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General Motors

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a linchpin of the U.S. automotive industry, selling millions of vehicles every year - 8.3 million in 2018, to be precise – and employing more than 170,000 workers. More familiarly known as GM, the auto company counts iconic brands Buick and Cadillac under its corporate umbrella, as well the more utilitarian GMC brand and the budget-conscious Chevrolet badge.

Formed in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, General Motors has a long history with the Great Lakes State. Alongside the Ford Motor Company, GM’s presence in the region and its creation of popular cars under various brands are some of the main reasons that Detroit is so widely known as Motor City. GM is a Fortune 500 company and frequently appears in the top 25 of that list as one of the largest U.S. corporations by revenue.

Here at Torque News, we cover a wide variety of stories involving General Motors, from new models and announcements to the company’s latest technology developments and electric vehicle initiatives. GM plans to release more than 20 new electric models across its major brands by 2023 and you’ll hear about all of them on this site, as well as the latest and greatest from GM’s existing models.

About those automotive tariffs and President Trump.
The Other Side of Import Duties And A Quick History of Auto Tariffs and U.S. Presidents
By John Goreham on June 6, 2019 - 3:24PM
Read this if you think we don’t already have auto tariffs or they started with President Trump.
Michelin and GM partner on airless wheels and tires
GM, Michelin's Airless Tire Innovation Can Make Flat Tires a Thing of a Past
By John Goreham on June 5, 2019 - 11:34AM
Are you sick of hassles with TPMS? If so, maybe this new innovation from Michelin and GM will make your day with their innovative airless wheels and tires.
Mary Barra greets workers in GM truck plant
GM Increases Its Bet on Trucks
By Mary Conway on May 31, 2019 - 2:38PM
GM is investing $24 million to produce more trucks. We look at what is spurring the latest investment.
Corvette
Why GM is Investing in Aftermarket Parts
By Mary Conway on May 8, 2019 - 9:57PM
General Motors has agreed to save a Canadian plant and hundreds of jobs to produce aftermarket parts. With a brand new mid-engine Corvette about to be released, there is a huge demand for aftermarket and custom parts.
GM's Mary Barra on EVs.
Grading GM's Electric Vehicle Development Progress - We Give GM a C Grade Overall
By John Goreham on April 9, 2019 - 2:36PM
GM's CEO, Mary Barra, penned her own update on the company's electric vehicle plans last September. We recall her report and evaluate how GM has done since.
Plug in Hybrid car
This is why Plug-In hybrids still make sense today
By Dean McManis on February 16, 2019 - 9:07AM
In these recent cold days and nights I am reminded of why I like my plug in hybrid. For the last few years I have leased and then owned Chevy Volts, and now I have a Cadillac ELR, which was Cadillac’s short-lived luxury coupe that shared the Volt’s drivetrain. I really liked my Volts, and the ELR even more. The biggest value of a plug in hybrid is that it is essentially an electric car. Here is why.
Red Chevy Volt 2015
How Can GM Bring Back The Chevy Volt from China
By Ivan Jue on January 26, 2019 - 12:50PM
Bringing Back Chevy Volt from China could help GM to use the Volt as a transitional vehicle for a bit longer, so General Motors may have the time to launch additional electric car offerings.
Bukoff's letter to Mark Reuss questioning Chevy Volt termination
Email I sent to Mark Reuss - By killing the Volt now, you are throwing away the best transition vehicle
By Armen Hareyan on January 25, 2019 - 12:33PM
Mark Reuss, could You give us a better explanation of why GM is killing the Volt now? asks Allen Bukoff, an automotive researcher and an avid EV enthusiast in this letter sent to Mark Reuss, the president of General Motors. It's a very interesting letter asking valid questions about untimely termination of Chevy Volt when the new generation of EVs are still two years away from showing up.
Various key models under the GM and VW Group Brands,Courtesy their Media
Converting a Car Company from Making Gasoline to All Electric Vehicles: The Stakes Involved and the Brands Least Likely to Survive as a Result.
By Al Castro on January 16, 2019 - 3:08AM
ANALYSIS AND OPINION: Until recently no one in the car industry ever had an experience of what it was like to end production of a car product due to obsolescence, they and other peer brands have produced since its invention in the mid-nineteenth century. Shutting down gas while ramping up electric is a double money losing proposition into the tens to hundreds of billions. Only the wealthiest and most powerful car companies on earth can survive this conversion process, and I look into how this is so.
