General Motors
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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray gets a few updates for its second model year.
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GM Begins Work On New Performance And Racing CenterMoving race engineering to a new location will help centralize GM's development efforts.
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GM Sales Rise 4 Percent In 2013 To 9.7 Million VehiclesGeneral Motors has confirmed it sold 9,714,652 vehicles in 2013, a rise of 4 percent on the 9.29 million it sold the previous year. That puts it about equal with the Volkswagen Group, although the German auto giant hasn’t revealed an exact figure for its own sales, stating only that it sold...
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GM Sells Stake In PSA Peugeot Citroën, Gives Update On AllianceDespite its significant restructuring moves of the past week, General Motors remains committed to its alliance with France’s PSA Peugeot Citroën and plans to expand somewhat on the original deal. The alliance primarily concerns models destined to be sold outside the U.S., though some...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LT4 Supercharged V-8 SpiedCould this be the engine that powers the next Corvette Z06?
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2014 Buick Regal Gets Standard Turbo, Better Fuel EconomyJust as it did in the 1980s, Buick is using turbocharging to make the Regal better.
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Fiat is now the sole owner of diesel engine supplier VM Motori after it acquired a remaining 50 percent stake in the fellow Italian firm from General Motors. VM Motori supplies diesel engines for vehicles like the Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel, Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and previously some Cadillac models sold overseas. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] bought its stake in VM Motori back in 2007 in order to develop some new diesel engines. According to Automotive News (subscription required), GM has now sold the stake to Fiat for 34.1 million euros ($47.1 million). In addition to sourcing its diesel...
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GM Integrates Russian Operations With European Unit In Boon To OpelOpel has been thrown a lifeline in the form of greater access to the growing Russian car market, with parent company General Motors integrating its Russian operations with its European unit, which is headed by Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, who also happens to be CEO of Opel. Currently, the Russian...
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GM To Return To Super Bowl Advertising In 2014Ads from General Motors were noticeably absent from the Super Bowl this year, although the American auto giant was not completely invisible, as its 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was awarded to the game’s MVP, quarterback Joe Flacco, who was decisive in the Ravens win over the 49ers...
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GM Forms Dedicated China Unit, Hires Ex-Volvo CEO To Lead International OperationsThe past week has seen a number of major shakeups within the General Motors empire, with most of the changes aimed at improving the automaker’s international standing. The biggest surprise was General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] decision to hire former Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby as its new...
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GM And Honda The Latest To Partner On Fuel Cell DevelopmentDespite fuel cell technology’s lack of traction in the auto industry, most major automakers are committed to furthering the technology and eventually selling a car powered by the advanced propulsion system. The main reason given is that the car of tomorrow could be one of several main types...
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Control Of PSA Peugeot Citroën May Be Handed Over To GM: ReportPSA Peugeot Citroën, led by the Peugeot family, may see control ceded to General Motors, according to the latest reports. The struggling French automaker has been crippled by shrinking sales in its home market of Europe, a problem compounded by its lack of exports. Citing inside sources...
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General Motors has announced several key changes affecting its design operations, most of which are aimed at improving cohesion across the automaker’s global design studios and strengthening the attributes of its individual brand identities. Crucially, the automaker states that the changes will further enhance the focus on joint strategies, theme development and innovation. Today’s announcement comes just a week after General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] CEO Dan Akerson said he’d like to see greater integration between Buick and Opel and more of the German designed and developed...
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Spyker Will Appeal Dismissal Of $3 Billion Lawsuit Against GMSpyker will appeal last week’s court decision to dismiss the Dutch sports car manufacturer's $3 billion lawsuit originally filed against General Motors almost a year ago. In August of 2012, Spyker filed the $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] in a U.S. District Court...
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Judge Sides With GM In Dismissal Of Spyker’s $3 Billion LawsuitIn August of 2012, Spyker filed a $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors in a U.S. District Court in Michigan, alleging that the American auto giant deliberately forced Spyker-owned Saab into bankruptcy by blocking a planned asset purchase by Chinese investor Youngman Lotus. General Motors...
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Detroit 3 Will Be Absent From Tokyo Motor Show, AgainThe 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...
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Ford And GM To Jointly Develop Nine- And Ten-Speed AutomaticsFord and General Motors will jointly develop new nine- and ten-speed automatic transmissions, marking the third time this decade that the two auto giants have collaborated on such a project. Previous developments included six- and eight-speed automatics used across dozens of vehicles from Ford...
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GM Commits Further $5.2 Billion To Opel TurnaroundGeneral Motors has given another sign of its commitment to turning around the sales performance at Opel by announcing today it will invest a further 4 billion euros (approximately $5.2 billion) in the struggling European automaker. The investment, which will span the next four years, is designed to...
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It was just two years ago that we brought you details about a prototype version of General Motors’ OnStar connectivity system with full 4G LTE support, which at the time we said could potentially offer services like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home monitoring, and more. Today, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has announced that 4G LTE high-speed broadband will be rolled out on most of its cars and trucks in what is shaping up to be the largest deployment of the technology in the automotive industry to date. The automaker has confirmed that most Chevrolet, Buick and GMC...
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Toyota Regains Global Sales Crown From GM In 2012After 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 reclaim the title of world’s largest automaker which it had lost to General Motors the preceding year. The Japanese...
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Opel Gives Update On Restructuring PlansDespite 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 new models and technology. Today, at the start of production for its new Adam minicar, the General Motors Company [NYSE:GM]...
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Holden Starts Work On Body Shop For Next-Generation CarsGeneral 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 Cruze compact car, will enter production in 2015. The second model will enter production in 2018 when the upcoming VF...
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2013 Cadillac Escalade, Other GM SUVs Recalled For Roll-Away IssueGeneral 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 with the vehicles' ignition system. The recall affects 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT models, as well...
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Saab Parts Division Reaches Agreement With GM On WarrantiesAfter 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 exclusive provider of genuine Saab parts and accessories in the U.S. and Canada, has reached an agreement with General Motors...
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