General Motors (Page 24)

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.

2013 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists announced

By Patrick Rall on December 12, 2012 - 10:17PM

The 50 jurors from the North American Car and Truck of the Year panel have announced the finalists for the 2013 award with a pair of trios that are as interesting as ever with the new Ford C-Max hybrid in the running for Truck/Utility of the Year while Car of the Year has three sedans that could stand to benefit greatly from the major award.

2014 Chevrolet Silverado teased, will debut tomorrow on Facebook (Updated)

By Patrick Rall on December 12, 2012 - 1:03PM

The Chevrolet Facebook page with play host to the official debut of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado on Thursday December 13th (that’s tomorrow) – finally giving the world a look at the next generation of the popular Chevy pickup and bringing the full details on the new General Motors truck lineup.

Cadillac, Buick lead GM in November 2012 sales growth

By Patrick Rall on December 11, 2012 - 12:33PM

While General Motors was one of the less successful automakers in the US auto industry in terms of year over year growth – GM still showed positive growth last month and in the long run, that is what the company is the most concerned with reporting.

Forgiato hides the headlights of the Chevrolet Camaro (Video)

By Patrick Rall on December 10, 2012 - 11:09AM

Forgiato is best known in the automotive world for their massive wheels with a distinctly modern design but the company is making news now thanks to their new “retractable hidden headlight grille” for the Chevrolet Camaro – a new accessory for the American muscle car that is making its internet debut in the video below.

GM, Honda, Mercedes Benz reach critical global milestones

By John Goreham on December 7, 2012 - 10:35AM

Three automakers' sales milestones this month offer an interesting glimpse into just how global the auto market is

The Nissan Leaf leads the EV segment as the Chevy Volt stumbles in November

By Patrick Rall on December 4, 2012 - 4:33PM

All good things must come to an end and for the folks at General Motors, November 2012 brought about an end to the 9 month long beating that the Chevrolet Volt has handed the Nissan Leaf in the battle of the mainstream electric vehicles – although the electric Chevy still has a massive lead in overall 2012 sales.

The Place of Chevy Spark EV Place In This Market

By Nicolas Zart on December 2, 2012 - 3:50PM

GM is betting a lot the its upcoming Chevy Spark EV will find its market niche with urbanites and city dwellers. The car comes with an intelligent array of smartphone infotainment systems.

The speedometer and tachometer of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette

New 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 video teases new digital gauge cluster

By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2012 - 7:23PM

General Motors has just released what is technically the third teaser of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette with this newest video offering us a look at just a bit of the high tech gadgetry that will be found in the new C7 when it debuts on January 13th 2013 including a 200 mile per hour speedometer and a massive tachometer – both of which are located on a new digital readout cluster.

Tony Stewart's 2013 Chevrolet SS Sprint Cup car

The 2013 Chevrolet SS debuts in NASCAR form

By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2012 - 2:54PM

We have known for months that General Motors will be debuting a new model for the 2013 model year that would serve as a new performance car in showrooms around the country as well as a new name in NASCAR and today, the new 2013 Chevrolet SS debuted in stock car form – giving us our first hints as to what the upcoming road car should look like.

The back end of the new 2013 Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Car

By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2012 - 2:52PM

The side profile of the new 2013 Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Car

By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2012 - 2:51PM

The front end of the new 2013 Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Car

By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2012 - 2:51PM

Fisker Automotive hires former GM marketing chief for interim marketing job

By David Herron on November 28, 2012 - 11:56PM

Former GM marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, is stepping in to replace retiring John Beattie, in a move that could reawaken rumors that Fisker plans to take on the Chevy Volt in a few years.

Jon Lauckner, General Motors Chief Technology Officer, vice president of Global

GM accelerating electric vehicle technology development, in China

By David Herron on November 27, 2012 - 4:22PM

Jon Lauckner spoke in Beijing today about GM's research into vehicle electrification, and the expansion of GM's electrified vehicle research and development operations in China.

GM ‘burns rubber’ to gain fuel-mileage advantage [video]

By Denis Flierl on November 23, 2012 - 12:36PM

General Motors is literally burning rubber in order to improve fuel mileage with new technology to produce ultra-fuel-efficient tires.

