General Motors confirmed today that it will be extending the delay of the construction of its 4-clyinder engine plant in Flint, Mich. The plant will be responsible for building the 1.4L engines that will be used in the Chevrolet Cruze and the Chevrolet Volt. No specific details were provided for the reason of the delay [...]
Holden, GM’s main brand in Australia, has confirmed that it will be building a compact 4-cylinder car as a response to the changing buyer behavior. Holden will take advantage of the government’s $6 billion car plan to produce new Chevrolet Cruze based small car at its Holden”s Elizabeth plant in Adelaide alongside the Commodore. Holden [...]
In an effort to conserve cash, General Motors said that it is putting the brakes on the construction if its Flint, Mich. plant. The $370 million facility plant will be responsible for making the 1.4L 4-cylinder engine that will be used for two of GM’s most important new vehicles – the Chevrolet Volt and Cruze. [...]
The Chevrolet Cruze is one of the most anticipated compact cars by GM in years. While a pinch in GM’s cash flow has delayed the launch of the U.S. model to 2011 (originally scheduled for April 2010), the European debut of the Cruze is on track for April and May of 2009. The Chevrolet Cruze fits into [...]
We saw a preview of the Chevrolet WTCC Cruze in October and now the car is making its debut across the world – ready take part in Brazil at the opening round of the 2009 WTCC in Curitiba. In 2009, the WTCC Cruze will again visit twelve tracks, in South and Central-America. Power comes from a [...]
While the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid was suitable for the long journey from Detroit to D.C., GM CEO Rick Wagoner is not giving up the chance to show off the company’s progress being made on the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. According to Automotive News, Wagoner will make an obvious attempt to impress lawmakers tomorrow morning by [...]
In the past couple of days when you’ve seen the name ‘GM’ in the news it’s been about the automaker’s financial troubles, government loans or Congress criticizing CEO Rick Wagoner. Well Bob Lutz is making an attempt to move media attention away from all that negative press to the Chevy Volt and its “next phase.” GM [...]
While GM may be planning on cutting costs with job cuts and plant closings before it runs out of cash by mid-2009, it has no plans to stop introducing vehicles. The General said that it is still planning to reveal about 15 vehicles in the U.S. alone within the next two years – most notably [...]
While the stateside Chevrolet Cruze has been delayed until 2011, GM launched its new global sedan in Korea under the Daweoo Lacetti badge. The Daweoo Lacetti is powered by a 1.6 liter engine that produces 114-hp and is mated to a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic as an option. Pricing for the Lacetti starts [...]
The U.S. Chevrolet Cruze has been delayed to 2011, but the European market will get its allocation starting March 2009. According to Hans Demant, vice president of engineering for GM Europe, the Chevrolet Cruze sedan could spawn other variants including a hatchback and station wagons. Don’t get too excited as these variants may only be [...]
