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GM Rolls Out 2016 Isuzu KB in South Africa
2016 Isuzu KB General Motors South Africa is rolling out the sixth-generation Isuzu KB, bringing the fresh new face of one of the region’s most beloved trucks to customers at…
GM Restores Historic Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, Michigan
Today General Motors opened the restored Durant-Dort Factory One, the historic Flint, Michigan GM plant that has been referred to as the American automaker’s birthplace and epicenter of the global…
GM Reportedly Working On Super-Fast Car Charger
Step aside, DC charging Photo: © General Motors Almost unfailingly, when I get to write about some crazy new battery technology, it’s a study that a group of researchers published,…
GM Reallocating $245M Investment, New Crossover Production to Fairfax Assembly
General Motors Fairfax Assembly in Kansas City, Kansas General Motors on Monday confirmed that $245 million originally set aside to upgrade the Orion Assembly plant near Detroit will instead by…
GM Promises New Top-End Cadillac for Next Year
General Motors today confirmed that we will be getting an all-new top-end Cadillac, laden with the latest technologies. Though Cadillac calls it “as-yet unnamed,” it is most definitely the LTS…
GM Poised to Open Cruise Automation Office in Seattle
Photo: Rattlhed GM’s autonomous vehicle branch Cruise Automation just announced plans to open a new office in Seattle. Per GeekWire, this new location is set to hire as many as…
GM Points to Continued Crossover Growth in April as Sign of Things to Come
General Motors saw total sales of 244,406 vehicles in the United States last month, a 5.8% year-over-year decrease from the 259,557 vehicles delivered in April 2016. Retail sales were also…
GM Patents Suggest an Aero Tech Future for the Corvette
Recent patents filed by GM suggest that the Chevy Corvette could incorporate three types of aero-dynamic systems in the future: Active Side-Skirts, Active Spoilers, and Downforce Generating Ducts. Active Side-Skirts This feature adjusts turbulent…
GM Partnership Creates Lightest Metal Structure Ever
When you think about metal in automobiles, the hot topic of the day is military-grade aluminum. It is strong enough to handle the wear and tear on a vehicle, yet…
GM On Pace for Another Record Year in China Through August
General Motors and its joint ventures delivered retail sales totaling 328,425 vehicles in China last month, up 11.9% year-over-year and good for the automaker’s biggest growth in five months’ time.…
GM Moving 2018 GMC Terrain Production from Canada to Mexico
2018 GMC Terrain SLT Automotive News reported on Monday that General Motors will move production of the newly-unveiled GMC Terrain from the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario to two…
GM Launches Industry-First App for Vehicle App Developers
Today General Motors launched GM Dev Client, its industry-first app that enables approved developers to test out their in-vehicle in real GM vehicles. The in-vehicle testing allowed by GM Dev…
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant Produces 2 Millionth Vehicle
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant Produces 2 Millionth Vehicle Photo: © General Motors There was a great deal of significance stowed in a new 2016 Buick Enclave in White Frost…
GM Korea Sets New Domestic Sales Record in 2016
Chevrolet Malibu General Motors Korea announced on Tuesday a record 180,275 vehicles sold domestically in 2016, effectively crushing the previous record of 158,404 vehicles set in 2015. GM Korea finished…
GM Korea Sales Total 43,085 Units; 120 Chevy Bolt EVs Delivered
General Motors Korea reported total sales of 43,085 vehicles in May, down 17% from the total of 51,907 units delivered in May 2016. Export sales were down 10% at 31,231…
GM Korea Design Center Earns LEED Gold Certification
The GM Korea Design Center General Motors today announced that the GM Korea Design Center in Incheon, South Korea, received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from…
GM Just Bought a Ton of That Good Texas Wind Energy
GM signed an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems to source 50 megawatts of wind energy to power 16 sites with 100 percent renewable energy Texas is known for a couple…
GM India Signs Three-Year Wage Agreement at Talegaon Plant
GM signs landmark three-year wage agreement at Talegaon Plant Today in Talegaon, Pune, General Motors India and the General Motors Employees union signed a new three-year wage agreement that the…
GM HQ to Host Disney's Veterans Institute
General Motors is teaming with Walt Disney Co., USAA, and the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency (MVAA) to increase the likelihood of veterans getting new jobs by bringing Disney’s Veterans Institute…
GM Hired an Instagram Guy to Instagram the 2016 Chevy Volt Debut
Professional Instagrammer Kevin Lu As they continue to chase the almighty Millennial dollar, car companies have begun resorting to everything from producing shamelessly pandering TV spots to hiring freelance social…
GM Head of Global Powertrain Wants Unified Emissions Testing Standards
The drivetrain of the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt Dan Nicholson, General Motors’ Vice President, Global Powertrain, will soon be taking the reins of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies,…
GM Gets Behind Army’s Shifting Gears Program
General Motors will be teaming up with Raytheon and the U.S. Army for the Shifting Gears program, the aim of which is to provide transitioning American soldiers with job opportunities,…
GM Gains Bragging Rights for Mass Producing 130 Self-Driving Chevrolet Bolts
It appears that GM has started to make tangible strides on its 1-year goal: deploying thousands of self-driving Bolts in 2018. The manufacturer just announced that it has finished production…
GM Foundation Lends a Hand to Forgotten Harvest
A Forgotten Harvest truck collecting in Detroit Image: Flickr/Vittands The holiday season is a great opportunity to give thanks for all the things and resources we are blessed to have,…
GM Features to Look For: Speed Limit Indication, Magnesium Door Panels, and Carbon Fiber Wheels
General Motors has been working on more than just its new car-sharing program—it has also been working on some new and interesting features. First, you have a specific feature that…
