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REPORT: GM halting Duramax production for 10 weeks

The revamped 6.6-liter Duramax V8 engine will go into production in April 2010 and the current Duramax, which doesn't meet emissions requirements that go into effect January 1, 2010, will cease production the day before the new year begins. In the interim, GM will be retooling the factory and won't be producing any of the engines to go in the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. This has some dealers and outside observers wondering if GM will run out of 2009 Duramax engines before the new ones are built and installed in engine bays. One ... Read more →

GM investing $21M in Flint assembly plant to build light-duty crew cab pickups Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors gave embattled Flint, MI a rare bit good news today with the announcement that the truck assembly plant in the company's home town will add some additional production. The truck plant ...

The A-Team van spied in action on set in British Columbia Alex Nunez

Joe Carnahan's big-screen adaptation of the '80's TV classic, The A-Team, is apparently coming together up in British Columbia. That's where Splash News caught the movie version of the familiar black ...

VIDEO: Four new GM commercials airing this weekend, check 'em out early John Neff

var embed_745 = '' By now we've all seen the commercial for General Motors that features the company's new chairman, Ed Whitacre, introducing its "Satisfaction Guaranteed" 60-day return program. ...

REPORT: Stand-alone Buick, GMC dealers to be dualed, only 17k Pontiacs left Jonny Lieberman

From a bird's eye view, bad old bankrupt General Motors' transition into the new, solvent "good GM" looks pretty much okay. From a marketing point of view, Chevrolet matches up well with Ford, ...

REPORT: 2010 Chevy Silverado XFE updated to achieve best-in-class 22 mpg highway 3 months ago on Autoblog

A couple of years ago, pickup truck comparisons were all about power and towing capacity. Today, fuel efficiency is the new battleground. For the 2009 model year, the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado XFE took their fuel economy figures up a notch by hitting 21 mpg on the highway and 15 in the ...

REPORT: The Blake Project offers $100k worth of free brand consultancy to GM 3 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors is probably swimming in ideas and getting another thousand offers every day on how to turn the company around – there are fifteen pages of responses on the Tell Fritz site alone, and those are just the questions the GM CEO has answered. Add the company's recent advertising ...

REPORT: Bob Lutz "crapped all over [GM's] advertising," went on holiday 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's no mystery that Bob Lutz wasn't particularly pleased with Buick's recent "Photo Shoot" advert, and according to Ad Age, the tri-shield's spot wasn't the only campaign to incur Maximum Bob's maximum wrath. On July 14, General Motor's new Vice Chairman sat down with the automaker's branding ...

BREAKING: Bankruptcy Judge OKs sale of good assets to New GM 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has cleared a major hurdle to get out of bankruptcy quickly, as U.S. Judge Robert Gerbe has finally given the automaker the go-ahead to sell off its best assets to a newly formed company that analysts have been calling "New GM". The new GM will include assets like the Chevrolet and ...

One Last Time: Henderson slams door on Pontiac G8 revival 5 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker's Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it's been reported a few times over that GM has no intention of resurrecting the Aussie-built ...

GM stops trying to sell medium duty truck line, will cease production of Chevy Kodiak and GMC Topkick 5 months ago on Autoblog

For the past four years, General Motors has been trying to sell its medium duty truck business, which produces the giant Chevy Kodiak and GMC Topkick. Navistar, Isuzu and other unnamed suitors were all at one point in discussions with GM to make a deal, but none ever happened and today the ...

GM recalls Camaro, Traverse, SUVs/pickups for various issues 6 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced a suite of recalls for the Chevrolet Camaro, Traverse and various body-on-frame SUVs and pickups (Cadillac's Escalade, Chevrolet's Avalanche, Colorado, Suburban and Tahoe, along with GMC's Canyon and Yukon). The ...

