General Motors

General Motors is testing several prototypes from its Cadillac range equipped with electronic monitoring systems that look out for surrounding vehicles and can apply the brakes autonomously to prevent a rear-end collision. GM demonstrated the technology using its CTS and STS sedans at the recent...

Auto aficionado Jay Leno may be adding the weirdest car yet to his massive collection of historic and wacky automobiles. The late-night talk show host collaborated with General Motors’ Advanced Design Studio to design and build a 650hp supercar powered by a jet-turbine that runs on bio-diesel...

The latest news coming out of Detroit is that General Motors is planning to launch a range of fuel efficient vehicles to take back the market share that it has lost to Toyota. GM will use part of the expected $9 billion in savings from its extensive cost cutting to invest in technologies including...

General Motors will be super-sizing its display at this year’s SEMA show with a range of full-size pickups, SUVs, crossovers, celebrity cars and crazy accessories. Major show-stoppers include a one-of-a-kind Chevy Silverado off-road concept designed in conjunction with NASCAR star Dale...

General Motors is desperate for more small cars in its line-up, but instead of looking to Opel, its European arm, the company has decided to base its entire range of small cars on Daewoo platforms. GM should be ashamed for not having a proper small car strategy in place, something that almost every...

General Motors will merge its Saturn and Opel brands to consolidate production of new models and offer Euro-style vehicles for America and the rest of the world. The plan is to have all Opel and Saturn vehicles interchangeable by 2014, though production of the first batch of Opel-Saturn vehicles...

The talks between General Motors and Renault-Nissan are over. The CEOs of both companies agreed over a phone conservation that there was no hope for an alliance and that the two companies couldn’t come to an agreed value for any synergies. Reports have been circulating that there was internal...

The alliance formed by three of the world’s largest car manufacturers to co-develop a range of hybrid drivetrains is already making great strides in progress. General Motors, BMW and DaimlerChrysler entered the joint-venture so that they could pool their talent and resources to fast-track the...

Hummer will need to introduce several new models if it hopes to even come close to reaching its target of doubling its current production. General Motors executives at the Paris Motor Show, including Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, told reporters that "Hummer needs some more products. It needs two or three...

General Motors will develop at least one car based on its new global vehicle platforms in the US for sale in China. According to its Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, in a statement made during an interview in Paris, GM will build a new long-wheelbase luxury vehicle in China, which will likely be called the...

According to the source, General Motors is demanding a substantial payment from Renault and Nissan for the privilege of forming an alliance between the companies. The supposed multibillion dollar deal would be on top of any share purchases made by Renault-Nissan and comes because of its global...

Despite what numerous other blogs have reported, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is not in any way dumping his fleet of Hummers. Where did rumor start? One report suggests that Al Gore might have mentioned it, or maybe it was because Arnie is about to sign a new greenhouse gasses bill next week. Either...

It seems that Ford and GM, the two biggest auto manufacturers in North America, have been in talks about a possible merger between the two. Automotive News reports that the talks were held in July after Nissan and Renault broached a separate proposal of an alliance between Renault, Nissan and GM...

To help reinforce their recent TV, print, and online flying car ads, GM has released viral videos of flying cars being captured by amateurs. The videos are stored on an Angelfire page that attempts, but fails horribly, to make the whole incident mysterious. It’s fairly obvious this is done by...

Within the confines of GM’s Warren Technical Center lays a building the size of a football field, where cars from the competition are taken in and torn apart in quest to find out what makes them tick. In a process known as a competitive teardown, GM engineers analyze every part that goes into...

GM may have found a saviour in the form of GM-brand licensed products. Last year in the US alone, sales of GM branded merchandise almost equalled the ailing car maker’s $3.2 billion second quarter loss. Unfortunately for the General, licensees and retailers take most of the profits from those...

Watch Tom Peters, director of design for the new Camaro as he gets in behind the wheel for the first time. Listen to his comments on the inspiration for the new car and the menacing growl of the V8 as it goes down the straight.

After months of rumour and speculation, we can finally confirm what we already knew was a certainty, that the popular Camaro will be built. Production will start in late 2008, with sales to start soon after as a 2009 model. This was the official word from GM CEO Rick Wagoner at statement made...

While it’s still struggling to recover from its multi-billion dollar losses over the last few years, GM has announced that it will cut the development budget for future mid-size sedans by a billion dollars through more efficient use of part sharing, factories, and designs. According to a...