When GM and Ford first announced they were abandoning sedans to double down on pickup trucks and SUVs, you knew it was a bad idea. All you needed to know was that the Japanese, Korean, and European car companies did not follow suit. That was two years ago. Now that it has happened only Chrysler …
Do you have a Buick Enclave, Chevy Traverse, GMC Arcadia, Chevy Silverado, or other related GMC SUVs and trucks? If so, you may need to take your vehicle in for maintenance due to having airbag issues. Recall for GMC, Chevy, Cadillac, and Buick SUVs/trucks The vehicles affected by this recent recall include the 2020 GMC …
It’s no secret that Tesla’s valuation and the ease at which it can gain investors have GM and Ford mad. GM went so far as to hold a dog and pony show preview of the next three year’s products to a select group of finance and Wall Street shakers. Now GM CEO Mary Barra is …
With a lawsuit that was dismissed back in June GM is doubling down on what it claims are ills committed by cross-town rivals Fiat Chrysler. This has been going on for decades but now it seems to have accelerated into the 2020s with more relevance. GM sued Fiat Chrysler back in 2019 alleging corrupt union …
Every move and indication that GM has recently announced signals the end of production for the Camaro, and Cadillac CT4 and CT5. The latest is that the Grand River Lansing assembly plant is slated to be converted into producing new GM BEVs by 2024. Grand River is where the Camaro is exclusively manufactured. It’s also …
We’ve heard GM execs wax on and on about GM’s electric future but we’re not seeing it much. We know the Hummer is coming back as an all-electric GMC SUV but there has got to be more than that. Chevy has the Bolt, and there will soon be a variant of it. We hope it …
The beginning of the end of General Motors has been pinned on many things. Badge engineering; the use of a single car trimmed in various ways to fool the public into thinking they’re different was GM’s Achilles heel. In a zeal to glomb as much from a single platform as possible, it took everything it …
Pundits sometimes try to pin down exactly when GM began its downhill slide into sub-mediocracy. Really, it was cumulative, one mistake stacked on another. In 2010 it all caught up and bankruptcy was the only solution if you can call that a solution? Mistakes are like shooting fish in a barrel, but we’ll point to …
Two of GM’s US truck plants have seen a big rise in COVID-19 cases, leading to tension inside the plants and with the union. The plants are Arlington Assembly in Texas, and Wentzville Assembly in Missouri. GM builds its midsize pickups and full-size vans at Wentzville. Its redesigned full-size SUVs at assembled at Arlington. The …
It would be really scary to have the hood of your truck open up while you’re driving. You wouldn’t be able to see in front of you at all, and it would increase the risk of crashing. That’s exactly what some General Motors truck owners have been dealing with recently. Two recalls issued by the …
Quick, name the two things Chevy needs to fix on its Silverado pickups? It’s an easy question; the blandtastic interiors and that ridiculous fascia. We think Chevy has been bluffing about how popular its new trucks are. All trucks are popular, but Chevy lost ground last year to Ram when it slipped to third place. …
GM’s newest engine is being marketed as the perfect engine for trucks. So why is that this engine can be found in a Cadillac?
Worst Car Wednesday will delve into how and why some truly horrible mass-produced cars were ever created. We set the stage and report on how consumers reacted and what the manufacturers did to “fix” their mistakes. Look, we know there are fans for some of these creations. We are some of those fans. But the …
GM is one of the largest automakers in the world; however, that doesn’t mean everything it does is successful.
It’s no secret that trucks and SUVs are the biggest money makers for Ford and GM. So how much money are these companies losing on other cars?
You would think we were in the boom times for vehicle manufacturers instead of in the middle of a pandemic. And you wouldn’t imagine that as analysts are predicting 2020 sales will be down by over 25% of manufacturers are planning on launching 250 new models between 2021 and 2024. That’s over 60 new car …
It’s more than a little disappointing to find that GM’s Wentzville, Missouri, assembly plant has seen 20 cases of COVID-19 since mid-May. It is worse to find that GM is not going to shut down the plant located just outside of St. Louis. “If we see a large outbreak in one area then we need …
If anyone can predict the future of vehicles it is Mary Barra. She’s the head of GM. If you’re GM you have to be ready for when it happens, whatever “it” happens to be. But you also can’t jump the gun because if you do there is little return on your massive investment in development …
Why, oh why must GM adopt something so stupid as this “emerging design trend?” That’s what it is being called and it appears on both Buick’s 2020 Encore GX and 2021 Envision. Some pundits say it is sure to be adopted by even more GM models in the near future. These two new Buicks feature …
Even Ferraris can be repaired wherever the owner wants it to be. But the new C8 Corvette? According to the GM TechLink site, Chevy won’t sell any structural components for the C8. If you want your Corvette repaired it must be through the GM certified repair network. Structural parts are put on a restriction list …
Ford has long been the industry leader in truck sales. The F-Series trucks are still the most sold trucks of all time. But, in 2019, the competition starting heating up big time. It was huge when RAM sales overtook Chevrolet, hot on Ford’s heels. Truck sales were already set to be exciting for 2020. Now, …
As soon as the Pontiac brand was killed you knew the Solstice coupe would someday be highly collectible. That’s because Pontiac had just started producing them. When Pontiac’s run was over only 1,200 Solstice coupes had been made. Have you ever seen one in the wild? It seems like few of them became transportation. Instead, …
GM wants its dealers to follow what it is calling the “Clean Dealer Participation Agreement” program. The program follows US guidelines for cleaning vehicles to combat COVID-19 and by using EPA-approved cleaners. But the California New Car Dealers Association says No! That’s because it is afraid of liability if one of the dealers is identified …
If you, like the rest of us, thought all auto manufacturing throughout the world had shut down because of the Coronavirus crisis, think again. Chevy had big profit plans from the new mid-engine Corvette. With the shutdown of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory those plans were dashed. But now Chevy admits that 2020 Corvette chassis …
Automakers have started responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in earnest. Mazda is offering free auto service to healthcare workers, regardless of what car they drive. Daytona International Speedway has been repurposed as a drive-up testing facility. And instead of factory production lines sitting idle, several automakers have been repurposing them to make medical equipment instead. …
First, it was the refreshed 2021 Chevy Traverse being bumped up to 2022. Then we heard there probably won’t be any 2020 Chevy Corvette convertibles. The updates listed for the 2021 Silverado and Camaro have also been moved to 2022. Now, it is the refreshed Chevy Equinox getting kicked down the road to 2022. The …
GM and other automakers are struggle to survive the current global crisis. How long will consumers have to wait for the new cars they want?
