General Motors May Sales: Highest Sales Since ’08
General Motors May sales totaled 284,694 units, up 13 percent compared to May 2013. This marks the company’s best May in seven years and the best monthly sales since August of 2008. Specifically, retail sales were up 10 percent and fleet sales shot up 21 percent. New SUV Profile: 2015 Chevrolet Suburban “The momentum we generated […]
Lingenfelter Camaro Z/28 Pumps Out 657 Horsepower
The unaltered 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 already packs a powerful punch. The muscle car lays down 505 horsepower from its 7.0-liter LS7, but more is always better, right? That’s where Lingenfelter comes in. The Lingenfelter Camaro Z/28 ups the pony car’s horsepower from 505 to 657, thanks to a generous Edelbrock E-Force TVS2300 intercooled supercharger […]
Navigating the US: Getting Around in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia is the place where southern charm meets world-class sophistication. Boasting an incredible skyline, one of the U.S.’s busiest airports, and every modern amenity you can hope to find, visitors can also find all the charm and elegance associated with the South – slow down for some sweet tea and don’t miss the peach […]
Guys, Let’s All Buy the 500e Just Because Marchionne Said Not To
It’s an odd thing when the CEO of a carmaker hates making a car—and directs his customers to eschew the vehicle at all costs. But that’s exactly what Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO, Sergio Marchionne, told us all to do—not to buy the 500e—a couple days ago during a talk at the Brookings Institution. “I hope […]
OnStar with 4G LTE Launches Next Month
Starting in June, drivers of select GM vehicles will have access to OnStar with 4G LTE. Drivers will get a free three-month trial period (or three gigabytes, whichever comes first). The 2015 Malibu will be the first vehicle to claim the updated tech, but more than 30 other Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles will […]
April Fools’: GM Recalls Vehicles For Bringing About End Times
Models affected by the latest round of recalls include 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 1982-2005 Chevy Cavalier, and certain 2010 Camaro 1LT models. Issues range from incorrect badging to providing a doorway for interdimensional beings to enter our world.
This morning, General Motors announced yet another safety recall affecting 2.1 million vehicles after only just recalling 1.3 million vehicles more last evening. This brings the total number of vehicles affected by numerous GM recalls issued since the beginning of March past the staggering total of 8 million. This latest news comes mere hours before […]
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Tops Cars.com’s Top 10 New Cars for Penny Pinchers
The term “penny pincher” in and of itself seems like a derisive one, but when every last red cent counts for something, there’s something to be said for a person who manages their money. Cars.com compiled a list of the Top 10 New Cars for Penny Pinchers, and at the top of the list stands […]
Consumer Reports Worst New Cars of 2014 List Tallies Least of the Least
If there’s ever a tool that is of particular use to a new car shopper, it’s the multitude of annual “Best X” lists that some of the world’s foremost automotive experts serve up for the car-buying public. But for those of us who love a good dose of schadenfreude, there’s the Consumer Reports Worst New […]
Generation Y Car Buyers: ‘We Will When We Can Afford To’
Wondering what the future holds for automobiles? Look to Generation Y, the next generation of car buyers. A new Deloitte LLP study which surfaced a couple weeks ago explains the trends we can expect from this generation in terms of car buying, and what it could (and likely does) mean for the auto industry. Hot […]
General Motors NAIAS Display: Meeting the Car and Truck of the Year
Although we were most excited to get to see the Car and Truck of the Year (Corvette Stingray and Silverado, respectively) at the Chevy NAIAS display, we first made our way through Buick’s and GMC’s offerings. Buick’s five models stood on display at the Buick booth, but the one I found the most entertaining was […]
My First Experience at NAIAS
I was sitting at my desk finishing up a history page for the Ford Fusion when my boss nonchalantly asked me if I felt like road tripping it to Detroit this week for NAIAS. If it hadn’t been over instant messenger, I might have tackled her with a bear hug. (Did she seriously think “No” […]
What Your Car Says About You
It takes a certain kind of person to drive a leopard print Audi R8 (you know, like Justin Bieber), which led me to the thought, “What does my car say about me?” If people believe the month they were born in tells them the deepest mysteries of their motivations and personalities and love lives, then […]
Reuss Discusses Potential Future Additions to the GM Lineup
If you are a fan of General Motors’ vehicles, then you had a lot to be excited about this year. GM released 13 models one after the other in 2013, including the Chevy Spark, the redesigned Chevy Impala, the seventh generation of the Corvette, a refreshed Cadillac, and an all-new Silverado and GMC Sierra. Despite […]
The Future of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
GM and Honda work together to make futuristic hydrogen power a reality.
You may remember about a decade ago when fuel cell technology was all the rage and automakers were touting it as the fuel of the future. Then, the economy came to a stop and so did the fuel cell cars—at least most of us thought it had. Now that the auto industry is getting back […]