Test Drive’s Healey on Chevy Volt Tiff: Price is Only Real Flaw — USA Today
Oh, puhleeeze. Knock off the carping, sniping and snarking about the Chevy Volt. The attacks from Volt rivals and from writers seem so silly, so irrelevant. They are about on par with criticizing a diesel railroad locomotive because its diesel engines turn a generator that runs the electric motors that turn the wheels that drive …
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GM Offers Triple Play of Performance, Safety — Post and Courier (Charleston SC)
This is the fourth in a series featuring new cars for 2011. Previous reviews included Asian cars, European cars and Chrysler Corp. Next week is Ford Motor Co. Today: General Motors Co. CHEVROLET: With all the hype for the Chevrolet Volt, the electric car with a range of 40 miles on batteries but with a …
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GM sells steering business
General Motors has sold its Saginaw-based steering business, Nexteer Automotive, to Pacific Century Motors, a Chinese venture owned by a Beijing-based auto supplier and an investment and development arm of the Beijing government. The Wednesday announcement comes less than a week after workers at Nexteer’s plant in Saginaw ratified a new five-year contract that rolls …
Chevrolet and GMC introduced the Silverado and Sierra HD to the media recently.
2011 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado HDs Delivering more power, more capability and more confidence, the 2011 Sierra HD and 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD are the best-in-class heavy duty pickups on the market. With class-leading towing (both conventional and 5th wheel), class-leading payload, best-in-class ride quality, and the most comprehensive package of technologies, driving and …
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GM’s Bob Lutz Bids a Final Farewell
Bob Lutz’s long goodbye ended Tuesday, with a macho montage of photos and videos chronicling the auto industry icon’s 47-year career — and his serial retirements. During a celebration at General Motors Co.’s Technical Center in Warren, GM executives and employees toasted, roasted and commemorated the end — the real end — of Lutz’s automotive …
2010 Chevrolet Equinox 2LT Review
Compact SUVs and crossovers don’t set my pulses pounding, but their ubiquity on the roads of America speaks volumes about their popularity. At the heart of this most competitive segment, which alone accounts for 10% of the U.S. automobile market, is the refreshed 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, daring to take on the awesomely successful Toyota RAV4 …
GM Strike Starting to Hit Some Customers
Dealers and car buyers are starting to feel the pain of a strike at General Motors Corp’s Lansing Delta Township plant that is nearly a month old. Some customers are dropping plans to buy one of the crossover vehicles made at the plant because the walkout has halted production, leading to longer-than-expected waits for custom–ordered …
Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 Gain Traction
Chevrolet Malibu is helping put Detroit back on the map in the mid-size sedan segment. Even the three-year-old Pontiac G6 and Ford Fusion are helping out on that front as well. Of course, the real Big Three of the so-called “C” segment of the market remain solidly entrenched atop it: Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and …