Category: General Motors
01/07/2021
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Who won and lost in 2020 sales? GM, Ford both win in trucks.
GM was the arguable winner of the 2020 sales contest, at least among the American contestants, with a mere 12% falloff in sales. That was below Ford’s 15% drop or FCA’s 18% fall, and also enough to beat Honda and Nissan. GM roughly matched Toyota’s 11% fall; the only major automakers to really beat GM’s […]
08/06/2020
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GMC Hummer EV to debut this fall
The pandemic has delayed many auto shows and has barred many manufacturers from debuting their new vehicles. One of the most highly anticipated cars of 2020 has to be the GMC Hummer truck. The fully electric Hummer is set to make 1,000 horsepower, over 10,000 lb-ft of torque, go 0-60 in about 3 seconds, and […]
07/06/2020
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Who’s winning the US sales races? (Did GM beat Ford in pickups?)
We know who gained and lost the most in second-quarter sales, but what about the smaller races to see who won in particular segments—like muscle cars and pickups? The Dodge Challenger may have dropped quite a bit in the first half of the year, but its final tally of 22,018 sales from January through June […]
07/02/2020
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Rendered: Subcompact GMC Crossover
GM has been on a bit of a crossover craze recently, and for good reason. The all-new Chevy Trailblazer has nothing to do with the previous model and shrunk from a midsize SUV to a subcompact crossover that slots between the Trax and Equinox. Buick has even joined in the subcompact crossover action with […]
07/01/2020
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Wow, sales have dropped! (Now includes Ford)
US car and truck sales plummeted over the last three months. At GM, sales dropped by 34% versus Q2 2019; the company did pretty well in the first quarter but got hammered in the second, albeit doing better than Fiat Chrysler. Chevrolet fell by 34%, Buick by 36%, Cadillac by 41%, and GMC by 33%. […]
06/29/2020
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GM to build new Jeeps Infantry Squad Vehicles
The Army has awarded GM a contract to build and maintain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The vehicle, essentially a specialized, larger form of jeep, is an all-terrain group carrier which can move nine soldiers through the battlefield. It must be light enough to be slung from a UH-60 “Blackhawk” helicopter, and small […]
06/24/2020
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What the @!#*&! is going on? Dodge, Chevy clobber Toyota in J.D. Power
Dodge has rocketed from its recent place near the bottom of the J.D. Power initial quality study to appear at the very top—very nearly tied with, of all brands, Kia. Chevrolet and Ram were also nearly tied for third and fourth place, with Genesis barely below them, rounding out the top five brands. Source: J.D. […]
06/07/2020
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C8 Corvette to make its way to Europe
After much debate about whether the C8 Corvette will go overseas, we can now confirm that there will be a right-hand-drive Corvette. The 2021 C8 Corvette will be available to European dealers in the second half of 2021. However, offerings will be different compared to the United States spec. First off, the 2LT will be […]
06/02/2020
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Rendered: Chevy Equinox SS
A while back, when camouflaged prototypes for the refreshed Equinox were driving around, there was speculation that there were some SS models being tested in the mix. While those turned out to be RS models, which now feature a fairly aggressive rear fascia treatment and quad exhaust tips, the idea of an Equinox SS […]
05/28/2020
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Rendered: Chevrolet Trax Refresh
The Chevrolet Trax is a crossover, with global origins—it’s based on the same Gamma II platform as the South Korean Chevy Aveo and Sonic, the Buick Encore, and the Opel Mokka. After being sold elsewhere from 2013 to 2014, the 2015 Trax finally made it to the United States to go up against the Jeep […]