Posted in Automotive, GM, Toyota on Jul 23rd, 2008
Toyota beat GM in worldwide sales in the first half of the year, reports the AP and USA Today. Toyota said today it sold 4.8 million vehicles from January to June, which is a 2% increase from the same period last year. GM said it sold 4.5 million vehicles in the first half of 2008, […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Financing, GM on Jul 22nd, 2008
GM has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will happen when it releases its new electric vehicles in about two years, reports the AP and USA Today. The partnership includes the Electric Vehicle Research Institute and large utilities such as Southern California Edison and […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Muscle Cars, Sports cars on Jul 22nd, 2008
Listen up Camaro fans, this is the real news you’ve been waiting for. Chevrolet announced this week that production dates of it’s new Camaro muscle-car were already decided. Both V6 and V8 models begin moving down the assembly line on February 16, 2009. The new cars will be built at the Oshawa, Ontario, Canada plant. […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Muscle Cars, Sports cars on Jul 21st, 2008
You’ve already seen the picks now we got the numbers to back up the hot-rod looks. Al Oppenheiser, chief engineer for GM’s North American rear-wheel-drive platform, was on hand at the press unveiling. He was more than happy to let everyone know what his baby could do. According to Oppenheiser, the new 300hp, 3.6-liter V6-equipped […]
Posted in Automotive, GM on Jul 21st, 2008
It’s called the Invicta, and it’s Buick’s future in this country. At least that’s what General Motors would have you believe, but this is a Buick with something a little different built into it. That thing is purpose. The Invicta concept debuted at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show. China is a huge market for […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM on Jul 21st, 2008
The Chevy Cobalt will be replaced in 2011 by a whole new small car. This new small car will form the basis for General Motor’s new global small car platform. The new car, called the Cruze, will be engineered to be built all over the world under various manufacturing systems. The Chevrolet Cruze will be […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, GM on Jul 21st, 2008
Robert C. Stempel, the former chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Corp., gave the thumbs up to develop GM’s EV1, the first electric car to hit the mass market. In 1992, Stempel was pushed out of GM during the auto maker’s last big financial crisis in 1992, reports the Wall Street Journal. Since […]
Posted in Automotive, GM on Jul 18th, 2008
Cadillac has recently announced that the CTS Coupe and CTS SportWagon are going into production in 2009. Also, a new SRX crossover will make it’s debut. While CTS Sport Wagon and the redesigned SRX will go into production in spring 2009, the CTS coupe will follow in summer. All three cars will go on sale next […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, GM on Jul 18th, 2008
Senator John McCain, Republican presidential candidate, spoke to General Motors workers today about the economy and how it has affected their industry. McCain visited the GM site in Michigan that is developing the Chevrolet Volt, a long-range electric car, reports Yahoo and the AP. He spoke at a town hall event with workers at the […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Sports cars on Jul 18th, 2008
After months and months of waiting, I’ll be the first to say the wait was worth it. These pictures shown here are the pictures of the official production 2009 Chevrolet Camaro. As you can see, almost 99% of the show car made it to production and even the interior is something to behold. The photo’s […]
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