Holden Financial Services Launches in Australia
Holden announced last month that it has joined with St. George Bank, a division of Westpac Banking Corporation, to bring Holden Financial Services to Australian automotive customers looking for quick and easy financing for new vehicles. Awards for GM: Buick named third-most reliable auto brand by J.D. Power According to Holden, benefits of the new […]
Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen Says XT5 Could Get Turbo Four-Cylinder
When the 2017 Cadillac XT5 luxury crossover hits US dealerships in April, it will come equipped with a 3.6-liter V6 engine rated at 310 horsepower, but Cadillac’s president, Johan de Nysschen, has hinted that an additional engine option could be in the works for the XT5. Best Buys: The new GMC Acadia costs less than […]
GM Recognizes Top Suppliers with Annual Awards Ceremony
General Motors held its 24th annual Supplier of the Year awards at the Cobo Center in Detroit last night. The automaker recognized 110 of its best global suppliers, the most ever recognized since the Supplier of the Year event began in 1992. GM awarded 79 suppliers in 2014, so this year’s 110 recipients of the […]
GM: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Tech Developing Too Rapidly to Produce
Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it would be changing the name of GM Powertrain to GM Global Propulsion Systems. This, in effect, indicates GM’s efforts to gradually focus more on alternative powertrains, possibly including the development of a hybrid fuel-cell vehicle. While GM already has plenty of hybrids and EVs and PHEVs, it […]
Rumor: New Cadillac Crossover May Be Coming to Lansing Assembly
General Motors is moving production of the GMC Acadia from Lansing Delta Township Assembly to Tennessee, yet it remains steadfast that the facility will continue to operate at full capacity. While the ways and means that this will be the case have not yet been divulged, many are predicting that it will likely be a […]
Four Fords Win KBB 5-Year Cost to Own Awards
It was announced today that four Ford vehicles have been named award winners in Kelley Blue Book’s 2016 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The Ford Focus ST, F-150, Explorer, and Mustang GT each won top honors in their respective categories for a combination of lower depreciation, insurance costs, fuel costs, maintenance costs, and KBB Fair […]
Detroit Auto Show Showcases Dresses Made from Material Used in Car Interiors
Have you ever looked at the dashboard in your car and thought that material would be great for a dress? If you answered yes, then you’re just like fashion designer Janna Coumoundouros, who recently created four dresses out of the material per request of Inteva Products LLC. “Even though it’s automotive material, they’re very elegant,” […]
GM Canadian Engineering Center Contributing to Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Test
General Motors Canada president and managing director Steve Carlisle confirmed this week that the Oshawa-based Canadian Engineering Center has been given a mandate that will allow it to contribute to GM’s ongoing research and development of autonomous vehicle technology. All vehicles built at the Ontario facility will participate in an upcoming fleet test that will […]
GM Offering Substantial Discounts to Family Members of Dealership Employees
Right now would be a good time to live with or move into the same house as somebody that works at a GM dealership. Automotive News has reported that General Motors is currently offering discounts of up to 10% for people who live in the same household as anybody who works at one of GM’s […]
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant Produces 2 Millionth Vehicle
There was a great deal of significance stowed in a new 2016 Buick Enclave in White Frost Tricoat that came off the line at Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant on Friday. The Enclave was the 2 millionth vehicle produced at Lansing, coming a little more than nine years after the plant opened on May 24th, […]
GM Vehicles Comprise Top Half of 10 Most American Cars List
AutoBlog has put together a list of the 10 Most American Cars on the market, determined by what percentages of the vehicles’ parts are actually “born in the USA.” The results may surprise some, as many foreign companies have factories located in the United States (and vice versa). The Alabama-assembled Honda Odyssey minivan, for example, […]
GM Experiences Best Sales in Nearly Seven Years in May
General Motors’ four US brands combined for a total of 293,097 vehicles sold last month, making it the automotive giant’s best May since 2007 and its best month overall since August 2008. Total sales were up 3%, and retail sales—totaling 220,231 units—were up 7%. As is always the case, Chevrolet was the volume leader with […]
GM Helps Karmanos Cancer Institute Raise $2.8 Million
General Motors helped the Karmanos Cancer Institute raise a new record for fundraising at its 33rd Annual Dinner last month. With the help of dinner chairs Debra and Bob Ferguson, senior vice president of Global Public Policy at GM, more than $2.8 million was raised to support the expansion of Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Intensive Care […]
GM US Sales Rise Again in February
General Motors’ US sales were up 4% in February, with sales totaling 231,378 deliveries. As could be expected in a month where a majority of the country was choked with snow, a big reason for GM’s success was the sales of pickup trucks and SUVs, which were up 36%. “Our new SUVs and crossovers, combined […]
January 2015 Car Recalls from Around the Auto Industry
After 2014—also known as the Year of the Recall—automakers are likely to be a lot more proactive when it comes to notifying customers of potential issues with their vehicles and fixing them before they cause accidents or injuries. After all, no one wants a repeat of the never-ending GM recall, or the Takata recall that […]
OnStar Santa Tracker Is the Ultimate Christmas Spy
General Motors is rolling out the OnStar Santa Tracker for the sixth Christmas running, allowing excited children to track Santa’s whereabouts as he delivers presents across the globe. OnStar subscribers in the US, Canada, and Mexico will be able to tap into his adventure on Christmas Eve by pressing the blue OnStar button. OnStar is […]
GM Announces $63M Investment in Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant
As part of her announcement at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday, Mary Barra announced an investment of $63 million in the Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant, which first opened in 2006. Already, the plant boasts a 263,000 square foot campus, but this investment will allow the facility to grow even larger. In the News: […]
GM Recalls a Buttload of Vehicles, Stops Deliveries of Canyon and Colorado
A number of GM recalls and stop-sales materialized over the weekend, to no one’s surprise. I’ll save you the time of having to endure my now trite cynicism of The General, and just go ahead and tell you why your cars might kill you this time around: General Motors recalled 117,000 various vehicles in North […]