GM US Auto Sales - August 2016
Sep 1, 2016
DETROIT September 1, 2016; Despite very tight dealer inventories, General Motors sold 212,915 vehicles to individual or “retail” customers in August, down about 5 percent from last year, but in line with the industry’s retail performance for the month. Based on initial estimates, Chevrolet’s retail market share ... Continue reading
Aug 22, 2016
NHTSA RECALLS: August 16-22, 2016: Chrysler, Dodge, RAM, Bentley, Jeep, Buick, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Others ... Continue reading
Cars That Have the Most and Least Maintainence Costs
Aug 15, 2016
Washington DC August 12, 2016; The AIADA online newsletter reported that according to the website Priceonomics the Toyota brand and its gas-electric hybrid Prius are the winners in keeping maintenance costs low in the long run and luxury brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz are on the high end of maintenance costs. Over t ... Continue reading
Aug 15, 2016
Washington DC August 14, 2016; The AIADA First Up Newsletter reported that The tough fuel-economy standards that took effect in 2012 are getting tougher every year, reports Automotive News. So why are cars getting bigger? The average new vehicle's "footprint"–the rectangle formed by its wheelbase and track width–hi ... Continue reading
GM "Car of the Future" Reaches Milestone
Aug 2, 2016
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 2, 2016 -- In the late 1930s, General Motors Styling Section and Buick engineers created an extremely modern experimental car to illustrate coming advances in automotive design. The Buick project known internally as the "Y-Job" was announced as a "Car of the Future" in early 1940. Today, the Histor ... Continue reading
GM Offers 22 Crash Avoidance Equipment On 2016 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models
Jul 24, 2016
MILFORD, Mich. July 24, 2016; – Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac will offer 22 different active safety technologies across their 2016 model year U.S. lineups, ranging from driver alerts to those that automatically intervene and assist the driver in critical situations. Safety engineers will develop and test these a ... Continue reading
Jul 24, 2016
* Keith Crain in Automotive News writes: "Tesla has a feature on its cars that it calls "autopilot," and it isn't. We are probably not going to have a tested and proven driverless car for a decade or more — assuming the courts figure out who needs the insurance and the licensing for the vehicle. That might take a dec ... Continue reading
Cars.com Ranks Compact SUVs in Partial Segment Challenge
Jul 17, 2016
CHICAGO, July 13, 2016 -- Cars.com experts put five of the most popular compact SUVs through a series of tests to determine the best option for shoppers in its annual Compact SUV Challenge. Contenders included the 2017 Ford Escape, 2016 Honda CR-V, 2016 Hyundai Tucson, 2016 Kia Sportage and the 2016 Toyota RAV4. After ... Continue reading
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Jul 15, 2016
Join Auto Lab Live 8-10 AM (EDT) July 16, 2016; Car Comment or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 ... Continue reading
2016 Buick Cascada Convertible Review +VIDEO
Jul 13, 2016
2016 BUICK CASCADA CONVERTIBLE An Opel in the US Review by Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau An Opel by any other name may be a Buick, in this case the lovely new Cascada convertible. Well, it’s new here in the U.S. at least. This stylish and sexy, four-place (2+2 they call it across the pond), front-wheel ... Continue reading
2017 North American Car Of The Year Final Nominees
Jul 7, 2016
2017 North American Car Of The Year Final Nominees ... Continue reading
GM Extends Expanded Military Discount Program Through July 8
Jul 1, 2016
DETROIT July 1, 2016; Chevrolet, Buick and GMC will celebrate the Independence Day holiday by extending their expanded military discount programs for all 21 million U.S. military veterans and their spouses through July 8, 2016. âMaking sure all veterans can take advantage of our military discount throughout the In ... Continue reading
Buh Bye Ed Welburn GM VP Global Design +VIDEO
Jul 1, 2016
WARREN, Mich. July 1, 2016; Ed Welburn, vice president of General Motors Global Design, retired today July 1, 2016 following a 44-year career with the company. Welburn, 65, has been celebrated inside and outside the industry for his extraordinary achievements. He has led GM Design since 2003, and globally since 2005, t ... Continue reading
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