May 19, 2013
- A celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, Virginia ended tragically when an elderly driver, suffering an as-yet unknown medical incident, plowed his '97 Cadillac DeVille into the crowd of hikers. Thankfully, no one was killed, but up to 60 people were injured.Read more...
May 18, 2013
- The Cadillac XTS isn’t known as the most exciting vehicle in the brand’s lineup. In fact, it’s a rather dull, but luxurious, offering. Actively avoiding the production of dull cars seems to have become a bit of an obsession at Cadillac, though, so it's gone ahead and dropped the 410-horsepower, biturbocharged V-6 from the all-new CTS under the graceful hood of the XTS. The result is a large Caddy that we'd be happy to drive.
May 16, 2013
- RelayRides, the car-sharing program that lets car owners rent out their vehicles to other people for fun and profit, has been forced to shut down in the state of New York. Looks like you're stuck with Car2Go or Zipcar, New Yorkers. Read more...
- Lexus really needed a new IS. Its entry level sport/luxury sedan was treading water, sure, but with a new BMW 3-Series and Cadillac ATS, outlier competitors like the Volvo S60 and Buick Regal, and newer, freshly facelifted models from Mercedes-Benz and Audi, it’s pretty clear that the sharks have been circling.
- Nissan will produce a version of its NV200 small commercial van that General Motors will sell as the Chevrolet City Express in the United State and Canada, the two automakers said Tuesday. Nissan will produce the Chevy van at its Cuernavaca, Mexico, plant.
- Nissan will produce a version of its NV200 small commercial van to be sold as the Chevrolet City Express in the United State and Canada, the two automakers said today. Nissan will produce the Chevy van at its Cuernavaca, Mexico, plant.
- A new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help General Motors limit the size of future safety recalls, a top company official said.
May 12, 2013
- The Chevrolet Bel-Air, especially those of the mid- to late- 50s, will always count as one of the prettiest cars ever made.Read more...
- There's something wrong with Chevrolet's new lineup. The more expensive the cars get, the worse they become. I went to a Chevy Test drive event, and tested their entire lineup to find out why. Comprehensive Reviews after the break.Read more...
- For the twelfth time since 1978 the Indianapolis 500 will be paced by a Chevrolet Corvette. That shouldn’t come as a big surprise. Corvette has had the honor of leading The Greatest Spectacle In Racing more than any other car. In fact, the last time there wasn’t a Chevy pacing Indy was 2001, when an Oldsmobile lead the field.
May 1, 2013
- A federal judge in Detroit today sentenced a former General Motors engineer and her husband to prison time for stealing technology secrets from the company, with the goal of selling them to Chinese carmakers.Read more...
- General Motors, which is expanding its presence in China, is now feeling some heat from an ad that a number of groups have deemed racist. Why? Because song lyrics talk about the "land of Fu Manchu." It also says the people say "ching-ching chop suey." Whoops.Read more...
April 30, 2013
- Car chase in LA! A man in a Chevy Express van is going nuts. Call me crazy, but I bet he doesn't get away.Read more...
April 29, 2013
- MotorWeek describes the Chevy Aveo as "very successful" and "leading the way." Are we talking about the same car?Read more...
- Having your car stolen is awful. Just awful. But, as I learned not long ago, it's not entirely hopeless. I did get (most) of my stolen car back , and I learned a great deal in the entire process. So, in hopes of giving a little bit of that goodness back, here's what I took away from the experience of recovering a stolen car. Read more...