2014 XTS Gets 410 Horsepower V6
Cadillac is not content to leave well enough alone when it comes to the lineup and the XTS and CTS are benefitting from a new twin turbocharged V6. GM’s luxury division confirmed the engine will be...
View ArticleSales Soaring, Big 3 Trim Summer Shutdowns
As the Detroit Three automakers switch from checking the wind chill to heat index, the usual mid-July shutdown looks to be a thing of the past: at least this summer. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group...
View ArticleU.S. Auto Sales Continue Rolling In May
Strong sales of pickup trucks and luxury cars, sales of new vehicles rose again in May as carmakers continued to help keep the U.S. economy growing despite the continuing concerns about deficits and...
View ArticleGM CEO Tells Shareholders Bailout A Success
The facts show the bailout of American automobile industry has been a success, at least according to Dan Akerson, General Motors chairman and chief executive officer, who made the assertion to...
View ArticleGM Offers Free Maintenance On 2014 Models
Free oil changes and inspections for vehicles used to be reserved for luxury car owners, but that is no longer the case if you plan to buy a 2014 model year General Motors product. The automaker...
View ArticleCarmakers Offer Free Telematics In Buyer Battle
The initial shot was fired in 1995 when General Motors introduced OnStar. It gave drivers connectivity, services and safety at an unprecedented level and other automakers struggled to catch up. In the...
View ArticleNHTSA Investigates Honda Airbags
Honda just received one more reminder that it has not escaped the issue of defective airbags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into 320,000 Honda minivan...
View ArticleAgency Upgrades Investigation Of GM Cars
Federal safety investigators are upgrading an investigation of more than 550,000 Pontiac G6s from 2005-06 due to reports of malfunctioning brake lights. The agency announced the action today. The...
View ArticleFord Hiring Again as Auto Industry Goes on Massive Jobs Binge
Ford is adding thousands of employees to help meet surging vehicle demand, including 800 new white-collar positions it opened this week. But Ford is not alone. While job growth has been anemic on a...
View ArticleGM Expanding China Operations
General Motors Co. continues to go big in China. GM and its Chinese partners broke ground this week on not one but two new assembly plants as well as a major expansion of the Pan Asia Technical...
View ArticleTerrorists Targeting Cars And Trucks For Attacks?
Computer hackers are working overtime looking for ways to conduct cyber-terrorism campaigns including taking over your car, truck or SUV. A variety of reports have recently surfaced speculating on the...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Investing $691 Million in Mexico
General Motors Co. continues to invest money around the world to build new products, in this case: $691 million in Mexico to build eight-speed transmissions at its Silao complex and other projects. The...
View ArticleGM Can Save $7 Million by Cutting Energy Consumption
Automakers are hunting for ways to cut their energy costs, including General Motors. Twenty-five GM facilities are taking part in a federal program that will ultimately save the company $7 million...
View ArticleGM’s Exec Revolving Door Continues to Spin
Another seasoned GM exec has unexpectedly tendered his resignation raising new questions about the stability of the maker's global management ranks. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.
View ArticleGM Promising 8 Models Will Top 40 MPG
General Motors has promised at least eight of its U.S. vehicles will get 40 miles per gallon or better by 2017, while also pledging to reduce the CO2 emissions of its fleet 15% by 2015. The mileage...
View ArticleVolkswagen Group Tops Latest JD Power APEAL Study
VW grabbed the top spot in the latest JD Power APEAL study - which focuses on things that surprise and delight customers, rather than the traditional emphasis on "things-gone-wrong." As...
View ArticleGM Share Price Needs to Nearly Triple for Taxpayers to Break Even
The good news for shareholders is that General Motors shares are on a rise, gaining more than 25% in value so far this year; however, it's not good enough news for U.S. taxpayers, who received 61% of...
View ArticleGM Completes Purchase of Company’s Birthplace
General Motors is going “back to the future” with its recently completed purchase of the historic Durant-Dort Carriage Co. Factory One in Flint. The 133-year-old plant is considered by many to be the...
View ArticleGM Reports $1.2 Billion in Q2 Profit
GM managed to cut its European losses by $300 million, but still posted a $100 million loss on its way to reporting $1.2 billion, or 75 cents per share, compared with year-ago figures. The...
View ArticleCadillac Loses Third Senior Executive
Cadillac’s chief of global strategic development has tendered his resignation, Don Butler became the third senior executive at General Motors’ flagship brand to leave the luxury division in recent...
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