General Motors’ PR team has been busy the last few days. I take that back — GM’s PR team is always busy, but they have been in “damage control” ever since critics asserted that the …

Pony cars are sporty two-door models with long hoods, short decks and open mouths, youthful coupes sold since the mid-1960s. The segment was named after the Ford Mustang, introduced on April 17, 1964, and …

It seems like forever since General Motors announced its all-new electric vehicle project, an effort designed to produce an extended range electric vehicle called the Chevrolet Volt.
Volt Reveal
Nearly three years ago I was on hand …

When it came to minivans, General Motors seemed as if it could never get this vehicle line right. Chrysler, Toyota and Honda long dominated the segment, contributing to GM’s eventual total exit from the once …

General Motors believes that Chevrolet has what it takes to maintain its position as a top global brand, as it sells some 3.5 million models annually in more than 130 countries. The bow tied brand …

What is the most important Chevrolet product released over the past few years or soon to be introduced?
Some people may say the Camaro, as that vehicle put Chevrolet squarely back in the pony car game, …

…unless you go to Europe!

Chevrolet contributes at least 70 percent of U.S. sales for General Motors. That isn’t likely to change unless buyers suddenly get a hankering for Buick and GMC or if Cadillac sales …

Korean automaker gives up another exec
Hyundai needs to circle the wagons if they are to succeed in keeping General Motors away from its key marketing people.
For the second time this year, a key Hyundai executive …

Quick! What unflattering label haunting General Motors is the company trying to lose? That would be Government Motors, a term coined by some following the Obama Administration-led bankruptcy filing on June 1, 2009.
Though GM quickly …

Lighter Corvette Coming?
Quick! If you want a potent V8 engine for your Corvette, then you need to buy the C7 model. That’s because General Motors is looking to build the C8 edition with a V6…placed …

E85 capable vehicles available today.
There is a segment of American drivers who are interested in buying a car capable of running on a strong blend of ethanol and straight gasoline. For them, utilizing a home …

General Motors is still trying to keep its upcoming Chevrolet Volt in the news even as other models, including the Chevrolet Cruze, take center stage. For most of the past three years GM has used …

Free chargers in exchange for your personal usage data.
General Motors has announced an important incentive for prospective Chevrolet Volt buyers: the first 4,400 buyers will be eligible for a 240-volt charge station, receiving home installation …

General Motors has announced pricing for its all new compact model, the Chevrolet Cruze. First launched in South Korea as the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere in October 2008, the Cruze and its siblings have been gradually …

The automotive industry continues to adjust to fluctuating market conditions and changing consumer demand.  Whereas in times past fickle consumers scotched the best laid plans of the automakers, namely building quality small cars, it appears …

Like clockwork, Honda models are routinely overhauled every five years, sometimes sooner. Other manufacturers follow a similar arrangement, but Honda is one of the few who does so across its entire model line.
Larger Civic
The Honda …

The US market will not see the seven passenger Chevy Orlando after all. GM has announced that this multi-purpose vehicle, based on the Cruze platform, will be sold in Europe, Asia and Canada, but not …

WASHINGTON, DC – Carbon Motors, the upstart police pursuit vehicle manufacturer, announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement with BMW for the supply of diesel engines. Under the terms of this agreement the …

I love to use the word “iconic” when I describe the Ford Mustang, America’s enduring pony car. For nearly a half century, this particular steed has filled a need in the heart of many sport …

When you build a heritage model, you borrow the styling cues from the original and hope that these characteristics successfully translate into an all new car.
In the Chevrolet Camaro, GM has managed to do just …

As General Motors continues to restructure, the company is doing its best to make sure that new product introductions go on as planned. No company wants to present an image of scratching to survive, otherwise …

For the past twenty-five years, Chevrolet dealers have had to endure what some felt was an untenable position — one where General Motors created the Saturn brand to compete against Toyota and Honda for small …

By far the largest brand owned by General Motors, Chevrolet stands to gain the most as parent GM restructures. At the same time, Chevrolet stands to lose the most if GM cannot pull everything off …

You almost need to have a scorecard handy in order to track all of the different variations of the Chevy Cruze on the market.
More Variations On The Cruze Theme
The Daewoo Lacetti Premiere was the first …

Last August, when General Motors first began to really push the Chevrolet Cruze by having media specialists show up at a gathering in Lordstown, Ohio, the plant where the car will be assembled, GM indicated …

Never mind that Pontiac is a goner and that Saab, Saturn and Hummer will actually precede Pontiac as brands that have left the GM fold or are closed down.  GM will be getting rid of …

The Chevy Cruze will be sold across much of GM’s brand network including in South Korea where the car is known as the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere. In fact, South Korea is the first market where …

General Motors is in the process of a historic reorganization, one that could help the one-time global automotive leader pare excess brands while rolling out a number of new models. You probably have heard of …

For the first time in 35 years Detroit’s three car companies are locked in a muscle car war, one that hearkens to an era when big engines, rakish styling and speed were clear signs of …

General Motors has been very active on the track, racing cars from just about every brand including Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet. These days, Chevrolet has taken up the mantle as GM concentrates on …

Word that General Motors is about to announce the complete shut down of the Pontiac brand instead of paring it back is disappointing news to say the least.  Given that GM is in precarious financial …

Inasmuch there are some people who would like to see General Motors survive as currently arranged, the likelihood that the company will be restructured through bankruptcy court has never been greater. Indeed, the Obama administration …

Chevrolet is getting a new Equinox, the brand’s compact sport/utility vehicle that will resemble a Traverse, but on a smaller scale.  First introduced for the 2005 model year, the latest Equinox continues to advance Chevrolet’s …

When General Motors ended production of the Chevy Camaro coupe in 2002, rabid followers were clearly disappointed. The company soon found itself receiving a groundswell of feedback that the Camaro’s demise was a wrong move, …

One of the best ways to sell cars, at least in the eyes of those who make them, is to offer select high performance models. Not many of these vehicles are sold, but they happen …

Raising Cadillac’s Visibility One Roadster At A Time
It hasn’t been much of a seller for Cadillac, but the XLR roadster has done something few other Cadillac models have done in recent years: raised the brand’s …