Record month for Cadillac XTS, Buick Encore and Verano, Chevrolet Volt, Spark, Sonic and Equinox DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) dealers delivered 275,847 vehicles in the United States in August, up 15 percent compared with a year ago. Retail sales increased 22 percent while fleet sales were down 8 percent. Total and retail deliveries increased by […]
$400 million investment includes advanced tools, training for Gen 5 Small Block BUFFALO, N.Y. – Some of General Motors’ advanced manufacturing techniques to produce the all-new, Gen 5 Small Block engine family are microscopic, but they have a huge impact on the 75-year-old Tonawanda Engine Plant, where about 1,500 jobs have been created and retained since 2009. […]
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 […]