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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.

Gartner's Emerging Technology Hype Cycle

CalCars' Felix Kramer asks What's Dragging Down the Volt?

By David Herron on March 8, 2012 - 8:41PM

GM's 5-week production halt on the Chevy Volt has given ammunition to naysayers, while advocates like Felix Kramer say it's just a phase in the technology adoption curve.

Chevrolet New Sail sales propelling GM to another China auto market record

By Frank Sherosky on March 6, 2012 - 9:09PM

According to today’s GM media release, the latest sales figure for the Chevrolet New Sail set a record for the month; and confirms GM is still on a solid path in the Chinese auto market.

GM struggles in February 2012 but shows growth

By Patrick Rall on March 5, 2012 - 1:24PM

February 2012 was a tough month for General Motors, with the largest of the American automakers ranking last in terms year over year growth but the good news was that with an improvement of 1.1%, the company still showed a positive growth in what proved to be a fairly bad month.

GM shuts down Chevy Volt production for five weeks, temporarily lays off 1,300

By Anthony Faccenda on March 2, 2012 - 9:18PM

Just one day after GM reported positive Volt sales in February, the automaker is ceasing production for 5 weeks due to overall poor sales.

The 2012 Chevy Sonic sold 3X more than the Aveo. Photo by Don Bain

Detroit's Big Three part of February's auto sales surge

By Don Bain on March 2, 2012 - 1:32AM

Ford, General Motors and Chrysler participated in an overall 15.7 percent surge in auto sales last month, the highest level of automotive sales since February 2008, three months before the economy lost its way.

Chevy Volt and battery pack, courtesy UBM Electronics

Chevy Volt teardown reveals future battery pack upgrades and safety monitoring systems

By David Herron on March 1, 2012 - 6:20PM

UBM Electronics recently performed a teardown of a Chevy Volt to better understand the technology, and learned the battery management system makes it easy to adopt future battery technologies.

The first teaser of the 2013 Buick Enclave

GM teases the upcoming 2013 Buick Enclave

By Patrick Rall on March 1, 2012 - 12:12PM

Among the key vehicles from General Motors at April’s 2012 New York Auto Show will be the 2013 Buick Enclave – likely bringing about the first major refresh for the popular sport utility vehicle since it was introduced for the 2008 model year and today GM offered the first teaser image of the new SUV.

GM Returns Favor To Peugeot To Bring Small Engine Cars Back To The USA

By Nicolas Zart on February 29, 2012 - 5:01PM

The intricacies of carmakers reaching out to another are many and none more fascinating than GM and Peugeot working together to brave the rough seas ahead.

President Barack Obama at United Auto Workers Conference

Obama takes Romney to task over Let Detroit Go Bankrupt

By Don Bain on February 29, 2012 - 2:32AM

As the Republican primary was unfolding in Michigan, home state of the Big Three, President Barack Obama criticized Mitt Romney for his opposition to the government bailout of GM and Chrysler.

GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center in Turin, Italy

2013 Chevy Cruise Diesel roots run deep with Euro connections

By Frank Sherosky on February 22, 2012 - 10:56AM

Diesel engines, first invented in Europe, have long been known for their fuel efficiency and power. So, when General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) opted to add the engine to its 2013 Chevy Cruze, its Euro roots and connections at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center in Turin, Italy became the obvious choice.

Gasoline prices over the last few years, courtesy GasBuddy.com

Gingrich is wrong on both gun racks in Chevy Volts and US energy policy

By David Herron on February 21, 2012 - 7:23PM

During a campaign sweep through Georgia last weekend, Newt Gingrich had some interesting things to say about the ability of a Chevy Volt to carry a gun rack, and his fantasy of returning to $2.50 a gallon gasoline.

Global investment group buys almost 6% of GM

By Patrick Rall on February 17, 2012 - 2:32PM

General Motors announced earlier this week that one of the world’s largest investment firms, Capital Research Global Investors, has purchased a substantial amount of GM stock that amounts to nearly 6% of the company’s overall outstanding shares.

Day chart late morning snapshot of GM stock

GM stock positive, but not overly reactive to first full-year report

By Frank Sherosky on February 16, 2012 - 11:28AM

In its first full year as a public company, General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) reported growth in the top and bottom lines, advanced global market share and made strategic investments in brands around the world, but traders know the reaction via the stock’s price dynamics is what counts.

GM's fact-telling and image rehabilitation in latest Chevy Volt ad

By David Herron on February 15, 2012 - 2:08PM

GM's latest video on YouTube attempts to reassure the public about Chevy Volt battery pack safety, in wake of the recent controversy over the battery pack fire during crash testing last year.

