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GM recalling 53,000 Chevy Cobalt, Saturn Ion, and Pontiac G5 models over fuel leak concern

General Motors may have shed itself of much of its pre-bankruptcy problems, but the automaker still has to tend to its warranty and recall duties. As such, GM is recalling 53,000 Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5 and Saturn Ion models for a potential fuel leak problem that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says could lead to a fire. The problem involves 2006 Cobalt and Ion model models sold or registered in Arizona and Nevada and 2007 Cobalt, G5 and Ion models sold or registered in Arizona, California, Texas, Florida and Nevada. ... Read more →

REPORT: GM will no longer allow fleet buyers to skip out on side curtain airbags Chris Shunk

Little known fact: fleet customers could receive a $145 discount by opting not to have side airbags in certain vehicles from General Motors. That doesn't sound like a lot of money, but when, for ...

IIHS tests two-door coupes, ratings mostly positive Jeremy Korzeniewski

It comes as little surprise that two-door automobiles perform differently when crash tested than their four-door stablemates, particularly in side crashes. Due to the vastly different structural ...

Booo! GM also canceling Cobalt SS Sedan for 2010 John Neff

OK, we can stand losing the Impala SS for the 2010 model year, but we've just learned that the grim reaper at General Motors is also claiming the Cobalt SS Sedan. The news comes straight from the ...

GM ramps up Cobalt production to meet demand Jeremy Korzeniewski

General Motors cites the success of the current Chevy Cobalt as the reason for delaying the launch of the Cobalt's replacement, the upcoming Cruze, in the States. In order to meet the market's ...

Cruze news: Cobalt replacement to get turbo'd 1.4-liter and 40 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog

Rising fuel prices, both in the U.S. and abroad, means that automakers can now offer similar engines in vehicles sold throughout the world. According to Automotive News, General Motors' next small car, the Chevrolet Cruze, will be offered with a new 1.4-liter force-fed four-banger, putting out ...

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 ...

Oh snap! Consumer Reports rips Aveo a new one 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Chevy Aveo Consumer Reports isn't known for completely trashing cars in its reviews. In fact, the publication is more often criticized for going too easy on them and finding something to like in everything that passes through the CR garage. But dang if they ...

Number of sub-$15k cars in U.S. falls by one-third 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res shots of the 2007 Chevrolet Aveo Every year, cars get just a bit more expensive. There was a time, which doesn't seem too long ago, that ten grand and a signature was all you needed to walk out of a dealership as the owner of a brand new car. Today, not so much. In ...

Spy Shots: Next-gen Chevy Cobalt! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of next-gen Chevy Cobalt spy shots We've seen a few spy pics of the next-gen Chevy Cobalt that's due in showrooms around 2010, but none so revealing as these. KGP Photographers caught the car wearing only some light camo paint to obscure its new lines, which it ...

Chevy getting new small, turbocharged car next year 1 year ago on Autoblog

The industry-wide shrinking of US automobiles is in its infant stages, but new products are coming in a big fat hurry. GM is preparing a new compact model based on the Delta platform, and it will feature the General's new 1.4-liter turbo powerplant. GM isn't spilling the beans on the identity of the ...

VIDEO: 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo runs the ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

For you Cobalt fans, GM race driver and director of high-performance vehicle operations, John Heinricy, gives the 2008 Cobalt SS Turbocharged a sound thrashing on the Nurburgring. Even better, he talks you through it for much of the way. There's an interlude where he gets quiet, and if you didn't ...

SEMA 2007: Cobalt SS Turbo in the clear 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view our best live shots yet of the Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo So we showed you the press shots of the Cobalt SS Turbo, and then we got some live shots from the unveiling last night. Now we have more of the Cobalt SS Turbo, and have no fear, it's just as yellow as it was eight hours ...

Zak attack: New head of GM's European exterior design team 2 years ago on Autoblog

Saturn PreVue American designer Phillip A. Zak has just been appointed to head the design team for General Motors Europe, where he'll be taking the reigns of the Opel, Vauxhall and Saab brands. The man behind the Chevy Cobalt, Pontiac G6 and the "Excitement" division's GXP line, will also have a ...

Smile! That Cobalt could be a Google StreetView Camera Car 2 years ago on Autoblog

As long as everybody is on to them, Google is apparently set to step out of their surveillance vans and greet the world in a fleet of shiny new Cobalts. A Gizmodo reader happened to spot a StreetView camera van finishing a round of picture taking duty and followed it back to Google's Mountain View, ...

Whiplash a serious problem with many vehicles, says IIHS 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in Arlington, Va. has just concluded testing on some 75 vehicles' head restraint systems and after performing a simulated rear-end impact of 20 MPH, only 22 of the systems received the top score of "good." At the head of the class was Audi's A4, S4 ...

GM recalls 98,000 Cobalt Coupes 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you have a Chevy Cobalt built between 2005 and 2006 that doesn't have the optional roof-mounted side impact airbags, you could be getting a recall notice in the mail soon. Apparently Chevy (and presumably the NHTSA) discovered that there isn't sufficient padding to meet federal requirements in ...

Forbes names least safe cars of 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an obvious effort to keep its readership alive (and in turn circulation numbers up) Forbes magazine has made a list of the least safe cars of 2007. Before the flame wars start, note that cars on the list are not necessarily unsafe, but instead are not as safe as other cars available. Therefore, ...

Chevy Cobalt sales on the rise 3 years ago on Autoblog

It seems that the Chevy Cobalt has become quite the bright spot for GM. Through August, Cobalt sales are at 163,300 -- up 10% versus last year, when they sold 212,700 total. The rise in sales has reportedly prompted the General to consider bumping up its 2007 forecast for Cobalt by 24,000. GM ...

Is a four-door Pontiac G5 in the works for the U.S.? 3 years ago on Autoblog

We at Autoblog love our eagle-eyed readers. From pointing out any spelling/grammar gaffes in our posts, to sending in cameraphone spyshots unsolicited, our site wouldn't be as good a product as it is without your help. But sometimes, your attention to detail and command of minutia can even scare ...

High school students check out a different MINI during spring break 3 years ago on Autoblog

Over three dozen high school students will compete at this year’s National Automotive Technology Competition. The competition is to be heldduring the New York International Auto Show, and will pit students (paired in teams) with the task of diagnosing and repairing MINI Coopers. ...






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