Shanghai Disney Resort and Shanghai GM Ink Long-Term Deal
Shanghai Disney Resort and Shanghai GM Ink Long-Term Deal ©GM Today, Shanghai General Motors announced that it had formed a long-term deal with Shanghai Disney Resort as a strategic alliance…
Hertz Corvette Stingray Rental Now Available
The 2014 Corvette Stingray Renting a car is never much of an exciting affair. You pay too much for a car that isn’t anything special—or at least not more special…
GM Investing $65 Million in New Michigan Parts Processing Plant
An artist’s rendering of GM’s soon-to-be-constructed parts processing plant in Burton, Michigan General Motors is moving forward with plans to build a new $65 million processing center for ACDelco and…
'Where's the White House?' – Man Transporting Three Guns, Propane Tank
A man from the Smoky Mountains was arrested earlier this week when he drove up to a Washington DC police officer at 2:30am with a truck stocked with weapons and…
How to Tell Which Side of the Car the Gas Cap Is On
The left side? The right side? How do you know? Photo: Jerald Jackson How many times have you pulled into the gas station – in a rental, a friend or…
Here's Why You Don't Mess With Your Airbags
Image: Scott E A car’s airbag is an extremely important piece of safety equipment. It is standard in every mainstream car produced today, and has been for decades. That is…
Here's How You Can Mitigate Getting Hit By a Car
We reported last year about how pedestrian-car collisions have been sharply rising—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that fatal pedestrian crashes in 2016 had jumped 9% over the previous…
White House to Hold Electric Vehicle Datathon
Tomorrow, in the waning days of the Obama Administration, the White House will be hosting one more push to promote electric vehicles with the Electric Vehicle Datathon, in collaboration with…
Dyson is Officially Making its Own Electric Car
Image: 陳 好酸 Back in March of last year, a government document from the UK was accidentally leaked to the public that pointed to Dyson—the same company that makes the…
EPA Posts 2019 Cruze Efficiency Ratings, Including New CVT Model
We have known for some time that the Chevy Cruze was giving up its manual transmission and adding a new continuously variable transmission. However, there were a number of things…
Study: University Students More Likely to Drive Drunk, Distracted
According to the results of a new survey commissioned by the Ford Motor Company, students in Europe are considerably more likely to exhibit risky behaviors behind the wheel than drivers…
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…
Where Does Your State Rank in Car Insurance Costs?
Driving without car insurance is a definite no-no, yet the cost of it can deter potential car buyers and sway current drivers to drive without. Plans vary from provider to…
Avoid Dooring Cyclists with Dutch Reach Technique
With spring in the air, more and more bicyclists are taking advantage of the warmer weather to log some miles on two wheels instead of four. Now, harmony between drivers…
Remote Control Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Arrives Just in Time for the Holidays
There isn’t a man, woman, or child on this earth that doesn’t wish they were an Oscar Mayer wiener, because then everyone would be in love with them. But until…
Here Are the Trim Levels for the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer
The eagerly anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is due to arrive at dealerships early in the new year, and details are finally starting to emerge about possible configurations for the all-new…
Hennessy Upgrades the Yukon Denali into a 650 HP Supercharged Rocket
The HPE650 GMC Yukon Denali can reach a quarter mile exit speed of up to 106 mph The 2016 GMC Yukon is a popular SUV option for families in need…
Half of America's Automakers Agree to Make Auto Braking Standard
A large number of auto manufacturers have taken a giant step toward further increasing the safety of their fleets by agreeing to equip all of their new vehicles with automatic braking…
Self-Driving Cars Run Into Problems With Dark-Colored Cars
Think of the stereotypical “successful guy” car. Odds are, if you set aside the trope of the cherry red sports car, what you thought of was long, was low, and…
Government Pleads For Safe – Not Cool – Autonomous Cars
The race is on for automakers to engineer and release cars that can drive themselves. Tesla has its Autopilot, Nissan is rolling out cars in Japan that can navigate highways…
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Take More Precautions Around Children
Google’s self-driving car is more aware when it is around children Every adult knows how unpredictable children can be. One minute, a child can be as sweet as an angel—only…
Google Self-Driving Car Innocent In First Injury Accident