All these vehicles are made in China branded American Courtesy GM Media
The GM Chinese Electric is Coming! GM’s All-Electric Future will be Imported from China and Not Detroit.
By Al Castro on January 4, 2019 - 6:09AM
ANALYSIS AND OPINION: As GM’s ten year plan for electrification and autonomy turns into a five year plan, that actually now is really an “ASAP plan,” GM is facing a reality that except for the Bolt factory, none of its North American facilities are fully ready for an all out massive BEV production schedule. As GM kills everything off about itself that burns gas, it has no choice but to turn to the Chinese for help. Please welcome the GM Chinese electric car at a dealer near you!
Details on GM plant closures, car models, and layoffs.
GM Closing Eight Plants - Slashing Workforce - Cutting Car Models -Details Here
By John Goreham on November 26, 2018 - 1:25PM
General Motors is slashing its gasoline-powered car operations. Here's what we know so far.
GM will refocus on EVs and autonomy.
GM Announces New Direction - Will Focus On EVs and Autonomy
By John Goreham on November 26, 2018 - 12:41PM
General Motors will close eight plants and restructure its workforce to meet its future plan to shift to autonomous electric vehicles.
General Motors is the Latest to Unveil an eBike
By Mary Conway on November 3, 2018 - 8:16PM
General Motors is inviting fans to get in on the ground floor of its plans to market eBikes. GM is the latest automaker to include integrated eBikes in its mobility plans. Ford and Audi have been developing the eBikes for years.
Three Reasons the GM-Honda Agreement on Autonomous Cars Makes Perfect Sense
By Mary Conway on October 5, 2018 - 10:33PM
General Motors and Honda announced jointly this week that Honda is investing $2.75 billion in Cruise and GM's autonomous vehicle program to develop an autonomous vehicle. We look at why this tie-up makes perfect sense.
DSRC devices on a sign post and car roof, DSRC V2X traffic signal, and V2X cars and a scooter
The Car Language Dilemma of Radio-Based DSRC v. Cellular Based V2X: VHS or Betamax? 100 Years Ago: Gas or Electric Car?
By Al Castro on October 1, 2018 - 5:41AM
Which shall it be? Betamax or VHS? Although fully driverless autonomous cars are years and miles away, as we get there shortly, cars need to learn now, how to communicate to each other as they robotize. But car makers are battling each other over older radio DSRC v. the newer cellular V2X, and the debate, like American politics, is getting intense. It’s the same kind of moment we went through when deciding which video platform to use 40 years ago, even 100 years ago which kind of car, gas or electric?
Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction
Burt Reynolds' Bandit Re-creation is one of Auction's Top Sellers
By Mary Conway on September 30, 2018 - 5:54PM
Three of the late Burt Reynolds' movie car re-creations sold at the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction. One of the vehicles brought in big money.
Array of BEV and PHEV cars from Tesla, Chevy, and Sono Motors
EVs On California HOV Lanes: Where All Plug-Ins are not the Same
By Al Castro on September 24, 2018 - 11:31AM
ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the fringe benefits of golden state citizenry is you get exemption from occupancy rules on California HOV lanes if you drive some kind of electric plug-in. But lately too many single occupant cars are clogging up the lane. They need to narrow the criteria. They started by asking WHO should be allowed access? Instead, maybe Californians need to start a national conversation with a reset to ask exactly: WHAT KIND OF ELECTRIC CAR should have access?
Burt Reynolds and Movie Vehicle
Three Famous Burt Reynolds' Movie Vehicles to Hit Auction Block This Week
By Mary Conway on September 23, 2018 - 10:32PM
Three vehicles that were personally owned by Burt Reynolds and featured in his most popular movies will be auctioned off this week. There is expected to be huge interest in the vehicles in the wake of Reynolds' recent death.
Elon Musk and Tesla EV Pickup Truck
Where Electric Pickup Trucks Can Be Used If Produced Today
By Armen Hareyan on September 20, 2018 - 8:35AM
Last month Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla pickup truck may come sooner than thought. A week ago GM's Mary Barra hinted at possible electric trucks as well (according to the News Wheel). Here we are taking a look at where electric pickup trucks can possibly be used if they were produced today with rumored capabilities.
