Cadillac President Johan De Nysschen Photo: © General Motors You know that little period between a vehicle being rumored and revealed where folks’ll see it testing on roadways with camouflage and spy photogs will snap photos of those camo-wrapped vehicles for big-buck-making purposes? Well, Cadillac might be looking to cut down on that period by showing…
It’s official: One Tree Hill is being removed from Netflix in October. Many fans are binge-watching the series before it is taken away (myself included), so I decided to highlight some of my favorite car-related scenes from the show, in order of appearance. Model Overview: 2018 Buick Enclave Top 5 Car Scenes in One Tree Hill [wptab name=”The…
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…
Don’t let the badge fool you Last week, I talked about how the “Made in America Auto Index” released by the Kogod School of Business was misleading. I claimed this because the study implies the cars at the top of its index are more American-made, even though the study is (arguably) unfairly skewed toward domestic…
2017 marked the second-best year in Cadillac’s 115-year history with global deliveries totaling 356,467 vehicles, up 15.5% year-over-year. Despite an overall down year for sales in the United States, Cadillac persevered largely on the back of China, which became the brand’s largest volume market overall with deliveries nearly 20,000 vehicles greater than that in its…
Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon can ride with the falconer Special edition trims of vehicles that match the lifestyles of certain segments of drivers are nothing new, especially in the luxury realm. Automakers release plenty of off-road editions for drivers who like to trail off of the beaten path, while hybrid models…
This 2020 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline Edition was the 3-millionth vehicle built at Lansing Delta Township Assembly Photo: General Motors History was made in February when a Silver Ice Metallic 2020 Chevrolet Traverse Premier Redline Edition rolled off the line at General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant. That very sporty SUV was the 3…
The Holden Equinox is having a good week between launching in Australia and catching on with drivers, being named the official vehicle of MasterChef Australia, and adding Adam D’Sylva as its official ambassador. Right out of the gate, the Equinox now has a major accolade to its name—a five-star Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP)…
General Motors on Tuesday announced the launch of Marketplace, the auto industry’s first-ever on-demand commerce platform. What this means, in practical terms, is that drivers of select Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles will be able to use Marketplace to order coffee or food, make reservations for dinner and at hotels, locate the nearest gas…
Baojun 730 MPV Photo: © General Motors General Motors and its various and sundry joint ventures racked up sales totaling 258,484 vehicles in China last month, reflecting a 0.4% year-over-year decrease. SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales were 10.2% better with 139,041 vehicles sold, but a 6.7% year-over-year drop in Shanghai GM’s sales made it so that GM’s…
General Motors Canada took the top spot for retail and total sales in October on the strength of gains across the board from its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. Total sales were up 26.5% at 26,847 vehicles delivered, and retail sales were up 28.9% at 21,398 vehicles. Calling Attention to Quality: GMC promotes Precision…
In case you might have missed it, this past May 4th was something of a national holiday—unofficially known around the world as Star Wars Day. You know, because “May the Fourth (Force) Be With You.” Get it? To be fair, you probably already knew this, and you probably very much got it because every single…
General Motors sales in October totaled 252,813 vehicles, down 2.2% from 2016, with only GMC delivering year-over-year growth at a 4.6% increase. The story was quite a lot of the same at retail—GM was down 6.6% at retail with 194,512 vehicles delivered, and GMC was the sole brand to deliver growth with a 3.8% uptick….
2016 Chevy Malibu General Motors boasted yet another month of retail sales and market share increases in February, growing the former by 6.6% and the latter by 0.4 percentage points. GM’s four brands combined to deliver 179,958 vehicles at retail, extending the streak of year-over-year retail sales improvements in every month since April 2015. Overall,…
Americans sure do love their F-150 pickups For several years now, the Ford F-Series of trucks has reigned supreme as the best-selling vehicle in the United States. Given 2017’s overall sales results so far, that trend doesn’t show any signs of stopping. The Ford F-Series is not just the most popular vehicle in the nation overall….
According to reports, General Motors will export the GMC Acadia to Australia for the first time, bringing it to the Outback as a Holden in an effort to capitalize on the departure of rival vehicles and on its own flourishing sales. Shopping for a New GM Vehicle? See current sales incentives and offers According to…
A classic GMC nameplate could be returning to the brand’s lineup Between 1998 and 2009, GMC produced an SUV known as the Envoy. Roughly a decade after it was discontinued, the GMC Envoy may be making a return. After all, General Motors just filed an application to trademark the Envoy name. Current GMC SUVs: 2018…
You might think what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but sometimes, that’s just not true. Earlier this week, Fiat Chrysler dealers from across the country gathered at a meeting in Las Vegas to catch a glimpse of FCA US’s newest products and now, we know just what to expect from Dodge in the future….
