February 8 2012 by
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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Crossover, GM, GMC
General Motors has lifted the veil on its refreshed 2013 GMC Acadia at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. Designers gave the big crossover a slight redo with a new front valance, headlight details and new interior materials.
Up front, the 2013 Acadia boasts a new grille set into a [...]
February 7 2012 by
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Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM
President George W. Bush recently spoke to a gathering of auto dealers in Las Vegas, saying that while he believes in the free market under normal conditions, he doesn’t regret the $700 billion bailout fund used to rescue General Motors and Chrysler from the brink of collapse. Bush was quoted as [...]
February 6 2012 by
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Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Work, Chevrolet, Police/Emergency, Australia
The sun has long since set on the Ford Crown Victoria and the big sedan’s Police Interceptor variants, but many parts of the country still haven’t seen the next-generation of pursuit vehicles take to the street. In the case of the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle, that’s because [...]
February 3 2012 by
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Filed under: Car Buying, Ford, GM, Honda, Jeep, Kia, Toyota, Earnings/Financials
Most days, California must seem like Kazakhstan for the Big Three. Domestic products aren’t so popular out West, where Toyota and Honda have long stood atop the sales charts. But not in 2011.
According to a report in Automotive News, both General Motors and Ford managed [...]
February 1 2012 by
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Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials
The “Government Motors” crowd isn’t going to be happy about this: The Detroit News is reporting that the U.S. Treasury now says it has lost an extra $170 million in the auto industry bailout. The culprit? The declining price of General Motors stock.
According to the report, GM’s stock crested at $37.23, [...]