The Detroit Three automakers posted sales gains during 2013, even as sales waned toward the year's end. For the year, General Motors Co. saw sales rise 7% to 2.8 million vehicles, even as December fleet sales declined 9% and retail sales ...
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General Motors Co. announced plans to invest $1.3 billion in five factories so they can manufacture pickup trucks with more fuel-efficient engines and technologies. GM said the money will go to the Flint, Mich., assembly plant; an engine ...
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A sedan version of the Chevrolet Sonic RS hatch, badged locally as the Holden Barina RS, will make its world premiere at tomorrow’s Los Angeles auto show. But Holden, which launched the Barina RS hatch last week, has distanced ...
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American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has issued a voluntary recall on 18,972 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles of certain model year 2014, over concerns with either of the front seatbacks. The company has ...
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Chevrolet sold a record 1.25 million vehicles around the world in the third quarter of 2013, up 0.6 percent over the same period in 2012, and the brand achieved its 12th straight quarter of year-over-year increased sales. Overall, General ...
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Finalists for the 2014 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year have been announced ahead of the winners’ announcements at the Detroit motor show in January next year. The award is split into two categories, one for cars and ...
General Motors and Chevrolet plan to introduce new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks, and compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans ...
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The iconic American Ram pick-up truck is now available in right-hand drive for the Australian market – but it doesn’t come cheap. Having just received Australian Design Rule certification, Queensland-based vehicle importer ...
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The GT Radial Adventuro AT3 features advanced technology including optimized contour and construction, which helps absorb impact shock and vibration from the road, and is the result of the company's finite element analysis simulation ...
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Automotive components supplier Sanluis Rassini is supplying suspension components and rotors for the 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles under a contract from General Motors (GM). Scope of supply included leaf ...
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The 2013 Ram 1500 has both muscled and finessed its way to the top of our full-sized pickup truck ratings. The updated truck delivered impressive performance in our tests, balancing work capability and refinement in a way that sees it ...
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Southern Alberta is the ideal place to showcase the towing capabilities of the new 2014 GMC Sierra. Alberta represents an important market to GMC, accounting for a quarter of its Canadian truck sales. The southern reaches of the province ...
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Canada based automotive installer Ground Effects will invest $3.4m to establish a new spray-in bed liners facility in Roanoke, US. The 40,000sqft facility located at Aboite Road in Roanoke is scheduled to be operational by December 2013, ...
Chevrolet had a lot at stake with the redesigned Silverado. It is the best-selling General Motors model by a long shot, and it is facing off in a hotly contested segment amid some updated players. Consequently, we were eager to see how the ...
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What's more fun than a celebrating a long weekend with such American icons like a pickup truck and a corndog? Both are incredibly popular American inventions. New at our track is one of the top contenders--a four-wheel-drive Ram 1500 "Big ...
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