The Detroit 3 automakers, made up of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, will be absent from the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, making this the third time in a row that the American brands have skipped the event. The first was in 2009, during the height of the financial crisis and ensuing bankruptcy of two...
After its sales were hampered in 2011 by an earthquake in Japan and flooding in Thailand, not to mention ongoing unintended acceleration claims, Toyota rebounded in 2012 to... January 17, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Despite facing some of the slowest sales in decades in its home market, Opel remains committed to ending its money-losing ways, primarily by forming alliances and launching... January 10, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden has started work on a new body shop that will be used to build two future models, the first of which, the next-generation... January 7, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors has issued a recall on its 2013 Cadillac Escalade, plus several other of its top-selling SUVs and pickups. The cause of the recall is due to a potential fault... January 4, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
After emerging out of the ashes of bankrupt automaker Saab and its local distribution arm Saab Cars North America last June, Saab Automobile Parts North America (SPNA), the... December 27, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In March of this year, General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, two companies faced with overcapacity issues in Europe, surprised the automotive world by... December 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Opel, General Motors’ loss-making European division, is attempting to build excitement for its new Adam minicar by announcing a new one-make racing series. Called the... November 22, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
When it comes to increasing fuel economy, the obvious steps are decreasing engine size (and, often, performance), shaving pounds, refining aerodynamics and possibly... November 21, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Following their initial alliance announcement made in March of this year, the heads of General Motors and France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen have announced an update on the... October 24, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In March of this year General Motors made the surprise move of forming an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen by purchasing seven percent of the French automaker’s stock... October 15, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In August of this year Dutch firm Spyker filed a $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors in a U.S. District Court in Michigan, alleging the American auto giant had... October 2, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors has developed what it says is an industry-first aluminum welding technology, which allows it to use more aluminum in the construction of its cars rather than... September 25, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors is updating the look of its OnStar buttons as it rolls out the connectivity and telematics feature in more and more markets across the globe. The new designs... August 22, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Coinciding with a similar program being run in Germany, the U.S. Department of Transportation is about to start a trial of technology relying on car-to-car and car-to-object... August 21, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
General Motors has announced a wide-ranging recall on certain SUV models from the 2006 and 2007 model years. The vehicles affected by the recall include the Chevrolet... August 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran