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General Motors Corp. on Monday approved a production cut at its Pontiac Assembly Center, a move that could result in as many as 500 layoffs at the factory that builds heavy-duty pickups. With sales of its big trucks hurting in a sluggish market, GM will produce nearly 20 percent fewer pickups in two shifts at the plant. Company officials are determining how many jobs will be eliminated as part of the change. Sources had said the plan is to cut about 100 full-time workers and nearly 400 temporary employees in September. GM is still working to reach a final number, officials said on Monday. "It's still a matter of discussion," GM spokesman Tom Wickham said. GM's redesig…
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Can anybody tell me what is planned for Lordstown Assembly when the Cobalt is done in 09. I have heard several rumors about GM extending production there, and I have also heard rumors of a new product. Can anybody fill me in?
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U.S. casts shadow on GM global surge Sharon Terlep | Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News General Motors Corp. is shattering sales records, besting competitors and making money almost everywhere in the world. Those successes will amount to little, however, if the automaker can't resuscitate sales in its money-losing North American operation -- something GM says isn't likely until at least 2008. GM sold 2.4 million vehicles around the world in the second quarter, with 1.4 million of those cars and trucks going to consumers outside the United States, according to sales data released Thursday. GM reclaimed the No. 1 global rank for the second quarter after outse…
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From my local paper via the Associated Press: >>>A 24-year old tax dispute between the city and GM has ended, clearing the way for plans to sell & redevelop the company's Route 1 and 9 property where auto production ended two years ago. The two sides announced during Tuesday's City Council meeting that they have reached a settlement in which the city will pay the Detroit-based automaker $4.8 million to settle tax appeals for 2005, 2006 & 2007. The city has been in litigation with General Motors over its municipal tax assessment ever since the company appealed its 1983, 1984 & 1985 assessments. Over the years, there have been court rulings for both s…
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GM cars play action heroes in 'Transformers' Ann Job | Link to Original Article @ DetNews HOLLYWOOD, Calif . -- The folks at General Motors Corp. are walking around a little starry-eyed these days, with an extra spring in their step and Hasbro toys in their hands. In a product placement coup, four GM vehicles, including a new generation Chevrolet Camaro due out in 2009, won starring roles in the heavily hyped new action flick, "Transformers." While automakers regularly wheel and deal to place their cars in films, GM's vehicles are cast as shape-shifting action stars in the expected summer blockbuster directed by Michael Bay. "This is a wonderful opportunity for Gene…
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Diesels Coming to GM Cars Cadillac, Saturn vehicles to use motors by 2010 By JAMIE LAREAU & RICHARD TRUETT | Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek | Published 07/12/07, 2:17 pm et DETROIT -- General Motors plans to put diesel engines in Cadillac and Saturn cars in the United States by 2010. GM confirmed it will use the fuel-saving diesel engine on U.S. passenger cars, crossovers and light-duty trucks during a video blog by Vice Chairman Bob Lutz on GM's Web site, http://fastlane.gmblogs.com GM sources say the automaker will show a diesel engine at the Frankfurt auto show in September on an e-flex Opel Vectra. In GM's e-flex powertrain, a traditional engine such …
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Lutz Talks Back Part II "Hey Bob...what about Buick?" Some clarification - as evidenced by this clip, this is actually the first of a four-part series featuring one-on-one interviews with Mr. Lutz that will be released over the rest of the month. FastLane editors had some technical issues, so they threw the second one up first. However, the order doesn't really matter. In this segment, Mr. Lutz assures us that both he and Buick are indeed alive. Future Buicks both in the American and Chinese markets will follow a "softer, quieter, more traditional American" design. This contrasts with Cadillac, which was described again as being edgier and more geared towards the ha…
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Lutz Talks Back Part III "Hey Bob...what about Diesel?" Once again, another video interview with the Vice Chairman has been released on GM FastLance Blogs. In this segement, Mr. Lutz covers a topic many of us have been pondering ourselves - Diesel powertrains. Most notably, why the heck don't we have them here now? After reiterating much of what we knew about the stringencies of US Bin V, Tier II emissions (six times higher than Euro V standards) as well as the even higher local requirements in California and a handful of northeastern states, Mr. Lutz goes on to tell us, yes, those regs can be satisfied with urea and similar catalysizing systems. However, there is a…
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Effective July 10, 2007 Special rates on certified GM program cars are as follows thru September 30th for A, B and S tier credit customers. 2.9% Impala and Grand Prix 4.9% Trailblazer and Envoy 5.9% Malibu, Maxx,G6,Lacrosse,Silverado and Sierra. 7.9% all other certified GM program cars 10.9% For C tier Credit Open the flood gates people!!!!
