Just four years after emerging from a painful and complicated bankruptcy restructuring, the folks at General Motors have a lot to crow about. The recent 2013 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study places GM as the top major manufacturer in the world, and second, only behind Porsche, among 33 manufacturers of all sizes. Overall, GM had…
It’s been a long day and you’re making the long drive back home. Your concentration drifts off for a second or two, just enough for your vehicle to cross into the opposite lane or the hard shoulder. It’s a dangerous scenario which is all too common for many drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
GMC has introduced the new 2014 GMC Sierra Regular Cab Pickup truck with a number of design changes that make this a truck you should consider for your next vehicle. And like the current GMC Sierra Regular Cab models, the 2014 Sierra will undoubtedly bring a smile to die-hard truck enthusiasts. Thus far, the pickup…
The recent increase in digital technology as a staple in the cabin of every new car is sure to spawn a future rich in partnerships between automotive manufacturers and suppliers of digital technologies and services. Next year, avid GM vehicle fans can expect to see even more examples of this. In fact, the majority of upgrades…
The 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 HD is capable of handling all but the most demanding tasks that a pickup may face. And, for those challenges, GMC offers the Sierra 3500 HD. The 3/4 ton 2500 includes both gasoline and diesel options. The 6.0 L gasoline power plant generates a maximum of 360 hp and 380…