Lexus RX450h Google Car Image: Ben When you talk about self-driving cars, the concern is always that the vehicle won’t “see” another car’s sudden movements . Now, following one of…
Google Opens Up First Journalist Ride of Koala Cars, Hopes for Delivery in Next Four Years
On September 29th, Google finally reached a milestone in its automated car program: letting journalists ride around in the adorable “Koala Cars.” According to USA Today, the demo included a…
Google Makes Autonomous Car More Human
Good morning, Dave Image: TomoNews US via Youtube Google first designed its autonomous cars to drive following the exact rules of the road. However, after several human-error rear-endings and a…
Goofy Road Trip Movies: We’re the Millers Review
Best Road Trip Movies: We’re the Millers Review Warner Bros/YouTube For the last three years, I’ve had a friend who worked at a local drive-in, meaning that my buddies and…
Good Vibrations: New Technology Analyzes Vehicle Sounds to Inform Consumers of Maintenance Needs
Wouldn’t it be great if you could know exactly what items in your vehicle needed fixed without visiting your local car shop? MIT researchers have been finessing a new software…
Good Samaritans Can Now Save California Dogs
The staff of The News Wheel have been talking for years about the dangers of leaving pets alone in cars during the summer months (or really any time at all).…
Good Car Parents Protect Their Vehicular Babies from Sun Damage
Baking in the sun is not only harmful to humans; it can also wreak havoc on a car. According to YourMechanic.com writer Elan McAfee, cars left to sunbathe for long…
Go the Distance in Sylvester Stallone’s Custom 1968 Corvette
American muscle meets American muscle: Rocky star Sly Stallone in his custom Corvette When you picture Sylvester Stallone driving, you probably envision him behind the wheel of a long-haul semi…
GM's Offering New Nine-Speed in “High-Volume SUV” in China This Year
At the end of 2016, General Motors confirmed that its all-new Hydra-Matic 9T50 nine-speed automatic transmission would be debuting with the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu and subsequently offered with the 2017 Cruze…
GM's Next Big Cuts May Come From North American Cars
General Motors calls its decision to sell the Opel and Vauxhall brands to PSA Group an indicator of its plans to improve profits by getting smaller. According to Mary Barra,…
GM’s Indianapolis Stamping Plant to Become Concert Venue?
GM’s Indianapolis Stamping Plant fell into the hands of RACER Trust back in 2011, but the Michigan-based organization has now inked a deal with REI Investments, which hopes to turn…
GM’s Flint Investment Points to Aluminum Trucks and SUVs
2016 Chevrolet SIlverado Photo: © General Motors General Motors announced earlier this week that it will be spending $877 million to update and upgrade Flint Assembly Plant. And despite recently…
GM’s Driving Simulator Tests Super Cruise in Realistic Conditions
GM’s Driving Simulator – The Super Cruise GM’s driving simulator is helping developers study how drivers interact with Super Cruise, a semi-automated driving system which will ease the drivers workload…
GM's Arlington Assembly Produces 11-Millionth Vehicle in November
General Motors’ Arlington Assembly plant last month celebrated an unbelievable milestone with the production of its 11-millionth vehicle—a Summit White 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe RST. The performance-minded SUV is the latest…
GM Vietnam Volunteers Reach Out to Help Students Affected by Flash Flooding
Around 50 General Motors Vietnam employees and Chevrolet dealership reps participated in a 400-kilometer goodwill journey from October 2 – 3, intended to support the students of two schools in the…
GM Tradmark Application Shows New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines to Be Called Hydrotec
GM Fuel Cell Car One green driving detail that has fallen somewhat into the background as the hype train chugs its wailing way into Chevy Bolt Station is that General…
GM to Integrate Engineering Teams for EV Push
GM is transferring 3,000 engineers to its Technical Center in Warren, Michigan Hoping to expedite its work on electric vehicles, General Motors is transferring around 3,000 engineers to the GM…
GM Supports Let Girls Learn for Giving Tuesday
©GM The days following Thanksgiving are all about consumers. From Black Friday, to Small Business Saturday, to Cyber Monday, America’s focus has been on buying for the upcoming holidays. In…
GM Student Corps Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
The GM Student Corps, General Motors’ initiative to help young people in underserved school districts prepare for their future, is now celebrating its fifth and largest year of existence. Through…
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 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…
