Self-driving carmaker Cruise, together with its majority shareholder GM, are seeking U.S. regulatory approval in order to unleash a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles onto the streets. The Cruise Origin, unveiled in January, is more of a passenger pod, since it doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals. It boasts two bench seats that […]
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General Motors has announced plans to invest $2 (£1.5 / €1.7) billion into its Spring Hill assembly plant in Tennessee. As expected, the company will use the funds to build the Cadillac Lyriq at the plant. The electric crossover will be built alongside the XT5 and XT6, and GM noted the facility will become their […]
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Feeling particularly patriotic today? Then you’ll appreciate reading about GM coming out on top in two separate independent studies as the carmaker with the most U.S.-made vehicle models. According to Cars.com’s annual American-Made Index for 2020, nine of the top 25 models on the list were GM products, more than with any other carmaker. The […]
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Today is a big day for GM as it will unveil the 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck. However, that’s not the only major announcement the U.S. automaker has in store. In a short statement posted on its media website, GM said it would be making “a major U.S. manufacturing investment announcement” on October 20, […]
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Bad news for C8 Corvette reservation holders in Australia and New Zealand as GM has told them the deposits they have paid to Holden dealers do not guarantee them a car. Mind you, this does not mean that would-be Aussie owners of the mid-engined sports car will lose their deposits. In a bulletin issued to […]
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General Motors envisions a zero-emissions future and the company is taking a step in that direction as the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant is being transformed into “Factory ZERO.” Set to become ground zero for electric vehicle production, the automaker is investing $2.2 (£1.7 / €1.9) billion into the facility to build EVs “at scale.” That’s a […]
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Cadillac’s fourth-gen MagneRide suspension is good to go in the 2021 CT5-V and CT4-V, and will also become available for the 2021 CT5 Sport and the all-new Escalade. MagneRide 4.0 features a 45-percent faster damping response, which, according to Cadillac, makes it the world’s fastest reacting suspension technology. Changes include new accelerometers, better magnetic flux […]
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In the ongoing conflict between two of Detroit’s Big Three, General Motors wants its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to be reinstated. GM infamously sued FCA for racketeering last year, claiming that the latter bribed United Auto Workers (UAW) officials to corrupt labor talks to its advantage. The General claims this cost it billions […]
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Walkinshaw Performance (WP) has announced a new Fury Pack for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 in Australia. GM’s partner Down Under is offering visual upgrades and performance parts for the full-size pickup truck. Available exclusively for models remanufactured by HSV and equipped with the 6.2-liter V8 engine, the Fury Pack includes a WP cat-back sports exhaust […]
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Cadillac has long been the best-selling luxury brand from Detroit’s Big Three, but it has been overtaken by another General Motors company, GMC. Figures from GM and the Automotive News Data Center reveal that Denali and AT4-branded vehicles alone from GMC are outselling Cadillac models in the United States this year. This comes despite the […]
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