GMC News

This week marked the start of the Chicago Auto Show, showing us new Hyundais, Kias, a family crossover from GMC, and more, sustaining its reputation as the "consumers' auto show." Oh yeah, and there was a 650-horsepower Mustang GT500 convertible, surely an outlier. Regardless, it was a week of news, ...    Read more

If you're looking for a sneak peek at the 2013 GMC Acadia, but the usual rumors and whispers automotive sites just aren't doing it, well, you've been looking in the wrong place. Turns out the horse's mouth, GMC's own consumer website, broke its own embargo and posted a PDF version ...    Read more

The GMC Terrain has been one of GMC's best-selling vehicles since its inception back in 2010 and the Detroit-based auto maker is looking to continue that trend. Last year saw Terrain sales rise 37 percent, its biggest gain ever with 83,179 vehicles finding new homes. In an effort to boost ...    Read more

General Motors will be opening up a new component stamping facility at its Arlington manufacturing complex in Texas. The new $200 million facility should be operational in 2013, and will create another 180 jobs. However, the new Arlington complex will save the Detroit based auto maker $40 million a year ...    Read more

Its been a busy week here at Automotive.com, and there's a good chance you missed some of it. So to help out, we've compiled our top five stories, one from each day, to help you stay on top of what's going on in the automotive world. Monday, January 23 ...    Read more

The Buick Enclave and its platform mate, the GMC Acadia, have been on sale since 2007 without much of a refresh. It appears that’s about to change. Spotted out in the wild for the first time, it appears the 2013 Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia are making way for extensive upgrades. ...    Read more

Following General Motors’ 2008 bankruptcy, it’s been a guessing game trying to figure out how much of “New GM” is actually new versus an idiosyncratic carryover from the bad ol’ days. It’s also been tough sorting out the good apples among that bushel of company leadership. But if his list of ...    Read more

Detroit-based auto maker General Motors is in the process of redesigning its full-size light-duty pickup trucks. GM will be unleashing its latest variation of the popular Silverado and Sierra pickups next year as 2014 models. The heavy-duty models will remain unchanged for now as exterior styling was tweaked along with ...    Read more

By 2015, General Motors estimates 78 percent of cell phone users will have smartphones. Why should that statistic matter to you? Because GM is designing its in-car software to work seamlessly with the next generation of wireless technology. Speaking about Cue, the new Cadillac infotainment system that will first be available ...    Read more

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show opened on Sunday night with a General Motors' OnStar unit introducing its latest evolution: allowing third-party companies to create apps for it a la open source software for smartphones. Giving software companies kits to integrate software, OnStar used part of its press time to introduce Shelby ...    Read more

It wasn't a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination for the automotive industry in 2011. Fuel prices continued to climb ever higher while a natural disaster ravaged both Thailand and Japan causing parts shortages for many automakers. Hybrid vehicles weren't safe from the aforementioned issues either, ...    Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it was really only that bad if you happen to be selling a truck-based SUV. Although some companies had growth in demand for the off-roaders, the available selection for such vehicles is dwindling, and it will be ...    Read more

Buick has decided to tease the 2013 Encore before its scheduled unveil at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. What we do know is that the Encore will "offer contemporary Buick styling, signature QuietTuning technology, and segment-leading content and space." As for what lies under the ...    Read more

Is the economy really that sour? Judging from sales of domestic makes, it isn’t. Each of the American Big Three—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors—reported strong gains in November. Ford and Chrysler even reported sales to be close to their pre-economic meltdown levels for the first time in years. Unlike years ...    Read more

General Motors is recalling certain 2012 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks to sort out faulty safety-belt systems.  Trucks built from September 9 through October 19 are believed to have electrical connectors that don’t fit together properly on the driver's safety-belt buckle. If the connectors aren't in sync, ...    Read more

Thanksgiving is best known for spending time with loved ones, watching football, and stuffing your face with enough tryptophan-filled turkey to knock out a small army.  After you awake from your food coma and time expires in the final game of the night, you'll have to pick yourself up off ...    Read more

The US Department of Energy today released its annual list of most efficient vehicles. It's another one of those trophies that manufacturers tout as being important and "official," like the Grammy's, but which too few people actually care about. The rankings are grouped into popular vehicle classes and based on ...    Read more

General Motors is recalling 1,798 Chevy Express and GMC Savana vans for a front airbag malfunction. The defect only affects 2012 model year vans manufactured from June 2011 through October 2011. In an accident, the dual-stage airbag will not inflate, and thus, does not conform with federal motor vehicle safety standards. ...    Read more

Opening in just 2006, General Motors’ Lansing, Mich. plant has wasted little time in reaching its million-vehicle milestone, a 2012 GMC Acadia. As the sole manufacturer of GM’s full-size “Lambda” platform crossovers, the factory serves as an employer of approximately 3700 workers and is GM’s newest assembly line in North ...    Read more

Turns out, hybrid cars save lives as well as gas: a boon for those who already own them, undoubtedly. But it’s not down to driving behavior or secret unadvertised safety features that only hybrid drivers are entitled to: in fact, it’s simpler than you think. A study from the Highway Loss ...    Read more

The automakers have released their monthly car figures and, among the Detroit Three, sales of cars joined crossovers, SUVs, and trucks for the first time in two consecutive months. Chrysler's mid-sized 200 led the car pack followed by Ford's compact Fiesta and midsized Fusion. General Motors, which does not break ...    Read more

While launching right before Halloween, we believe GM’s OnStar unit is ramping up to take on the full force of the undead with its new “Monster Dodger” service. Cute name for a very serious issue. With “Monster Dodger,” drivers of OnStar-equipped vehicles can find costume and candy shops through specially trained ...    Read more

General Motors is recalling Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain models for their failing tire pressure monitoring systems, which might not work as intended. The tire pressure warning light is designed to illuminate when tire pressure is below 25-percent of the recommended cold tire pressure. In certain 2011 Equinox and Terrain models, ...    Read more

General Motors has been playing magic tricks on the public. While the automaker has enraptured the average car buyer with its fuel-sipping Chevrolet Cruze, it has quietly been upgrading its plants in preparation for the next generation of pickups. We eagle-eyed members of the media, of course, have not been ...    Read more

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