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General Motors Recall List
It seems General Motors can't go more than a few weeks without issuing a major recall. Since the initial ignition lock recall on February 10, over 25 million vehicles have been recalled for defects.
General Motors expands ignition-switch recall again by 971,000 cars
Days before Congress holds hearings on why it took General Motors so long to let millions of car owners know about a potentially deadly defect, the car company admitted more cars are affected and is recalling nearly one million more cars globally.
Senator wants DoJ to create GM victims' fund
US Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, is echoing the call of safety advocates in requesting that the Justice Department create a compensation fund for those killed or injured behind the wheel of General Motors vehicles with faulty ignition switches.
Barra says recalled GM cars 'safe to drive' with one big 'if'
The ongoing investigation into General Motors' 1.6-million-car ignition recall continues to pick up steam, with most questions centering on what the company knew and when it knew it. On Tuesday, newly minted CEO Mary Barra held a press conference to directly address questions about GM's safety problems and their ramifications. In addition to public criticism and potential lawsuits, the business
GM's got 107 problems and NHTSA's No. 1
GM facing federal investigation into timeliness of deadly ignition recall
Thirteen motorists are dead, and federal safety regulators want to know why.
GM expands ignition switch recall to over 1.3 million cars amid climbing death toll
588,000 Saturn Sky, Saturn Ion, Pontiac Solstice and Chevy HHR models join the 778,000 cars already being recalled.
Relax and enjoy this epic Bond chase/crash promo
The next installment in the Bond franchise, Skyfall, is on the way in six weeks. The Aston Martin DB5 is back and the Honda motorcycles used in the film are already in the British Mo
Tauro puts Spanish flavor, Corvette engine into Pontiac Solstice
While it may have had its fans, we have to say we don't much miss the roadster family which General Motors based on its Kappa platform. Sold alternately as the Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, Opel GT and Daewoo G2X (depending largely on the market),
Sky Sports gears up for F1 with dedicated channel
There aren't a lot of television stations in the world dedicated entirely to cars. On this side of the Atlantic, we have Speed and Discovery's new Velocity channel, and the latter isn't even all cars all the time. But now, the UK is getting its own dedicated Formula One network.
Rupert Murdoch's Sky network snags partial F1 broadcast rights in UK
A shock announcement in the commercial world of Formula One racing has British fans up in arms. The deal involves the Sky network and the BBC sharing the rights to F1 broadcasts in the UK.
Report: Next Mazda RX-8 to use Sky G rotary
Mazda has big plans for the future of its rotary engine. According to GoAuto, the company is currently hard at work on improving the powerplant's fuel economy by a full 50 percent. If it can pull it off, the new mill will proudly wear the same "Sky" designation as its traditional four-cylinder counterparts. The site quotes Seita Kanai, Mazda's dir
Mazda's new Sky powertrains coming in 2011, 2012 with up to 43 mpg
Mazda has announced plans to launch its new Sky Concept powertrains in the U.S. beginning in 2011. The Sky technologies will help the brand meet its goal of reducing fuel consumption by 30 percent by 2015. The Sky technologies include a Sky-G engine, a Sky-Drive transmission and a Sky-D engine.
Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there's real potential here
Amp Sky – Click above for high-res image gallery
Officially Official: Fisker buys GM's Wilmington Delaware plant
In Wilmington, Delaware this morning, Governor Jack Markell was joined by Vice President Joe Biden and Henrik Fisker (seen at right) for the official announcement about the purchase of General Motors' closed plant there. Fisker will re-tool the plant to build a new, more affordable plug-in hybrid sedan to slot in below its more luxurious Karma. The goal is to have the model sell for
Rumormill: DeLorean Motor Company considering rescuing Pontiac Solstice?
DeLorean Motor Company Pontiac Solstice renderings – Click above for high-res image gallery
REPORT: The Sky has a limit after all, as GM Kappa production ends
Pontiac Solstice GXP - Click above for high-res image gallery
Confirmed: GM and Penske outline deal for Saturn - Aura, Vue, Outlook to live on
Confirming a report we posted on earlier today, General Motors has reached a preliminary agreement to handover the Saturn marque to the Penske Automotive Group. In GM's official statement after the jump, the automaker says that the memorandum of understanding would entitle Penske to the brand's 350+ dealerships, the rights to the name and its associated iconography, as well as continued production of the Aura, Vue, and Outlook on a contract basis. As expected, the dormant Astra hatchback and the
BREAKING: GM reportedly agrees to sell Saturn to Penske
According to The New York Times, General Motors has come to terms with a consortium led by industry icon Roger Penske to sell its ailing Saturn brand. The agreement, which is expected to be announced later today, will apparently see Penske add Saturn brand and its stand-alone showroom network to his existing portfolio of 310 global dealers.