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Chevrolet Volt sales may have reached a new high in February, but production continues to exceed public demand for the plug-in hybrid vehicle. As such, General Motors will idle its production line in Hamtramck, Michigan, for five weeks in order to adjust Volt inventories. According to Automotive News, General Motors reported Chevrolet ...    Read more

The Ford F-Series dominated full-size truck sales in February, with a total of 47,273 units sold for the month. The popular pickup managed to outsell General Motors’ full-size pickup twins, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, combined. Chrysler Group’s Ram brand continues to be a bright spot for ...    Read more

It would appear that the natural order of midsize sedans has returned, at least for a month: after a January that saw fierce American, Japanese, and Korean competition for the middle of the pack, the competitive results of February 2012 sales returned to normal. We say "middle of the pack" because, ...    Read more

General Motors' sales last month rose just 1.1 percent compared to February 2011, to 209,306 units, buoyed mostly by Chevrolet's sales increasing 5.8 percent. GM's overall  volumes were hurt by heavy losses from the Cadillac and Buick divisions. Chevrolet - 151,195 sales, up 5.8 percent The biggest sales leap for Chevrolet is ...    Read more

Since the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is just around the corner, General Motors is hard at work teasing the new Chevrolet Cruze Wagon that is set to debut at the Swiss auto show. The video below is a neat look at the attractive compact wagon, but seeing as the Cruze ...    Read more

General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën have confirmed that they will enter a manufacturing alliance. The French automaker had already confirmed it was in talks to establish a strategic partnership, and reports had hinted that GM was the likely candidate. The long-term alliance has two basic goals. First, General Motors ...    Read more

The 2011 Best Driver’s Car competition continues this week on the Motor Trend Channel. In the last installment of BDC, Jonny Lieberman and Justin Bell took a look at the field of contenders. In this episode, experienced racing driver Randy Pobst flogs the contestants around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca raceway ...    Read more

Which high-performance Chevrolet is faster on a race track -- the Corvette ZR1 or the Camaro ZL1? That's the question that Chevrolet fans will now be able to answer thanks to this pair of videos, which show the aforementioned sports cars tackling Virginia International Raceway. The comparison pits two of the ...    Read more

General Motors claims the Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette are responsible for one-third of sports car sales in the U.S. during 2011. Chevrolet sold 88,249 Camaros and 13,164 Corvettes in 2011. The most interesting bit of GM’s claim is the models it compares its two sports cars with. In the sports ...    Read more

**UPDATE** A report from Reuters is indicating that General Motors is in advanced talks with Peugeot-Citroen for a small equity stake purchase in the French automaker as part of the reported strategic alliance. The percentage is reported to be less than 5 percent, and neither company yet offered any official comment. --- General ...    Read more

Californian buyers of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt will enjoy two big benefits: the electric car will be eligible to drive in California's over 1400 miles of carpool lanes, and also is eligible for an additional $1500 tax rebate from the state. 2012 Volts sold in California will be equipped with the ...    Read more

The Motor Trend Channel’s Wide Open Throttle news show kicks off its fourth episode, starting out with more than a dozen models coming from AMG in the next few years, electric-powered BMWs, and spy shots of the upcoming seventh-generation Corvette just around the corner, and Tesla’s sporty new Model X ...    Read more

The state of Michigan is to police cars what the state of Texas is to textbooks: the results of its comprehensive police car testing are used as a benchmark across the country when law enforcement agencies look to buy new cars. This year, as always, a panel of testers from the ...    Read more

Connecticut-based Callaway Cars plans to launch a new options package for the Chevrolet Corvette. The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Callaway Corvette is designed as a tribute to the company's first modified Corvette, which was offered through Chevrolet dealers from 1987 through 1991. Like the original Callaway Corvette, the 25th Anniversary model ...    Read more

General Motors announced today it posted a $7.6 billion net income in 2011. That figure represents a record for the company, but still fell short of analysts' predictions thanks to an underwhelming performance from its European (Opel/Vauxhall) operations. GM isn't alone in this regard. Car sales in the European Union ...    Read more

Things seem back to normal in the 2012 J.D. Power and Associates Dependability Study. After Lincoln pulled-off a clear upset victory last year, Lexus is back on top of the Dependability Study. Leading the charge was ...    Read more

The driver's side master power window switch is prompting a National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration investigation on 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUVs. The NHTSA noted a similar issue with Toyota RAV4s last week. So far, the NHTSA has received 12 consumer complaints on 2006-2007 Trailblazers about melting or ...    Read more

Starting late spring, Chevrolet Camaro fans in the UK can officially buy a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro from their local dealer. Apparently there is no love (or it isn’t cost effective) for the V-6 models, as all cars will be powered by a 6.2-liter V-8 (LS3 for manual cars and ...    Read more

Consumers in China reportedly panicked over reports that the transmissions in certain models of the Chevrolet Cruze emitted excessive levels of radiation. China Car Times and Auto Sina report that consumers were concerned the automatic transmission in Cruze 1.6 models produced dangerous levels of electromagnetic radiation. Shanghai General Motors division subsequently ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. 2012 Chicago Auto Show Check out our coverage of this week's Chicago auto show, with news and photos from all the new product ...    Read more

Chevrolet is dead set on shilling its new Sonic subcompact to millennial generation, and showed off the Sonic Z-Spec Hatch 1 and 2 and Tjin Concepts, dressing the Sonic up in highlighter-bright kits. The two Z-Spec Hatches model what can be done with Chevy's own factory-engineered accessories. The red Hatch 1 is more ...    Read more

Technically, there are two Chevrolet displays at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show: one that's officially tied to the automaker, and another that's sponsored by local Chevy dealers. The latter boasted several oddly-customized Camaros, Corvettes, and Cruzes, some of which were just too weird for us to ignore. ...    Read more

What’s a new Saturn Vue doing on General Motors’ display stand at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show? Technically, it’s not a Vue, but the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva – a badge-engineered Vue that’s only being sold to fleet customers. We first reported on the 2012 Captiva last spring, but seeing ...    Read more

Despite there not being a huge number of product reveals at this year's Chicago Auto Show, there was still plenty of interesting metal on the floor. Here are my favorites. 2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition To help celebrate the sale of 900,000 MX-5 Miatas worldwide, Mazada is letting just 450 ...    Read more

The Chevrolet Cruze has sold over one million copies since it launched in 2009, and now the company plans to expand the model's appeal. Following up on a five-door hatchback unveiled at last year's Geneva Motor Show, Chevrolet will launch a Cruze wagon at Geneva this March. The new ...    Read more