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Report: GM may move 1,500 employees from Renaissance Center

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

The Free Press is reporting that General Motors is seeking a state tax break to keep corporate staff positions at its downtown Detroit Renaissance Center. 37 percent of employees not covered by the tax credits, roughly 1,500, could be transferred to other GM facilities in south Michigan. The GM Renaissance Center has roughly 4,000 employees.
GM spokesman Greg [...]

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CAMI plant to boost Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain production

Posted: Nov 09, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, GMC

In a statement released today, GM announced that they will be investing $C 90 million to re-tool CAMI Automotive’s West Body Shop plant in Ontario, Canada. According to DetNews, the investment plan will boost production of the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox by about 40,000 units and recall about 150 laid-off employees.
“This investment is [...]

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GM to stop crossover production for a week due to parts shortage

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: Buick, GM, GMC, Industry News

General Motors Company will shut down its plant in Delta Township, Mich. for one week starting Nov.2 as it faces “critical parts shortage.” The plant builds the GMC Acadia and the Buick Enclave crossovers. GM is also retooling to add production of the Chevrolet Traverse to the plant, reports Automotive News.
The plant pumps out about [...]

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First look at The A-Team cast and their GMC, hitting theaters in June 2010

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

Filed under: GMC, Industry News

If you didn’t already know, there is indeed an A-Team movie in the works and this is our first look at the official cast that will be playing our favorite characters. Bradley Cooper (who was seen in The Hangover) will play Face while UFC’s Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will play Mr. T as B.A. Baracus. Shartlo [...]

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Review: 2010 GMC Terrain shows how GMC is evolving

Posted: Oct 23, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Featured, GM, GMC, Reviews

Last month the folks over at GM were good enough to let us test-drive the direct-injected, 4-cylinder, 2.4L 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. This month though, we were given a week with the Equinox’s Theta platform sibling, the 2010 GMC Terrain. Though the two cars share the Theta platform, the 2010 Terrain has considerably more [...]

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Detroit Mayor being criticized for being driven around in a $59,205 GMC Yukon Denali

Posted: Oct 18, 2009

Filed under: GM, GMC, Industry News

Detroit mayor Dave Bing is drawing criticism for being driven around in a $59,205 GMC Yukon XL Denali that was delivered to the city on Wednesday. The new Yukon XL Denali, which carries a one-year $1,053 a month lease, has heated leather seats, a Bose stereo system and a satellite radio. Bing’s staffers say that [...]

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2010 Motor Trend SUV of the Year Contenders revealed

Posted: Oct 14, 2009

Filed under: Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Toyota

It’s that time of the year again – when Motor Trend picks the “Motor Trend SUV of the Year” for the year 2010. Last year’s award went to the 2009 Subaru Forester. It seems as though this year, Motor Trend has focused most of its attention on luxury SUVs. Either way, stay tuned for the winner who [...]

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2010 GMC Terrain SLE2 Test-Drive Update: Fun Facts

Posted: Oct 08, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, GM, GMC, Reviews

As you can see, we’ve been a bit slow at posting today (and we deeply apologize for that). However, it’s mainly because we are spending our last day with the 2010 GMC Terrain and are running around doing the photo shoot for the crossover before it goes back later tonight. Keeping with tradition, it’s time [...]

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2010 GMC Terrain Test-Drive Updates: A walk around the exterior

Posted: Oct 06, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, GM, GMC, Reviews

We are spending our last three days with the 2010 GMC Terrain and so far we are pretty impressed with GM’s new compact crossover (which also includes the recently tested 2010 Chevrolet Equinox). Today we’re going to give you a little walk around the exterior of the new 2010 Terrain.
“We wanted to carve the GMC [...]

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2010 GMC Terrain SLE2 Test-Drive Update: A look around the interior

Posted: Oct 05, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, GM, GMC, Reviews

Let’s face it. Even though you may end up loving the exterior of a vehicle, you spend most of your time “living” inside of it. With that in mind, the 2010 GMC Terrain interior does not disappoint. In terms of quality, the inside of the GMC Terrain uses very solid an sturdy materials for the [...]