Auto Alliance Puts the Spotlight on Industry Jobs
February 3, 2012 – 9:55 am | No Comment

New JobsFromAutos.com website launches.
The auto industry’s leading trade association representing car manufacturers has launched an awareness campaign in cooperation with the Washington Auto Show. That campaign aims to demonstrate to Americans the importance automobile manufacturing …

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Weekly Drive: 2012 GMC Acadia Denali (FWD)
September 9, 2011 – 12:01 am | One Comment
Weekly Drive: 2012 GMC Acadia Denali (FWD)

Driving in full-size crossover SUV style.

The full size crossover SUV market is a crowded segment as buyers know that these models afford the room, amenities, fuel efficiency and decent towing capacity that they demand. Featuring …

GM Includes Auto Insurance With Car Purchases
July 8, 2011 – 7:42 am | No Comment
GM Includes Auto Insurance With Car Purchases

Pilot program covers buyers in Oregon and Washington.

DETROIT — If you buy a new GMC, Chevrolet, Buick or Cadillac vehicle in two northwestern states, you’ll receive an unexpected bonus in the form of a one-year …

GM Finding it Difficult to Win Back Spurned Customers
May 16, 2011 – 12:09 am | No Comment
GM Finding it Difficult to Win Back Spurned Customers

General Motors is now four brands strong with Cadillac, Buick, GMC and Chevrolet serving its customers in North America. Saturn, Hummer and Pontiac were shut down following the company’s historic bankruptcy filing and restructuring in …

Big 3 Automakers Offered a Mixed Bag in Feb.
March 2, 2011 – 1:57 pm | No Comment
Big 3 Automakers Offered a Mixed Bag in Feb.

The General Motors Company, the Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Group, LLC were able to see much good come from respective February 2011 U.S. auto sales data, as each automaker reported double-digit gains for the …

GM Finishes 2010 Strong; 4 Core Brands Thrive
January 4, 2011 – 11:54 am | One Comment
GM Finishes 2010 Strong; 4 Core Brands Thrive

General Motors is once again the top retailer of passenger cars in America, seeing its sales rise by 6.3 percent over 2009. Sales for its four core brands rose by 21.3 percent with Buick …

2011 GMC Terrain Specs and Overview
December 16, 2010 – 12:05 am | 2 Comments
2011 GMC Terrain Specs and Overview

If the GMC Terrain looks familiar to you, it is. Think Chevrolet Equinox and you’ve got that model’s twin. Don’t count on GM to quit badge engineering even with four fewer brands to manage, but …

Book Review — McQueen’s Machines
November 9, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
Book Review — McQueen’s Machines

Younger readers probably won’t remember Steve McQueen, the Hollywood actor who died in 1980 from mesothelioma. Avid car enthusiasts know who McQueen is, at least they recognize him as the Lt. Frank Bullitt in the …

Loaner Cars May Boost Buick, GMC Visibility
October 12, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Loaner Cars May Boost Buick, GMC Visibility

Buick appears to be making progress in revamping its product line, casting to the side its septuagenarian image and coming across as more youthful and interesting to potential buyers. Through September 2010 sales are up …

The Chevrolet Orlando You Will Never See…
August 27, 2010 – 12:05 am | No Comment
The Chevrolet Orlando You Will Never See…

…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 …

GM IPO Underscores Company’s Resolve
August 19, 2010 – 6:48 am | One Comment
GM IPO Underscores Company’s Resolve

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 …

Flex Fueled: The Current Crop
July 12, 2010 – 8:40 am | One Comment
Flex Fueled: The Current Crop

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 …

GMC Granite: Urban Utility Vehicle
January 11, 2010 – 8:34 am | 2 Comments
GMC Granite: Urban Utility Vehicle

One of my chief complaints about GM’s restructuring is that the automaker got rid of Pontiac in favor of keeping GMC. Not that I have anything against GMC, but when Pontiac sells more cars than …

GMC Terrain Proves Badge Engineering Is Alive And Well
July 1, 2009 – 3:22 am | One Comment
GMC Terrain Proves Badge Engineering Is Alive And Well

General Motors (GM) is in for the fight of its life, working diligently to restructure in the midst of bankruptcy by overhauling the way that it does business. One thing that won’t be changing all …

Is Pontiac Excitement Dead?
April 27, 2009 – 3:17 am | 3 Comments
Is Pontiac Excitement Dead?

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 …

Separating The Good GM From The Bad
April 15, 2009 – 3:15 am | 2 Comments
Separating The Good GM From The Bad

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 …

The King Of All Pick Up Trucks: Dodge Ram 1500
October 28, 2008 – 3:01 am | 5 Comments
The King Of All Pick Up Trucks: Dodge Ram 1500

Dodge Beats Out Five Other Competitors For Award

Texans love their pickup trucks so much that for many drivers a quad cab truck is their family car of choice. Who needs a sedan when your burly …

General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary
September 19, 2008 – 3:03 am | 2 Comments
General Motors Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary

General Motors, one of the largest and oldest automakers in the world, celebrated its centennial anniversary on September 16, 2008.
The company was founded by William Durant, the owner of the then five year old Buick …

Separating Fact From Fiction With GM
September 8, 2008 – 3:03 am | 6 Comments
Separating Fact From Fiction With GM

GM has been pushing a major publicity campaign this year in part to keep people informed about where the company is heading, what new products are being planned, and how the company is doing. GM’s …

Dodge Ram, Now Rolling Out
August 28, 2008 – 3:37 am | 7 Comments
Dodge Ram, Now Rolling Out

My local Dodge dealer doesn’t have them yet, but in a matter of weeks they should be carrying the 2009 Dodge Ram, the fourth-generation pickup truck that at one time sold as many as 400,000 …

You Can Find Custom Truck Liners And Floor Mats
August 15, 2008 – 3:18 am | 3 Comments
You Can Find Custom Truck Liners And Floor Mats

Your Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Toyota Tundra, or Nissan Titan truck is a true workhorse when it comes to moving people and stuff. Likely, you make full of your cargo bed …

Should General Motors Close Out Additional Brands?
July 8, 2008 – 3:01 am | One Comment
Should General Motors Close Out Additional Brands?

General Motors is hemorrhaging cash and losing market share in the face of a stiff economic downturn and because of a fleet top heavy with trucks, SUVs, and large cars. The company has several bright …

Toyota Pink Slips 200 Texas Temp Workers
June 19, 2008 – 3:01 am | 6 Comments
Toyota Pink Slips 200 Texas Temp Workers

If you’re bullish on Toyota, you have every reason to be so.
Earlier this year the company wrested the No. 1 spot away from General Motors; the automaker is a leader in hybrid production; and the …