GM Cuts Production at Orion Assembly to Combat Sagging Small Car Sales
2015 Chevy Sonic Photo: © General Motors To combat sagging sales, General Motors is primed to cut production on the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano by more than 20% and…
GM China Sets August Sales Record with 293,537 Deliveries
New Chevy Cruze General Motors and its joint ventures delivered a total of 293,537 vehicles to customers in China last month, setting a new August sales record. GM’s sales were…
GM China Sees Record June Sales; Cadillac Continues to Score Double-Digit Gains
2017 Cadillac XT5 General Motors reported an all-time record June sales record in China, logging sales totaling 285,191 vehicles and increasing volume 4.3% year-over-year last month. Buick, Cadillac, and Baojun all…
GM China Reports Results of Green Supply Chain Project
The year-long General Motors China Green Supply Chain project came to an end at the conclusion of August, and the results gleaned from the project reveal the effectiveness of taking…
GM China Builds Air Filter System to Save Drivers from Smog
Smog hangs over the Beijing skyline / Photo: Kevin Dooley Surprise, everyone—China has bad air quality! Of course, that is not a surprise at all—China has been embroiled in a…
GM China Announces the Cruze Hatchback’s Price Tag
The Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback will be available with two engine options in China Photo: © General Motors The News Wheel reported a couple of weeks ago that the all-new Chevy…
GM CEO Mary Barra Collected Nearly $22 Million in Total Compensation for 2017
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra received $21.96 million in total compensation for 2017 ©GM It was a good year financially for General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who…
GM Canada, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Announce Four New STEM Initiatives
General Motors Canada this month announced four initiatives aimed at encouraging students to pursue education, and ultimately careers, in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The initiatives are…
GM Canada Sales Increase 5% in February; Cadillac, GMC, Buick Brands Make Gains
General Motors Canada reported total deliveries of 16,528 vehicles in February between its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands, good for a 5.1% year-over-year increase from sales of 15,729 units…
GM Canada Sales Drop 18.3 Percent in November
The 2019 Chevrolet Traverse GM Canada reported an 18.3 percent decrease in sales for November. The automaker sold 19,286 units last month, compared with 23,612 in November 2017. Overall, retail…
GM Canada Posts 35.8% Sales Increase in May
General Motors Canada delivered a total of 31,149 vehicles in May, up 35.8% year-over-year. All four GM brands saw sales increase in May, including double-digit increases for the Chevrolet, Cadillac,…
GM Canada Announces Autonomous Car R&D Expansion
General Motors on Friday announced plans to expand research and development of self-driving cars in Canada. The expansion, which was announced in Oshawa, Ontario, will see the growth of engineers…
GM Brings Back “Tripower” Name for New Sierra/Silverado Engine
The 2019 GMC Sierra Elevation will come with GM’s new Tripower four-cylinder turbo engine General Motors is bringing back a historic name for the new 2.7-liter four-cylinder turbo engine that…
GM Appoints Markus Leithe Managing Director Middle East Commercial Operations
Markus Leithe Photo: © General Motors General Motors announced today that it is appointing Markus Leithe to the position of Managing Director Middle East Commercial Operations. Leithe has been with…
GM Announces Factory Pre-Owned Collection Website
General Motors has announced a new online portal that will allow shoppers access to a number of low-mileage Factory Pre-Owned General Motors vehicles. This collection of vehicles will consist of…
GM Announces Collision Certification Program Launching in 2018
Today General Motors’ Customer Care and Aftersales division announced that it will be launching a comprehensive collision certification program in 2018. The announcement came at NACE automechanika Chicago, the largest…
GM Announces 900 New or Retained Jobs, Brace for Trump Tweet
Today General Motors announced plans to add or retain approximately 900 jobs across three Michigan facilities over the next 12 months—which, if history is any indication, means that Donald Trump…
GM Announces $14.5 Billion Credit Facility, Receives Baa3 Rating from Moody’s
Today General Motors announced the execution of an unsecured $14.5 billion revolving credit facility, which will consist of both a $10.5 billion five-year facility and a $4.0 billion three-year facility. …
GM and SAIC Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Joint Ventures in China
Today General Motors celebrated the 20th anniversary of its initial two joint ventures in China with SAIC—SAIC-GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), which were both established in Shanghai…
GM and Honda Announce Executive Directors of New Fuel Cell System Joint Venture
Suheb Haq of General Motors (left) and Tomomi Kosaka of Honda Last month, General Motors and Honda announced that they were joining forces to produce hydrogen fuel cells. Today, the…
GM Adding More Affordable 1LS Trim to 2017 Chevy Camaro
In other news, the ‘17 Camaro 1LT will only be available with an automatic gearbox Photo: © General Motors Last month, the sixth-generation Camaro outsold the sixth-generation Mustang in the…
GM Adding 1,200 New Jobs to Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that it will be adding a second shift and more than 1,200 hourly and salaried jobs to its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly…
Ford Employees Raise $1,000 for Operation Good Cheer with Pinewood Derby Tournament
If you’re old enough, or old-fashioned enough, to recall the days of pinewood derby racing, then this story will cut deep and melt your heart. Ford’s user experience team this year…
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…
Girls Auto Clinic Coming To Bookstores Near You
Girls Auto Clinic is getting a lot of attention these days. What was once a series of workshops in Pennsylvania to teach ladies about their cars has now expanded into…
