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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…
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…
Navigating the US: Getting Around in Indianapolis, Indiana
Getting Around Indianapolis Photo: Kyle Pearson Referred to as the “Crossroads of America,” Indianapolis, Indiana is home of the Indianapolis Colts, the Indianapolis 500, and a variety of museums, restaurants,…
Navigating the US: Getting Around in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a Pennsylvania city nestled where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers meet to form the Ohio River. The ‘Burg, as it’s affectionately called by locals, is home to the…
Navigating the US: Getting Around in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is an historic American city, called “The Queen City” after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III. Charlotte offers southern charm and captivating history wrapped into a modern…
Get Your Driving Fix with Racing Simulators
It’s a good assumption to make that if you’re reading these words on this website, you must have some kind of interest in cars and driving them. Unfortunately, trudging along…
Germany Announces Electric-Car Incentive Deal
Remember back in February, how we were talking about how Germany’s government was considering offering an electric-car sales incentive, but how nothing had really been decided? Well, we can’t say…
Georgia Woman Tearfully Reunited with her Stolen 1972 Corvette Stingray
Terry Dietrich’s stolen 1972 Corvette Stingray Way back in February, we told you about the tragic love story between Terry Dietrich and her Corvette. Back when she was a 19-year-old…
George Talley’s Corvette Found after 33 Years
George Talley’s Corvette was found after being stolen 33 years earlier. ©GM Detroit native George Talley’s Corvette disappeared 33 years ago, just a few miles from GM world headquarters. Today,…
General Motors Sets New May Sales Record in China
Buick Excelle GT Photo: © General Motors General Motors reported that sales of GM vehicles and vehicles produced by its joint ventures in China totaled 295,282 units in May, a…
General Motors Sets New March Sales Record in China
General Motors and its Chinese joint ventures saw a combined 16% year-over-year sales increase in March, delivering a record 345,448 vehicles throughout the month. Not only is this total good…
General Motors Sets July Sales Record in China
General Motors and its joint ventures combined for a new July sales record with 270,529 vehicles delivered in China last month, an 18% year-over-year improvement. July sales also had the…
General Motors Sees 14.5% Sales Growth in China to Start 2018
Buick Excelle GT General Motors started its year in China with a 14.5% year-over-year jump in sales, delivering a total of 367,712 between its brands and the brands of its joint…
General Motors Promotes Kimberly Brycz to Lead Global HR
Kimberly Brycz is General Motors’ new senior vice president of Global Human Resources General Motors’ new head of global human resources is a nationally recognized leader in the automotive industry.…
