General Motors Posts March Sales Increases, Strong Q1 Results
General Motors wrapped up a successful first quarter with sales totaling 256,224 vehicles in the United States, up 1.6% year-over-year from March 2016. Retail sales increased 5% with 203,113 vehicles delivered. GM’s overall market share was up 0.4 percentage points at approximately 15.9%, while retail market share increased 0.6 percentage points to 16.1%. Buick was […]
Vauxhall Prices Insignia Grand Sport, Sports Tourer
The new Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport and Sports Tourer made their public debuts this week at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, and both models are set to arrive in showrooms around the UK later this summer. If you intend on making the Insignia your next new vehicle purchase, here is what you need to […]
Holden Launches ‘Mobile Made’ Ad Campaign for Trax
Holden is teaming up with AJF for a new ad campaign to promote the recently-launched Trax crossover. Entitled “Mobile Made,” the campaign consists of video shot solely using mobile phones. Get it? Do you get it? Do you comprehend the sweet, sweet wordplay involved in that name? How it so succinctly describes what makes the […]
2017 Kia Soul Overview
Sporty, sleek, and sophisticated – this is what the 2017 Kia Soul is all about. The updated subcompact SUV continues to impress, winning awards left and right, and for good reason. With some small changes to this model year, it’s sure to be a top seller for Kia. The 2017 Kia Soul has a starting […]
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 Diesel, 2018 Equinox, and 2018 Traverse. On Monday, GM confirmed that the nine-speed transmission will debut in China “in a high-volume SUV later this year.” […]
GM South America Announces Regional Reorganization, Leadership Roles
General Motors South America last month announced that it would be reorganizing its regional structure into three distinct units: GM Mercosur, GM Andina, and GM Central. GM Mercosur will consist of business operations in Brazil and Argentina. GM of Brazil President Carlos Zarlenga will assume the leadership role for this subdivision. GM Andina will consist […]
General Motors, Girls Who Code Announce Partnership
General Motors and Girls Who Code have announced a new partnership aimed at influencing middle school- and high school-aged girls to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. GM is providing GWC with a $250,000 grant that will help the expansion of the latter’s Clubs programs, which increase free after-school activities for girls at different academic levels […]
Holden Cuts Price of Astra $250-$1,700 One Month After Launch
If you have been considering purchasing the recently-launched Holden Astra but have not yet found quite the justification to pull the trigger, you now have between 250 and 1,700 extra reasons to contemplate. Holden Chairman and Managing Director Mark Bernhard revealed on Monday at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show that the brand will cut the […]
Opel Mokka X Sales Surpass 100,000 Units
Got a riddle for you: how many months does it take for sales of the new Opel Mokka X to breach the six-figure threshold? Well, okay, maybe it’s not so much a riddle as it is an actual straightforward question that has a concrete answer. The concrete answer to this particular question is about six […]
Norway First European Country to Sell Opel Ampera-e
The Norwegians are coming! The Norwegians are coming! Not to sign on the dotted line for Ben Horne’s Ghostwood development project, but to be among the first in Europe to drive the all-new Opel Ampera-e. New Vehicle Research: 2017 GMC Acadia gets new look, lots of tech Sales of Opel’s all-electric hatchback kicked off this […]
London Charity City Harvest Receives Two Vivaro Vans
Vauxhall last week delivered two Vivaro vans to London-based charity City Harvest for the purposes of salvaging would-be food waste for the purposes of feeding the homeless. The vans were provided by the retailer groups Now, Tony Le Voi, and GO Vauxhall. Both vans are converted by Cold Consortium to be temperature controlled, enabling City […]
Vauxhall Donates Vivaro Van to City College, Coventry
Vauxhall announced on Sunday that it has donated a Vivaro van to City College, Coventry. The Vivaro, manufactured in Luton, will be used by students for a course related to automotive work. New Vehicle Research: 2016 Buick Encore trims, specs, and features “The donation of a new van from Vauxhall really does ‘support education’ in […]
2017 Chevy Sanic Debuts at San Francisco Meme-Con
On Friday night, Honda made a splash at the San Diego Comic-Con by unveiling the “Sonic Civic,” a 2016 Civic Touring sedan specially designed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the classic Sega game “Sonic the Hedgehog.” Not to be outdone, last night Chevrolet debuted its own 2017 “Chevy Sanic,” a Chevy Sonic hatchback uniquely […]
2016 Hyundai Tucson Earns Best Safety Scores from IIHS in Small SUV Segment
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson was the only small SUV out of seven tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to receive Top Safety Pick+ honors, as well as earn a “Good” rating for passenger protection in the small-overlap test. To qualify as a 2016 Safety Pick+, a vehicle is required to earn good […]
Opel’s Sales Increases Through May Better Than All of 2015
Opel and Vauxhall’s sales were up 12% in May, totaling 102,600 vehicles delivered for the month. While that figure in and of itself would be impressive, it becomes even more considerable when one takes into account that May’s numbers push the overall volume increase for the brands in Europe over the first five months of […]
GM of Canada Reports May 2016 Sales
General Motors delivered a total of 22,939 vehicles in Canada in May, a decrease of 16.5% from the 27,462 vehicles sold in May 2015. Chevrolet sales totaled 13,028 vehicles, down 20.9% from the 16,473 vehicles sold in May 2015. Retail sales for the brand’s three brand-new cars—the Volt, Malibu, and Spark—were up a combined 154% […]
Opel Prices New Mokka X: €18,990 Base, €21,690 for Edition Trim
Opel has priced its new Mokka X (ostensibly the Euro-spec 2017 Buick Encore, for all y’all Americans) starting at €18,990 and made it available to order throughout Europe. The Mokka X Edition will start at €21,690 and offer additional features including leather steering wheel, air conditioning, 17-inch alloy wheels, Opel OnStar, and Radio R 4.0 […]
Holden Survey Finds Aussies More Likely to Buy New Cars Around Other Significant Life Events
A consumer study conducted by Holden for its “Step Up at Holden” campaign found that Australians seem to be much more likely to purchase a new vehicle if they are also bearing down on another milestone in their lives. Coming Soon: Behold, the new-look 2017 Buick Encore According to a survey of Australians, of those not […]