REPORT: RWD Commodore platform could underpin Caddies, G8 GT could make a comeback 6 months ago on Autoblog

With Pontiac's death official, Holden stands to lose around $1 billion annually with the demise of the Pontiac G8. However, Holden doesn't plan to go quiet into night. The Aussie automaker has drawn up plans to offer the rear-wheel drive Commodore platform to Cadillac and GMC. Although GM's ...

New York: 2010 GMC Terrain is condensed butch 7 months ago on Autoblog

The tagline for GMC's 2010 Terrain is "The CUV hs bn cndnsd," which they intend to mean it's all about smaller size yet bigger capability. The direct-injection 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine returns 30 mpg, the MultiFlex sliding rear seats provide huge storage space or best-in-class leg room, ...

VIDEO: 2010 GMC Terrain walkaround + B-roll footage + styling poll 7 months ago on Autoblog

The GMC Terrain is still getting ready for its New York Auto Show debut, but we've already been given a full dossier of the newest General Motors crossover over the weekend. The Terrain will share underpinnings and powertrains with the 2010 Chevy Equinox, including a direct injected 2.3-liter ...

New York Preview: 2010 GMC Terrain prepares to polarize 7 months ago on Autoblog

While GMC's new-for-2010 Terrain crossover may be all but identical to Chevrolet's Equinox, one look at this bluff-faced polarizing design will tell you that badge-engineering wasn't part of the program at General Motors. Yes, both vehicles share the same platform, the same engine choices and ...

2010 Chevy Equinox priced $1,800 less than 2009 model 7 months ago on Autoblog

Chevrolet has just announced pricing on its new-for-2010 Equinox crossover, and it will carry an MSRP of $23,185 (including $745 destination), a handy $1,800 less than the outgoing model. That $23k and change will net you the base front-wheel drive LS model with the 2.4-liter, direct-injection ...

REPORT: GM says next-gen hybrid pickups could have 50% better towing 8 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors isn't saying how it plans to do it, but according to our friends at PickupTrucks.com, it is saying that consumers are "...going to see substantial improvements in towing capability in our next hybrids." Right now, the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid can pull 6,100 ...

Saab not long for the U.S. market, GM unsure of other brands' futures 9 months ago on Autoblog

Let's go ahead and get it out there: General Motors doesn't have a plan for Saab, Saturn, or HUMMER – it has a bunch of hopes, ideas and proposals. The best that GM can do with Saab is try to extricate the brand from its entangled web, which might make it more attractive to a buyer. That ...

Spy Shots: GMC Terrain spotted looking all but production-ready 9 months ago on Autoblog

Judging by the looks of this prototype, plans for a GMC version of General Motors' updated Theta platform are almost ready for prime-time. Essentially the replacement for the Pontiac Torrent, this cladded-up GMC Terrain prototype reveals a masculine, blocky exterior with good differentiation ...

Isuzu not interested in GM's medium-duty truck operations 1 year ago on Autoblog

It must be pretty hard to unload an unwanted truck business these days. Just ask General Motors, which has attempted to sell its medium-duty truck operations first to Navistar and then Isuzu. Both heavy-duty diesel makers have passed on the offer. Isuzu had been rumored as a possible buyer for the ...

GM brings back employee pricing to sell remaining 2008 models 1 year ago on Autoblog

It is no secret that the automotive industry is hurting for sales to close out 2008. Over the past few months incentives have been thrown out left and right to draw in more buyers. The deals have not done enough to bring folks into the showroom, though. With all the media talk of bleeding Detroit, ...

Lutz: No Beat for the U.S., smaller CUVs on the way, Insignia stalled 1 year ago on Autoblog

General Motor's car czar, Bob Lutz, sat down with the little people of the blogosphere after GM's announcement that it would be reducing white collar expenditures by 20-percent, cutting truck production and eliminating retired health care for salaried workers over 65, all in an effort to boost its ...

Rumormill: GMC brand getting the axe? 1 year ago on Autoblog

This has been a big year for GM's organization alignment, with President Fritz Henderson opening up about the brand issue snafu and the appointment of four brand czars. HUMMER was meant to join forces with Cadillac and Saab in a premium channel, but while HUMMER is still in the family, it's ...

