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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.

US Government takes first steps to sell remaining GM ownership

By Patrick Rall on January 21, 2013 - 11:54AM

After selling some 200 million shares back to General Motors last month, the US Federal Government has taken the first steps to sell off the remaining 19% of GM common stock owned by the Treasury Department that the feds received as repayment for the bailout loans of 2009.

GM's Reuss promises Volt 2.0 will be thousands of dollars cheaper

By David Herron on January 18, 2013 - 8:10PM

Facing price pressure from a newly cheaper Nissan Leaf, GM's North American President Mark Reuss promised a cheaper Volt, in a few years.

Electric cars are not dead but are inevitable, says GM's Mark Reuss

By David Herron on January 18, 2013 - 5:04PM

We are collectively in a transformation period in the automobile and car buying habits, said GM's Mark Reuss, claiming that soon there will be an affordable electric car offering 300 miles of range.

Via Motors unveils electric monster truck with the fuel efficiency of a Prius

By David Herron on January 16, 2013 - 9:39PM

Maximum Bob Lutz, a backer of Via Motors, unveiled an improved line of plug-in hybrid electric trucks that can lower a company's fuel costs, power job sites without requiring a spare generator, repower a neighborhood in emergencies, and drive the company President around town.

The VL Destino packs 2013 Corvette ZR1 or 2014 Stingray power in Fisker Karma skin

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 4:34PM

Among the more unique vehicles to debut at this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show is the VL Destino – a high performance luxury sedan that features the exterior shape of the electric Fisker Karma with a drivetrain borrowed from either the 2013 Corvette ZR1 or the new 2014 Corvette Stingray.

The 2014 Cadillac ELR brings Chevy Volt efficiency to a sleek luxury coupe

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 12:20PM

We knew that it was coming well in advance due to hints and teasers from the automaker but yesterday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, General Motors unveiled the new 2014 Cadillac ELR – a high end luxury coupe packing the super efficient electric drivetrain of the Chevrolet Volt and when it hits showrooms, it will be the most efficient luxury car available in the United States.

The dash of the 2014 Cadillac ELR

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 12:17PM

The interior of the 2014 Cadillac ELR

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 12:16PM

A rear view of the 2014 Cadillac ELR

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 12:09PM

A rear corner view of the 2014 Cadillac ELR

By Patrick Rall on January 16, 2013 - 12:08PM

A 2013 Ford F150 racing a 2013 Chevy Silverado

Ford and GM hooking up to cut costs

By Don Bain on January 15, 2013 - 9:37PM

The vehicles built by Ford and GM have always been uniquely distinct species, but now an agreement signed between the two automotive giants could bring their combined economies of scale to bear on third party production of parts like transmissions.

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray debuts at NAIAS along with vintage support

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:44PM

While the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray made its formal debut last night at a private event in Detroit, today’s start of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit marked the public debut of the C7 Corvette – with a cast of characters that included one example of every generation Corvette that drew massive crowds all day long.

The seventh generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:42PM

The sixth generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:41PM

The fifth generation Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in white

The fifth generation Chevrolet Corvette in white

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:40PM

The fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:39PM

The third generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:38PM

The second generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:37PM

The first generation Chevrolet Corvette

By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2013 - 10:36PM

The front end of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Feast your eyes on the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (live photography)

By Patrick Rall on January 13, 2013 - 10:41PM

Meet the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 – the seventh generation of the fabled American performance car that was introduced at a private event tonight in Detroit on the eve of the 2013 North American International Auto Show.

A Week Of Electric Vehicle News In review

By Nicolas Zart on January 13, 2013 - 1:03PM

This week has been chock full of electric vehicle news that will have an impact on tomorrow’s EV landscape. Find out what happen and what this means for you.

A screenshot from the 4th corvette teaser video

The 4th Chevrolet Corvette C7 teaser videos debuts

By Patrick Rall on January 10, 2013 - 3:24PM

We are only 3 days away from the debut of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette that will be known as the C7 but that isnt preventing General Motors from issuing more teaser videos of the upcoming sports car – this time looking at the manufacturing process of the next generation Chevy Corvette.

GM ends 2012 with an upswing in December, claims 2012 sales title

By Patrick Rall on January 10, 2013 - 12:33PM

General Motors ended 2012 in a positive note with overall growth by the company as well as with 3 of the 4 brands but more importantly, as 2012 drew to a close General Motors was able to one again claim the title of being America’s bestselling automaker – selling more cars in the US than any other automaker.

GM opens door to 3rd party infotainment apps in 2014 vehicles

By David Herron on January 8, 2013 - 4:33PM

With new developer API program, GM is paving the road to an app store for the infotainment system, with 3rd party developers being invited to build in-vehicle apps.

GM shows off the Volt based Cadillac ELR leading to Detroit debut

By Patrick Rall on January 8, 2013 - 1:14PM

The Cadillac ELR will make its grand debut next Monday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit but as we all prepare for the big Motor City show – General Motors has shown off the new electric Caddy coupe in broad daylight while covered in the familiar black and white camouflage skin.

Chevrolet Camaro wins 3rd straight muscle car sales title, Ford sells more V8s

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2013 - 3:00PM

The Ford Mustang trailed by less than 1,100 units going into December as the pony car attempted to prevent the Chevrolet Camaro from winning its third straight segment sales title but the bowtie-clad muscle car managed to claim its 6th monthly win of the year in December and in doing so – General Motors has the bragging right of offering America’s bestselling muscle car once again.

TorqueNews Exclusive: Ken Lingenfelter's views on a factory LS7-powered 2014 Camaro

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2013 - 10:04AM

A little over a week ago, we talked about the General Motors VIN decoder sheet which indicated that the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro could be packing the LS7 V8 from the Corvette Z06 and while GM isnt offering any comments on this possible new Camaro engine option – we reached out to Mr. Ken Lingenfelter for his input on what GM could have in store for the 2014 Camaro.

GM recalls 69k Chevy, GMC, Cadillac vehicles over roll away flaw

By Anthony Faccenda on January 4, 2013 - 9:40PM

General Motors' latest recall affects several new models including the 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon and Yukon XL.

These are your top 18 bestselling vehicles in America for 2012

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2013 - 7:02PM

Sales figures for the 2012 calendar year are in from around the industry and tonight, we take a look at the top 18 bestselling vehicles sold in the good ol’ USA – with all of these 18 cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles selling at least 200,000 vehicles in 2012.

The Chevy Volt pounds the Nissan Leaf one last time in December 2012, claims sales title

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2013 - 11:38AM

The Chevrolet Volt did in December 2012 what it did in 9 of the first 11 months of the year – soundly pummeling the Nissan Leaf in monthly sales en route to what amounted to a massive landslide victory in the 2012 electric vehicle segment sales battle after the Leaf claimed the title in 2011.

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