Chevrolet Sales Rise 8.1% in November
Chevrolet sales rose 8.1% in the United States last month with 169,675 vehicles delivered. Retail sales rose 5% with 126,078 units delivered to individuals throughout the month. A number of vehicles in Chevrolet’s lineup saw year-over-year sales increase in October both overall and at retail. Including retail and commercial sales, the Colorado was up 39.1% with […]
GM Bringing Silverado, Camaro, and More to China
If you thought the Buick Velite Concept was the only new car GM brought to the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show, then think again because Chevrolet also took a handful of new models to China. Chevrolet previously announced a plan to bring 20 vehicles to China by 2020, which would be either completely new or significantly […]
2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty Overview
The 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty has been completely redesigned for the first time since 1999. The Super Duty now features a high-strength aluminum cargo box and body panels, which have reduced the weight of the truck by as much as 350 pounds. This weight loss is important because the Super Duty also includes a […]
Honda Announces Construction of Two New Buildings at Raymond, Ohio Campus
Today Honda that it would be investing $53 million to pay for the construction of two new buildings on its Central Ohio campus. The two new structures will be used to house information technology operations and market quality operations for Honda in North America. The 38,000-square foot Ohio Data Center will work in conjunction with […]
The First Autonomous Truck Delivery was Pretty American
We’ve been talking a lot about autonomous cars and the future of driving. Uber-owned technology company Otto, which focuses on making self-driving semi trucks, has just taken a big step forward by making the first autonomous truck delivery in the world and traveled autonomously from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs. The cargo being delivered, […]
GM’s Maven Expands to Ninth Market, San Francisco
General Motors’ own car-sharing service, Maven, has expanded once more into a new market, the company announced on the 13th. This time, it will open for business in San Francisco, its ninth market since its launch at the beginning of the year. San Francisco provides unique challenges for competition, since as a technology hub the […]
GM Invests in Chinese Car-Sharing Company
When it comes to the debate over whether or not car-sharing services will replace traditional car ownership, General Motors certainly appears to be covering all the possibilities. First, GM invested heavily in Lyft, then created its own car-sharing service called Maven, and finally has recently invested in Yi Wei Xing Technology Company. Yi Wei Xing […]
GM Apparently Leaks 2017 6.6-liter L5P Duramax Turbo Diesel Engine Details
General Motors’ trucks have long been in competition with those from Ford and Ram, so the automaker’s upcoming Heavy Duty Silverado and Sierra, to be revealed in just a few days at the 2016 State Fair of Texas, have been the object of much speculation. Specifically, a healthy amount of this interest has been in […]
2017 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban Midnight Edition Models Announced
Chevrolet’s trucks and SUVs have gone black, and they’re not going back. Chevy first crossed over to the Dark Side last year, when it brought a 2015 Silverado Midnight Edition to the Chicago Auto Show. Since then, the bowtie brand has created a Midnight Edition of the Colorado, a Midnight Edition Trax, and just last […]
GM Canada Delivers 22,547 Vehicles in August
General Motors moved a total of 22,547 vehicles in Canada last month, an 8.5% decrease from a total of 24,653 vehicles delivered in August 2015. Through eight months, GM Canada’s sales are down 0.4% at 174,004 vehicles sold to-date. “While August was a slower vehicle sales month across Canada, we demonstrated industry leadership and remain […]
General Motors’ August Sales Decline 5.4 Percent; Chevrolet Gains Retail Market Share
General Motors delivered a total of 256,429 vehicles in the United States last month, down 5.2% from sales in August 2015. At retail, GM’s sales were down 5.4% at a total of 212,915 units delivered. GM noted that its retail sales were “in line with the industry’s retail performance for the month,” also pointing to […]
GMC Canyon Defends its Crown in 2016 Midsize Pickup Truck Challenge
For the second consecutive year, the GMC Canyon earned the top spot in the Midsize Pickup Truck Challenge administered by editors from Cars.com and PickupTrucks.com. Speaking of the GMC Canyon: Take an in-depth look at the award-winning midize pickup truck The GMC Canyon was obviously the only premium midsize truck to take part in the […]
Toyota Tacoma Dominates Segment, but Could Run into Production Problems
The Toyota Tacoma is the best-selling midsize pickup truck in the country. In 2015, it led the segment with 179,562 sales, nearly a whole 100,000 ahead of its closest competitor, the Chevrolet Colorado. So far this year, the Tacoma is still ahead. It sold 111,615 units between January and July 2016, compared to 60,422 for […]
Chevrolet Retail Sales Increase 3 Percent; Several Models See July Records
Chevrolet’s retail sales were up 3% in July with a total of 154,305 units delivered. The year-over-year improvement was brought about by best-ever July retail sales for the light-duty crew cab Silverado, a 27% increase for Colorado, 8% increase for Equinox, 13% increase for Suburban, 12% increase for Tahoe, 24% increase for Traverse, and 63% […]
General Motors Wins Six 2016 J.D. Power APEAL Awards
Today General Motors announced that it had received six segment-level awards in the 2016 J.D. Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study that was just recently released. GM’s six awards were the most of any automaker. The achievement comes after GM similarly dominated the J.D. Power 2016 Vehicle Dependability Study and the J.D. Power 2016 Initial […]
GMC Named Most Ideal Popular Brand in 2016 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards
For the third year in a row, the GMC division of General Motors was honored as the Most Ideal Popular Brand in the AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVAs). Have You Heard? The full-size Acadia SUV will be sold alongside the smaller redesigned version GMC was one of only two auto brands to have three of its […]
GM Second Quarter Net Income Up $2.9 Billion
Things are going pretty good for General Motors. Mary Barra probably feels like a million bucks right now—or, to be more accurate, 2.9 billion bucks. That’s because today the American automaker announced an impressive second-quarter net income to common stockholders of $2.9 billion, which represents a whopping 157% increase over paltry $1.1 billion that the […]
GMC Still Mulling Over Jeep Wrangler-Fighter; 2020 Launch Window Considered
Rumors have had GMC eyeballing the prospect of making an off-road-friendly Jeep Wrangler-fighter for years, and recent comments from Mark Reuss claiming that the brand is looking to cut into Jeep’s sales with the launch of the 2017 Acadia All Terrain do little to dissuade from the idea that tackling that particular task is still […]