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GM Wants Cars to Talk – To Each Other Safety rises when cars communicate, GM says Link to Original Article @ TCC | by Richard Yarrow | (2007-07-11) Vehicle-to-vehicle communication - where cars silently talk to each other about traffic conditions further down the road - is on the way. That's the view of bosses at General Motors, who have revealed the latest details of their futuristic V2V system. Here's how it works: if there's a broken down car round a blind bend, your vehicle will know about it before you get there because one coming the other way - having already passed the blockage - will have spread the word. You get a dashboard warning and don't plow into th…
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I'm in Northern California, and I've never heard GM advertise on radio, probably the most targetted of traditional media outside of niche magazines. I usually listen to NPR and contempoprary pop/alternative stations, and have never heard any car commercials other than Toyota and Lesux (those two, on the other hand, seem to blanket the airwaves with new and certified used commercials), and VW sometime back. This morning, I heard a Chevy ad on NPR promoting their alternative fuel research. I think NPR listeners may be skeptical until something like the Volt goes in to production, but I was glad to hear GM taking the initiative to reach out. Seems like GM is making progres…
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GM's check engine light is flashing once again June's slumping sales echo former board member's warning that automaker isn't in clear Daniel Howes | Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News Nine months ago Jerry York, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's flamethrower-in-chief, quit General Motors Corp.'s board and expressed "grave reservations" about the staying power of its North American turnaround. After the crappy June GM delivered -- sales plunged 21.3 percent for a year-to-date market share of 23 percent and an all-time low of 22.3 percent in June -- could ol' Jerry have been more on target than the General's management cares to admit, thanks to fewer incentives, $3-…
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Featuring Buick, Pontiac, GMC and Chevy vehicles "transforming" for 0% APR and $1000: http://jalopnik.com/cars/transformers/ad-w...-own-272860.php Ray
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I'm supposed to be doing the move in October. Things are on schedule I think, but you know timetables. I can't wait, my drive will no longer be an hour to work and back, the place is absolutely massive when you drive by it!! http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/062...070626169.shtml
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Delphi reaches labor deal with UAW, GM Deal, if approved, would include one-time payouts from GM in exchange for lower hourly wages for Delphi workers Link to Original Article @ CNNMoney.com | June 22 2007: 9:12 PM EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) -- Delphi Corp. said Friday it had reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers and former parent General Motors Corp. intended to allow the auto parts maker to cut wages and emerge from bankruptcy. The deal, which must be ratified by UAW members and approved by federal bankruptcy court, would clear a major risk for former Delphi parent GM (down $0.43 to $35.53, Charts, Fortune 500), which remains Delphi's biggest customer and…
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GM to sell 20,000 fewer cars to fleet customers Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News General Motors Corp. said it will sell 20,000 fewer vehicles to rental-car companies this month, driving down its total sales, Bloomberg News reported today. The company's planned decline in low-profit rental sales will reduce its first-half total by 100,000 vehicles, GM sales analyst Paul Ballew said today on a conference call. "We're going to try like hell" to sell more cars and trucks this month, sales chief Mark LaNeve said on the call, Bloomberg reported. He declined to say whether GM expects an increase from June 2006, which had one fewer sales day than this month. The …
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All of you naysayers can now say your sorry for knocking the W body Impala. It would seem people really don't care if it has an old platforn or which transmissinon when the total package is this great! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...706240593/1014 Quote: Chevy Impala, a popular fleet car, winning everyday buyers June 24, 2007 BY KATIE MERX FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Beverly Brown didn't expect to be driving a Chevrolet Impala after her last lease ran out early this year. But it turned out GM's best-selling car gave her more for her money than other deals she could find, she said. "I've been driving a Ford for the last eight to 10 years," said Brown, 49, o…
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Detroit Free Press 6/1/2007 Katie Merx Jun. 1--General Motors Corp., once the symbol of big, slow corporate America, virtually matched Toyota Motor Corp., the icon of lean manufacturing, in North American assembly plant productivity last year for the first time since it has been measured, industry research group Harbour Consulting reported Thursday. Toyota logged 22.05 hours of plant labor per vehicle assembled, while GM reported 22.15 hours, a difference of one-tenth of an hour, or just 6 minutes per vehicle. "General Motors essentially caught Toyota in vehicle assembly productivity," consultancy President Ron Harbour said. The results come at a turbulent time f…
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I thought I'd take a look at the Aura web page and see how GM is selling this comparison with the Accord and Camry. http://www.saturn.com/saturn/sidebyside/index.jsp The first tactic is to compare the V6 Aura to the 4Cyl Camry and Accord. Of course they never mention fuel economy. Generally they omit all the categories where the aura is not competitive (e.g. Residual value, interior dimensions (accord has more front and back headroom/shoulder room/hip room, and front legroom (not back)), residual value, suspension, fuel economy, etc.). That is smart, and I understand to sell you want to focus on your strengths, but an item such as fuel economy is too important to omi…
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We just got an email yesterday at our dealership that 2007 Torrent's and Equinox's produced between certain dates are to be sent back to General Motors for further inspection. They would not specify what the problem is, just that it is NOT a safety issue. The vehicles are to be picked up next week, sent to the nearest GM tech centre, and returned. Once I know more info, I will post it. Never have I heard of vehicles being sent back for inspection.
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For those of you who are GM Employees or eligible family members of employees, here are the current incentives for people living in the North East. https://www.gmfamilyfirst.com/ip-gmemployee.../html/rine.html
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GM will build luxury condos on riverfront Construction of high-rise near RenCen to start in '08 Sharon Terlep | Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. struck a deal with a prominent development firm to build luxury condos at the epicenter of Detroit's riverfront, a move that comes as efforts to rebuild the city's long-neglected waterfront are coming together. GM said Wednesday it will give the Houston-based Hines real estate firm six acres just east of the automaker's world headquarters in the Renaissance Center in exchange for a cut of the future profits from the development. If the plan comes together as envisioned, the develope…
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Just saw a new Saturn ad with this tagline. Not only are they getting a Camry in the dealerships, but an Accord too.
