American automaker General Motors (GM) has issued a voluntary recall on 300,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra vehicles of certain model year 2014 in the US, due to problem with the engine and engine cooling systems. Both vehicles are ...
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GMC introduced a redesigned midsize Canyon pickup for the 2015 model year, the manufacturer announced. Available in extended- and crew-cab bodies, the Canyon will derive base power from a 4-cylinder gasoline engine that produces an ...
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Peering through a sunlit barn in rural Kansas, fourth-generation poultry farmer Frank Reese rattles off names of chicken breeds that were once common - Barred Rock, Dark Brahma, Ancona, Rhode Island Red, Dark Cornish. He points to an ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has expanded its portfolio of Wi-Fi products to include two new front-end modules (FEMs) for automotive Wi-Fi applications. The RFFM8500Q is a compact, high-linearity FEM supporting 5GHz Wi-Fi ...
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Hybrid Technology, led by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has bid $55 million for Fisker Automotive's assets, just days after a bankruptcy judge in Delaware rejected Hybrid's plan to take over the failed electric-vehicle maker in a ...
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There were a wide-variety of errors, faults, and general IT-related ooftas to choose from last week. But GM’s recall of 370 000 of its 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks, in order to update ...
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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Silverado have swept the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY) awards. The double win is a first for the bowtie brand, and the first clean sweep for General Motors since the Saturn Aura ...
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Holden may follow Ford Australia’s lead in offering right-hand-drive versions of its parent company’s iconic US-built muscle cars, including the Camaro and Corvette, to fill the hole created by the loss of its homegrown sports ...
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A patent for an industry-first aluminum welding process used on the 2014 Corvette Stingray is one example of how General Motors is driving more of its inventions into making and equipping cars and trucks on the road. Another industry ...
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The all-new GMC Canyon has been revealed a day ahead of its official Detroit auto show debut, aiming to set new standards for refinement in the US market’s mid-size truck segment. Based on the new Chevrolet Colorado that debuted at ...
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On January 7, 2014, SAIC Group releases the production and sales report for December. In terms of production, it produces 456893 units of all types of vehicles and the accumulative production in 2013 reach 5148024 units, up by 14.93% year ...
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Google has teamed up with several auto manufacturers on Monday with the goal of bringing Android to cars by the end of this year. To achieve this, Google, together with Audi, General Motors (GM), Honda, Hyundai and processor chip company ...
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General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. are expanding availability of in-vehicle communications systems that allow users to download applications directly from dashboard screens, the companies said in separate announcements. GM this summer ...
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Google has formed a new industry alliance committed to bringing the tech giant’s Android operating platform to cars by the end of 2014. Dubbed the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) and comprising Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai ...
General Motors Co. announced that the next generation of its OnStar in-vehicle communications system will feature 4G connectivity and enable vehicles to function as Wi-Fi hot spots. The rollout of the service, which employs long-term ...
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