General Motors next-generation heads-up display

Heads-up displays are not a new invention, but only really seen on higher end vehicles in the market. However General Motors have developed a new generation heads-up display with the help of several universities. Read more

Toyota Angry with GM: Taxpayers Money Used for Incentives

We all know that Toyota are having a few issues with their vehicles, which has resulted in over 8 million of them being recalled. General Motors have had their own hassles but smelt blood and went after the Japanese automakers customers – by offering incentives to them. Read more

General Motors (GM) CEO Whitacre Flies AT&T Jets

Towards the end of 2009 General Motors Co. had got rid of its corporate jets, but this has not stopped CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. flying around in one. Thankfully it is not at the expense of GM – well the taxpayer – instead former employer AT&T are footing the bill. Read more

Lutz To Retire: General Motors (GM) Without Current Vice Chairman

Earlier today we reported that after a 47-year career in the auto industry, General Motors Vice Chairman – Bob Lutz – is to retire. How will GM perform once Lutz leaves on May 1, 2010?

Bob Lutz has helped make many changes to GM; this includes improving the vehicle lineup. He has also worked with other automakers during his career, which include Chevrolet, BMW, and Ford. This high-profile departure could mean many things for GM, a brand that has hit the headlines for bankruptcy recently. Read more

Toyota recall does not affect Prius sales

Toyota has been going through some troubling times of late, but the Japanese automaker hopes with a strong presence at the Geneva Auto Show, customers will try to forget about the current recall issues with a number of their models, including the Prius. Surprisingly, sales of the world’s most popular hybrid have not been affected by these recent events. Read more

GM’s Bob Lutz to Retire in May: 47-year Career

Bob Lutz, the General Motors Co. Vice Chairman (GM) has announced that he is to retire on May 1, which ends his long 47-year career in the auto industry. He has worked for a number of other carmakers in that time, including BMW, Ford and Chevrolet. Read more

Nissan recall and GM recall for steering: Under 24-hours

Recently Toyota are the car manufacturer who has been suffered due to undertaking ‘voluntary’ vehicle recalls, however within the last 24 hours both GM and Nissan have also announced recalls. Read more

Nissan Recall 2010: List of models affected by brake pedal problems

Following on from the news of General Motor’s recall this week, it has just been announced that Nissan are recalling 540,000 vehicles over problems related to their brake pedals. Read more

GM Steering Recall Blamed on Toyota Supplier

We reported yesterday about General Motors (GM) having to issue a recall for more than 1.3 million of their vehicles, we have now learned that the U.S. automaker is blaming the steering problem on a Toyota supplier. The cars affected are Chevrolet and Pontiac cars, but as we know with past experience the recall could be extended to other models. Read more

GM Recall: China unaffected by U.S recall – General Motors

Following on from our earlier report, which informed you about General Motor’s decision to recall 1.3 million autos in the U.S, the company has just stated that China will not be affected by this recall. Read more

General Motors: 1.3 million recall for Chevy, Pontiac motors over steering issue

It has been reported that car giant General Motors has had to recall around 1.3 million motors, due to a problem relating to powering steering in certain models. Read more

Toyota got Big-company Disease: Dedicated to Overtaking GM

A lot has been going on in the auto industry, and not for the good either. Over the past few years, Toyota has gone from a humble Japanese automaker, to one that wanted to take over from General Motors (GM) and become the largest automaker in the world. However, in that time Toyota has got big-company disease. Read more

Toyota Recall Latest: Promoting New Vehicles Not Failings

There are those who would say that the image of Toyota has been damaged beyond repair, but they are a big company with huge resources and should be able to come out the other end. The recall list now stands at over 8 million; these include the recent recalls of the Prius Hybrid and the Tacoma Trucks. Read more

Robot News: NASA and General Motors are working together

We have some interesting news for Robot fanatics now, as it has been reported that NASA are working closely alongside car giants General Motors, on the next generation of robots designed for use in the aerospace and automotive industries. Read more

Recalled Toyota models could create $2bn bill for company

As you probably know Toyota’s recent recall has been devastating for the car manufacturer, a recent article posted on BBC News looks into exactly how much it has cost the company. Read more

Toyota 2010 Recall: Europe/UK models list and production periods

The latest recall in the U.S. and Canada for certain Toyota models has now spread to Europe/UK. This is certainly not a great start to 2010 for the Japanese automaker, which have been forced to suspend the sales of 8 new models. Read more

Toyota and Honda Recall: Ford and GM Sales Gain

Japanese automakers are not having a great start to 2010 due to a number of recalls. Toyota had a huge recall towards the end of last year and have now issued a fresh one this month, along with suspending sales of 8 models. Honda have also issued a recall due to a potential fire risk, both these recalls have helped see a gain in Ford and GM sales. Read more

GM Incentive for Toyota and Lexus Owners

Struggling U.S. carmaker GM is offering an incentive for Toyota and Lexus car owners, by giving them a month-long incentive program. General Motors has seen this as a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the current recall situation with the Japanese automaker. Read more

Saab Loan Guarantee: EU will review as soon as possible

Before Spyker can go ahead and purchase troubled Saab from General Motors, European Union regulators will need to have a close look at the deal. If they are happy with what they see, then Swedish authorities will be guarantee €400 million ($562 million) with a European Investment Bank loan for the carmaker. Read more

General Motors to design develop and manufacture electric motors

When we think of American cars, we think of huge gas guzzling vehicles that not only damages our environment but also our wallets as well with high fuel bills. Who would have thought that they would be changing their ways, but they have, you only have to see how they have embraced the hybrid vehicle. Read more

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