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Courtesy of Autoweek. It will be an impressive engine no doubt about it :AH-HA_wink: http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?...15005/1530/FREE
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IL Exclusive: GM's Project Alpha Takes Shape Link to Original Article @ Edmunds DETROIT — General Motors' plan for a new family of midsize, rear-wheel-drive cars is beginning to take shape, with the lead vehicle — an RWD successor to the Pontiac G6 — penciled in for a late 2010 intro, Inside Line has learned. The platform, called Alpha, also will underpin several other models in North America and Europe, beginning in model-year 2011, according to GM suppliers. Alpha reportedly has been designed to use bits of the Kappa platform on which the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky are based. Replacements for the front-wheel-drive Cadillac BLS sedan and wagon, based on the rear…
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Here are some surrvey numbers from Autobytel.com Not sure how accurate these are but it might be worth checking them out as they are not what I expected. Hybrid owners are 40% Republican 36% Democrat 21% live in the Midwest 31% in the Northeast and 16% on the West Coast 57% are over 45 years old 49% do not have collage degrees 33% make less than $40,000 a year Now I know this most likley includes many Flex Fuel Taurus and pick up trucks in Iowa. But need less to say I still figured the tree hugging West Coasters would have been more dominate just with the Prius and Honda Hybrids. I think it would be real interesting to see some real demographics on who a…
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Look for a long bed version on a tow truck near you...Gee, how much do you think the longbed version will shake on Ford's proving ground??? Hell the damned thing might FLY!
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When gas prices made the climb to $3.00 a gallon and higher, I noticed quite a few of the 80's econoboxes back on the road...the glory days of the two box designs: Chevettes, Omnis, Horizons, Champs...wondering what else was lurking on the roads near you. This is the rust belt folks - most of the ones I saw were held together with spray foam and bailing wire! Spotted a rather rare mid 80's Dodge Charger Trucklet AND a Rabbit Diesel Pick Up at a light this morning...total flash back man!
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Since there are GM vehicles awarded, I thought of posting this here. I LMAOed when I read that there is a "Best Cup Holder" award ---------------------------------- GM, Ford, Honda and DCX Take Top Honors in 8th Annual Ward's 'Interior of the Year' Competition Winners Unveiled at Auto Interiors Show Link to Original Article @ The Auto Channel DETROIT, June 6 -- The votes are in and the big winners at the 2007 Ward's "Interior of the Year" awards are models from General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler and Honda. In all, 34 vehicles from 11 manufacturers were in contention to win an "Interior of the Year" award in the annual competition sponsored by Ward's AutoWo…
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This topic doesn't seem to fit well into any of the categories, so forgive me for posting this under "GM News".. but I've got some question on the Lambda's: 1) The early complaint is that the Lambda's are so large (weighing 4700 lbs). I fully understand the minivan market for which they are targeted for requires them to have a capable third-row which necessitates the long wheelbase & weight, but are there any considerations for a short-wheelbase variant? Something like the Tahoe versus a Suburban. Virtually the same vehicle minus a row of seats. A short wheelbase Lambda might have some appeal. How flexible is the Lambda platform? Would it accomodate something …
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Anyone know where I can find interior noise ratings for vehicles? I can't seem to find a comprehensive review anywhere.. Im in the market for a super quiet highway car, don't care who the manufacturer is as long as it's quiet att 75 to 90Mph... Regards....
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CAIRO, May 30 (Reuters) - Egypt signed a $123 million contract with General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile , Research) on Wednesday for 40 train locomotives, to be assembled in Egypt as part of a government plan to revamp the country's dangerously outdated railway system. Rest of article: http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybri...News&rpc=44
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New Delhi, Jun 1: General Motors (GM) India today said it recorded a jump of 56.1 per cent in May sales at 5,432 units as against 3,478 units in the same period a year ago. ''GM India has registered a consistent surge in monthly sales in 2007 which is a clear sign of growing market demand of our flagship brand Chevrolet in the country. The recently launched Chevrolet Spark is already making serious inroads into the small car segment,'' GM India' Vice-President (Marketing, Sales and Aftersales) Ankush Arora said in a statement. General Motors India is also planning to launch the Chevrolet Optra TCDi (Diesel) in the near future. Gearing up for a major drive to grab 10…
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Suzuki to debut Verona replacement at Frankfurt By TONY LEWIN | Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek | Updated: 05/29/07, 8:20 am et Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to build a mid-sized car and sell it in North America and Europe. The Japanese automaker will unveil a concept of the car at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Suzuki Europe spokesman Axel Seegers said the car will be offered in a number of body styles, but he would not elaborate. Company sources say Suzuki plans a sedan, hatchback and station wagon. Last year, Suzuki in the United States dropped the Verona, a mid-sized car assembled by GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co.
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GM sued over OnStar change Sharon Terlep | Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News A disgruntled Cadillac owner, whose OnStar service will go dead next year as a result of upgrades to General Motors Corp.'s peace-of-mind roadside assistance feature, filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the automaker. Robert Weaver of Virginia bought a new Cadillac El Dorado in 2002 equipped with GM's OnStar, a much-advertised communication system that links motorists with live operators who can offer driving directions and emergency help. Weaver is among 1.5 million owners who will be affected when OnStar completes its switch from an analog system to a more current digi…
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I saw an article about GM in a croatian car magazine a few days ago. It had a big headline: "GM makes design number one priority". They were invited to a top secret preview where they were shown 18 new GM cars that will come to the market in the next 2-3 years. The cars they saw were: The new Vectra/Aura, new Chevrolet C-segment car (next Cobalt??), Cadillac BRX, Saab 9-4X and other cars they did not mention. They said all of the new GM cars were beautiful. They liked the new Cadillac BRX and SAAB 9-4X, they said both look great and both are BMW X-3 competitors. They said the SAAB 9-4X was full of SAAB DNA and had design features that were shown in recent conce…
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For those of you with XM radio, did you know you can listen online to XM for free? Link: http://xmro.xmradio.com/xstream/index.jsp Go to where it ask, Already an XM Satellite Customer, then Click Create an Account
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GM @ Frankfurt 2008 Suzuki Splash Press Release & Image Gallery 2008 Opel/Vauxhall Agila SUZUKI SPLASH A NEW SMALL PASSENGER CAR WITH EUROPEAN DESIGN World Premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt / Available with three engines with CO2 emissions below 140 g/km With the Splash, a new fresh and exciting small passenger car, Suzuki Motor Corporation intends to gain a significant market share in this growing market segment in Europe. The new flexible compact car combines the sportiness of Suzuki’s successful model Swift with the technologies and immense know-how of the Japanese world market leader in the mini car segment. The Splash is not the successo…
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The 551 Zeta (next Impala) has just been given a 12 month delay. New launch date is June 2010.
