Battlefront-the "Sedate" Sedan, 2007-08-21 16:30:47 Midsize sedans such as the Honda Accord are the Wonder Bread and butter of the U.S. car market -- sedate but steady sellers. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, motors, motor-trends, autos, honda, gm, detroit, chrysler, toyota Video: GM Introduces European Flextreme Electric Vehicle At Auto Show, 2007-09-13 13:30:28 Opel, a division of General Motors (GM), has unveiled Flextreme, an eco-friendly concept car designed to emit less than 40 grams per kilometer of
carbon dioxide. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, carbon, electric, vehicle, climate, emissions, fuel, gm, europe Video: GM Vice Chairman on the Automaker's Alternative Fuels Strategy, 2007-09-14 16:00:52 At the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz comments on the company's strategy, saying that in many parts of the world electrically-operated vehicles will provide optimal solutions. ...Bookmark tags: business, gm, auto, biofuel, electric, cars, vehicle, climate-change, fuel, emissions 56 Corvette, 2007-10-02 09:41:53 Back in 1956, most of America’s roads were still covered in dirt, there were only 168,903,031 people in the country (about 121 million less than in 2002), most families, if they had any cars at all, had only one, and Congress was still debating the Interstate Highway Act. No American had ever heard of Honda, Toyota, or Nissan, and Volkswagen’s success was but a pinprick irritant to Detroit’s Big Three. And in 1956 General Motors was the biggest, most successful company the world had ever seen. With annual sales of $13 billion, GM was twice the size of the second largest company, Standard Oil of New Jersey ...Bookmark tags: gm, Corvette, 56, cars, car, auto GM abandoning the Gas Guzzler and making the switch to Hybid?, 2007-10-14 19:30:28 GM just didn't get it. "GM took a gamble that hybrids weren't going to be important," says Eric Noble, president of Car Labs, an auto consulting firm. "That turned out to be a very bad bet." ...Bookmark tags: us-news, cars, of, gm, fuel, transportation, hybrid, suv, toyota-prius, the-future Video: Special Care Required For Hybrid Auto Service, 2007-10-29 15:01:02 As popularity and sales of hybrid vehicles increase each year they become less novelty and more reality. Where theycan be serviced and who can service them are becoming important questions and following the manufacturer's recommendations is important. ...Bookmark tags: technology, video, cars, safety, gm, hybrid, general-motors, vehicles, dealership, mechanic Video: Chevy Volt Chief Engineer Talks Electric Cars, 2008-01-14 12:01:03 Andrew Farah, Chevy Volt Chief Engineer, General Motors, helped to developed General Motors' early EV1 electric vehicle. He's now chief engineer of the Chevy Volt electric vehicle project. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, cars, gm, general-motors, vehicles, electric-cars, Chevy, chevy-volt, ev1 Video -- From Trash to Gas: Breakthrough Fuel Technology, 2008-01-15 15:00:48 At this year's NAIAS, General Motors is announcing their partnership with Coskata, as they believe in taking the first step toward producing a new biofuel. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, fuel, energy, gm, general-motors, vinod-khosla, biofuels, ethanol, coskata GM's Dark Ages Approach to Global Warming, 2008-02-28 19:02:14 General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz recently called global warming a "total crock of s--t." So much for intelligent leadership, but thanks for giving America a clear explanation of why your company is struggling with daily layoffs and market share implosion. ...Bookmark tags: business, global-warming, cars, gm, gasoline, automobiles, innovation, competition, industry, carbon-dioxide Buy Used Cars, 2008-02-29 02:02:23 business, cars, used-cars, new-cars, auto-sales, used-cars-for-sale, sell-cars, selling-car, buy-sell-cars, car-for-sale10 GM's Dark Ages Approach to Global Warming7 hours ago - Seeded by Partisan HackSource: AlterNet.orgGeneral Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz recently called global warming a "total crock of s--t." So much for intelligent leadership, but thanks for giving America a clear explanation of why your company is struggling with daily layoffs and market share implosion. ...Bookmark tags: business, global-warming, cars, gm, gasoline, automobiles, innovation, competition, industry, carbon-dioxide Stay away from GM in its death spiral, 2008-03-14 19:03:55 General Motors seems to dug itself a nice little grave, but whether you feel sorry for the company or not, now's NOT the time to throw your money its way. ...Bookmark tags: business, money, energy, cars, stocks, gas, market, gm, crisis, industry GM Considers Dropping Hummer, 2008-06-03 16:30:21 General Motors Corp., struggling to return to profit amid record gasoline prices, said it will close four truck plants, make more small cars, and may drop its Hummer brand of large sport-utility vehicles. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gm, automobiles, manufacturing, general-motors, hummer GM bankruptcy possible, 2008-07-02 13:00:39 Shares of GM fell more than 4 percent to $11.25 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Murphy also lowered his forecast for 2008 U.S. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, news, world, united-states, cars, sales, bankruptcy, gm, toyota, gas-prices Jay Leno on American Car Quality, 2008-08-20 10:30:20 When you get into a high-priced, well-made American car today and the key is in the ignition, you hear a melodic bong, bong. But when you get in a cheap American car, like a rental, and the key is left in, it goes plink, plink, plink. It's just horrible. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, gm, american-cars |
