March 21, 2013
- Over the past year we have been bringing you the quarterly sales for GM on this site. Now we will give you something bigger: GM sales with their competitors vehicles to see how well they compete. The sales report includes over 80 markets from fast expanding markets like Thailand and Morocco to depressed markets like Greece to civil war ravaged Syria.
March 18, 2013
- Cold is no problem for the extended-range electric car.
March 14, 2013
- New models boost Jaguar sales, Vauxhall trials hybrid with the police and learners in Salford get a new test centre Vauxhall is trialling the Ampera range-extended hybrid with Northern Irish police. Last year's European Car of the Year will be used in Belfast as an incident response vehicle. The Ampera will benefit from Ireland's advanced charging infrastructure, where no EV owner is further than 10 miles from a charging point.Jaguar Land Rover's sales figures for February show a 3 per cent...
February 21, 2013
- Supercharged V6 in Range Rover, free home charging units for Ampera customers and 2013 begins well for domestic car building The new Range Rover is to have its engine range bolstered by the addition of a supercharged V6 petrol, albeit not in the UK. The 3.0-litre unit produces 335bhp and 332lb ft, enough for a 0-60mph time of 7.1sec and a 130mph top speed. Emissions are rated at 254g/km.Buyers of the Vauxhall Ampera range-extender hybrid are to be offered a free home charging unit. Government...
February 15, 2013
- First spy shots of the second-generation Chevy Cruze. The second-generation Chevrolet Cruze has been spied in testing for the first time. Predicted to go on sale in the US in late 2014, this fully disguised Cruze prototype is believed to be the first car to use GM’s new global D2XX platform.It is thought to underpin a variety of future Chevrolet and Opel/Vauxhall vehicles, including the next-generation Vauxhall Astra and Ampera, as well as a wide range of other models from GM's other brands,...
January 15, 2013
- Ex-GM boss Bob Lutz downplays the importance of small electric passenger cars, including the Chevrolet Volt he helped create Bob Lutz, one of the masterminds behind the Chevrolet Volt, has said that he now considers the ground-breaking range-extender technology to be wasted in a family car-sized vehicle.While at GM Lutz championed the cause of the Volt, and was instrumental in pushing the technology through. Its creation was also a key part of GM’s bargaining package when it asked President...
- Ex-GM boss Bob Lutz downplays the importance of small electric passenger cars, including the Chevrolet Volt he helped create Bob Lutz, one of the masterminds behind the Chevrolet Volt, has said that he now considers the ground-breaking range-extender technology to be wasted in a family car-sized vehicle.While at GM Lutz championed the cause of the Volt, and was instrumental in pushing the technology through. Its creation was also a key part of GM’s bargaining package when it asked President...
- Range extender coupé uses Volt drivetrain and will go on sale in Europe next year Cadillac has finally launched the production version of its Converj range-extender coupé, first seen at the 2009 Detroit show as a concept and now due to go into production at the end of this year.Now badged Cadillac ELR and revealed at the Detroit motor show, the car uses the Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera drivetrain. The body is all new, incorporating specific aerodynamic features to improve the car’s efficiency...
January 10, 2013
December 21, 2012
- Inflatable Gorillas and free hot dogs aren’t enough of a gimmick to get Europeans in to buy cars, but a 30-day return policy might be. That’s what General Motors’ European arm Vauxhall is hoping. Customers can buy a Vauxhall Ampera, the same as our Chevrolet Volt, and return it after 30 days if they’re unsatisfied.... more
- Swedish clothing store H&M offers a generous 30-day return policy that urges customers to Buy It Now, Return It Later. Looks like Vauxhall will be following suit. Customers in the UK will have the opportunity to return the Vauxhall Ampera, aka the Chevrolet Volt, after 30 days if they’re not satisfied with the car. Vehicles [...]
November 26, 2012
- Remember the look of the Chevrolet Volt concept? It's pictured above because it's been years since we've taken a good look at it. And now that hints are coming from General Motors about the look of the next-gen Volt, we thought it'd be fun to remember how far we've come.
"Ed Welburn is not going to let us do anything weird, I can tell you that." Speaking at an event in San Francisco recently, John Cafaro, Director of Exterior Design for...
- Sporty, aggressive and imposing aren’t words many people would associate with the Chevrolet Volt, but the brand might borrow cues from its European subsidiary, Opel, for the car’s next generation. While the version North Americans are being served wears a lukewarm cloak that looks about as performance-oriented as the car actually is, the Ampera takes... more
October 22, 2012
- Last week, the Chevrolet Volt became the first production car to drive from the U.K. to France, using the service tunnel of the Eurotunnel underwater railway line between the two European countries. What’s more, the stunt was orchestrated by Top Gear Magazine, the more measured, printed sibling of the hit T.V. show hardly known for its love...