2016 Chevrolet Equinox Photo: © General Motors GM’s August sales totaled 270,480 vehicles between the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands, with retail deliveries up 6% for a 1% increase in retail market share. General Motors’ brands also combined for the industry’s highest average transaction price while carrying the lowest incentive percentage. Why So Shiny:…
2015 Chevy Trax Photo: © General Motors 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…
Buick Envision 20T Photo: © General Motors GM and its joint ventures in China experienced a 4% drop in sales in May, moving 252,567 vehicles in a month where several older models were being phased out in favor of next-gen and new model-year versions. Highlights for the month include a 21.8% retail sales increase for…
GM has quite a few appealing additions for the 2020 model year. The Chevy Camaro is getting a navigation upgrade kit. The GMC Terrain will now come with an available Denali Premium Package. The 2020 Silverado 1500 is now available in Midnight and Rally editions. The brand recently revealed one more new thing for next…
General Motors’ four US brands combined to sell 251,310 vehicles throughout the United States in September, resulting in a 12.5% year-over-year increase and bolstering the company’s sales gains through the third quarter even more. GMC Tops ‘Em All: Earning two awards in the 2015 J.D. Power APEAL Study GM had an up-month across the board,…
GMC may launch an all-new, downscaled Acadia in 2016 Curious as to when we can expect GMC to add another new vehicle to its lineup? According to Duncan Aldred, Buick-GMC US vice president, the brand’s next new model could be as little as a year away. Aldred spoke to WardsAuto about GMC’s potential for market…
Gas that costs less than $2 per gallon is surely a sight for sore eyes Photo: Mike Mozart via CC Just a few months ago, the idea of gas costing less than $2 a gallon would have been seen as ludicrous, but this is now the case in a whopping nine states, according to AAA….
Photo: General Motors General Motors will add 1,200 new jobs total to its manufacturing operations in Lansing, Michigan, to support the production of two popular midsize SUVs and two new Cadillac sedans. The Lansing Grand River Assembly plant will add 400 employees to fill out a second shift in General Assembly, which will allow the…
A holiday recently took place in the United States, the Fourth of July or Independence Day, which is a tiny little thing celebrated by a modest populace that has reservations about ever insinuating that it is better than any other populace or that its country is greater than any other country. What Makes America Such…
This Fourth of July, there is no independence from expensive gas prices Last week, The News Wheel wrote about a survey from AAA that predicted a record 46.9 million Americans would be set to travel during Independence Day this year. An even more recent AAA study indicates that those Fourth of July travelers should set some…
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.”…
General Motors saw total sales of 244,406 vehicles in the United States last month, a 5.8% year-over-year decrease from the 259,557 vehicles delivered in April 2016. Retail sales were also off from last year’s pace at 191,911 units delivered, down 4.4% Still, GM notes that there were multiple highlights to be had, particularly with regards…
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant Produces 2 Millionth Vehicle Photo: © General Motors 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…
Buick’s August sales in the United States were up 0.6% with 22,281 vehicles sold. As has been the case for the first three-quarters of 2015, the brand was held aloft by strong sales for its SUV duo, the Enclave and Encore. The Encore experienced its 20th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases, growing its August…
Rumors that we might one day get a Lambda-based Cadillac SUV have been circulating for years, but our dreams have been dashed time and time again. The other three GM brands boast a Lambda-based crossover SUV: Chevy has the Traverse, GMC has the Acadia, and even Buick has the Enclave. So why nothing from Cadillac?…
With the exciting new Blazer and upcoming 2020 Silverado HD, the Chevy Traverse hasn’t gotten as much recognition as it deserves. The model’s latest head-nod from U.S. News & World Report, however, helps soften the blow. The 2019 Traverse just nabbed the Best 3-Row SUV title from the publication’s Best Cars for Families awards. About…
Let’s be perfectly honest—although The General has been relentlessly shoving its 4G LTE technology down our throats for the past nine months, it is actually pretty cool. In fact, Chevrolet will be the only automaker to offer 4G LTE Wi-Fi connectivity across its entire lineup. (The other three GM brands will offer the technology on…
Will Cadillac offer the upcoming XT3 crossover with a plug-in hybrid powertrain? Though it was last given a generational upgrade for the 2015 model year, the Cadillac Escalade hasn’t changed all that much from where it was a decade ago. Granted, that is not at all a bad thing, particularly when the Escalade remains in…
General Motors announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Tony Francavilla its new Vice President, Global Quality, effective immediately. The 58-year-old Francavilla will henceforth head up GM’s efforts to set a global standard for product quality, bringing with him the experience gleaned from a 30-plus-year career with the company. He will report directly to General…
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