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Switch your GM Card to the GM extended family card and guess what, Saturn accepts it's points. If you have a GM card, contact them and tell them you want to switch it to the GM extended family card. https://www.gmextendedfamily.com/GMExtended...icles/index.jsp
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Truck line may be for sale International may buy GM's medium-duties FLINT THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Sunday, May 13, 2007 By Todd Seibt [email protected] • 810.766.6315 FLINT - General Motors is considering selling its medium-duty truck line, which employs about 500 people at the Flint Truck Assembly Plant, but there is no firm deal yet, sources said. And right now, the UAW, wrapped in thorny national contract negotiations with GM and Delphi Corp., doesn't see a good reason to approve any such move. "We are aware of these ongoing talks between the parties," said Cal Rapson of Clayton Township, vice president of the UAW's GM and Delphi departments. Whi…
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Report says China’s military likely to add to Beijing-Washington strains WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is warning China in blunt language that despite Beijing’s massive military buildup, it lacks the power for a successful attack against rival Taiwan. The annual report on China’s military, released Friday, is likely to add to rising tension between Washington and Beijing at a time when U.S. lawmakers are considering bills that would punish China for what they contend are predatory trade practices. The report was released on the day the largest high-level Chinese delegation ever to visit the United States left Washington after economic meetings with frustrated lawmakers and…
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The new 2008 Opel Vectra is obviously very close to introduction based on how many times it has been turning up at the far end of spy camera lenses lately. The latest images that have appeared show a couple of views of the new car with all the striped mylar photoshopped away to give us a clean look at the first vehicle built on General Motor's Epsilon II platform. The car pictured here will be appearing stateside in about two years wearing Saturn badges as the new Aura. Variants with different bodies will also appear as the next next Chevy Malibu, Saab 9-3 and 9-5, and possibly even more.
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GM To Invest $332 Million In Toledo Transmission Plant New fuel-efficient, front-wheel-drive, six-speed transmissions added to line-up Approximately 600 hourly jobs retained Nearly $1 Billion invested in Ohio in one year TOLEDO , OHIO – General Motors Corp. will invest $332 million in its Toledo, Ohio transmission plant to produce a new six-speed, front-wheel-drive automatic transmission that will deliver an excellent balance of performance and fuel economy in GM’s mid-size vehicle segment. The investment includes facility renovation, new machinery, equipment and special tooling to support the production of the new Hydra-Matic 6T40/45 six-speed transmission…
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GM has picked up the habit of putting dress up covers on their engines which succeed only to:- (1) Make the build quality look cheap -- even Hyundai has nicer and higher quality (appearing) covers. (2) Make some otherwise very good looking engines and manifolds look like a Rubbermaid trashcan. This is the latest rendition... can anyone say that the "covered" engine (below) looks sexier, higher quality or more advanced? Jeez... enough of these garbage can lids already. They are not worth $0.05. How about spending the money on say a suede leather cover for the owner's manual (or whatever) instead!
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I may be the only one who cares but does anyone know if the Vibe/Matrix will be available in '08? Reason I'm asking is that we will likely be downsizing when the lease is up on our '06 Caravan in March of '08. The next-gen. Mopar minivans are simply going to be to big for us--and more importantly, we want something that gets better fuel economy. We'd like to stick with a wagon-y vehicle. I drove a Caliber and it wasn't too bad, though I started feeling claustrophobic inside of it pretty quickly (that cursed high beltline). One of the vehicles we are thinking of is the Vibe, but I don't know if it's still going to be around next spring. Anyone else know?
