The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, toughened the New Car Assessment program beginning with the 2011 model year. Changes included side pole testing, more crash data, and varying sizes of crash test dummies. The change was noticeable. No pickup has received an overall five-star safety review since the new standards were adopted. Until…
Despite lingering effects from the recession, automotive sales continue to enjoy a healthy spike. In fact, General Motors is reporting it’s ahead of schedule in selling down the remaining supply of 2013 model year trucks. Chuck Stevens, the company’s chief financial officer, said GM has sold at least 20,000 more trucks than expected, making for…
Those in the market for a new pickup are now able to take a sneak peek at the next generation GMC Canyon. The Executive Vice President of GM, Dan Ammann, also the company’s Chief Financial Officer, proudly unveiled the new and improved Canyon at the Management Briefing Seminar held by the Center for Automotive Research…
Nine times out of ten, the predictions of the critics are fairly adequate indicators of how well a car will do once it hits the open market. The rarity in which they are wrong proves to be a time for the public to discover a vehicle which represents a “diamond in the rough,” so to…
While General Motors has officially revealed its new line of midsize pickup trucks, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, the details and specifications of the trucks, such as the engines and other internal components of the trucks are still unconfirmed. With that being said, sources familiar with the GM product planning process are indicating the…
American car manufacturer General Motors has announced it will be injecting the company’s Spring Hill, Tennessee manufacturing facility with an impressive investment of $167-million. This investment comes after GM already sunk $187-million dollars into a project at the facility; a project which has yet to be named says official from the Spring Hill, TN factory…
If the rumors are true, General Motors will reveal its newest lineup of SUVs during this year’s Texas State Fair. Like the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra they’re based on, the 2015 Chevy Tahoe and 2015 GMC Yukon have been hotly anticipated since spy photos of the vehicles first began circulating. Those photos, which featured the…
Most people in the world are familiar with the wide range of new technologies included in modern cars. These days, new vehicles come with everything including central computer systems, RemoteLink, Intellilink, digital dashboards and even integrated entertainment platforms. It’s very different from the cars sold just a few decades ago which were largely devoid of…
GM Ships more Buick Encores to the Relief of Dealerships Nationwide GM’s initial sales estimates for the Encore were lower than the reality for it’s new fuel efficient SUV, an enviable problem for any auto maker. With sales all over the country surpassing initial estimates, GM has recently begun to ship an increased volume of 2013…
Excitement resigned among enthusiasts when GM applied to renew the trademarks on the Grand National and GNX badges which have not been used since the 1987 Buick Regal Grand National was produced. The 547 1987 GNXs originally produced have recently generated occasional auction sales in excess of $100,000. Now, rumors may turn into reality as…
