GM wants to sell Americans on diesel
A version of its new Cruze compact features something few American cars have - a diesel engine. The question is, will it sell? By Doron Levin, contributor FORTUNE -- General Motors Co. is attempting to...
View ArticleCan General Motors remake its rental car?
GM's Chevrolet Impala - a favorite of dreary rental lots - is getting a do-or-die makeover. By Doron Levin FORTUNE -- That Chevrolet Impala you may have rented on your last out-of-town trip has little...
View ArticleGeneral Motors' $6 billion truck
The Silverado pickup has been in the works for seven long years. It could deliver up to $6 billion in profit -- a year. By Doron Levin FORTUNE -- For General Motors Co., every new vehicle model...
View ArticleTo fight Toyota, Chevrolet turns to plastic surgery
Will a facelift for its Malibu help compete with Toyota and Honda? By Doron Levin FORTUNE -- General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet division is keeping fingers crossed that plastic surgery on its midsize...
View ArticleCorvette Stingray: A harbinger of GM's turnaround?
In its seventh redesign of the storied sporty two-seater, GM has a chance to show off its engineering chops and its corporate revival.
View ArticleThe global automakers' final frontier
To keep up sales growth, car companies need to enter the so-called "beyond BRIC" markets -- which include countries as large as Indonesia and as small as Belize.
View ArticleGM puts Chevrolet out of its misery in Europe
GM's decision to stop selling Chevrolet vehicles in western Europe suggests the automaker hasn't yet devised a credible strategy for stemming the rush of red ink in the region.
View ArticleQ&A: Dario Franchitti talks business, IndyCar's future, and the crash that...
After an accident in October forced him into early retirement, Dario Franchitti will drive this year's pace car at the Indy 500. By Daniel Roberts, writer-reporter FORTUNE -- On Monday night, news...
View Article11 cars that are best in class
In the car business, all vehicle types are not created equal. For reasons of price, practicality, and purpose, sales volume generated by cars in the fast-growing compact crossover segment (Honda CR-V)...
View ArticleGM prepares to recall Chevy Cruze sedans over airbags
On the day CEO Mary Barra appeared on the Today Show, General Motors GM delivered disappointing news of yet another recall. The Detroit automaker will be recalling around 33,000 Chevrolet Cruze...
View ArticleGM announces yet another round of recalls, this time for 400,000 cars
General Motors CEO Mary Barra delivered on her promise to keep the recalls coming as the beleaguered automaker announced yet another round of callbacks Friday afternoon affecting nearly 400,000...
View ArticleGM announces yet another round of recalls, covering 717,950 cars
Surprise, surprise. General Motors has announced yet another round of recalls, with the latest call-back covering 717,950 vehicles in the U.S. The Detroit automaker announced six recalls Wednesday...
View ArticleThe midsize pickup attempts a comeback
Competition to sell pickup trucks by Detroits automakers will heat up later this year with the arrival of General Motors’ GM new midsize entries, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Last week GM...
View ArticleCorvette Stingray’s ‘valet mode’ may run afoul of recording laws
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, which came out new as a 2014 model, is being hailed as a technical marvel and a competitive threat to European sports cars due to its more affordable price. At least...
View ArticleCan the second-generation Chevrolet Volt juice sales?
General Motors’ GM Chevrolet Volt has been a tough sell since going on sale in 2010, making it a trying, exasperating project for the automaker, which probably expected too much success too soon....
View ArticleChevrolet Corvette Z06: America’s true-blue supercar
We are the angry birds, with plumage of red, yellow and white, streaking across the floor of this desert wasteland. There's not much alive in California's Death Valley, at least not to the naked eye,...
View ArticleGM is making a highly anticipated product reveal tomorrow
A new Chevrolet Camaro will be revealed on Detroit’s Belle Isle this Saturday in front of a crowd of over 1,000, according to General Motors. The unveiling marks nearly 50 years since the first Camaro...
View ArticleGM ups ante with $439 million investment in Chevrolet Corvette
GM isn’t just doubling down on the Chevrolet Corvette. It’s increasing its investment in the car more than threefold--a bold move even considering the success of its seventh generation model, the C7...
View ArticleThe Google-Apple connected car battle has begun
The next platform battle has begun and it’s being waged inside the car. This week, GM’s Chevrolet and Hyundai announced plans to add technologies that will deliver smartphone functionality to the...
View ArticleMitsubishi jumps into growing Apple-Google connectivity market
You can now add Mitsubishi Motors to the growing list of carmakers eager to adopt Apple and Android connectivity products. The Japanese automaker says it will introduce Apple CarPlay and Android...
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