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0Video: GM launches ad campaign touting Chevy Volt safety [w/video] 1327681980
General Motors has launched an advertising campaign touting the safety of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in electric vehicle, just as its CEO testified to Congress that a recent Volt fire that took place after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash test would never occur ...
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Official: GM commits another $68M to Oshawa to build Impala 1324303260
General Motors has announced that it will invest an additional $68 million into the company's Oshawa assembly plant to produce the next-generation Chevrolet Impala. Those funds are on top of over $100 million headed toward the facility to help launch production of the Cadillac XTS in the plant. ...
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GM adding 2,500 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck plant for Malibu and Impala [w/video] 1306335660
General Motors has announced that it will add two shifts and 2,500 jobs (both hourly and salaried) at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Currently, the facility builds the Chevrolet Volt and its European cousin, the Opel Ampera, but GM is expanding this plant's capability to handle the ... -
GM boosting Chevy Volt production, preparing for first exports 1305813600
General Motors has only sold 1,703 copies of the Chevrolet Volt through April, but the automaker plans to crank up the volume for the 2012 model year. GM has announced that it will shut down its Detroit Hamtramck plant for four weeks to prepare for 2012 Volt and Opel Ampera production. The ...
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Report: GM to invest $2 billion in plant upgrades 1305037800
Auto sales are continuing to rise here in the U.S., and carmakers are working hard to gain as many new buyers as possible. For many of them, adding sales means investing in plants, which General Motors appears willing to do. The Detroit News is reporting that GM is planning on investing $2 billion ...
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Chevrolet Volt begins shipping to dealers 1292342520
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryMany eco-friendly car buyers have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the Chevrolet Volt at their local dealer since the extended-range juggernaut was unveiled in concept form nearly four years ago, and now the wait is almost ... -
GM will increase Volt production by 50% - to 45,000 units - in 2012 1280514540
President Obama toured the General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck facility where the automaker will build (can we say "is building" yet?) the Chevrolet Volt today, and as any good PR person will surely agree, you can't let an opportunity like that go by without making an announcement of some sort. ... -
REPORT: Chevrolet Malibu to join Volt in Detroit-Hamtramck plant 1260367320
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's long been presumed that the Chevrolet Volt (and its Opel/Vauxhall Ampera twin) would not be the only car rolling out of General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant after late 2010. After all, Volt volumes are unlikely to ... -
GM investing $230M in Flint area facilities to support Chevrolet Cruze, Volt 1255471080
2011 Chevy Volt - click above for high-res image galleryGeneral 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 extended-range EV. The biggest chunk of the money ... -
Spy Shots: GM's 7-passenger global people mover 1208548680
Brenda Priddy & Co have brought us the first glimpse of GM's upcoming 7-seat MPV. Based on the Delta global platform, it is said to be about the same size as the Mazda5. The person hauler is apparently the work of GM Daewoo (GMDAT), with R&D work carried out in Bupyeong, South Korea.The ...
