General Motors announced today that it will introduce the industry’s first front center air bag. The air bag is an inflatable restraint that will help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The front center air bag will be first [...]
According to Wards Auto forecast, the number of U.S. market light-vehicle nameplates on the way to record 100,000 delivers in 2010 represent a 39.1 percent increase over 2009. On the way to the fourth-quarter, the sales trend line indicated 32 cars and light trucks that will hit or pass the 100,000 unit mark. That number [...]
In another random announcement about sales (following the one about the Chevrolet Cruze, Buick LaCrosse and the Cadillac CTS), General Motors released a statement saying that nearly two out of three buyers for the Chevrolet Equinox and Traverse have traded in non-Chevrolet vehicles so far in 2010. Nearly half of those buyers traded in a [...]
It isn’t only Toyota that faces recalls in the millions – General Motors has announced a recall consisting of 1.5 million vehicles to address a problem with the heated windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire, its second recall over the same issue in two years. GM conducted a similar recall two [...]
You probably hate the hassle involved when shopping for a new car and going from dealer to dealer. Well, General Motors plans on changing all that with its new “Test Drive Studio” program, which will offer shoppers the chance to test-drive Chevrolet vehicles against those of its largest rivals. According to Steve Tihanyi, GM’s general [...]
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 [...]
Seems like dealers will do whatever it takes to move vehicles out of their showrooms. North Texas Chevrolet dealers are inviting Metroplex drivers to drop by a Chevy dealer and test drive the new 2009 Traverse in exchange for a free one-hour massage session at any Massage envy clinic. “Right now through June 14, when you test [...]
Chevrolet says that their 2009 Traverse crossover want to and can dominate the large-crossover segment, leaving behind rivals such as the Toyota Highlander, Honda Pilot and the new Ford Flex. Chevrolet says that with a larger retail network and more incentives, the Traverse can become the best-selling vehicle in its segment. Chevrolet’s main boss Ed [...]