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Cadillac CTS fans: See page 43. Chevy Malibu fans: See page 33. Corvette fans: See page 48. Pontiac G8 fans: See page 37. Pontiac Solstice fans: See page 49. Saturn Vue fans: See page 75. Saturn Sky fans: See page 50. Warning this document is 119 pages, depending on your connection speed, it will take a few seconds to load or a few minutes. You can save a copy of this document to your Hard Drive, after you open the document, click "Save a Copy" in the top left corner of the document. http://www.gmfleet.com/pdf/2008_car_and_truck_guide.pdf
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Not strictly right for this forum, but critical. http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=521398
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Rick's Talk
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ROUSH PERFORMANCE EXPANDS LINE TO INCLUDE GM PARTS LIVONIA, Mich. (May 11, 2007) - For the first time in the history of ROUSH Performance, the company is expanding into the General Motors line of autos and trucks. Up to this point, ROUSH Performance has been strictly devoted to the design, manufacture and distribution of high-performance products for Ford-based vehicles. "This is a momentous announcement for our company," stated Joe Thompson, general manager of ROUSH Performance. "For the past 12 years we have exclusively offered Ford-based products. Our engineering and manufacturing divisions already do considerable work for General Motors as well as DaimlerChrysler …
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Is Michigan relevant anymore to house a couple of the world's largest auto companies? -Michigan is not supporting the automakers a whole bunch and they may get more support if they were in other states -UAW influences are too prevalent in that part of the country. Moving could be a nice way to thumb their noses at the union bunch -other carmakers are locating plants in the south, etc. where labor is more favorable -perhaps a cultural hotbed like California or a more businesslike city like New York would be more appropriate for such global companies or closer to wall st. -many Americans feel GM etc. are isolated in a state like Michigan and think of GM as a more…
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GM to raise non-U.S. sales above 60% CEO Rick Wagoner says he hopes the increase doesn't come at the expense of domestic sales Greg Bensinger | Bloomberg News | Link to Original Article @ DetNews General Motors Corp. plans to increase sales outside the U.S. to more than 60 percent of the company's total, as its domestic sales decline. The automaker reached 60 percent in the first quarter because of increases in China and other emerging markets. "That number is just going to continue to grow," Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner said Friday on a conference call from New York. "I hope not by reducing our sales in the U.S." GM may lose lead to Toyota GM expects to s…
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free press http://www.knollenberg.house.gov/blog/?p=55
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its a sad day... http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=3071399
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117629894771066330.html General Motors Corp. on Thursday posted a 90% plunge in first-quarter profit, though its loss narrowed at its core North American region, as poor earnings at GMAC Financial services weighed on the auto maker. GM, in the midst of an extensive corporate restructuring, reported net income of $62 million, or 11 cents a share, for the quarter, compared with $602 million, or $1.06 a share, a year earlier. Earnings in the latest quarter included unfavorable special items of $32 million, or six cents a share. The auto maker posted a positive automotive operating cash flow of $300 million for the quarter. The year-ago resu…
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I'm surprised I haven't seen a topic about this yet, as its already a day old or so. Oh well here ya go: GM kicks butt in Edmunds survey Edmunds.com just released their "Consumers' Most Wanted Vehicle Awards for 2007," and GM cleans ups with 13 first place finishes, with the GMC Acadia being named "Most Significant Vehicle." So a big, hearty CONGRATS! goes out to the General. Well done, indeed! Full results here: Edmunds.com Announces Consumers' Most Wanted Vehicle Awards for 2007 Naturally GM's "Maximum Bob" Lutz couldn't wait to get the story out, as his blog is here. Original Article
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Yes they have to hold it here where I live, because they are incorporated here in God's country! So besides me, who's going? Remember you have to own GM stock, or you won't get in.
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General Motors's Wuling minivans and Chevrolet Spark minicars are so popular in China that even the vehicles reserved for test drives at its Liuzhou factory have been sold. GM is hiring 500 more workers to keep up with demand. In Lordstown, Ohio, meanwhile, GM is pressing the United Auto Workers union to give up janitorial jobs. The contrasting pictures in Asia and North America show why - just 18 months after the chief executive, Rick Wagoner, had to fend off speculation the company might go bankrupt - GM stands to emerge as the strongest of the three U.S. automakers. By pushing sales in developing countries while slashing labor costs in costly markets like the United …
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Jamie LaReau | Automotive News / May 2, 2007 - 4:04 pm / DETROIT -- General Motors will resume construction to prepare for vehicles on its next-generation architectures at its Lordstown, Ohio, and Fairfax (Kansas City, Kan.) plants, sources confirm. UAW leaders met today. While a local contract is not final, "things were moving along," say sources familiar with the talks. "The issues are being worked out; I don't know if they've returned to the bargaining table, but that is something that is going to happen," says a source close to GM. The source says GM's plans for the next-generation small-car platform at the Lordstown plant and the mid-sized car architecture …
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Continued at link. CBC -- Car Sales Hit 4-year high in April Also.... Continued at link. GM Canada April Sales Results
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http://www.automochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=738 General Motors has put a hold on future rear-wheel-drive vehicles. "We've pushed the pause button. It's no longer full speed ahead," Vice Chairman Bob Lutz revealed in an interview. Two of the most important RWD cars in the works are the Chevy Camaro sports coupe due back late in 2008 and the full-size, RWD replacement for the Chevy Impala sedan for 2009. Both are expected to be huge sellers and contribute major profits to a GM till burdened with IOUs the last few years. "It's too late to stop Camaro, but anything after that is questionable or on the bubble," said Lutz, noting that also means Camaro derivatives -…
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- General Motors Europe's workers plan warning strikes on May 3 to press for a deal that would secure enough production volume at GM's plant in Antwerp, the carmaker's European labor leader said today. "Moreover we demand a contract guaranteeing the future of all GM Europe plants including Powertrain until the end of 2016," Klaus Franz told Reuters. He would not rule out further industrial action in order to persuade GM to build more than just 80,000 units of what will likely be a small Chevrolet planned to plug in a yawning production gap left after management decided not to build the next-generation Astra compact in Antwerp beyond 2010. GM Europe…
