2015 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ Z71 © General Motors General Motors came extremely close to pulling down sales totaling 3 million units in the United States last year. If all GM needs in order to cross that coveted threshold once again in 2015 is marginal year-over-year improvement, it would appear that the brand is well on track…
The end of the year is nigh, which means it’s time to start looking back at 2015 and summarizing the good, the bad, and the evil. In the case of Toyota, there was no evil, but there was plenty of good. In this look back on the past 12 months, we summarize some of the…
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Photo: Chevrolet Taking the top spot on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 16 Trucks with Best Gas Mileage is the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado – Turbodiesel. But, that’s not the only Chevy truck the editors praised for its efficient fuel efficiency. Also included on the list were the…
GM Korea sold a total of 45,366 vehicles in February, including 11,117 vehicles sold domestically and 34,139 exported. Though domestic sales were down from the year prior, sales of the Chevrolet Spark, Malibu, and Trax were all strong. “As the ongoing strong demand for the Spark, Malibu, and Trax shows, Chevrolet has become a popular…
GM celebrates 90 years at the Milford Proving Ground. ©GM This October, General Motors will celebrate the 90th birthday of its Milford Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan. The Milford Proving Ground, established way back in 1924, has been a pioneering location in terms of vehicle safety—even when it put its own safety workers in danger….
Many drivers turn off advanced safety systems while they’re driving Photo: Pixabay From brake assist to adaptive cruise control, new vehicles offer a host of advanced safety tools that increase our alertness and help us mitigate accidents on the road. Despite the proven effectiveness of these systems, however, it turns out that many people turn…
Photo: Chevrolet General Motors announced this week that it intends to be fully carbon neutral by 2040. We already explored yesterday how the American company plans to do this, but now it’s time to look at the potential implications for some of GM’s most popular models. In addition to the 2040 pledge, GM Chairman and…
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 2.8L Duramax Turbo Diesel The automotive industry at large may view diesel as something of a dirty word these days, but General Motors isn’t about to let its competitors’ scandals intervene in its plans to bring diesel power to the public. According to Autoblog, General Motors Executive Vice President Mark Reuss had…
Photo: The News Wheel Perhaps you’re a newbie when it comes to attaching a trailer to your vehicle, or maybe it’s been a while since you’ve done so and you’re lacking confidence. No matter your situation, hooking up a trailer can seem intimidating. If you do it wrong, the trailer could come off when you’re…
2020 Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison Photo: Chevrolet Back in April, we at The News Wheel reported that General Motors could potentially remove the Chevy Colorado diesel from its lineup. However, GM has since confirmed that it intends to continue offering the truck moving forward. A Truck Bed That’s up to the Test: The GMC CarbonPro…
Will the Dakota make a comeback to help FCA combat GM’s mid-size pickup resurgence? General Motors has made it fairly clear that it wants to try and horn in on Jeep’s territory by offering an off-road-capable, Wrangler-inspired GMC SUV by 2020, so it only seems fair that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles would have plans to cut into…
Mountain view from the Million Dollar Highway Photo: Felix Lamouroux via CC If breathtaking mountain scenery and heart-stopping hairpin turns are your thing, you need to take a drive along Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway. This approximately 25-mile stretch of U.S. highway 550 connects the towns of Ouray and Silverton through the incredible Uncompahgre Gorge. The…
The Toyota Tacoma is the best-selling midsize pickup truck in the country. In 2015, it led the segment with 179,562 sales, nearly a whole 100,000 ahead of its closest competitor, the Chevrolet Colorado. So far this year, the Tacoma is still ahead. It sold 111,615 units between January and July 2016, compared to 60,422 for…
On Sept. 15, sales began in South Korea for the brand-new 2021 Chevy Colorado. The midsize pickup first made a splash in the Asian country a year ago and has quickly become a best-selling phenomenon. The newly refreshed 2021 model features more standard equipment and two new range-topping trim levels. The Safest Choice for your…
GMC has yet to release pricing info regarding the new Sierra HD All Terrain X Photo: © General Motors Looking to compete with the likes of the RAM Power Wagon and Ford F-150 Raptor, GMC has announced the third member of its limited-edition All-Terrain X series, which comes in the form of the 2017 Sierra…
The Buick Encore GX Photo: Buick General Motors started 2021 on a positive note, posting a solid 4 percent sales increase for the first quarter. The news was even better for retail sales, which were up 19 percent. A Family-Friendly SUV: Get the details on the 2021 Buick Encore GX Across its Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick,…
GM’s 8L90 eight-speed transmission may be extended to other models. ©GM The 2015 Corvette Stingray introduces us to GM’s new 8L90 eight-speed transmission, but the gearbox will also find its way onto the 2015 Corvette Z06. General Motors will also pair the 8L90 eight-speed transmission with the 6.2-liter V8 engines on GM trucks and SUVs…
Now that we’ve at last laid eyes on the Ford Mustang Mach-E, there’s one last white whale lingering in Ford’s future product portfolio: the much-anticipated Ford Bronco. Set to make its world premiere next spring, the Bronco may wind up with an aluminum body ala the F-150 if you read into details from the finalized…