Tesla Model 3 Fast Charging vs Chevy Bolt
Tesla Model 3 Vs. GM’s Chevy Bolt: Who is the King of Fast Charging
By Simon Barke on September 5, 2018 - 6:54AM
Tesla Model 3 is three times better than GM's Chevy Bolt. Here is the truth about fast charging.
Electric Cars Charging
GM's New Charging Outpaces Tesla By a Factor of Three: 180 Miles in 10 Minutes
By Armen Hareyan on September 3, 2018 - 9:03AM
Imagine charging your electric car for 180 miles in 10 minutes. General Motor's new partnership with Delta Americas is going to be a game changer for Chevy Volt and Bolt owners as well as for all the GM electric cars.
Tesla Model S Battery Charging at Supercharger
The Worldwide Car Battery Shortage and is Your New Car Order Affected?
By Al Castro on August 17, 2018 - 7:37AM
With the growing rapid output of worldwide EV production, the glaring reality of supply and demand becomes more obvious as to which key players in the auto industry are prepared for battery shortages and which ones are not. Regardless, if the company you buy a BEV from is not one of “the big three,” you should expect you car order to be delayed because of battery shortages by the factory.
GM's EV1
EV1 Wasn't Destroyed, GM Needed Time and Lessons Went to Volt
By Armen Hareyan on August 14, 2018 - 11:23AM
Many people think GM destroyed the EV1, but apparently it was never meant for sale. Here is what happened in reality.
GM Maven App carsharing
GM's New Maven Program Asks Owners If They Want To Share Their Car To Earn Money
By Dean McManis on July 25, 2018 - 7:40PM
GM is betting on a new car-sharing program called Maven. It's essentially a ride-sharing but would you ever let someone else drive your car?
Buick Enspire Red Color 1200x900
Cadillac's Pricing Problem and Buick's Potential Rebranding Opportunity with Velite 6 and Enspire
By Dean McManis on July 12, 2018 - 11:18AM
Velite 6 and Enspire definitely could be comeback vehicles for Buick in the United States.
2018 Chevy Bolt
What Comes After Chevy Bolt: There’s an Electric GM in Your Future
By Al Castro on July 10, 2018 - 2:21AM
GM’s race for 20 electric cars by 2023 is underway with two concept cars that most likely will go into production. They’re both Chinese Buicks, for now, one is a wagon, the other, an SUV with the potential to become something so much more.
EV Battery Pack 1200x900 size
Interesting Announcement from Honda and GM to Make EV Batteries Even Cheaper, More Powerful
By Armen Hareyan on June 7, 2018 - 4:40PM
There is a very interesting development to from Honda and the General Motors to make electric car batteries even cheaper and more powerful. At least Honda is getting more serious about EVs, not just fulfilling compliance requirements. GM may move beyond The Volt and Bolt.
Chevy Volt Rear View
What Will Return from China If Chevy Volt Falters in Upcoming Years
By Armen Hareyan on June 6, 2018 - 10:48PM
Many EV enthusiasts are wondering about General Motors increasing the number of EV models in China to 20, while keeping only two main models in the United States Chevy Volt and Bolt. But what will happen if the Volt sales falter in the United States in the upcoming Years?
2017 Chevy Bolt ad 1200x900 size
Is There a Reason Chevy Doesn't Advertise Its EVs on TV? They Are Great Cars
By Armen Hareyan on May 28, 2018 - 10:30AM
GM makes great cars and Chevy makes great EVs. Yet, you will hardly see a Chevy Volt or a Chevy Bolt advertised on TV. Torque News wants to explore the situation and search if there is a reason for Chevy not advertising its electric cars on TV as actively as other major carmekers do.
Cars in a dealership parking lot
4 Most Common Ways Dealers Steer Car Buyers away From EVs
By Armen Hareyan on May 24, 2018 - 8:01PM
The last time you went to a car dealership to buy a new or used car, most probably you were not introduced to the dealership's used or new electric car inventory. At last, this is according to a new study by a group of researchers who posed as car shoppers. I am not surprised as I will tell you what my local Chevy dealer told me once.
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