GMC News

No “June Gloom” for General Motors, as increased demand for fuel-efficient vehicles has spurred more consumers to put their trust—and their cash—in GM’s outstretched hand. Led by the Chevrolet Cruze, whose retail sales are up 153 percent over the Cobalt it replaced, GM’s total U.S. retail sales rose 4 percent ...    Read more

General Motors will be recalling more than 10,000 trucks and SUVs to deal with two issues. The first concerns 9215 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks with a faulty part that could let the trucks roll away when shifted into park. The defective part was identified when a vehicle at ...    Read more

GMC has introduced a mobile app for the Apple iPhone and other Android phones enabling users to shop, research, and configure a GMC vehicle. The GMC Showroom App has photos and videos of the latest GMC models and is now available for iPhone users in the Apple App store. On ...    Read more

The NADAguides released its 2011 Second Quarter Car Buyers Market report, with six current models earning a spot on NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys. Acura, Dodge, GMC, Hyundai and Toyota all earned a spot on the list. The Top Recommended Current Buys list is comprised of vehicles that are priced competitively, ...    Read more

While J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Survey has always been about bringing glory to automakers through consumer surveys representing hundreds of dimensions of each of its cars — no matter how miniscule — J.D. Power and Associates also recognizes individual car, truck, and SUV models as surveying the best among customers ...    Read more

Toyota triumphs, Lexus leaps ahead to finish first, and Ford falls in J.D. Power’s 2011 Initial Quality Survey. Released today, J.D. Power’s 2011 survey results show a swing in the automotive industry as automakers try to keep customer satisfaction high while pushing technology forward to meet stringent government regulations. Coming back ...    Read more

Everyone loves a new car, but for most of us, buying a new car is an arduous and forgettable experience. Recalls, industry shakeups and restructurings, and the perception of a half-century’s worth of sleazy car salesmen have done much to erode consumer trust. When buying or looking for a new car, it’s ...    Read more

General Motors knew from its experience shuttering Oldsmobile in 2004 that it would lose loyal customers when it closed its Hummer, Pontiac, and Saturn brands as part of its bankruptcy deal with the government in 2009. Thus, the automaker took steps to minimize such “conquests”, or customers switching car brands, ...    Read more

Good news this week for residents of Tonawanda, New York and Spring Hill, Tennessee: more jobs! (Or, you aren’t losing the ones you have!) U.S. and international demand for General Motors’ fuel-efficient Ecotec four-cylinder engines have prompted the automaker to invest some $65 million in personnel and manufacturing technology for its ...    Read more

General Motors has issued information on its CPO program, formerly known as its Certified Used Vehicles brand. The two-year/30,000-mile maintenance program covers tire rotations, oil changes based on a vehicle’s Oil Life Monitoring system and multi-point inspections free of charge to the owner. The program will continues to offer 12-month/12,000-mile bumper-to-bumper ...    Read more

Everyone knows buying a used car doesn’t come with all the benefits of buying a new car. That is, until now; at least for folks looking a General Motors-built vehicle. In an attempt to better tie pre-owned trucks, cars, and crossovers to its brands, GM has announced that starting Saturday, ...    Read more

General Motors CEO Dan Akerson, in a recent interview with the Detroit News , recently details the company’s plans for Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC while taking a pot shot at Ford’s Lincoln brand. Akerson says that two forthcoming Cadillac sedans, a new compact (rumored to be called the ATS) and ...    Read more

General Motors recently opened up (just a little) about its plans for the GMC truck/SUV division. FutureThe most speculative news surrounds the Granite, a proposed Scion xB hatch-box lookalike. If produced, the Granite would share the same platform as the front-wheel drive Chevrolet Cruze -- a significant departure from the ...    Read more

While it seems most automakers are focusing on fuel-efficient small vehicles and crossovers, General Motors is taking a slightly different direction. Case in point: the GMC Granite SUV crossover. Introduced at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, the Granite “urban utility vehicle” is reportedly underpinned by a version of GM's global ...    Read more

One of the prominent facets noted during the revealing of the 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty was the availability of the top-line Denali trim, previously only obtainable on the 1500-series light-duty trucks. ...    Read more

General Motors has announced pricing details of its premium 2011 GMC Sierra pickup truck and top-of-the line Denali model. The all-new 2011 Sierra Heavy Duty will have a starting price of $27,965*. The lineup has expanded to include eleven 2500HD models and eight single- and dual-rear-wheel 3500HD models. A ...    Read more

2010-03-10 PONTIAC, Mich. – The new 2011 GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups are offered with a new 6.6L Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 that tops the segment in power. It is rated at 397 horsepower (296 kW) at 3,000 rpm and 765 lb.-ft. of torque (1,037 Nm) at 1,600 rpm.The new, more powerful ...    Read more

2010-03-10 ST. LOUIS, Mo. – GMC’s 2011 Sierra 3500HD chassis cab trucks deliver greater capability, efficiency and refinement than the models they replace – including an increased gross vehicle weight rating of up to 13,200 pounds (5,987 kg) and a gross combined weight rating of up to 27,500 pounds (12,473 ...    Read more

2010-03-10 ST. LOUIS, Mo. – GMC today announces the new 2011 Sierra Denali HD, the first offering of the exclusive Denali line on a heavy-duty GMC pickup.The Sierra Denali HD leads a comprehensively redesigned lineup of 2011 Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD trucks that go on sale in early summer – ...    Read more

CHICAGO – At the Chicago Auto Show today, the GMC Sierra 2500 HD received IntelliChocie’s prestigious “Best Overall Value of the Year” annual award, an honor it shares with the Chevy Silverado 2500 HD. As the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, IntelliChoice recognizes vehicles in 31 ...    Read more

DETROIT -- The General Motors Foundation is donating 30 GMC trucks to the Haitian relief effort to assist victims and aid workers in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation, following President Bill Clinton’s recent public call for vehicles to support recovery efforts. Two of ...    Read more

Consumer Guide named four GMC vehicles to its annual Best Buy and Recommended Award list. The 2010 GMC Acadia and Yukon were awarded top honors as “Best Buys” in the midsize and large SUV class, and the 2010 Terrain and Sierra were named as “Recommended Buys” in the midsize SUV ...    Read more

Studies show that women do more buying than men. No wonder then that General Motors is targeting women. How? GM is placing its products in popular TV shows watched by women. Apparently, this is a new focus of the automaker’s marketing strategy which has moved away from high profile, ...    Read more

DETROIT – Combining a decidedly urban-industrial design aesthetic with functionality aimed at young professionals, the GMC Granite concept takes the brand’s trademark capability in a new, more progressive direction.It was introduced at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.If brought to market, the Granite would be the smallest ...    Read more

DETROIT – GMC unveiled the 2011 Acadia Denali in Detroit. The first Denali was launched in 1999 on the Yukon brand and helped define the luxury SUV segment. With nearly half of all Yukon sales being Denali models, expanding the Denali line to include the Acadia was a logical ...    Read more