General Motors announced today it plans to layoff the third shift of production at its Spring Hill, Tenn. assembly plant. The downtime will begin on Nov. 27th, but thus far the company has declined to comment on how long the production cut will take place. The Spring Hill plant currently produces the Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia crossovers with 3,300… Read More...
General Motors has announced planned production reductions at several facilities to contend with an ongoing strike at its Chevrolet Equinox assembly plant. The strike, which started last Sunday, is beginning to cause ripple effects across the GM system now. Specifically GM is reducing output at its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant, Spring Hill and Flint Engine Operations. Nearly all of the… Read More...
The Unifor Local 88 union that represents employees at General Motors' CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario have authorized a strike. CAMI is the primary producer of the Chevrolet Equinox crossover for the North American market. Unifor stated Sunday that the union felt a strike was imminent as they and GM have been unable to secure a labor agreement for… Read More...
General Motors is likely facing a strike from its workforce at its CAMI assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. The plant is the sole producer of the hot-selling Chevrolet Equinox crossover, which means it is a critical assembly plant for the company. Automotive News is reporting that Unifor Local 88 is telling its membership that a "fair and responsible agreement" does… Read More...
General Motors' Cruise Automation division is aiming to open up an internal autonomous ride-hailing service to the public. Currently the service, called Cruise Anywhere is limited to employee use only in the San Fransisco area. According to Automotive News the plan to offer the service to the public is still in the early stages. Thus far Cruise Automation spokespeople have… Read More...
One of Opel's reveals at this week's Frankfurt Motor Show will be a new Insignia GSi Sports Tourer. For those of us stateside, this is lingo for a sport version of the Insignia wagon. This hot new wagon will grace Europe's roads with a gas or diesel engine option. If the Insignia GSi looks familiar, that's because it serves as… Read More...
Thus far General Motors has avoided slotting a diesel engine into its half-ton pickups, but that is likely to change soon. Spy photographers have yet again spotted test mules of the new pickups--dubbed the T1XX trucks--with what appear to be suggestions of a diesel engine under the hood. The spy photographers claim the test trucks shows signs of having a… Read More...
Chevrolet has announced its Bolt EV electric vehicle can now be ordered at certified dealerships nationwide. The announcement follows the brand's plan, which rolled the Bolt EV out in select states starting in December 2016. Thus far Chevrolet has sold 11,670 Bolt EV's in 2017, most in California and Oregon. The bow-tie brand says feedback from its initial customers has… Read More...
Buick China has confirmed plans to rollout a small MPV named GL6. The news comes as little surprise as the Buick GL6 was fully uncovered back in July thanks to Chinese government agencies. Along with the confirmation, Buick also issued a teaser shot of the GL6, which effectively confirms the leaked image was of the real-deal. This means the GL6… Read More...
General Motors has recalled its all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers. The company says about 2,900 of them need repaired. According to GM, the right front intermediate driveshaft may fracture and separate while driving. If this situation occurs, the vehicle will lose propulsion, potentially causing an accident. If the vehicle is parked when this occurs, the vehicle could… Read More...
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