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The ouster of Fritz Henderson from General Motors kept the former president and CEO from delivering his scheduled keynote address at the 2009 LA auto show, but he certainly had a presence here this morning.-Brochures listing the show's press events had Fritz's name on the schedule, clearly printed long ago. ...    Read more

As one of the most-talked-about, most-anticipated cars in automotive history, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt may not get a national launch initially. Later today at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz is expected to make an announcement regarding the launch plan ...    Read more

While the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze went on sale in Europe some time ago, we had yet to see the version of the car that will go on sale here in the third quarter of 2010. That changed today when GM unveiled the production-intent North American Chevrolet Cruze ahead of its ...    Read more

With less than one year left until the Chevrolet Volt begins rolling off the assembly line, battery pack chemistry has been finalized. The engineers at GM have decided on lithium manganese polymer chemistry to store power for the plug-in hybrid, which has a range of at least 40 miles without ...    Read more

Jimmie Johnson made history yesterday by breaking Cale Yarborough’s record of three consecutive NASCAR titles. Johnson won his fourth straight title yesterday after placing fifth at the Ford 400 at Miami Homestead Raceway.Johnson’s achievement of winning four titles in a row not only eclipses Yarborough’s record of three straight, but ...    Read more

Things aren't all doom and gloom for U.S. automakers. General Motors is predicting a gain in market share for the fourth straight month. After emerging from bankruptcy, GM has seen its share of U.S. auto sales steadily increase over the past few months. In July GM stood at 18.6 percent, ...    Read more

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has stated he'd like to offer an initial public offering for "new GM" sometime next year, and it seems as if government investors would like to do the same. "Private markets would like to see us exit this investment," said Ron Bloom, leader of the ...    Read more

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro outsold the 2010 Ford Mustang in October, marking the fifth straight month that Chevrolet’s revived muscle coupe outsold its Ford competition. If these sales trends continue, it’ll put the Camaro on pace to outsell the Mustang this year -- a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since ...    Read more

After launching the new compact sedan in Europe, General Motors has announced that it will show off its U.S.-spec 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at the L.A. Auto Show. After being launched practically everywhere else in the world, GM is finally ready to bring the Cruze to the U.S. "With expected highway ...    Read more

While General Motors is looking for tax incentives to keep 2500 employees at its headquarters in Detroit, the automaker is also looking to move approximately 1500 employees out of the Renaissance Center and into other locations across southeastern Michigan. GM CEO Fritz Henderson said Monday that the move was "imminent," ...    Read more

How do you name a color for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? Simple: Let the public vote on the matter. General Motors launched a contest a few weeks back to help find a name for the greenish hue seen in most Volt press photos. Nearly 13,000 entries were submitted ...    Read more

Just another innocuous building tucked at the back of a Wixom, Michigan industrial park, GM’s Performance Build Center offers few clues to the magic happening inside. Behind the doors, though, some of GM’s most skilled workers are crafting the beating hearts of the company’s best cars. This is the birthplace ...    Read more

If Chevrolet's new Corvette Grand Sport seems a bit too tame, you may want to call the folks at Superformance. They'll build you a licensed replica of thehardcore, race-spec 1963 Corvette Grand Sport that's virtually a clone of the original. Although typically known ...    Read more

After months of deliberation, the GM-Opel drama is finally over. At a board meeting held late last night, GM’s board of directors chose to retain its European operations (including Vauxhall) instead of selling it to Magna and Sberbank.Until last night, rumors about GM keeping Opel seemed to be little more ...    Read more

Wish GM would offer a full-size truck built explicitly for off-road exploits? We do too, but this Silverado ZR2 concept, unveiled at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, may be as close as we'll come to seeing such a model in the flesh. To start, GM fitted the Silverado ...    Read more

<P class=MsoNormal>We’d been told this year’s SEMA show would be a veritable Camaro-fest, and after looking at the concepts General Motors is bringing to Las Vegas, we have to agree. <P class=MsoNormal> Arguably, the most interesting is the silver coupe modified by talk show host ...    Read more

Frank Weber, General Motor's head of electric vehicle development and father figure to the Chevrolet Volt, announced he will be leaving GM on December 1 for a senior leadership position at Opel. Weber, a German native who previously spent time on Opel's engineering staff, came stateside in 2007 to spearhead ...    Read more

To ensure a perfect launch of its much-anticipated Chevrolet Cruze, General Motors has delayed the small car’s U.S. launch by three months.“If it is delayed a little bit, that’s better than bringing something out and not having it go properly,” said Erich Merkle, an auto industry analyst at Autoconomy.com. “Is ...    Read more

Chevrolet’s Corvette is one of the best performance bargains out there, but some complain it looks to plebian for the performance it offers. Specter Werkes/Sport has the solution with its C6 Corvette GTR. “The GTR ...    Read more

With the death of Pontiac, a factory-built Firebird Trans Am is now completely out of the question. However, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is interested in resurrecting the car based on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Lingenfelter is famous for tuning various GM vehicles, from Corvette Z06’s to the new Camaro. The ...    Read more

Mobile WiFi hotspots aren't new technology, but they are becoming more mainstream. GM will initially offer the service in SUVs, vans, and trucks. The mobile internet connectivity will allow further productivity and entertainment possibilities for extended trips. "Ninety percent of customers prefer surfing the Internet over just watching movies," said ...    Read more

Want to make a lot of money quick? All you need to do isspend innumerable hours working on one of the largest corporate bankruptcy filings in U.S. history. AP Services, GM’s bankruptcy consulting firm, is charging the old GM $23 million for three months of work on the company’s bankruptcy ...    Read more

Adding to the GM-Opel-Magna soap opera, General Motors just delayed the sale of Opel until it discusses the matter at its November 3 board meeting. “Given the significance of the Opel transaction, GM’s board will soon meet in its regularly monthly meeting to consider Minister zu Guttenberg’s letter and changes ...    Read more

Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury unveiled its plan to slash salaries of the top 25 executives at each of the seven companies that received a government bailout, including Chrysler Group, Chrysler Financial, General Motors, and GMAC.In most cases, executive salaries will be no more than $500,000 annually, according to the decision ...    Read more

General Motors has committed to lithium-ion technology for all of its future battery applications in hybrids, plug-ins, extended-range electrics, and fuel cell vehicles. The company has “no future plans to develop nickel-metal-hydride batteries,” according to lead battery systems engineer Andrew Leutheuser.Lithium-ion batteries have roughly two times the energy density of ...    Read more