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Want to update your Facebook status to say something about your tremendously fun drive behind the wheel of your new Camaro but don't want to risk crashing while you use your smart phone to update? Well, GM just might have the solution for you. That's right, GM is working on a system that will allow drivers to use their voice to update their Facebook status, as well as to listen to Facebook messages. The system, which is being tested right now, could also allow drivers to hear incoming text messages, before using steering-wheel controls to select one of four responses. GM won't say when...
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Video: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, Your Guided Underhood TourIf you happen to have read our First Drive Review, you know we think the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V is way fun from behind the wheel. And if you watched the footage from behind the wheel as we took a 2011 CTS-V Coupe around Monticello Motor Club's track (ignore the driver's grimaces, please), you'll have...
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Rendered: 2013 Chevrolet Corvette (C7)There are all manner of rumors concerning the next-generation C7 Chevrolet Corvette, with stories ranging from the possibility of a mid-engined platform to AWD powertrains and even the arrival of a dual-clutch version. Although there isn’t much substance to any of these rumors, an inside source...
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GM Posts $4.3 Billion Loss In First Six Months Post BankruptcyGeneral Motors has announced that it posted a $4.3 billion loss for its first six months out of bankruptcy, which essentially covers the period from July 10 to December 31 2009. As you may recall, July 10 of last year was the date the ‘new’ GM was formed through the acquisition of substantially...
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GM Previews EN-V Mobility Concepts Ahead Of 2010 Shanghai World ExpoFuturists predict that by 2030 more than 60 percent of the world’s population, which by that time should number around eight billion people, will be concentrated into urban areas. Streets will be more congested than ever and pressure on a public infrastructure--already struggling to meet the...
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Spy Shots: GM Testing Theta-Based Plug-In Hybrid Crossover PrototypeWhen General Motors shut down Saturn late last year, it lost more than a quarter of its sales of hybrid vehicles. Saturn, with no V-8 models, full-size SUVs or pickups, was GM’s most fuel-efficient brand and was second only to Chevrolet for overall hybrid sales with its Vue and Aura...
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Cadillac is the shining star in General Motors’ North American portfolio and one of the few brands in the world where it’s safe to say that all its products are generally pretty good. Not surprisingly Cadillac doesn’t want to tarnish its image by being banded together with GM, which suffers from the stigma of bankruptcy, executive mismanagement and being the company that needed a $50 billion bailout from the government. Distancing itself from GM will be a tough challenge for Cadillac considering the two names have been linked since 1909. Nevertheless, Cadillac is on a...
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Official: HUMMER Sale Ends, Brand To Be Wound DownGeneral Motors has announced that the proposed deal with China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) over the sale of HUMMER cannot be completed and as a result the brand will be wound down. The deal with Tengzhong was expected to secure more than 3,000 U.S. jobs...
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Opel CEO Lays Out Future Plans, Promises Profit By 2012Opel CEO Nick Reilly today announced an ambitious five-year, $15 billion plan for the future that will reinvigorate 80 percent of the automaker's model lines and place a strong emphasis on alternative propulsions. Coinciding with today's announcement, Opel has also formally applied for loans or...
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Report: GM Planning Rear-Wheel Drive Hybrid Cars, Starting With Cadillac ATSLast month General Motors announced it was expanding its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major automaker in the U.S. to design and manufacture its own electric motors for future hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. The electric motors, which are 25 percent...
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Spyker: Saab Will Be Niche Player With Three To Four ModelsIf Saab is eventually wound-down, more than 3,400 jobs in Sweden alone will be eliminated.
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GM will expand its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major automaker in the U.S. to design and manufacture its own electric motors for future hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. While the news is nothing to rave about, GM has revealed that its first electric motors will debut in its next-generation rear-wheel drive Two-mode hybrid system. The new system will use two unique motor designs and an internal combustion engine to provide improved fuel efficiency compared with the current Two-mode hybrid technology in GM’s full-size pickup trucks and...
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Ed Whitacre To Stay On As GM CEOEd Whitacre today announced he will be the CEO of General Motors.
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General Motors Tanks TigerHey, you. Yes, you: the guy who's been in a coma and living under a hubcap since November? You might be surprised to know that General Motors has ended its (purely platonic) relationship with Tiger Woods -- the one whereby Woods received free GM vehicles on loan. It appears the romance officially...
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Cadillac Converj Cleared For Production, Says LutzThe Cadillac Converj extended range electric luxury coupe made its concept debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
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Breaking: Saab Board Votes For Liquidation, GM Still Considering BidsThe latest word in the ongoing Saab saga is that the board of the company has voted to shut down and liquidate.
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Video: Hennessey's LS9-Powered HPE700 Camaro Takes To The TrackExactly one year ago Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE) first announced plans for a highly modified 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that the company plans to launch very soon. Called the HPE700, the limited edition Camaro boasts a 724-horsepower output and joins other mega-power...
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Reports of a single replacement for Cadillac's aging DTS and STS sedans have circulated the web for ages now, with news that the car would be called the XTS and could even share a front-wheel drive platform with the Buick LaCrosse all making the rounds. Then, late last month, Cadillac revealed a teaser shot (pictured) of a new concept planned for next week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show that it confirmed was a preview for the upcoming XTS flagship sedan. Today, CTV News is reporting that production of the XTS is scheduled to start at GM’s Oshawa, Ontario plant in early 2012. This will...
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GM Working On Ultra-Efficient Diesel HybridsModern turbodiesel powertrains already match gasoline-electric hybrids in fuel-economy and often outmatches them when it comes to driveability and performance, but a combination of the two separate technologies could provide a perfect blend of performance and economy. The idea of a diesel-electric...
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Ford Mustang Beats Chevy Camaro For 2009 Muscle Car Sales TitleThe Mustang managed to move just over 5,000 more cars than the Camaro in 2009.
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Apple COO Tim Cook Up For GM CEO Position?The latest rumors on the net have the man that stepped in for Steve Jobs taking the helm at GM.
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Cadillac Confirms XTS Concept & CTS-V Coupe For 2010 Detroit Auto ShowWe’ll have all the details and live images of both cars following their debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January 12.
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2009: The Year In ReverseWe're just a couple of days away from rear-ending 2010, so like all major media outlets, we thought we'd take a break from real reporting (don't worry: nothing's happening) and look back at some of 2009's notable moments. It was an...interesting year for the auto industry to say the least, and...
Martin Padgett