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$132.9 Billion Still Owed to Tax Payers From Bailout

Taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion from companies like General Motors and the American International Group Inc. who benefited from the financial bailout. Christy Romero, the acting special inspector general for the $700 billion bailout said that some ... continue

GM Developing Interactive Rear Windows

General Motors is keeping up with the new age of technology which is most definitely the case with their research and development labs. As time goes on, high tech gets more and more integrated into vehicles. From Ford's ... continue

GM Has A Fix To Prevent Future Chevy Volt Fires

The Chevy Volt, a plug in hybrid from General Motors, hasn't had the best news coverage since it's release into the marketplace. Numerous stories of potential for fires have lead to much concern and even prompted a ... continue

GM recalling nearly 5,000 Chevrolet Sonics due to missing brake pads

If you've recently purchased a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic and felt that the brakes were a bit.. off, it's likely that you're not imagining it; General Motors announced today that select 2012 Chevrolet Sonic models are being recalled ... continue

Chevrolet Volt Fires May Have Been Result Of Coolant Leak

GM engineers believe recent battery fires found after two Chevrolet Volt crashes may have been the result of battery coolant leaks that interacted with on-board electronics. After two initial crashes showed issues with the cars systems GM engineers ... continue

General Motors Prepared To Recall Chevy Volt, May Buy Back Vehicles

Over the last week we have been reporting about an issue with Chevy Volt batteries that caused one vehicle's battery to burst into flames after a crash test and now GM has announced that they are looking ... continue

GM Offering Loaner Vehicles To Chevy Volt Customers

Owners of the Chevrolet Volt are being offered loaner vehicles by General Motors after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a probe into possible safety issues with the vehicles lithium ion-batteries. The NHTSA announced on Monday that ... continue

Chevrolet Volt battery fire sparks probe by U.S. regulators

Federal safety regulators are investigating the safety of batteries used to power electric vehicles in light of a Chevrolet Volt's battery caught fire three weeks after undergoing a routine crash test. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ... continue

Saab To Be Sold To Chinese Manufacturer, Will Likely Cut Jobs

In an attempt to avoid bankruptcy automobile manufacturer Saab plans to sell to Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. and Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. for the low price of just $142 million. The company's have until November 15 to ... continue

GM Recalls 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs

GM recalls were issued on Wednesday for the company's 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and 2012 GMC Terrain vehicles. The recall is related to the tire pressure monitoring system which according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration isn't up ... continue

Automakers Increase Compact Car Production

With consumers still concerned about the economy, Automakers across the country are beefing up their production of compact cars. Ford, GM, Toyota, and Hyundai have all added Saturday shifts to keep up with consumer demand as customers ... continue

GM: Free Car Insurance For New Automobile Buyers

Hoping to increase new vehicle sales in 2011 General Motors on Wednesday announced a new program that provides free automobile insurance to new GM car buyers. Anyone who buys a new vehicle from the company will receive ... continue

U.S. Government Buys First 100 Pre-Production Chevy Volts [Rumor]

The Chevy Volt has been the companies most highly touted "green" vehicle for over a year now and the first production milestone is also finally behind them. The U.S. government has reportedly put in an order for 100 ... continue

Twitter saves GM from disaster

Well maybe not complete disaster since no-one will probably be able to save them from that, however a recent idea from the company hit Twitter and saw nothing but a chorus of boo’s and ... continue

GM: Making something better means knowing about the problem

In light of the massive bailout for the automobile industry and the constantly shifting executives a rather interesting story has surfaced as to one of the reasons that GM is having such a hard ... continue

General Motors Dealerships Closing: 1,100 Locations Affected

General Motors has announced it is closing 1,100 of its U.S. dealerships. The move comes as the company sits on the brink of bankruptcy. GM is expected to ultimately close more than 2,300 dealerships by the end ... continue

GM Announcement: Jobs and Dealers Cut; Pontiac Eliminated

General Motors (GM) has announced it'll cut thousands of jobs, close thousands of dealers, and eliminate the Pontiac brand over the coming months. The GM announcement came during a press conference Monday. The GM Announcement GM's announcement indicates up ... continue