GM Backs Off 500,000 US Electric Vehicle Projection
Back in 2012, General Motors head of global product development Mary Barra announced that the company had a very specific goal of getting 500,000 vehicles powered to some degree by electricity (hybrid, plug-in hybrid, of all-electric) on American roadways by 2017. Today, Barra—now the CEO of GM—announced that the original goal will not be met. […]
Companies Competing on Bid for Next-Generation USPS Hauler
The times are ever-changing, and nothing is sacred. For nearly three decades, the face of the United States Postal Service has been the Grumman LLV, but a $5 billion contract could very well lead to a new-look mail delivery fleet around the country. According to The Wall Street Journal, 15 companies are bidding for the […]
Report: China to Cut PHEV/EV Subsidies Drastically By 2020
Following an announcement from Shanghai GM earlier this month wherein the automaker said that it will commit a significant portion of $4.3 billion USD to building 10 “new-energy models” for the Chinese market, policy documents posted to the Chinese finance ministry’s website on Wednesday revealed the country’s plans to roll back subsidies for PHEV and […]
Bowtie Brand Goes Buck Rogers with Chevrolet-FNR Concept [PHOTOS]
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It’s hard to fathom why Chevrolet paid to feature a 2016 Volt in the upcoming sci-fi movie Tomorrowland if the automaker had one of these things lying around. Unlike the Kia Optima, this futuristic concept looks like something that might actually have been in the new Star Wars trailer. Dubbed the Chevrolet-FNR, this autonomous electric […]
Report: CT6 Hybrid May Bow at Shanghai Motor Show
Cadillac will be taking its newly-revealed CT6 to the Shanghai Motor Show, which will kick off in a little less than a week’s time. If some pointed words from GM North American President Mark Reuss are to be believed, the CT6 may very well be arriving with a new wrinkle—namely, a hybrid powertrain. Reuss, when […]
Saying Goodbye to the Fifth-Gen Camaro—2010-2015
So far, we’ve looked at the first, second, third, and fourth-generations of the classic Chevy Camaro. Now, it’s finally time to pay tribute to the outgoing fifth-gen Camaro, before it’s swept into the dustbin of automotive history on May 16th to make way for the debut of the sixth-gen Camaro. GM interviewed Chevrolet Camaro exterior […]
Three Female GM Engineers Who are Fueling the Future
General Motors recently found itself among the NAFE’s Top 50 Companies for Executive Women, but company CEO Mary Barra is of the belief that GM’s work has only just begun. She believes that the automotive industry stands to undergo changes in the next decade that will be even more substantial than that which it has […]
Chevrolet’s “Hidden Gems” Campaign to Make Millennials Want a Trax
We’ve all seen those millennialtastic ads for the 2015 Chevy Trax, which feature a pair of trendy twenty-somethings driving their small SUV from one adorkable location to the next. Well apparently, those urban ads were just a preamble to a broader, hipper marketing campaign for the Trax called “Hidden Gems,” which enlists the aid of various […]
Which Cars Will Be at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show?
When navigating the 2015 Chicago Auto Show site, we had a bit of trouble finding a comprehensive list of cars outside of a drop-down menu or individual pages. To make things a little easier for all of us, we have compiled an at-a-glance list. This list will change as we receive more information, so be sure […]
GM’s Workplace Charging Efforts Recognized by DOE
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently highlighted GM’s workplace charging efforts as a model for other companies to follow. General Motors was among 13 founding companies that last year pledged with the DOE to increase workplace charging throughout the United States by 10 within five years; it was called the Workplace Charging Challenge. The DOE […]
GM Files Trademark Application for “C/K 10”
Earlier this month, we reported that General Motors had filed a trademark application for “Sierra Elevation” on August 4, 2014. On the same day, the Detroit automaker also filled an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “C/K 10” with the “Motor land vehicles, namely, trucks” designation under the Goods and Services […]
Possible Sonic EV May Boast 200 Mile Range
LG Chem, the battery supplier for the Chevy Volt, recently announced that it would be developing a 200-mile-range electric vehicle with an unnamed automaker. But given that the company already, you know, supplies the Volt’s battery, it’s not much of a stretch of the imagination to assume that Chevy is this unnamed automaker. Related: 2014 […]
Check Out the Updates for the 2015 Buick LaCrosse
The 2016 Buick LaCrosse will be the first of the third generation, which means that the 2015 model is our final goodbye to the second generation. As such, updates for the 2015 Buick LaCrosse will be minor, though still noteworthy. For starters, Buick has nixed the rear-seat entertainment system with DVD player and noise-cancelling headphones. […]
GM and Google Ride-Sharing Program Stars 2015 Spark EV
The recently announced GM and Google ride-sharing pilot program partnership will use the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV, chosen for its “small footprint.” The pilot program will take place in Mountain View, California, at Google’s really cool campus that everyone and their mother want to work at. Go Camo: See what the 2016 Chevy Silverado Realtree […]