Bob Lutz says Volt bashing by right wingers harming American workers

By David Herron on February 13, 2012 - 8:08PM

GM's former CEO Bob Lutz publishes another op-ed piece in Forbes defending the Chevy Volt, and this time pointing fingers at right wing media figures, claiming their Volt bashing will cost American Jobs.

Toyota Prius Plug-in versus the Chevy Volt, which wins?

By David Herron on February 12, 2012 - 5:17PM

The other day we noted that some are comparing sales between the Toyota Prius V vs Chevy Volt, and deciding the Volt is coming up short even though there are a ream of differences between the Prius V and the Volt. The Prius that's most similar to the Volt is the Toyota Prius Plug-in, but that car has yet to go on sale meaning we don't know how it will fare in the public versus the Volt.

Toyota's Prius V outselling Chevy Volt, so what?

By David Herron on February 11, 2012 - 12:12AM

To gauge the success of the Chevy Volt, against which car should it be compared, and does the Toyota Prius V make a fair comparison?

Ford threatens to sue GM over Super Bowl ad

By Anthony Faccenda on February 6, 2012 - 6:14PM

Despite a letter of warning from Ford and a possible lawsuit, GM stands by its decision to run their "post-apocalyptic" Super Bowl ad.

Fox News' faux controversy over the Chevy Volt superbowl ad

By David Herron on February 5, 2012 - 2:18AM

GM's strange Chevy Volt superbowl ad caused a couple Fox News commentators to launch into a flimsy and leaky hit job on the Chevy Volt.

General Motors starts 2012 with a rough January

By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2012 - 1:03PM

January 2012 was a good month for the majority of the automaker groups operating in the United States but unfortunately – General Motors was the one company who struggled in the first month of the New Year with a negative year over year growth of 6.1%.

GM wins Top Automotive Innovator ranking for fourth consecutive quarter

By Frank Sherosky on February 3, 2012 - 12:32PM

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) remains the No. 1 innovator for the fourth-consecutive quarter among 183 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.

Lutz and Wagoner unveiling the Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz defends the Volt, calls on Republicans to be truthful

By David Herron on January 31, 2012 - 8:15PM

GM's former Chairman and CEO, Bob Lutz, blasts the right wing media for lying about the Chevy Volt.

Production begins for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

By Patrick Rall on January 27, 2012 - 6:01PM

Yesterday morning, General Motors’ Camaro Marketing Manager John Fitzpatrick sent a note to Chevrolet dealerships around the country notifying them that production had officially begun for the incredible new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at their Oshawa production facility – with the first retail units hitting showrooms around the country as soon as March 2012.

GM Working with Automakers Toward Fast Electric Charger

By Armen Hareyan on January 27, 2012 - 1:38PM

Chevy Volt team just said that GM is working with several other automakers toward producing a common fast charger for electric cars such as Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-Miev.

The burned crash tested Chevy Volt from last June

GM's Akerson says Chevy Volt not designed to be a political punching bag

By David Herron on January 25, 2012 - 4:14PM

A politically charged Congressional Hearing this morning questioned the NHTSA's integrity following the Chevy Volt crash test fire last summer, with Administrator Strickland bearing the brunt of Rep. Jordan's angry questioning.

Chevy Volt fire: What did NHTSA know and when did they know it?

By David Herron on January 23, 2012 - 8:03PM

The NHTSA released a detailed report of the Chevy Volt crash test and forensic investigation last week prior to this weeks House Oversight committee hearing.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca

Ford announces bonuses, raises for salaried workers while GM and Chrysler wait

By Patrick Rall on January 23, 2012 - 11:04AM

Ford Motor Company’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, sent a notice out to roughly 20,000 salaried workers in the United States and Canada last week announcing that these employees would be receiving bonuses and merit based raises later this year – marking the first time that the company has done this since before the auto industry meltdown in 2008.

Should GM kill the Chevy Volt, stand pat, or create the Volt2?

By David Herron on January 21, 2012 - 3:45PM

Should GM cave in to the negative PR and politically motivated controversy over the Chevy Volt, or should they move boldly forward with their electric vehicle plans?

Chevy Volt lithium-ion battery in the lab

NHTSA closes investigation of Chevy Volt as having no defect trend

By Frank Sherosky on January 20, 2012 - 5:23PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a statement today regarding the conclusion of its safety defect investigation into the post-crash fire risk of Chevy Volts.

GM's CEO to testify before Rep. Issa's committee on Chevy Volt fire

By David Herron on January 19, 2012 - 4:43PM

The firestorm over the Chevy Volt battery pack fire is moving next week to a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the hearing is to feature Dan Akerson, GM's CEO.

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