A new filing published by the US patent office shows that General Motors is interested in offering cars that can massage passengers’ feet. The patent “Vehicles Foot Massage System In a Vehicle Floor,” shows how little bags of air that can be filled or emptied could act as a foot massager if placed in the […]
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Parts Shortage Pushes Chevrolet To Idle Corvette Production Again
General Motors will idle production at its Bowling Green, Kentucky plant next week in what will be the third such stoppage this year. According to a statement from the automaker, production is being halted as a result of a parts shortage. “Due to a temporary parts supply issue, we can confirm that Bowling Green Assembly […]
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GM Opens New Advanced Vehicle Test Track Near Toronto, Canada
GM is expanding its operations in Canada as it has just completed work on the Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track. The facility was opened near GM’s Oshawa plant, about 40 miles away from Toronto. The four-lane, oval-shaped track will allow the automaker to test advanced technology and vehicle software for endless miles […]
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GM Agrees To $5.75 Million Settlement Over Ignition Switch Issues
General Motors has agreed to a $5.75 million settlement with California over false statements it made to investors about issues with its faulty ignition switches. The car manufacturer knew about its faulty ignition switches as early as 2005 but only launched a recall of more than nine million vehicles in 2014. The ignition switches could […]
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Despite Pandemic, GM’s Hourly UAW Workers Are Getting Larger Profit-Sharing Cheques Than In 2019
General Motors’ hourly UAW-represented employees could get as much as $9,000 in profit-sharing payments for their work in 2020. According to The Detroit News, GM said that 44,000 workers are eligible for that payment. Should the final, official tally match estimates, it will mean a roughly $1,000 larger payout than in 2019. The cheques are […]
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Canadian Auto Production Last Year Hit Lowest Levels Since 1982
Canada’s automotive industry actually stretches back longer than you might think. But last year production fell to its lowest levels in nearly three decades. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, per Automotive News Canada, the country’s production of new vehicles fell to 1.4 million last year, down from nearly 2 million units in 2019, a drop […]
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GM Makes $100 Million Investment In Michigan And Indiana Plants
A month after announcing that it will invest $75 Million in their Toledo transmission facility, General Motors has revealed that it will make a further investment of $100 million in two other plants. The plants in question, Romulus, Michigan, and Bedford, Indiana, will receive $93 million and $7 million, respectively. Like the Toledo investment, the […]
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GM Announces Recall For Six Million Trucks And SUVs With Takata Airbags
General Motors is recalling almost six million pickup trucks and SUVs in the United States to replace potentially faulty and dangerous Takata airbag inflators. GM, like most other car manufacturers, has issued multiple recall campaigns related to faulty Takata airbag inflators in recent years. As with the other recalls, this one concerns airbag inflators that […]
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Audi And Ford Norge Respond To GM’s “No Way, Norway” Super Bowl Ad With Videos Of Their Own
GM released their Super Bowl commercial earlier this week and it features Will Ferrell teaming up to take on Norway and their love affair with electric vehicles. Dubbed “No Way, Norway,” the clip is designed to promote GM’s plan to introduce 30 electric vehicles by 2025. As a result, it features the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq […]
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GM To Cut Production At Four Factories Due To Global Chip Shortage
General Motors has confirmed it will pause production at a handful of its factories due to the global shortage of semiconductor chips. In a statement, the company confirmed it will halt production at its plants in Fairfax, Kansas, Ingersoll, Ontario, and San Luis Potosi, Mexico during the week of February 8. Further to this, General […]
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