The first generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra hybrids are just arriving at dealerships; however, GM is already thinking about the next-generation two-mode hybrid pickups and is promising outstanding improvements. According to Gary White, GM North America vice president and vehicle line executive for GM full-size pickups, the next generation hybrid trucks from the General [...]
GM announced today that it will launch its annual Red Tag sale earlier this year. The event, which usually kicks off just before Thanksgiving weekend, will start tomorrow and will run through Jan 5. GM will also launch a very aggressive ad campaign across all of its divisions to market the event. The Red Tag [...]
It was pretty inevitable and now it’s confirmed that GM has canceled its CXX program – a program designed to develop the next-generation Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban SUVs along with siblings GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade. According to The New York Times, vice chairman Bob Lutz has confirmed that the next-generation of these products have [...]
GM is expected to announce a couple of more plant closings this week. Today the executives have confirmed that the Janesville, Wisconsin assembly plant will close by on Dec. 23. Of course, the decision comes due to the rapidly decreasing demand in the full-size SUV segment. GM had previously planned to close the plant in [...]
Employees at GM’S Moraine SUV plant in Ohio are pretty disappointed today. GM has announced that it will be closing the plant, which produces the Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and the Saab 9-7X, in late December – two years earlier than originally planned. The decision to close comes early as sales continue to decline in [...]
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety gave GM’s four Lambda based crossovers Top Safety Pick designation after testing the GMC Acadia. The IIHS said that the GMC Acadia aced the front, side and rear crash tests. To qualify to be a Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in front, side [...]
GM today announced XFE (Xtra Fuel-Economy) versions of the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Yukon and GMC Sierra. Gm added a combination of aerodynamic, mechanical and weight reducing features to increase EPA-estimated fuel-economy by 5 percent on the highway and 7 percent in the city. The 2WD XFE models are powered by a 5.3L [...]
GM is planning to offer some big cash incentives for its GMC pickups and SUVs and Pontiac models. In a memo to its dealers earlier today, GM said it plans to offer incentives on most of its new crossovers and cars starting tomorrow (August 1st, 2008) through August 19th. The Pontiac G8 sedan will see [...]
GM said today that it will cut 2008 production by another 117,000 vehicles bring its total just under 300,000 units. The General said that the cut comes as – surprise – consumers shift away from pickups and SUVs to more fuel-efficient and compact cares. According to spokesman Tony Sapienza, GM will make the cut by [...]