Autoblog visits The All GM Car Show 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a ghres gallery from The All GM Car Show On sunny 90-degree day that felt like a lot more than 90 degrees, Autoblog made the trek to a park in Van Nuys, California for The All GM Car Show. Old mingled with new, with a 1911 Buick sitting across the aisle from a Cadillac Allante, and ...

Strike forces GM to suspend truck and SUV orders 1 year ago on Autoblog

General Motors has informed its dealers that production of some of its 2008 full-size trucks and SUVs has been halted due to the ongoing American Axle strike. The affected vehicles include the GMC Yukon, Denali, Sierra heavy-duty regular and extended cab, its commercial-duty pickup and variants of ...

GM to dealers: You're not getting a Pontiac Trans Am 1 year ago on Autoblog

Since Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers are in the process of consolidating their showrooms, many were likely hoping for a halo product that could draw customers into the showroom. Hey, wouldn't a version of the upcoming Chevy Camaro badged as a Pontiac Trans Am revival do the trick? Maybe, but at the ...

NHTSA investigating GM SUV fires 1 year ago on Autoblog

You might remember a bout of fires consuming a handful of Ford trucks, SUVs and cars that was due to a faulty cruise control switch that could ignite even if the vehicles were parked. General Motors is apparently having a similar issue, and although it doesn't involve the same cruise control ...

Edge vs. Lambdas - money talks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford sent but a single model into the roiling crossover market battle with GM's Lambda trio quartet. How did the Edge move 130,000 units alone while GM needed the aggregated sales of the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, and Saturn Outlook to close 137,000 deals? Money. It's a simple case of throwing lots ...

Chicago '08 Preview: 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid follows suit 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid It is a universal truth that for every Chevy truck that debuts, there is a GMC version not far behind. This maxim even extends to the two-mode hybrid versions of the automaker's GMT900 half-ton pickups. At the LA Auto Show late last ...

Chicago '08 Preview: GMC Denali XT: Four-door, flex-fuel, hybrid Ute! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of the Denali XT Another embargo bites the dust, but at least it made it this far. Keep reading for all the details on the GMC Denali XT Concept that will debut next week at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Ever since it became know that GM would be bringing the ...

New York '08 Preview: GMC to show four-door Holden ute 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res pics of the 2003 Holden Crewman Australian outlet GoAuto is reporting that GM Car Czar Bob Lutz has confirmed that a four-door ute concept based on Holden's rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform but wearing a GMC badge will debut at the New York Auto Show in late March. From ...

Professional Grade Rebadge: GMC Terrain debuts in Kuwait 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image to enlarge Ever wonder what a rebadged version of the Saturn Vue, which is already a rebadged version of the Euro-only Opel Antara, would look like? Wonder no more, as GMC unveiled just such a vehicle earlier this month at the Dubai Motor Show called the Terrain. Since we missed ...

V8 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon delayed until 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

Bad news V8 fans. The Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon won't be available with the 5.3-liter V8 that powers the new HUMMER H3 Alpha. Instead, buyers bent on getting their hands on one of the few remaining small-sized pickups will have to rely on either the Vortec 2.9-liter four or 3.7-liter ...

It's official: GMC Canyon V8 option confirmed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Well, the rumor came true. Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com noticed that at the website for the '08 GMC Canyon, a V8 engine is listed as an option coming in early 2008. Mike called up the General and got confirmation that yes, a V8 is indeed coming for both 2WD and 4WD versions of the midsize pickup. ...

El Camino may return, but it won't be a Chevy! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Holden just released a new version of its Australian Ute, and it's been rumored that the VE Trucklet will be US-bound. There's no doubt that GM is taking a look at the possibility of reintroducing the El Camino's ethos to American consumers, and fans of past El Caminos (and Sprints and Caballeros) ...

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