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…
2015 Ford F-150 Wins AJAC’s 2015 Truck of the Year Ford’s all-new 2015 F-150 has earned nothing but praise since it launched at the end of 2014. Wait. Let me fix that. It’s earned nothing but praise and awards. From the New England Motor Press Association’s Yankee Cup for trucks to the Kelley Blue Book…
The GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle concept Photo: General Motors General Motors is developing a variety of commercial technologies that could end up benefiting the U.S. military — and saving soldiers’ lives. The Detroit Free Press reports that the automaker’s subsidiary, GM Defense, is one of the finalists for a U.S. Army contract that’s potentially…
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Batmobile Photo: Craigslist As far as used car gems on Craigslist go, there are exceptional finds—like the Star Trek boogie van—and considerably less exceptional finds—like the 1998 LeSabre Truck, which is like the Kuato of cars. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them…
If there’s one thing that’s clear in reading the General Motors press release detailing the various recipients of the General Motors Foundation’s $2.8 million commitment to higher education in 2015, it’s that Wikipedia editor Bryan Henderson (AKA Giraffedata) is not one of the company’s editors. In naming the 31 colleges and universities that received grants…
2016 Chevrolet Equinox Photo: © General Motors The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox is a small crossover SUV with a starting MSRP of $22,600. Featuring copious amounts of leg room, as well as coming available with a powerful V6 engine, it’s not much of a surprise the new Equinox is one of the most popular crossover options…
2016 Chevrolet Captiva SUV customers in the Middle East now have a new option that offers them a harmonious combination of safety, style, and sophistication: the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Captiva. The Captiva was made available at dealerships across the country late last month, and it brings to the table Chevrolet’s trademark look and a bevy…
It’s a sad day to wear a Blue Oval. The Chevy Colorado today beat out Ford’s revered and newly restyled F-150 for the coveted 2015 Motor Trend Truck of the Year award. And it wasn’t just the F-150 that the Colorado beat out; there were five other new or significantly updated trucks that the Colorado…
General Motors’ American lineup is poised to undergo a long list of changes over the next couple of model years. A recent analysis by GM Authority estimates that 31 of the automaker’s 45 vehicles, or about 67%, will either be refreshed or redesigned for 2019 and 2020. Notably, almost all of the newly redesigned models…
Although official January sales figures don’t come out until tomorrow, GM is already bragging about the 2015 Chevy Colorado’s success in Los Angeles, where more units have been sold than in any other city to date. Partially thanks to that big boost from the City of Angels, the Colorado has now surpassed the Nissan Frontier…
Holden revealed the redesigned Colorado mid-size pickup truck last week as part of the 2016 State of Origin final at ANZ stadium that saw the QLD Maroons face off against the NSW Blues. The Colorado boasts a sharp new look, improved driving dynamics, and a number of technological improvements including the addition of Apple CarPlay…
GMC got a leg upon its competitors in terms of garnering buzz at the 2017 North American International Auto Show by revealing the all-new 2018 GMC Terrain on Sunday evening. The Terrain, which shares a platform with the new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, looks decidedly unlike its bowtie-wearing cousin with a bolder and more bubbly exterior….
Buick may import the Envision directly from China © Photo: General Motors It’s been two years since Buick first introduced the Envision crossover in China, and it’s been a major contributor to the brand’s sales successes ever since. Around the time of the Envision’s launch, Buick asked some of its dealers in the United States what they’d…
Last year, General Motors dominated the North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year awards, decided by 50 journalists from the U.S. and Canada. The all-new Corvette Stingray took the high honors for the Car of the Year while the redesigned Silverado was lauded as the Truck of the Year. GM will, however, have a…
2015 Chevy Colorado appearance packages are in the works. ©GM General Motors has been pretty busy these last couple months putting out appearance packages and special edition models for its full-size pickups, the Silverado and Sierra. Among them have been the Sierra Elevation, the Sierra Carbon, the Silverado Rally Edition, and the University of Texas…
It seems that things are about to get a bit windy for General Motors—and not in the stinky way. The American carmaker announced last week that they have officially broken ground on a new $30 million reduced-scale wind tunnel at its Warren Technical Center campus with the intention to expand their aerodynamic testing facility. RELATED: New…
Almost all automakers are working hard to reduce their overall carbon footprints, and it’s not just through increasing the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. Automakers are also looking at how they can improve processes at factories and reduce waste. General Motors is no exception, with 111 landfill-free facilities across the globe—and counting. Just yesterday, GM’s…
The 2015 Chevy Silverado outsold the F-150 at retail in June Photo: © General Motors General Motors’ US sales in June were down 3% with a total of 250,353 vehicles sold, so the automaker took the opportunity to discuss the smaller picture—namely retail sales and retail market share. While overall sales dipped, retail sales were…
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