General Motors released its sales figures for the first quarter of the year this week and unsurprisingly, they are down on where they were 12 months ago. Of particular interest are sales relating to the Corvette Stingray. In total, Chevrolet sold 3,820 examples of the Corvette (both C7 and C8) in the first three months […]
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The partnership between General Motors and Honda is expanding as the two companies are going electric together. As part of the latest agreement, the automakers will jointly develop two electric vehicles for Honda. Both be based on GM’s new electric vehicle platform and be powered by the company’s Ultium batteries. The automakers didn’t go into […]
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It appears as though the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing are the latest vehicles to have been delayed because of the coronavirus. According to Muscle Cars and Trucks, the launch of the two high-performance sedans has been pushed back by six months. It’s reported that the duo were set to be revealed later this […]
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There was little doubt that U.S. auto sales would plummet because of the coronavirus and that has panned out as automaker after automaker has posted significant declines. Starting with GM, the company delivered 618,335 vehicles in the first quarter which is a drop of approximately 7% compared to last year. Much of that blame is being […]
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The auto industry has been hammered by the coronavirus as production has ground to a halt, sales are expected to plummet and a number of auto shows have either been postponed or cancelled. If that wasn’t bad enough, it appears the pandemic is now affecting future models. According to The Detroit News, GM has instructed […]
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GM has commenced face mask production for workers across the country, hoping to protect them from the COVID-19 pandemic. By next week, the carmaker expects to deliver its first 20,000 masks to frontline workers. More than 30 engineers, designers, buyers and manufacturing team members were asked to help with product development, sourcing materials and equipment, […]
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A host of new vehicle launches for the United States have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Auto News reports. At Volkswagen, for example, the virus and the subsequent lockdown measures employed throughout the U.S. have impacted both the VW Atlas Cross Sport and the updated Atlas. Showroom deliveries of the Atlas Cross Sport started […]
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The third-generation Chevrolet Camaro is an automotive icon of the 1980s and arguably the most original Camaro bar the first iteration of the series (1967-1969). Spanning ten model years from 1982 to 1992, the third-generation F-body Chevy Camaro has had many iterations but none was perhaps more intriguing than the Berlinetta offered for the 1982-1986 […]
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Holden dealerships across Australia are threatening to pursue legal action against General Motors for the automaker’s decision to shut down the Australian brand, Car Advice reports. The Australian network of 185 Holden dealers asserts that General Motors knew there was a risk it would close Holden. Despite this, the American company asked dealers to spend […]
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Update: President Trump used the Defense Production Act to force General Motors to make ventilators. In a short statement, Trump said he directed “Secretary of Health and Human Services to use any and all authority available under the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to accept, perform, and prioritize Federal contracts for ventilators.” The […]
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