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2011 Chevrolet Cruze First Drive photo gallery

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Although we're under embargo for our driving impressions of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, we are allowed to share with you all the photos we took on our drive of the new compact competitor yesterday.

First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal delivers smooth style & solid European handling

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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Last week I had the chance to sample the completely new 2011 Buick Regal on the roads and highways of Southern California. We've been foaming at the mouth at a chance to get behind the wheel of the Regal ever since it was introduced in LA last year. Could the car that was almost a Saturn really deliver as a Buick? Lets find out.

Saab and GM Just Don’t Know How to Quit Each Other

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Saab and GM Just Don’t Know How to Quit Each Other

Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in. It was really inevitable. When two companies spent that much time in the same house the split would be hard, especially on the kids: OnStar and Cadillac.

OnStar showing Chevy engines and transmissions approaching 100 percent reliability in January

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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In the month of January, 99.3 percent of the 1.8 million Chevrolet vehicles enrolled in OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics reported that there were no issues with the key components of their engine and transmission systems.

2011 Silverado HD details and pictures released

Thursday, February 11, 2010

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2011 Silverado HD details and pictures released

Class-leading torque, class-leading fuel economy with up to 63-percent lower emissions and quicker acceleration with new 6.6L Duramax diesel mated to new Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission

Do Ed Whitacre and General Motors “get” cars?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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The short answer is no. Whitacre has self-admittedly stated he's not a car guy. What Whitacre does know is mergers and acquisitions. Aside from figuring out how to deal with Saab, it doesn't look like GM really needs to be buying up companies. Ed is a numbers guy and if that makes you a bit nervous, it probably should. GM's other "numbers guy" was Rick Wagoner.

Genii Capital rumored to rival Spyker bid in last minute faceoff for Saab

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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It's the final day of the bidding process for the beloved Saab brand and despite GM CEO Ed Whitacre being pessimistic about the brands future, rumors have it that Genii Capital is readying a last minute rival bid.

Volt Owners to Get iPhone, Droid, and Blackberry Apps

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

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Volt Owners to Get iPhone, Droid, and Blackberry Apps

Techies get another reason to love the Volt. Chevrolet and OnStar have developed apps for the Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid and Blackberry Storm. Presumably there will be apps for other phones running Android or Blackberry OS but for now only those three phones are supported. The app will do a range of things including allowing users to monitor their driving stats, remotely start the car and schedule charging intervals. The car maintains contact with the phone via OnStar's real-time data connection.

GM Announces Ray Young Moving to VP of International Operations

Monday, December 14, 2009

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GM Announces Ray Young Moving to VP of International Operations

In yet another executive shift, GM has moved Ray Young from CFO to Vice President of International Operations. This newly created position is the latest round of musical chairs in the board room following Fritz Henderson stepping down less than a month ago. Since thing Ed Whitacre had taken over day to day operations, changed Maximum Bob’s job title, Brent Dewar, Vice President of Chevrolet left and Michael Richards left Buick after just 9 days. If you’re having a hard time keeping track of what executives are coming and going, you aren’t alone. Needless to say it’s highly likely that this won’t be the last change we hear about in the next few months. Now GM needs to find a CEO and a CFO at least, and that’s assuming nobody else jumps ship. We know GM needed to make some changes, but the fire sale in the board room makes us wonder if this isn’t just change for the sake of change.

OnStar will offer Turn-by-Turn navigation to all subscribers on Black Friday- for free

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Black Friday 2009 is just a few days away and OnStar is offering its subscribers a real bargain. All day Friday, folks who have an active OnStar subscription will be able to use the service's Turn-By-Turn Navigation service- for free. While the service will be able to tell you the best way to get to your favorite store, they won't be able to tell you where the best deals are.