Detroit based carmakers Ford and General Motors have ramped up production to help answer the demand for life-saving ventilators and other healthcare devices as COVID-19 cases rise above 300,000. GM is working to generate 10,000 ventilators each month starting mid-April while Ford is working to manufacture 50,000 within the next 100 days. The shift in …
Every four years, United States presidential candidates try to get the attention of the media as much as possible to pontificate. Their speaking engagements, television interviews, town halls, and bus tours are all arranged so that the voters for the next election can get a better sense of who the candidates are and the direction …
There are many reasons why there are so many front-wheel-drive cars. We’ll try to knock out what most of those reasons are. First some background. Front-wheel-drive has been around forever. It came into prominence in the US for racing with Harry Miller’s Indy 500 efforts in the early-1920s. In Europe, there were a number of …
In 2018, companies in the United States increased the amount of money they spent on ads. The 2019 Ad Age Leading National Advertisers Report found that the top 200 advertisers spent a total of $163 billion combined on their ads in 2018. That’s up 3.6 percent compared to 2017. There are 45 companies that spent …
Safety features are one of the most important features consumers consider when looking for a new car. Consumers want a vehicle that will hold up in a crash, get them from point A to Z safely, brake well in an emergency, and provide the convenience and comfort of knowing that the car is equipped with …
Buyers hope to trust the auto manufacturer that sells them a vehicle. Recalls and fraud undermine this faith. With two recalls right in a row for General Motors’ light-duty trucks, owners should check to make sure their 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks are safe. Since both issues involve the braking systems, these are …
As we’ve seen with Tesla’s buggy Smart Summon feature, autonomous cars aren’t quite ready yet. Although, with the recent rise of features like lane-keeping assist, collision warning, and emergency braking, it may seem like we’re only a short time away from self-driving vehicles. But is that really the case? Self-driving vs. advanced driver-assistance It’s vital …
General Motors is one of the biggest automakers in the world. So you’d expect the CEO of GM to be paid handsomely, how much do they really make?
In the past, the United States was the unquestioned king of the automotive world. Now China seems poised to be the next great auto producer.
You can’t make this up. Back in October, GM issued a recall of almost 550,000 vehicles for brake issues. It covered Cadillac CT6 sedans, Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 pickups; all from 2019. The problem was a software error with the antilock brakes and stability control causing the brakes to fail. Or as GM puts …
China is the largest vehicle market in the world. It’s one of the reasons GM pulled out of Europe, India, Australia, Russia, and Indonesia. It wanted to concentrate its efforts in the biggest market with the most profitable outlook in the world; China. So how is GM doing there? “GM’s profitability is sinking like a …
Honda and GM are two of the biggest automakers in the world, so when these companies teamed up on electric vehicles it was a big deal.
GM is working towards building a truck that could help to save countless lives. The autonomous truck would be powered by hydrogen.
They only debuted a couple of days ago and already there are some people really upset about the all-new 2021 Chevy Suburban and Tahoe. As you might have guessed already it’s environmentalists that are voicing their complaints about the larger, heavier SUVs. With climate concerns and global warming becoming more of a concern every day, …
Forbes’ Just 100 study shows how the top publicly traded companies perform. General Motors and Ford both appear on the list.
Ford and GM are trying to maximize profit by ditching the small car market. Is this a smart move to stay relevant or will it cost the companies in the end?
The Tesla Cybertruck was subject to a lot of hate and criticism from fans. However, few will hate this truck more than rivals Ford and GM.
GM was forced to sell production plant in Ohio. This was seen as a big blow to American auto manufacturing. But there is hope on the horizon.
GM has just announced four different electric pickups and vans will be built at its storied Hamtramck assembly plant in Poletown Detroit. They include an electric GMC Sierra pickup truck and Cadillac Escalade SUV. Production at Hamtramck will begin in 2021. Located in Detroit’s “Poletown” Polish community, Hamtramck was slated to stop vehicle assembly this …
The Lordstown, Ohio, GM plant that was at the heart of the recent month-long UAW strike has been sold. Lordstown Motors Corp. has purchased the former GM facility. The plant was a large part of the UAW strike this summer. The UAW was ultimately unsuccessful in getting GM to assign another vehicle for production there. …
None of the US pickup truck manufacturers make them in China. Ford would like to change that, but there have to be some changes before it can begin. A Ford-branded truck could be built but it wants China to reverse its restrictions on trucks entering city centers. It does this to limit the already overtaxed …
Sales numbers are what automakers use as a benchmark for how the company is performing. However, most of the time these numbers are misleading.
The electric vehicle market is growing daily, and the question on everyone’s mind now is, “When will we get an electric truck?” Tesla, Rivian, and Ford are the forerunners in this race and are working on some truly impressive projects. GM has been flirting with the idea of joining the race by developing either an …
