Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Is it just me, or have there been an unusually high number of recalls this year? In case you weren’t certain, here’s another: Recent Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac SRX vehicles have been recalled by General Motors Co. due to a software issue that could make it impossible for the driver to adjust the air conditioning, [...]
Filed under: GM, Recall Announcements by Mel
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
Yesterday morning, General Motors, the company that had picked up the uncomfortable moniker “Government Motors” due to the high levels of government bailout money it received, returned to the New York Stock Exchange for the first time since last year’s emergence from bankruptcy protection. As a result, the stake that American taxpayers have in the [...]
Filed under: Economy, GM by Mel
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Friday, November 12th, 2010
General Motors announced on Tuesday that they will be phasing out the GM Goodwrench brand, effective February 1, 2011. Goodwrench is currently the service provider for GM dealerships with Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC franchises, as well as for the now-defunct Hummer and Pontiac brands. Going forward, there will be new, individual service departments for [...]
Filed under: Buying Trends, GM, In the News by Mel
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
Automotive News reported yesterday that General Motors has announced plans to spend $145 million in order to produce a new compact Buick. The car, a sedan called Verano, and will be assembled along side the Chevrolet Aveo at a plant in Orion Township, north of Detroit. Spokespeople for GM said that the plant will have [...]
Filed under: Buick, GM by Mel
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
Ever since it’s very first commercial, Saturn’s been marketed as a kicky, informal GM brand, which is good since their cars – like the 2010 Saturn Vue – are kicky, informal vehicles that still pull their own weight. For today’s Media Monday, we’ve got a video review of the Vue, thanks to PSCarsTV and YouTube.
Filed under: GM, Media Monday, Saturn by Mel
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