Small Cars Big Savings - SUV Craze Stokes Small-Car Deals
May 12, 2016
Washington DC May 12, 2016; The Detroit News reports that with many Americans rushing to buy trucks and SUVs, there are good deals to be had on cars, especially smaller models. In April, supplies of small cars on dealer lots grew to the highest level in seven years. Automakers are resorting to discounts and sweetened l ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Korea: Malibu Receives Over 6,000 Orders In Four Days
May 9, 2016
Seoul May 9, 2016; Jhoo Dong-chan writing for the Korea Times reported that a GM Korea official said Tuesday that the company's recently introduced Malibu sedan has received more than 6,000 orders in the four days since the model was introduced at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro, southwestern Seoul, on April 27. Receiving ove ... Continue reading
GM and Lyft To Test Elimination Of Taxi Drivers With Bolt EV Autonomous Taxi
May 5, 2016
Detroit MI May 5, 2016; GM and Lyft plan to begin putting self-driving cabs to the test according to The Wall Street Journal. Lyft will put Chevrolet Bolts on the road in a yet-to-be-named city, where they'll actually be picking up Lyft passengers. The plan relies on GM's March billion dollar purchase of Cruise Automat ... Continue reading
GM April 2016 US Auto Sales - Retail Sales Rise for 12th Consecutive Month
May 3, 2016
DETROIT, May 3, 2016 -- Chevrolet remains the industry's fastest-growing full-line brand of 2016 with retail sales up 4 percent in April Buick's retail sales up 13 percent; GMC retail sales up 5 percent Commercial deliveries up for 30th consecutive month Daily rental deliveries down nearly 18,000 units, or 39 percent G ... Continue reading
May 2, 2016
HOLLYWOOD USA - May 1, 2016: Top episodes this week include Fireball announces an all new WHEELS AND WAVES Car Show at Gladstones in Malibu, Rick Springfield's Classic Vette, the 2016 Hyundai Azera first drive, a 1967 Ford Galaxie at Malibu Cars & Coffee and a Skyline GTR Spotting! Watch the Show! FIREBALL MALIBU VLOG ... Continue reading
Apr 25, 2016
LAST WEEK'S NHTSA RECALLS: April 18-25 2016 - Nissan, Toyota, Lexu, RAM, Chevrolet, Heartland, NOVA, Cruiser RV, Blue Bird ... Continue reading
LAST WEEK'S NHTSA RECALLS: April 11-17 2016 - Bugatti, BMW, Ford, Chevrolet, Jaguar, Tesla, RV's
Apr 18, 2016
LAST WEEK'S NHTSA RECALLS: April 11-17 2016 - Bugatti, BMW, Ford, Chevrolet, Jaguar, Tesla, RV's ... Continue reading
Complete IIHS 2016 Pick-up Crash Tests - Ford F-150 Leads The Pack +VIDEO
Apr 13, 2016
Three out of seven large pickup trucks IIHS evaluated in a new round of crash tests earn an acceptable or higher rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front crash.IIHS evaluated two body styles of each 2016 model-year pickup â crew cab and extended cab. Crew cabs have four full doors and two full rows ... Continue reading
Chevrolet, Buick and GMC Expand Military Discounts
Apr 6, 2016
DETROIT, April 6, 2016 -- Today through May 31, 2016, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC will expand their military discount programs for all 21 million U.S. military veterans and their spouses, in honor of National Military Appreciation Month. "These brave men and women have done so much for our country," said Steve Hill, GM vi ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest March 28-April 3, 2016
Apr 3, 2016
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest March 28-April 3, 2016 ... Continue reading
More Than 400 GM Dealers Join Green Program
Apr 3, 2016
DETROIT - April 3, 2016: Ten percent of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the U.S. are now participating in environmental stewardship activities through the GM Green Dealer program. These dealers are tracking their progress in environmental performance and finding the efforts save costs and help differentia ... Continue reading
Apr 1, 2016
GMâs retail market share increased one percentage point in the first quarter of 2016 to an estimated 16.4 percent Chevroletâs hot hand continues: March retail sales up 7 percent year over year; first quarter retail share up about one percentage point Best March retail sales for GMC since 2005, up 13 percent B ... Continue reading
First-ever IIHS New Car Headlight Ratings - Most Need Improvement
Mar 30, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. â The Toyota Prius v is the only midsize car out of 31 evaluated to earn a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's first-ever headlight ratings.The best available headlights on 11 cars earn an acceptable rating, while nine only reach a marginal rating. Ten of the vehicles can't b ... Continue reading
New-Car Sales To Jump 8 Percent In March 2016
Mar 28, 2016
IRVINE, Calif., March 28, 2016 -- New-vehicle sales are expected to increase 8 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.66 million units in March 2016, resulting in an estimated 17.2 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the vehicle valuation and information source tru ... Continue reading
NHTSA RV RECALLS: 3/28/2016 - CHEVROLET, JAGUAR, VOLKSWAGEN, PORSCHE, MACK
Mar 28, 2016
SEE ALSO: RV Motoring Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall that creates a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. Safety defects must be repaired by a dealer at no cost to you. The following may apply to one or more of your veh ... Continue reading
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