Most Popular Cars and Trucks USA in 2013
Dec 31, 2013
2013 was the year of the full-size truck, according to new car shoppers on AutoTrader.com®. Trucks made up nearly half of the top 20 most popular new vehicles on the site this year, including three of the top five. Aligning with its longstanding status as the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., the Ford F-150 retained i ... Continue reading
IIHS Highest 2014 Top Safety Pick Award Earned By Twenty-Two Vehicles +VIDEO
Dec 19, 2013
ARLINGTON, Va. â Twenty-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest safety award for 2014, Top Safety Pick+, thanks to a high level of protection in crashes and the availability of front crash prevention technology to avoid many collisions in the first place. An additional 17 earn Top Sa ... Continue reading
California's Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ok'd
Dec 13, 2013
SEMA Praises Congressional Action to Save Johnson Valley OHV Recreation Area Diamond Bar, CA December 13, 2013; The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) strongly supports a provision to end a six-year clash over access to 189,000 acres of Southern California desert between the military and off-highway vehicle ... Continue reading
GM Leadership Change : Barra For Akerson
Dec 10, 2013
DETROIT December 10, 2013; General Motors today announced that Dan Akerson, who guided todayâs GM to record profits and dramatic improvement in vehicle quality while closing the chapter on government ownership in the company, will step down as chairman and CEO on Jan. 15, 2014. Mary Barra, 51, executive vice presi ... Continue reading
GMC Tows Tradition in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nov 27, 2013
On Thanksgiving Day, as we celebrate a longstanding tradition of sharing a meal with family and loved ones, another tradition will march down the streets of Manhattan in New York City. Celebrating its 87th year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will again be hauled by GMC, the official truck of the parade, for the 33 ... Continue reading
2014 GMC Sierra SLT Rocky Mountain Review
Nov 24, 2013
</p><p>By Dan Poler <br>Rocky Mountain Bureau <br>The Auto Channel </p><p>The light-duty truck market is a continual game of one-upsmanship â each year, GM, Toyota, Ford, and Ram compete to redesign, add more features, and to generally steal the spotlight from their competition. For 2014, the year belongs to the G ... Continue reading
Nov 18, 2013
AGA Systems, LLC and Nat G CNG Solutions announced today that they are introducing a bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) system for GMâs popular crossover vehicles, the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox. The product was developed in partnership with Silver Eagle Distributing based in Houston, Texas. âSilver ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Keeping You Informed About Automotive News Nov 4-10, 2013
Nov 10, 2013
* There was some wringing of hands in Washington and Detroit last week as the government's General Accounting Office released an in-depth report on the state of health of General Motors. The government recently reduced its stake in the world's second largest automaker to just 7.3%, down from the 60.8% after the bankrup ... Continue reading
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac dealers launch new online shopping site
Nov 6, 2013
Combines convenience of the Internet with personal service Enables consumers to choose how to get their next GM vehicle DETROIT Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the U.S. now have a new online retailing tool available for the growing number of new car buyers who want to use the Internet to shop for their ... Continue reading
GM October 2013 U.S. Sales - Up 16%
Nov 1, 2013
2013-11-01 back Print | Email | Sales Release [pdf] | Sales Release | Add This | DETROIT â General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,402 vehicles in the United States in October, up 16 percent versus a year ago. Retail sales were also up 16 percent and fleet sales were up 14 percent. âChevrolet, Cadillac and B ... Continue reading
GM's U.S. Sales up 16 percent in October
Nov 1, 2013
General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,402 vehicles in the United States in October, up 16 percent versus a year ago. Retail sales were also up 16 percent and fleet sales were up 14 percent. âChevrolet, Cadillac and Buick-GMC all performed well in the month, and the sales tempo really picked up after the governm ... Continue reading
Winter's Coming - New SUV's From Under $16,000 to Over $150,000
Oct 29, 2013
Auto Central, October 29, 2013; I hate to say it fellow TACH'ers but winter is on its wayu to our viewers in the Northern Hemisphere. I hope that you haven't forgotten but winter means snow and icy roads in 43 of the 50 United States and in every Province in Canada. So if this is the year you decide that its time for a ... Continue reading
Consumer Reports' Auto Reliability Study Surprises
Oct 29, 2013
CONSUMER REPORTS OFFERS SOME SURPRISES Annual Auto Reliability Rankings Announced By Steve Purdy Photo by Bob Benko TheAutoChannel Michigan Bureau Detroit October 28, 2013; At the APA meeting held at the Detroit Athletic Club; Jake Fisher, auto test director for Consumer Reports, offered a few surprises as he previewed ... Continue reading
Alicia Boler-Davis Remarks to Motor Press Guild
Oct 9, 2013
General Motors Senior Vice President of Global Quality and Customer Experience spoke Tuesday to the Motor Press Guild in Los Angeles. Here are her prepared remarks. As always, the speakerâs words are definitive. * * * Thank you for that kind introduction. And thank you all for coming here today. ... Continue reading
GM Upgrades Military Discount Program
Oct 9, 2013
Enhancements to General Motorsâ vehicle discount program for active and reserve military members can make owning a new Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC car or truck more affordable. Already the most generous vehicle discount in the industry, the improved GM Military Discount Program features an increased discount for grea ... Continue reading
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