Booming crossover sport utility vehicle sales, and a top luxury sedan model, were fueling the best Buick sales figures in eight years, according to company officials. Luxury sedan sales also were booming, leading to the best retail and sales figures since 2005, before the 2007 US economy crash, officials said. Citing double-digit sales increases over same…
One of the leading automobile manufacturers in the world, General Motors, is looking to gain more customers following the announcement they will be offering free maintenance for all their vehicles beginning with their 2014 models. The announcement was made by GM CEO Dan Akerson. The offer will be good with the purchase of most 2014…
It looks like GMC may be all the way back from the hard times of the US economy in 2007 with significant sales increases posted in March, April and May. Officials attributed the sales boost to big jumps in sales for brand leading trucks and crossover sport utility vehicles. The 2007 crash of the US…
If you’ve ever had the opportunity to own a truck, chances are you’re familiar with the myth that leaving your tailgate down can help save you money. The idea is that when locked upright, the tailgate creates extra drag on the truck, decreasing gas efficiency. By lowering the tailgate, so the myth says, drivers can…
General Motors was an early adopter of remote auto technology with the introduction of the OnStar system in 1995. Since then, OnStar has saved lives, helped apprehend car thieves and bailed out countless owners who had locked themselves out of their cars. The innovation continued three years ago with the introduction of the auto industry’s…
If there is one kind of reputation which Buick seems to constantly strive for, it centers around producing higher-quality vehicles than its cousin brand Chevrolet. With that said, Buick doesn’t take it too far and reach the refined segment that Cadillac has grown to become. Much like the GMC Acadia and the Chevrolet Traverse, the…
Making major news in the automotive industry, the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra is arriving in dealerships boasting available advanced active safety options never before seen in the full-size pickup truck class. These include Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning, derived from equally-innovative GMC technologies such as Safety Alert Seat. Utilizing the bottom of the…
It looks like Buick is going to be adding some very nice new features to the new 2014 Buick Regal. Though the 2014 model hasn’t arrived to dealerships yet, there is plenty of hype already surrounding it. Of all the remaining General Motors divisions, Buick has shown the most significant growth in terms of model…
Last year, GM’s Buick Division entered the compact sedan competition in 2012 with the introduction of the Verano. The 2013 Buick Verano is largely unchanged from the previous year, with a couple of notable exceptions. For example, the Verano is now available with an optional 2.0 L turbocharged engine. This smallish four-cylinder power plant still…
Auto makers have been concerned with aerodynamics for almost a century. But when most people think about drag coefficients or sweeping curves it’s an exotic sports car or a futuristic hybrid that comes to mind. The last thing that they would think of is a pickup truck. Pickups are associated with words like durable, utilitarian…
