SAIC-GM-Wuling Launches First Electric Vehicle, Baojun E100
General Motors is continuing to establish itself in the ever-growing Chinese market through its joint ventures in the country. And just today, SAIC-GM-Wuling officially launched the Baojun E100, the brand’s first fully-electric vehicle. The quirky little car is available in two variants and can be had for as low as RMB 35,800, after national and […]
Rumor: Declining Sedan Sales Could Lead to Model Discontinuations for GM
Industry analysts have determined that GM might be getting ready to phase out sedan models due to their declining popularity, which might affect factory jobs
By the end of 2017, General Motors wants to decrease the supply of vehicles it has from an 105-day supply to a smaller 70-day supply. To reach this goal, it recently extended the vacation shutdown period for several of its factories, namely ones that assemble passengers sedans. In long term projections, however, a few extended […]
GM Extends Shutdown Periods for Its Factories to Lower Excess Supplies
In the automotive industry, you never want to run out of vehicles. Then again, you never want to have too many vehicles either. The latter is the problem that General Motors is currently facing. Last month, GM had a 105 days supply, a 10-year high for the American Automaker. GM has gone on record to […]
GM’s Maven Brand Expands New York City Operations
A year and a half ago, New York City was the launching pad for Maven, General Motors’ car-sharing brand. Since then, it’s found its way to 16 other North American cities, and its members have racked up over 125 million miles. Now Maven is back to its Big Apple roots, offering an elevated car-sharing experience […]
Southern Ohio OEM Reveals Electric Range-Extended Pickup Truck (And GM Should Maybe Buy Them, Too)
It seems that I was not the only one to think that what the electric car market needed was a good truck. First, we had indications of a Wrangler-esque electric SUV/truck from Bollinger Motors, without many details about performance. Now, we have the introduction of a range-extended electric pickup from Workhorse Group called the Workhorse […]
Use a Car’s Less Obvious Spots to Hide Valuables
Since a car is more like a mobile office, home, and entertainment center, it’s easy to forget that we are often carting around valuable items like computers, cellphones and the kid’s iPad. And, in the chaos of getting from point A to point Z (and all the points in between) it’s easy to forget to […]
GM and SAE International Reteam for New Autonomous Vehicle Competition
Today at WCX 17: SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International and General Motors announced the eight North American universities that have been selected to compete in the pair’s next upcoming AutoDrive Challenge. GM and SAE International’s new autonomous vehicle design competition will task students with developing and demonstrating a fully autonomous passenger vehicle in three […]
GM’s Next Big Cuts May Come From North American Cars
General Motors calls its decision to sell the Opel and Vauxhall brands to PSA Group an indicator of its plans to improve profits by getting smaller. According to Mary Barra, there is likely more consolidation on the horizon for GM, and that may include cuts to North American cars. “There’s a little bit more work […]
J.D. Power 2017 Study: Lexus and Porsche are the Most Dependable Automotive Brands
The J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study found both Lexus and Porsche to be the most dependable brands in the industry, while Fiat was found to be the least dependable brand
For nearly three decades, J.D. Power has conducted its Vehicle Dependability Study in order to examine which automotive brands are the most reliable and the least reliable. Yesterday, the findings from the J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study were released by the organization. While several brands were found to be more dependable than in previous years, […]
Chevrolet Indonesia Launches Three New Vehicles
Chevrolet Indonesia launched three all-new vehicles today—the Chevy Trailblazer, Trax, and Spark. The launch ceremony was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Central Jakarta. At the event, President Director of GM Indonesia, Gaurav Gupta, proclaimed his confidence that all three vehicles would be highly competitive in their segments—the Trailblazer among premium seven-seater SUVs, the Trax […]
A Eulogy for the Cadillac ELR
First, if you would indulge me, some mood music. In the world of plug-in vehicles, the Cadillac ELR cuts a sad and tragic figure. Introduced back in the 2014 model year, the ELR came as the luxury upgrade from the Chevrolet Volt, the carefully-prepared sushi to Chevrolet’s meat and potatoes. Careful Attention: Following these tips […]
Chevrolet India Social Media Campaign Encourages Fidelity to New Year’s Resolutions
Chevrolet India has announced that it is celebrating the New Year by partnering with Facebook to create a distinctive digital platform that will engage consumers and encourage them to participate in the exciting “resolutions challenge.” Chevy reasons that since many people break their New Year’s resolutions early on, it will inspire people to keep the […]
Chevrolet Also Had a Better Year Than You
If you are a close observer of news and current events, you may have noticed this past year that everything was terrible all of the time. Every musician, actor, famous person, and Wham! lead singer that you’ve ever loved died unexpectedly. Also, there was a presidential election between the two most unpopular presidential candidates in […]
GM Picks Up Business Excellence Award in Aragon
GM CEO Mary Barra may not have earned the nod to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate (in hindsight, perhaps a blessing in disguise), but lately she’s been getting recognition from plenty of other places. Last week, Barra was awarded the Honorary Golden Steering Wheel in Berlin, Germany, and this week she picked up a Business […]
GM Expands Car Sharing Interests With Investment in Yi Wei Xing
General Motors has shown an eye for the future of transportation by investing big in car sharing and ridesharing companies. GM has already invested quite a bit (as in $500 million) in Lyft, and partnered with the company to create Express Drive, which allows Lyft drivers to rent GM vehicles. The company also has its […]
General Motors Wins Six 2016 J.D. Power APEAL Awards
Today General Motors announced that it had received six segment-level awards in the 2016 J.D. Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study that was just recently released. GM’s six awards were the most of any automaker. The achievement comes after GM similarly dominated the J.D. Power 2016 Vehicle Dependability Study and the J.D. Power 2016 Initial […]
Shape-Shifting Blackbird Rig is the Future of Car Commercials [VIDEO]
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I don’t want to alarm anyone, but you can’t believe everything you see on TV. That’s especially true when it comes to the world of marketing. Though the Federal Trade Commission still exists to protect consumers from false advertising, our nation’s television commercials are still full of misleading information, half-truths, fine print, airbrushed cheeseburgers, and […]
Samsung Gives Up on Fuel Cells to Focus on Batteries
To make the batteries and fuel cells in electric and hybrid vehicles, most automakers turn to third-party manufacturers. One of the largest of these battery manufacturers is South Korea’s Samsung SDI, whose battery and fuel cell business has ballooned out from Samsung’s longtime production of batteries and fuel cells to power electronics. While the company’s […]