The All-New 2018 Chevrolet Equinox is the Family Car of Your Dreams
It’s been an awfully busy year for the Chevrolet brand and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. With so many new models coming out, including an all-new Cruze Hatchback, a 650-horsepower Camaro ZL1, and an updated Silverado HD; one might think the bowtie brand would be done revealing new vehicles this […]
2017 Holden Colorado Unleashed with All Kinds of Genuine Accessories
Holden kicked off sales of the all-new 2017 Colorado earlier this month, and in so doing, revealed the comprehensive list of Genuine Holden Accessories available for the purposes of personalizing the truck. “This is the most customizable vehicle we have ever had in our range. The immense accessories range adds a whole new level of […]
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 […]
Chevrolet India Announces Special Discounts for Teachers
Today Chevrolet announced new special discount schemes, test drives, and other special offers for teachers that will be available throughout the month of September. According to Chevy, the deals are meant to recognize the important contributions made by teachers and show appreciation for their service. Last month, Chevy organized “Teachers Connect Week” as part of […]
Cadillac Boss Johan de Nysschen Responds to Negative Article from ‘The Detroit Bureau’
Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen recently shared detailed plans regarding the luxury automaker’s future product line, but he did so in very unusual fashion. Rather than announcing future product plans at a prestigious auto show or through an official press release, de Nysschen surprising took to the comment section of an article written by The […]
Autonomous Driving Startup Wants Cars to Talk to You (Partly With Emojis)
What does it mean if you are driving and it shows the poop emoji?
Self-driving cars have one particular problem—while they may be able to fairly easily communicate their traffic intentions, there is one thing that they have yet to be able to do: communicate with people. For example, a pedestrian is waiting to cross the street, and a self-driving car pulls up to the light. The pedestrian has […]
Chevrolet India Inaugurates New Mumbai Dealership
Today General Motors India inaugurated its newest Chevrolet dealership in Mumbai, “Nikhil Chevrolet.” The bowtie brand now has 7 showrooms and 9 workshops in Mumbai, and 23 showrooms and 26 workshops in the state of Maharashtra. The new showroom is located at Malad Link Road, Mumbai, and will be supported by a two workshops at Goregaon and Kurla staffed by […]
Chevrolet Bringing Back Cavalier as Compact Sedan for Chinese Market
Today Chevrolet announced the Chinese launch of an all-new compact midsize family sedan under the Cavalier nameplate. The new vehicle’s official debut will take place on September 2, 2016, at the Chengdu Auto Show. This marks the first time that Chevy has used the Cavalier name in China. The new model will join the recently […]
The Chevrolet Trax Is Leaving An Impression on Car Shoppers
The Chevrolet Trax is the smallest crossover offered by Chevy, and it is also one of its newest models, having just rolled out here in the US in the 2015 model year. Its relative youth and small size haven’t stopped it from rolling out some impressive sales numbers, though, proving that this SUV is just […]
Ads Stink at Explaining, So Here’s How Plug-in Hybrids Work
I read a something that made me concerned today. It was an article from Green Car Reports which talked about how little people really know about how plug-in hybrids work and about how, in their marketing campaigns, producers of plug-in hybrids often don’t adequately explain how the powertrain is different from conventional hybrids. The thing […]
General Motors Sets July Sales Record in China
General Motors and its joint ventures combined for a new July sales record with 270,529 vehicles delivered in China last month, an 18% year-over-year improvement. July sales also had the distinction of pushing sales of GM vehicles and vehicles manufactured as part of its joint ventures past the 2-million-unit mark, and pushing sales past that […]
Vauxhall Volunteers Lend a Hand at Luton’s Dell Farm
Employees from Vauxhall this week spent a day volunteering at the beleaguered Dell Farm education center, hoping to give the childhood destination a new lease on life. Coming Soon from GM: New 2017 Chevy Silverado 2500HD to receive functional hood scoops A total of 30 Vauxhall employees and their children were tasked with rejuvenating everything […]
New Study Finds UK Car Consumers Put Connectivity Before Safety
In a world where technology is king, a recent survey has discovered that car consumers in the United Kingdom would prefer connectivity technology, such as Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, more than an advanced safety system. Color me surprised. The survey, which was completed by Autocar and its sister title What Car? was taken by […]
Trump Calls Out General Motors in Statement, Then Pretends He Didn’t
2016 is an historic year in American politics if only because, for the first time in the country’s history, one of the presumptive nominees is a woman and the other is a nightmarish potato-person who has been dipped into orange food coloring that also somehow makes him racist. Donald Trump, the sole remaining candidate on […]
GM May Sales Reflect Success of Plan to Phase Out Daily Rental Sales
General Motors’ May sales in the United States totaled 240,450 units, down 18% year-over-year. Retail sales fall 13.4% to 190,613 units. GM attributes its retail sales decline to having two fewer selling days and a limited supply of the numerous new products it has launched in the past five months, including the increasingly popular Chevrolet […]
[VIDEO] New Camaro Z/28 Prototype Crashes into Wall at Nürburgring
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After a Camaro Z/28 prototype was spotted testing yesterday at Nürburgring, cameramen flocked to the track to take video and one person even managed to film the car crashing into the wall at the legendary racing facility. Thankfully, nobody appeared to be injured. However, the same couldn’t be said about the Chevy prototype, as the […]
GM Reopens Four Shuttered North American Plants
Last week, UAW 1853 chairman Mike Herron revealed in a Facebook post picked up by The Daily Herald that General Motors was planning to re-open its Spring Hill Assembly Plant on Monday after having shuttered it for two weeks. According to The Detroit News, three other plants affected by a parts shortage have also reopened. According […]
GM Resuming Full Production Slate at Spring Hill on Monday; Three Other Plants to Follow
Due to a parts shortage created by last month’s earthquakes in Japan, General Motors idled four plants in North America—Spring Hill, Tennessee; Lordstown, Ohio; Fairfax, Kansas; and Oshawa, Ontario. On Thursday, the chairman of UAW 1853 told workers at Spring Hill to expect to start back on Monday. According to The Columbia Daily Herald, UAW […]