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REPORT: GM delays Chevy Cruze launch by three months

Like other automakers, General Motors would prefer to avoid the recall stigma that plagued first-year examples of rival Ford's Focus a decade ago. North American versions of that car were recalled five times in the first year to fix early production glitches. The new Chevrolet Cruze had been scheduled to launch production at the company's Lordstown, Ohio factory in April of next year, but according to The Detroit News, that timeline has now been pushed back to July. Although earlier launches of the Cruze in China and Europe have not ... Read more →

REPORT: GM ups its ante in GM Daewoo Jonathon Ramsey

GM Daewoo has four shareholders: GM, Korea Development Bank, Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. When GM Daewoo put out a rights issue, only one of the four ...

GM investing $230M in Flint area facilities to support Chevrolet Cruze, Volt Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors announced today that it will spend $230 million on four facilities in the Flint, Michigan area that will support the production of the new Chevy Cruze compact and the Volt ...

REPORT: Chevrolet to take larger role at GM, account for 70% of total volume Jonathon Ramsey

Forget about more cowbell, for GM it's all about more Chevy -- at least, that's the situation for Chevrolet's new VP Brent Dewar. So far this year the Bowtie has posted more than 60% of GM's North ...

REPORT: World Touring Car Championship eyeing race in the U.S. Michael Harley

Marcello Lotti, series promoter for the FIA World Touring Car Championship, told Autosport that he wants to bring the event to the United States in 2011. Inaugurated in 1987, the series was ...

REPORT: GM tells dealers to think small to sell big 2 months ago on Autoblog

After decades of pushing heavy iron, General Motors executives are telling the company's dealers to think "beyond our dominance in trucks" and prepare to start selling small cars (vehicles like the forthcoming Chevrolet Cruze, above). The message was broadcast late last week at the Rock ...

Irmscher, GM teaming up to bring Chevy Cruze Bumblebee to Frankfurt 3 months ago on Autoblog

When German tuning house Irmscher decided to create a tribute to Transformers hero Bumblebee, they didn't do just another yellow Camaro with black stripes. Instead, they built a black Chevrolet Cruze and decked it out in orange. Makes sense, right? It appears to be primarily a cosmetic job, ...

We Are All Bumblebee: Beijing Transformers fans gather to celebrate Revenge of the Fallen 5 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/movies/Chinese_Transformers_enthusiasts_parade_their_own_Bumblebees'; Less than one week before Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen goes into wide release in China, fans of the morphing vehicle-turned-robot movie franchise took to the streets of Beijing in full ...

Chinese-market Chevrolet Cruze transformed into Camaro-aping baby Bumblebee 5 months ago on Autoblog

The idea behind building a stunning performance car like the new Chevy Camaro is as much about selling the car itself as it is about casting a bright light on the rest of the automaker's range. The muscle car in the window may bring you into the dealership, but you're more likely to walk out with ...

Cruze Contol: New Chevy WTCC car takes first pole, double victories in Morocco 6 months ago on Autoblog

While a set of races in the World Touring Car Championship might not ordinarily be something we'd cover here at Autoblog – we doubt you'll mind the spoiler – this weekend's rounds in Marrakech, Morocco, held a series of firsts for the international racing series. Not only was this the ...

Holden to produce four-cylinder small car 11 months ago on Autoblog

Holden, known for it's massive sedans and massively appealing V8s, is on the small car bandwagon with its announcement to build a four-cylinder car in Australia to be sold alongside the Commodore. Holden currently has three four-cylinder cars, but they're comprised of rebadged Daewoo's and an Opel, ...

Wagoner now driving Volt mule to Congress 11 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will be taking advantage of the media circus surrounding his drive from Detroit to Washington D.C. tomorrow. As it seems every press outlet will be covering the roadtrip adventures of the three Detroit leaders as they travel via wheeled transportation to the ...

Chevrolet Cruze could spawn hatch and wagon variants 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Chevrolet Cruze may be delayed, but that doesn't mean that more variants of the Cobalt/Lacetti replacement aren't on the drawing board. In addition to the standard four-door model that Chevrolet debuted in Paris, a five-door hatch and a wagon will fill the rest of the range. GM plans to ...

GM may delay Cruze and Malibu 1 year ago on Autoblog

As General Motors burns through $1 billion in cash each month, the automaker's belt-tightening continues unabated, spanning the spectrum from lay-offs to shutting down the escalators at the RenCen. Naturally, its products aren't immune from the cash-strapped hatchet. First came word that the ...

GM unveils Chevrolet Cruze WTCC racer 1 year ago on Autoblog

For the past few years General Motors has been competing in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) with a car based on the Daewoo-built Chevrolet Lacetti. Top Gear fans will of course recognize the Lacetti as the current Reasonably Priced Car for Stars to demonstrate their track abilities. ...

Paris 2008: Chevrolet Cruze meets an eager Europe 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Chevrolet Cruze is three kinds of car: small, American and important. And with the state of General Motors, it isn't even the individual words that mean the most: it's whether The General can combine them into a reliable, fuel efficient and cost effective package. True, we don't get to ...

Paris 2008: Chevy Cruze unveiled on eve of show, interior revealed 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've gotten a pretty good look at the 2010 Chevy Cruze already, but the model that had been making rounds in the U.S. was nothing more than a styling buck with no guts inside. Today, just a few hours ahead of the Paris Motor Show, General Motors has revealed the rest of the Cruze, including ...

Chevy Cruze could be priced higher than rivals 1 year ago on Autoblog

Remember when we told you that GM plans to make more money off of its small cars by upping its prices? Well, as far as the Cruze is concerned, not only do they plan to charging substantially more than the outgoing Cobalt, they might demand more cash than a comparably equipped Corolla, Civic, or ...

GM's Plan: Small cars making a big profit 1 year ago on Autoblog

GM currently owns about 13% of the small car market. With demand for small vehicles increasing with the price of black gold, GM is out to increase that market share. Nevertheless, even if it doesn't increase its share, it plans to make more money off of each small car sold. How? By raising the ...

Chevy Cruze to be built in Lordstown 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of next-gen Chevy Cobalt spy shots Workers at GM's Lordstown, OH plant just got another shot of good news from the General: the next-gen compact car from Chevrolet will be built there. The Chevy Cruze will replace the Cobalt, which recently had a third shift added ...

All-new Chevrolet Cruze coming to Paris, sales begin Spring 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog

Chevrolet has big... well... smallish plans for Paris, where the automaker will unveil an "all-new" compact vehicle dubbed the Cruze. Born from Chevy's global design and engineering team, the Cruze will sport many of the exterior elements we've seen on recent concepts, so expect lots of angular ...

General Motors and Suzuki officially loosen ties 3 years ago on Autoblog

Confirming rumors that we reported first late last month, General Motors and Suzuki will not be working together to sell cars in Japan anymore, nor will the two automakers follow through with the partnership undertaken in 2001 on development of some new vehicles. A Suzuki spokesperson says ...






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