStar
One of the benefits of owning a Vauxhall with Vauxhall OnStar? In the event that your ride gets stolen, its GPS locator might be the very thing that helps you get it back quickly and safely. A Glasgow man by the name of James Watson was carjacked outside of his place of employment, and in […]
OnStar Calls on the Upswing from Spanish-Speaking Chevy Owners
Contrary to what your aunt thinks—you know, the aunt who takes every opportunity at family gatherings to remind anyone who will listen that America is an English-speaking country of people who speak English and that is therefore unfair that she should have to press a button at the ATM or something—America is a country of […]
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, […]
Opel OnStar Racks Up Nine Million Interactions in 18 Months
Opel vehicles equipped with OnStar have now been on the roads for about 18 months, and in that time, Opel OnStar has racked up nine million interactions, half of which came via smartphones and the myOpelApp. Currently, every second new Opel in Europe is equipped with the personal connectivity and service assistant system, which includes […]
Vauxhall Bringing Three New Vehicles, New OnStar Services to Geneva
Vauxhall is bringing its three newest vehicles to the 2017 Geneva Motor Show next week for their respective public debuts: the Insignia Grand Sport, Insignia Sports Tourer, and Crossland X. All three vehicles have already been unveiled through press releases and, in the case of the Crossland X, a vernissage in Berlin, but Vauxhall and Opel’s […]
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 […]
Buick Creates OnStar Smart Driver Program
In the interest of keeping Buicks out of the auto body shop (and Buick drivers out of the hospital), the automotive brand has rolled out OnStar Smart Driver, a safety program designed to develop better driving skills. The opt-in service just recently became available for most 2015-17 model year Buicks as part of the OnStar Basic […]
Opel OnStar Hits 18 New Markets, Surpasses 5.5 Million Customer Interactions
Opel announced on Thursday that, just one year removed from its debut in Europe, Opel OnStar services will be rolled out into 18 new markets: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden. Opel is also adding Wi-Fi hotspot functionality to Austria, Czech […]
