• General Motors sells far more cars in Canada than Toyota, Honda, Mazda or any other competitors
• In 2007, GM sold 69,000 more cars than Honda and 48,000 more cars than Toyota
• General Motors offers more vehicle models with 7L/100km more than any other auto company in Canada
• General Motors offers more hybrids than either Toyota or Honda, 8 models by the end of 2008
• GM and Chevrolet are winning more new product awards than Toyota or Honda
• Chevy Malibu- 2008 North American Car of the Year
• Chevy Tahoe Hybrid- 2008 Green Car of the Year, Green Car Journal
• Chevy Silverado- 2008 AJAX Truck of the Year
• Chevy Tahoe- 2-Mode Hybrid and Chevy Malibu Hybrid- 2008 CAA Pyramid Award

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At a press conference in Lordstown, OH this afternoon, GM CEO Rick Wagoner officially announced that the Chevrolet Cruze would be built at the plant alongside the exitsing Cobalt.  Wagoner alluded to this in June during the company’s annual meeting. Read the rest of this entry »

Chevy Camaro SS photos emerge

We’ve had fun looking at the new Camaro in LS and LT trim, and even the RS appearance package livens things up a bit, but if we’re to be honest, we really only care about the SS model. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a car that needs no introduction; everyone knows about the revolutionary concept car from GM that debuted at the North American Auto Show in 2007. The Volt made waves at its launch and received more media attention than even the Camaro at its NAIAS 2006 launch. For sure that is the most important vehicle program GM has embarked on. Since the hugely positive reception, the Volt program has been the recipient of an intense focus at GM. The entire corporation is committed to making sure the program succeeds.

The revolutionary thing about the Volt isn’t in its styling; it’s in the E-Flex system. E-Flex is a revolutionary departure from the Internal Combustion Engine setup. And, in the one run as economies of scale kick in, the system will be cheaper to produce, with less components then a traditional automobile. And those economies of scale will kick in, because GM plans widespread E-Flex availability. Notice, we’ve gotten rid of the Transmission category, and replaced the designation Engines with Generators. In fact, that’s what they are. The Volt is an electric vehicle with a gas generator. No doubt about it, this is no conventional hybrid.

For the Volt’s styling, we went in and smoothed everything out, made the Volt concept suitable for production. Also, we were mindful of the need to achieve a good coefficient of drag, and improvements have been made in this area over the concept vehicle. In both styling and specifications, we expect the production to be very close. The Volt starts production in 2010, as a 2010 model. This will likely be done for PR reasons, keeping the model year within the decade, even though GM only gave until 2010 for an actual on sale date.

Specifications

Vehicle Type: 4-Passenger 2 Door Plug In Electric vehicle
Size Comparison: Volt Concept
Competitors: Toyota Prius, Honda FCX Clarity
Drive Wheels: FWD
Generators:
LT: 1.0L 5.5HP ECOTEC 4
LTZ: 1.0L 55HP ECOTEC 4

Cadillac provided a special sneak preview of the next-generation Cadillac SRX Crossover, a 2010 model that will launch worldwide in the fall of 2009.The all-new Cadillac SRX is intended to bring a more dynamic alternative to the heart of the luxury crossover segment, featuring a fresh iteration of Cadillac’s signature design language. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Corvette; such an iconic GM vehicle.  It’s the car that everyone loves, and has a place in the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world.  It’s Chevrolet’s equivalent of the 911, and the two vastly different cards are often compared head to head as ideological opposites.

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There has been talk of the Impala continuing in its current FWD configuration, eschewing the RWD Zeta based alternative. There have been a number of different reasons this has been discussed, one being lost sales in the transition.

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When they’re thinking about buying a hybrid vehicle, people sometimes worry about stuff that’s just silly. Sometimes, though they’re absolutely right to be concerned.

In a survey done in cooperation with Harris Interactive, Kelly Blue Book’s Web site. KBB.com, asked car shoppers who were considering a hybrid and what worried them about the vehicles.

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Carpages.ca by Justin Couture

The days of having to buy the top of the line engine in order to get the luxury features and the toys are officially over.  The high price of fuel was the last nail in the coffin for that school of thought.  A number of automakers, specifically those that produce mainstream, midsize sedans have shifted away from this philosophy.  You might’ve noticed that you can walk into a Hyundai or Nissan dealership and drive away with a Sonata or Altima equipped with all the toys and an efficient four-cylinder motor. Read the rest of this entry »