GM pledges 500,000 alternative energy vehicles by 2017

500K Electric and Plug-In Hybrids From GM

By Nicolas Zart on November 16, 2012 - 1:46PM

Can GM produce 500,000 electric and plug-in hybrid cars by 2017? The company seems to think it can.

Chevy Spark EV to be a fast driving and fast charging electric car

By David Herron on November 15, 2012 - 8:19PM

The 2014 Chevy Spark EV, to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show, is shaping up to be a very fast electric car, that will be the first to support the SAE DC Fast Charging system, which will give it a 20 minute recharge time.

Chevy Volt / ABB Energy Storage Inverter system

GM and ABB demonstrate a second life for used Chevy Volt battery packs

By David Herron on November 15, 2012 - 7:07PM

Electric car battery packs can still store and release electricity. GM and ABB demonstrated this week a community energy storage system using Chevy Volt battery packs.

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette under a cover

GM teases the C7 in the newest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette video

By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2012 - 11:31AM

Early this morning, the folks at General Motors issued the newest official video of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette and while this new video should be enough to get your blood pumping as we all eagerly await the debut of the C7 Corvette – GM’s new video still doesn’t offer a look at the actual car.

GM recalls 2012 Buick Verano, Chevy Sonic and Cruze vehicles over airbag defect

By Anthony Faccenda on November 14, 2012 - 6:48PM

According to GM, the recall was issued due to a driver side frontal airbag problem, which may result in airbag deployment failure.

GM recalls 2013 Cadillac XTS over head rest problem

By Patrick Rall on November 14, 2012 - 2:39PM

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has announced that General Motors is recalling a large group of the new 2013 Cadillac XTS due to a problem with the rear seating position headrests failing to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

GM teases Chevrolet Spark EV ahead of LA Auto Show debut

By Patrick Rall on November 13, 2012 - 7:54PM

General Motors has confirmed that the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show will bring about the formal debut of the new Chevrolet Spark EV – although little else is known about this brand new compact electric vehicle.

The LT1 V8 of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette

8-speed automatic transmission may not be ready for 2014 Corvette debut

By Patrick Rall on November 13, 2012 - 4:02PM

General Motors plans to use a new in-house developed 8-speed automatic transmission to help make the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette one of the most efficient in the model’s history but a Motor Trend report indicates that GM may have to call upon an outside supplier for the early versions of the C7 Corvette, as the GM unit will not be ready for the January debut.

FMV by OnStar brings telematics to your vehicle

By John Goreham on November 12, 2012 - 10:29AM

Now those who own a car without OnStar installed at the GM factory can enjoy its benefits

All four GM brands show growth in October 2012

By Patrick Rall on November 8, 2012 - 6:38PM

October 2012 proved to be a good month for the folks at General Motors, with all four of their current brands showing positive growth while the company as a whole led the US market in sales volume with 195,674 vehicles sold last month.

Ford Mustang bests Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger in October 2012 sales

By Patrick Rall on November 6, 2012 - 5:58PM

Just when it looked like the Chevrolet Camaro would cruise to the end of the year to win the sales title among the American muscle cars for 2012, the Ford Mustang battled back in October 2012 to lead the segment and close the gap a bit between the Ford and Chevy muscle cars.

The Chevrolet Volt posts best month ever in October 2012, continues to rout Nissan Leaf

By Patrick Rall on November 6, 2012 - 5:24PM

The Nissan Leaf posted its best month of the year and one of the best of its existence in the US through October 2012 but the electric Chevy Volt answered with its best month ever – helping the Volt to widen its already massive lead in annual sales over the Nissan EV.

Guy Fieri Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition

Guy Fieri's Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition debuts at SEMA

By Patrick Rall on November 5, 2012 - 11:02PM

Food Network star of the show Diners’ Drive-Ins and Dives is a hardcore Chevy fan with a history of owning Bowtie clad performance models but at the 2012 SEMA Show, Fieri and Chevrolet Performance introduced the Guy Fieri Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition – an open aired sports car with the power of the Corvette Z06.

The new LT1 V8 5th generation GM small block that will power the C7 Corvette

The new LT1 V8 5th generation GM small block that will power the 2014 Corvette C7

By Patrick Rall on November 5, 2012 - 11:00PM

The seats of Guy Fieri's Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition

By Patrick Rall on November 5, 2012 - 10:58PM

Subscribe to