Ford and General Motors develop 9 and 10 speed automatic transmissions
It’s not often that two car making industry giants pool together their resources to work on a project. Not unless one has ownership of the other. Yet the two biggest car makers in USA decided to call a truce for a while and engineer a new generation of automatic gear boxes. This union will prove [...]
Double feature from GM
We have received additional information about two of GM’s pick-up trucks. Based on the same platform, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and the 2014 GMC Sierra now have a price tag and fuel consumption values. Sharing not just the platform they are built on, these two vehicles from GM will also use the 5.3 liter EcoTec3 [...]
GM gives Chevrolet Volt “a free upgrade”
General Motors have a bit of an announcement to make regarding their range extended electric vehicle protege, the Chevrolet Volt. At this point it’s very important to remember that this is not a recall, there’s no NHTSA order and that GM are very careful with the press release. For what it’s worth, the company isn’t [...]
2013 GMC Terrain revealed ahead NY Auto Show
Even the New York Auto Show is just around the corner with the debut set for April, the Americans from GMC decided to unveil the 2013 Terrain, a crossover model which will go on sale later this year. Under the bonnet we will find a new 3.6-liter V6 engine delivering 301 horsepower and 369 Nm [...]
2012 Holden Colorado announced
The Australians from Holden revealed the 2012 Colorado pickup truck, a model better-known as Chevrolet Colorado in the States. The company also unveiled a concept version of the car at the Melbourne Auto Show in 2011. Under the bonnet of the new Colorado sits a base 2.5-liter DOHC turbo diesel unit developing 148 horses. A [...]
Holden Volt gets unexpected big price tag
Even Holden released no official pricing or availability details, some Australian dealers claim that the upcoming Holden Volt will get a starting price of over AU$60,000. There is a major difference between the price of the U.S.-spec Chevrolet Volt which starts from $39,645 and its Australian brother which might be even AU$30,000 more expensive. There [...]
2014 Chevrolet Impala confirmed, some details available
GM is getting busy just before the Christmas holidays and they’ve recently announced what their plans for the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. Long gone is the time when the Impala nameplate used to mean something for Chevrolet and General Motors. All that’s left is a fleet market average car. It seems like both companies plan to [...]
GM offers up custom Chevrolet Camaro to Vet charity
Though not as often as many would like to see it happen, the automotive industry has a few occasions when it is very generous. The guys over at GM will be handing over a special car off to charity. Destined to help quite a lot of people in the process, the vehicle in question is [...]
Holden presents the 2012 Commodore
The Port Melbourne-based manufacturer released today new details about the 2012 model year Commodore, a model which receives only few upgrades, a clear clue that the engineers at Holden are focusing more on the next generation of the model, also known as VF. While we will have to wait few more years to see the [...]
General Motors signs partnership with LG
The American automotive group announced that a new partnership have been signed recently with LG, the companies following to develop together the technology for future electric vehicles. According to the first details, the first models to get electric versions could be the current Opel Meriva and Chevrolet Cruze, this partnership helping the American company to [...]



