Nissan put it all on the line when it introduced the Nissan Titan XD. This bigger truck puts the automaker in competition with the more traditional truck manufacturers like Ford and General Motors. As the awards for 2016 models are announced, we bet that the Nissan front office is starting to breathe a bit better now that the…
The Chevrolet Tahoe is now available with a diesel engine Photo: General Motors If you’re in the market for a diesel vehicle, the General Motors lineup might be the place to look. Over the past five years, the automaker has doubled the number of diesel-equipped models it manufactures — although that expansion hasn’t involved any…
According to Karl-Thomas Neumann, the man in charge of General Motors in Europe, he could foresee the automaker eventually rebooting production in Russia. Speaking with Automotive News Europe last month, Neumann, the Chairman of the Management Board of Opel Group GmbH and Executive Vice President and President of Opel, said that the move to build…
The Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle Earlier this week, General Motors announced that it would be changing the name of GM Powertrain to GM Global Propulsion Systems. This, in effect, indicates GM’s efforts to gradually focus more on alternative powertrains, possibly including the development of a hybrid fuel-cell vehicle. While GM already has plenty of…
Could the Badlands truck take some cues from the Colorado ZR2 Concept? Ford has been all about performance in 2015, and don’t think that General Motors has not taken notice. GM recently filed an interesting new trademark that suggests that it could very well be throwing its hat into the ring with a Raptor-fighter of…
The 2015 Chevy Colorado The new 2015 Chevy Colorado got a significant edge over the Ford F-150 when it was chosen as the Motor Trend Truck of the Year. Now, it’s getting another (arguably more important) form validation: some positive sales results. According to data gathered by PickupTrucks.com, the 2015 Chevy Colorado crew cab was…
Consumer Reports issued its yearly brand report card for the automotive industry, which was once again dominated by Japanese-native brands like Lexus, Mazda, and Toyota; and German brands like Audi and Porsche. The most surprising development, perhaps, was the first-ever appearance in the top 10 from an American brand. Which brand might that be? Well,…
GMPT-E Managing Director Pierpaolo Antonioli and GM President Dan Ammann shake hands at GM Powertrain Europe Turin Photo: © General Motors GM President Dan Amman was on-hand at GM Powertrain Europe Turin on Tuesday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the start of production. Amman announced plans to continue the bond between Turin and the…
The Rocky Mountain Automotive Press (RMAP) recently gave Fiat Chrysler a fair bit of bragging rights; the automaker took home RMAP’s Car and Truck of the Year awards. The 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel was named Truck of the Year while the 2015 Chrysler 200 was named Car of the Year. The 2015 Chrysler 200 was…
From left to right: Foreman Sascha Göbel, Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, GM Vice President Global Powertrain Dan Nicholson, Head of the Works Council Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer-Klug, Vice President GM Powertrain Engineering Europe Christian Müller, and the Lord Mayor of Rüsselsheim Patrick Burghardt Photo: © General Motors Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann and…
2015 Buick Regal GS © General Motors General Motors’ sales in Canada were up 15% in April with 29,127 units moved across the Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands. All brands were up significantly, largely on the strength of crossovers and pickups, though several cars also contributed heavily to GM’s sales success. “Customer demand for…
2015 Buick LaCrosse ©General Motor General Motors—through its Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac brands—totaled 21,027 sales in Canada during the month of March. This figure marks a 3.5% year-over-year decrease, but a significant quarterly increase in GM’s truck sales is indicative of better months ahead. “Our three truck strategy of mid-size, light duty and heavy…
Click for Large Size People being pulled over and arrested on suspicion of DUI is nothing uncommon. If you’re someone like, say, former Baltimore Ravens running back Bernard Pierce, you might even try to leverage your fame and your standing as an excuse to just forget the whole thing ever happened. (Side note: if you…
2015 Chevy Colorado Z71 Photo: © General Motors Chevrolet is taking home four prizes in the 2015 Kelley Blue Book 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. The awards, which are given to the top performing vehicle in every segment, are determined based upon projected costs and depreciation over a five-year period. 2015 Chevy Spark The 2015…
2019 Chevrolet Silverado Work Truck Update (1/17): Added quote from Flint Engine Operations Plant Manager John Urbanic General Motors did not let the speculation linger from long with regards to where it will build the 2019 Chevy Silverado’s new 3.0-liter Duramax turbodiesel. Just a few short days after the reveal of the redesigned Silverado 1500…
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