GM Expects Self-Driving Vehicles to Be Reality - VIDEO STORY
Jan 9, 2008
LAS VEGAS - January 9, 2008: During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, General Motors (GM) will showcase one of its latest projects â a vehicle that can operate without a driver. GM indicates vehicles that can park and drive themselves will give passengers the ability to multi-task and will also hel ... Continue reading
2007 U.S. Auto Sales Dimmest Since 1998
Jan 4, 2008
DETROIT, Jan 3, 2008; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported nthat major automakers reported lower U.S. sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008. Ford's slide and gains by Toyota Motor ... Continue reading
GM Asks the World: 'What's Next?' - VIDEO STORY
Jan 4, 2008
DETROIT, January 3 -- What should power the world's vehicles in 20 years? How can personal transportation become more sustainable in an age of increasing global competition for resources? What role will the automotive industry play in developing markets? Decisions on issues like these will largely shape transportation ... Continue reading
GM Reports 323,453 December 2007 Deliveries; 3.87 Million Vehicles Sold in 2007
Jan 3, 2008
GM Reports 323,453 December Deliveries; 3.87 Million Vehicles Sold in 2007 December Retail Sales up 1.5 Percent; Retail Car Deliveries Up 15 Percent Combined Retail Share For The Past Five Months Up Year-Over-Year Chevrolet Malibu Retail Sales Up 99 Percent; Cadillac CTS Up 51 Percent In December Enclave, OUTLOOK and A ... Continue reading
That Was the Year that Was. TACH's European Bureau Chief looks back on 2007
Dec 31, 2007
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel The last thing you, our faithful readers need during the holiday season is a long, boring article about the rear suspension setting of some obscure automobile so let me make it brief. The choices are all mine so if you disagree please donât blame anyone but y ... Continue reading
General Motors First Global Automaker to Sell 1 Million Vehicles in Single Year in China
Dec 24, 2007
Shanghai â General Motors became the first global automaker to sell 1 million vehicles in China in a single year today when GM China Group President and Managing Director Kevin Wale handed the keys to a Buick Park Avenue to Mr. Zhang Jianping at Shanghai GMâs corporate showroom in Shanghai. âBecoming the ... Continue reading
GM recalls 275,936 vehicles in United States
Dec 21, 2007
DETROIT, Dec 21, 2007; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp said on Friday it is recalling 275,936 Cadillacs, Pontiacs and Saturms sold in the United States because of a fluid leak that could lead to loss of control of the vehicle. The recall involves vehicles 2005-2007 model year Cadill ... Continue reading
GM Raising Prices on Some 2008 U.S. Vehicles
Dec 18, 2007
DETROIT, Dec 18, 2007: Reuters reported that General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it will increase prices by as much as $1,500 on its 2008 model year vehicles in the United States to recover rising steel and commodity costs. The price increases are effective for vehicles invoiced to dealers on and after Dec. 19. "While ... Continue reading
Two New GM Engines Make Ward's North American 'Ten Best Engines' List
Dec 15, 2007
PONTIAC, MIch. -General Motors is the only automaker to have two new engines on Ward's AutoWorld magazine's 2008 "Ten Best Engines" list for North America. The GM Powertrain engines making Ward's 14th annual list were the Vortec 6.0L Gen IV small-block V-8 hybrid engine, which is in the all-new 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and ... Continue reading
GM's Bob Lutz Soars With Western Auto Journalists - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PRESENTATION
Dec 8, 2007
From the desk of WAJ President Ron Harrison: Congratulations and thank you to the Western Automotive Journalists, treasurer Ron Posey, secretary Jon Rosner, my right-hand guy Monty Wolf, Marsha Hall-Jenkins of General Motors and especially vice president of speaker acquisition Martin Swig, for successfully staging an e ... Continue reading
Dec 4, 2007
Tucson, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas are Stand-out Hybrid Markets NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- Democratic, wealthy, educated and active are four adjectives that describe today's hybrid vehicle owner, according to a recent analysis from Scarborough Research, a consumer and media research firm. Scarborough's analy ... Continue reading
Japanese Cars Continue to Dominate Consumer Reports' Latest Car-Owner Satisfaction Survey
Dec 4, 2007
South Korean Cars Make First Appearance on CR's Most Satisfying List; Domestic Models Gain Ground in Family and Luxury/Upscale Categories for the First Time in Five Years YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Japanese vehicles continue their domination over domestic and European brands in Consumer Reports' A ... Continue reading
Car and Driver Releases Annual 10 Best List
Dec 3, 2007
General Motors Makes Strong Showing with Three Cars, Other Domestic Carmakers Drop off of List for 2008 ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 3 -- Car and Driver, the world's number one automotive enthusiast magazine, today announced the winners of the 26th annual 10Best cars sold in America. Winners will be featured in the January 2 ... Continue reading
Miss the 2007 LA Auto Show? See It All With Press Pass Coverage - EXTENSIVE VIDEO
Dec 2, 2007
Another great Los Angeles Auto Show ended yesterday, but you don't have to feel left out. If you missed any or all of it, you can relive the show through the modern miracle of Internet television, right here on The Auto Channel. The weather, the women and the vehicles were beautiful, and weâve captured almost all ... Continue reading
Nov 26, 2007
--New Englanders can browse all the 2008's under one roof without sales pressure; starts Wednesday, November 28-- BOSTON, Nov. 26 -- The 2007 New England International Auto Show, only the second public show hosted by the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, is set to open on Wednesday, November 28, at 10:00 AM fe ... Continue reading
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