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Hybrids on Hold GM axes hybrid pickups until two-mode system debuts in 2008 By RICHARD TRUETT | Link to original article @ AutoWeek | Updated: 04/26/07, 10:06 am et DETROIT -- Despite rising gasoline prices, General Motors quietly has dropped the hybrid versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. GM's next hybrid pickups are due in about 18 months. The Silverado Hybrid sold for $30,040 including shipping, about $3,000 more than a V-8 powered Silverado with the same size engine and same trim. The Silverado Hybrid and the more upscale Sierra Hybrid were launched in late 2004. They were GM's first gasoline-electric hybrids. But neither truck received m…
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I found this cool Corvette engine assembly animation on you tube and thought it was pretty cool to share. Even though I have a red C5 convertible it is still neat to see how the new engines are put together. There is also a higher res screensaver download website, but if you may want to preview it first because the download file is huge. http://www.smallblockscreensaver.com
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Toyota's Gain a Plus for U.S. Automaking: Doron Levin (Update1) By Doron Levin April 26 (Bloomberg) -- The report that Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, surpassed No. 1 General Motors Corp. in worldwide sales during the first quarter shouldn't be viewed as evidence of U.S. industrial decline. U.S. automaking arguably has never been stronger. That's not to say General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Corp. aren't struggling and won't soon, if ever, dominate the industry as they once did. For long-term owners of the common stocks and bonds of the U.S.-based automakers, not to mention for their workers and for the communities in…
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Oh Jalopnik, gotta love them for the new photos of the 2008 Corvette and it's LS3! Just because the new Corvette LS3's not expected to be unveiled until Saturday, doesn't mean you don't deserve to see it early. Luckily some shots have already snuck out of Bowling Green of what looks to be the new engine for the 2008 big bad-ass from the bargain brand at the General. A poster over at DigitalCorvettes did the dirty work to show us the rumored 430 hp engine that we've heard will be the new standard for the '08 Corvette. It's no "Corvette SS," but whatevs. Anyway, we'll just let you look at the new n' pretty five-spoke wheels and the big side-bolstered red leather seats, an…
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You don't hear enough about On-Star anymore. This is still a huge unique selling point for GM (I've heard a number GM buyers say that they'll never buy a car that doesn't have On-Star) and it's only going to get bigger as navigation systems become more common and GM continues to improve On-Star's capabilities. I seriously think this is one of GM's most under-leverged assets. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/25/onstar-...car-navigation/
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Tenn. Saturn plant will switch to building Chevrolet crossover By ROSE FRENCH AP Artist Rendering by MJDecker SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) - General Motors Corp. announced Thursday that its plant in Spring Hill, which has built Saturn models for nearly 17 years, will be building a new brand. The brand's birthplace rolled out its last models for the Saturn brand this week as the plant gets ready to reconfigure its production lines to build new GM vehicles. GM executives and union officials who met with employees at the plant said the product will be a Chevrolet crossover vehicle, according to people familiar with the meeting who requested anonymity because the automaker h…
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This deal has been talked about for two years, and it looks like it may finally see fruition. Demand for Chevrolets and Opels in Eastern Europe is growing by leaps and bounds, with GM shortly to open a third plant in Russia to build the Chevy Captiva. Chevrolet sales grew by 33% in Europe, to more than 100,000, in the first quarter of 2007. It is the best-selling brand in Macedonia. Opel is Croatia's best-selling brand, Croatia bordering with Serbia and both of these being former republics of Yugoslavia. With Zastava having invested more than 15 million euros recently in new presses and machinery to build its new Zastava 10 (effectively Fiat's Punto), the company has beg…
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=120505 DETROIT — In this latest chapter of the saga of the Chevrolet Volt, the project is still alive and well. Speaking to the Society of Automotive Engineers earlier this week, GM engineering chief Jim Queen said the automaker is planning to build its Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric car in the future. "We will get this into production," Queen said. "We are very, very serious about this." However, Queen admitted that GM is still trying to figure out how to make the Volt provide "profit for the enterprise." GM execs are making a considerable effort to reassure the public that the Volt is not being shelved. In a pos…
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Got a letter today about it. http://www.grabthekeys.com/ at the Palace of Auburn hills. 25 different GM vehicles. 2 different courses. 1 great weekend. If you have friends or neighbors who own or are considering a competitive product, here's your chance to have them put new GM cars and trucks through their paces. Plus, we'll have complimentary beverages and snacks. I wish I could go, but I'm busy that weekend. So For you Michigan people sign up and tells us how it is.
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GM Adept at Fixing Pension Fund Problems Situation 1. GM's pension surplus increased by $9.6B in 2006 2. Went from $17.8B underfunded in 2002 to $17.1B overfunded in 2006 Significant Points 1. GM put $18.5B--mostly raised in bond issue--into pension funds in 2003 2. Got above-market returns on new money in strong investment market 3. GM locking in gains w/ switch to less volatile investment targets 4. Using surplus indirectly to help buy time for turnaround 5. Pension funds absorbed some costs from 34K early retirements in 2006 6. Will use more of surplus to pick up part of Delphi pension obligations
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If you listen to Al Gore, we have a Global Warming problem. If you listen to the environmental activist lobby its because of companies like GM and people who buy SUVs. Now, GM is being pressured to reconsider its RWD plans because the yelpers and yanters have made Bush propose some rather ambitious CAFE goals -- of course being a Republican President and public enemy #1 to the Liberal media he'll get zero credits for it. Well, there are two issues here. One being Global Warming, the other being RWD and fuel economy. I'll cover them here and if you don't agree with my assessments please feel free to argue about it in this thread. (1) Global Warming First let me say that…
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tell us your favorite things about the Lambdas. one of mine, sliding armrest. SO much nicer than a flip up. I know if I showed that my wife, she would go..."COOL"! another of my favorite features......real adult sized third row seat that is fairly easy to get to because of Smart Slide. what is it that you think makes LAMBDA successful?
