Reuse of shipping crates as garden beds, compost food scraps help in Detroit DETROIT – General Motors is turning 100 steel crates used for shipping engines to Orion Assembly into raised urban garden in vacant parking lots throughout Detroit, building on an earlier donation of 250 crates that enabled Cadillac Urban Gardens to bloom in Southwest Detroit. Community residents pick […]
TESLA OFFERS MODEL S CUSTOMERS FREE, FAST CHARGING FOR CONVENIENT LONG DISTANCES DRIVES THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013 – OSLO, Norway-Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) today unveiled its highly anticipated European Supercharger network, energizing stations across Norway that enable Model S owners to conveniently travel for free between cities along well-traveled highways throughout the country. With locations […]
Vsport model records lap time of 8:14.10 at world’s most-demanding test track DETROIT – Cadillac validated its all-new 2014 CTS midsize luxury sedan and power-packed CTSVsport at the world’s most-demanding test track – Germany’s Nürburgring – and recorded lap times to enhance the nameplate’s reputation as a driver’s car. Notably, the 2014 CTS Vsport, featuring Cadillac’s first Twin-Turbo engine and eight-speed transmission, recorded a […]
First midsize sedan in U.S. to offer fuel-saving feature as standard DETROIT – The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu arriving in dealerships this fall will be the first midsize sedan sold in the U.S. to offer fuel-saving stop/start technology standard on its 2.5L base model. The Malibu has an EPA-estimated 25 city and 36 highway mpg – a 14 percent […]
DETROIT – GMC owners can pull off their next trailering chore without a hitch – at least figuratively – thanks to a new trailering guide app available today at the iTunes store. The free app is designed to give GMC customers a better understanding of trailering techniques and capabilities. It, even helps identify the appropriate GMC model […]
DETROIT – The General Motors Foundation donated $50,000 to the National Park Foundation to help fund the 50th anniversary commemoration of the historic 1963 March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The Foundation grant will help bring Wednesday’s events on the National Mall to people across the nation and […]
Defect contaminating lotions, cologne, hair spray, etc., forbidden in GM paint shops DETROIT – Painting a new vehicle is not just part of the manufacturing process – it is an intricate chemical operation requiring constant scientific monitoring. Trained experts, members of General Motors’ “Blue Suit Crew” follow elaborate precautions to ensure that final vehicle paint finishes […]
15 years of smart, 10 years of the smart roadster and the 1.5 millionth smart fortwo – at this year’s smart times fans of the urban brand had plenty of reasons to celebrate. From 23 to 25 August 2013 1,700 smart enthusiasts from 24 countries came to Lucerne for the world’s largest gathering of the […]
This year’s Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG involvement in the 6th St. Moritz Art Masters (SAM), which will be held from 23 August to 1 September 2013 in St. Moritz, Switzerland and the surrounding Oberengadin region, is devoted entirely to China. With an exhibition of the works of Chinese artist Fang Lijun forming part of the “Walk […]
Silverado becomes Official Truck of the Texas Longhorns, the Texas Exes and Bevo AUSTIN, Texas – Chevrolet, the University of Texas Athletics program, IMG College and the Ex-Students’ Association of the University of Texas (the Texas Exes) announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement today, designating Silverado as the Official Truck of the Texas Longhorns and of the Texas […]