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General Motors bought a 7% stake in PSA  at the end of February, originally the plan was that they would share components, especially when ordering parts in the future, and share logistics in Europe. Now more details are coming out, and it ap...

General Motor has begun a real world test of its Connected Vehicle Development program in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Connected Vehicle Development aims to test vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication that would allow c...

General Motors has opened a new engine plant in Joinville, Brazil that it believes will comply Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. It has already applied for the accreditation and is waiting for a reply.  The plan...

General Motor and PSA Peugeot Citroën will begin a long-term, strategic alliance that is meant to strengthen European competitiveness. GM will purchase 7% of PSA making it the company's second largest shareholder. The synergies betwe...

General Motors has announced its sixth consecutive profitable quarter. Revenue increased by $6.2 billion to $39.4 billion and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was $3.0 billion. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said “GM’s investments i...

Airbags undoubtedly save lives, and their development have done a lot ot make driving safer. Despite side curtain airbags, side-impact crashes are still dangerous, especially when there are passengers who can collide during an accident.  ...

General Motors has broken ground on an expansion to its factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, that will be finished in 2015. It will increase capacity from 98,000 vehicles now to 230,000 cars a year. It is the largest Russian expansion by GM since it...

posted its best sales month in the US in May since August 2009. It sold 245,256 cars, up 10.9% over the year before. Compared to this point last year, General Motors is only up 2%.  “GM’s sales in May were the highest in almo...

Already since the 1930s had General Motors promoted its products by transporting the latest innovations in a Parade Of Progress across the entire country. GM's chief designer Harley Earl wanted to spread his futuristic vision of transportation...

General Motors will be offering a bifuel option on its model year 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC 2500 HD extended cab pickups. The trucks can be fueled with either regular gasoline or natural gas to power their 6.0 liter V8 engines. GM claims th...