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General Motors pulls ads from Imus show The Detroit News General Motors Corp. has joined the ranks of sponsors pulling ads from the "Imus in the Morning" program following the shock jock's controversial comments last week about African-American, female college athletes. GM said it will stop advertising during the Imus show, which is broadcast nationally during peak morning drive time over the CBS radio network and simulcast daily on the MSNBC cable television channel. The automaker issued a statement saying "General Motors obviously does not condone the comments Don Imus recently made in reference to the Rutgers University women's basketball team. "Mr. Imus has publ…
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Posted by Fbodfather elsewhere: For those of you who are qualified.....here's a great opportunity ..make sure you register......... By Terry Kosdrosky April 12, 2007 DETROIT -- General Motors Corp., looking to ramp up its expertise in emerging technology amid mounting pressure to boost fuel economy, will use a job fair to try and fill 400 new engineering and technical positions. While the auto maker has been shedding tens of thousands of jobs via buyouts and early retirements, there are growth areas the company has been beefing up, spokeswoman Brenda Rios said Thursday. Wanted are engineers to fill positions in powertrain engineering, product development, f…
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GM Seeks to Fill up to 400 Specialized Engineering and Technical Positions through Career Fair DETROIT—GM today announced plans to host an Engineering and Technology Career Fair in the metro Detroit area on Saturday, May 5, seeking candidates for up to 400 highly specialized engineering and technical positions within the areas of Powertrain Engineering, Product Development, Fuel Cell, OnStar, and Information Technology. “GM is truly committed to being the automotive leader in energy diversity and advanced technology. We’re accelerating work in emerging technologies, and that creates a significant demand for talent in fields like hybrid and diesel powertrains, telematics…
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GM HOLDEN may have to increase and extend dramatically its US export program after parent company General Motors put all its US rear-wheel drive programs on hold in the face of proposed stiffer fuel economy standards. At first glance, the new standards will make it harder for GM to produce rear-wheel drive cars in the US, especially the high-performance V8 models. But GM will have the option of building the cars outside the US because the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards apply to imported cars and domestically built cars separately. GM imports most of its small cars and makes the majority of its larger cars in the US and Canada. Should GM decide not to m…
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When I posted this news a while back but it was just offically was just anounced in Soul. The Saturn Sky/Opel GT is now a Daewoo GX2. Other than some grill bar changes and emblems the Sky will be marketed as a Daewood in Korea It will feature the same Turbo 2.0 and other options. No info yet when it will be in show rooms and I assume it will be imported from Willmington. I wonder how many of these will find their way to Japan?
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Ya know.... I'm one of GM's biggest fans... always have been.... and I love the new product they're coming out with - love the '08 CTS... the new Malibu looks great... GMT900's... can't beat 'em... but I *really* have to wonder when they're going to come out with a product that is "high mileage" competitive. It's time to take on ToyMotor where they live and breathe. When I look at the new mileage ratings (and exclude the Prius for the time being) there isn't much there to compete with the likes of the high mileage product ToyMotor sells. GM needs something that beats the Corolla. I don't care how they do it - import it -- build it at home -- or a combination thereof bu…
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April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Two years ago, General Motors Corp. promised dealers it would do whatever it took to reverse falling sales in the American cities that set the industry's trends. The slump has only worsened. Toyota Motor Corp. outsells GM two-to-one in Los Angeles and by a slightly smaller margin in Miami, according to U.S. data compiled by R.L. Polk & Co. In the New York City metropolitan area, where GM had a 4.5 percentage point lead in market share five years ago, Toyota has surged to a four-point advantage. Full Story below. GM Fails to Halt Toyota Sales Gains in U.S. Cities
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No story, just some pictures, but I think they speak for themselves. It's obvious that it's another Holden Commodore-based car... for Daewoo? More at: http://www.netcarshow.com/daewoo/2007-l4x/
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Eyes on the Road By Joseph B. White (WSJ) Amid Fuel-Economy, Emissions Debate, GM's Lutz Says Horsepower Still Sells Product Chief Issues Challenge to Green Critics April 9, 2007 Here in the temporary capital of Horsepower Nation, New York City, Bob Lutz, General Motors Corp.'s vice chairman for product development worldwide, last week painted a bleak picture of the automobile fuel efficiency and global warming debate swirling around the auto industry today. And he had a challenge for the industry's green critics. Mr. Lutz, never one to shy from jousting with the industry's detractors, faces a difficult task in his role as chief product strategist for the worl…
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From what I have been hearing and what I have been seeing I get the feeling we are about to see power from GM drivetains that we never dreamed about in the past. I know a while back it was reported that GM drivetrain was told by Bob Lutz he had their back and to work their magic. The numbers we have been hearing on many many engines are on the low side of what we are about to see. I 4 engines of at least 300 HP, V6 engines of 300 + and V8 engines of 420-700+ HP are in our future from all indications. With a new Northstar and LS3 coming these are all wee really know but indications are we can expect some suprises with engines and in HP in the next Few years up…
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March 2007 sales figures for the United States: Hummer H1 = 15 units Pontiac Grand Am = 12 units Buick LeSabre = 11 units Maybach = 10 units Pontiac Sunfire = 5 units Pontiac Aztek = 2 units Chevy Astro = 2 units GMC Safari = 0 units (not kidding!)
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While the LaCrosse and the Impala will continue through 2008 MY at Oshawa GM Canada plant, the curtain will fall on both the Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo at mid-year, or December 2007. That's 10 or so more months of production on these cars. I guess that's to retool the portion of the Oshawa plant that will put out RWD cars. Some of you will be ecstatic. I just wish they had done a better job with these cars in the first place, allowing them to complete the full model year. Oh well.
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One of Europe's top executives called yesterday for political action to tackle the damage being done to the car industry by the overvalued euro. Carl-Peter Forster, president of General Motors Europe, said the disadvantage European car manufacturers were suffering because of the high value of the euro against Far East currencies such as the yen and the Korean won had been underestimated by governments within the eurozone. He estimated that the currency difference gave Japanese car makers such as Toyota, Nissan and Honda a 3,000 to 4,000 advantage over their European rivals on each model sold. "It is not understood how big a contribution this makes to our lack of compet…
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_...night_rider_car DUBLIN, Calif. - KITT, the flame-throwing, river-jumping, talking muscle car from the `80s TV show "Knight Rider," is up for sale. Restored to its debut-season glory, the modified black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am is offered at $149,995 at a Dublin auto dealership. Johnny "Vette" Verhoek of Kassabian Motors has had the car, officially called Knight Industries Two Thousand, on display for about a month. It is one of four documented "camera cars" used for close-up shots and scenes where David Hasselhoff, who played Michael Knight in the series, was behind the wheel. Although it cannot achieve the 300 mph spee…
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NEW CONTRACT BETWEEN BIG 3 AND UAW STUNS AUTOMOTIVE WORLD Innovative agreement cinched by Wal-Mart inclusion By BT Justice April 1, 2007 The winds of change blew like a hurricane though Detroit this morning. Just after midnight, a surprise announcement was made that a new three-year labor agreement had been hammered out between the United Auto Workers Union and the Big Three automakers. The new contract with General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Group contains unprecedented elements, including an alliance with Wal-Mart that gives UAW members a 50 percent discount on all purchases at the giant retailer. The current contract expires September 14, so…
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The Silverado came in first place in the full size truck comparison. I was surpirsed to see the F-150 get last place. Here's the link car and driver article
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hi guys, i'm a new user and would like to know about the big block engines for the new gm trucks (2007+). will the same 8.1L still be available or will there be a new or modified engine? thanks
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Articles like this keep me from getting too enthused about 400 hp Camaros and 650 hp Corvettes. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...mplate=printart Bush fuel standards would cost industry $100 billion over seven years, Congress hears today David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau President Bush's fuel economy proposal would cost the automotive industry $100 billion between 2010 and 2017, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, testified today before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. General Motors Corp. alone would spend $40 billion in that period to attain the fuel mileage gains proposed by Bush in his January State of the Union address, Upton…
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My cousin bought a crappy electric supercharger the other day, and I must say it looks like a piece of crap. There is no way these things can work, right?
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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...PDATE/703270444 United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger intimated that a strike was not out of the question as union members prepare to defend their pay and benefits later this year in contract talks with automakers. Gettelfinger said the UAW would fight at the bargaining table, in the courts, politically and "if need be on the picket line." The union chief made the comments during a fiery address to a UAW bargaining convention that kicked off this morning at Cobo Center in Detroit. Some 1,500 delegates will meet today and Wednesday to discuss guidelines for this summer's contract talks with automakers. Gettelfinger …
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Clickety Some of his excerpts. He lost his originality here. Quoted another goof ball Bedard from C & D. Those comments came right after he was in bed with Sayaka Kobayashi. I honestly think that Toy got caught with their pants off by GM in plug-in race and they are diminishing GM's acheivement. He cannot get enough of the Toy, and its jewel of a car. Duh Mr. Wisdomchief. His senility was remarkable in the last para. I genuinely hope that the Volt becomes a reality in 2010. I will personally eat a print out of all Flint's anti-Volt comments, make a dump and parcel it to his home (I hope he is alive then).
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Suits filed over GM speedometers By David Bowermaster Seattle Times staff reporter Kevin Zwicker knew something was wrong when the speedometer on his 2004 Chevy Suburban indicated he was going 10 mph, even though he was driving at or near the speed limit on Interstate 5. Zwicker's speedometer failed completely in April 2006. But General Motors did not replace it for free because the truck was outside the standard three-year, 36,000-mile warranty period. Zwicker had purchased an extended warranty, so he paid $100 for a new speedometer rather than the usual $400 to $500. But now Zwicker, who lives in Snohomish, is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit seeking damage…
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GM’s Next RWD Platform: Alpha Link to Original Article @ Winding Road March 22nd, 2007 12:49 PM GM is set to debut a new small-to-medium-size vehicle platform, called Alpha, according to WINDING ROAD’s sources. The new vehicle platform will incorporate pieces of Kappa (Pontiac Solstice) and Zeta (Pontiac G8), creating a rear-wheel drive architecture that will play a large part in the future of Pontiac and Cadillac. Sources say that Pontiac’s next G6 is set to go rear-wheel drive and will be the first to use the platform. GM’s Resident Car Czar, Bob Lutz, has said in public and private that he’d like to position the Pontiac brand as the company’s American answer to BMW…
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Lutz on Lutz "Never in doubt" By JAMIE LAREAU | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek | Updated: 03/21/07, 2:32 pm et AT A GLANCE: Name: Bob Lutz Title: GM's vice chairman of global product development Age: 75 Personal: Married with four grown daughters Lives: Ann Arbor, Mich. Big break: Getting hired by BMW in 1972 as global sales and marketing head In 2001, Rick Wagoner went looking for a Bob Lutz-type to turbocharge General Motors' product development. Lutz, who was 69 at the time, had retired from Chrysler Corp. and was running Exide, the battery company. He had been everywhere and done everything, starting at GM in the 1960s and making a name for …
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