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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)--the industry-funded group that mashes cars into walls so that you don't have to--says GM's big crossover vehicles are so good at protecting passengers, they're giving them the Top Safety Pick designation.
The TSP award goes to cars and
trucks that earn "good" crash ratings for front, side, and rear impacts, and also have standard stability control.
The GM crossovers included in this set are the
2008 GMC Acadia (the hapless victim actually tested by the IIHS), and its bunkmates--the
2008 Saturn Outlook and
2008 Buick Enclave. The agency says the
2009 Chevrolet Traverse also will get the designation, since it's structurally similar to the other vehicles.
The IIHS says the rating applies to crossovers built after March 2008.
Posted in : 2008, 2009, Buick, Chevrolet, Crossover Vehicles, GM, GMC, Safety, Saturn
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General Motors will be spending $500 million in the U.S. alone to launch its new 2011
Chevrolet Cruze, the company said today.
Most of the dollars involved will go to retooling the Lordstown, Ohio, plant where the Cruze will be built, once the current Cobalt lineup is evicted. That's not expected to happen until after the 2010 model year, since the Cobalt is enjoying a surge in popularity as gas prices remain high.
Fuel economy will be a hallmark of the new car. While today's
Chevrolet Cobalt XFE gets upward of 37 miles per gallon, GM's Bob Lutz says the new Cruze could top 40 mpg with a high-economy turbocharged 1.4-liter engine.
GM showed off the Cruze yesterday in high-resolution photos and also showed a mockup of the real car at the announcement of the plant investment. The rest of the world has to wait for the
Paris auto show in October to get a look at the Cruze compact.
Europe gets the Cruze next year; we'll have more from the
Paris auto show.
Posted in : 2011, Chevrolet, GM, Manufacturing
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General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary on September 16--and there are some hints that it could use that day to show the final production version of its Volt
hybrid vehicle.
GM says its "GMnext Day" will "focus on the future of automotive transportation." Starting at 8:30 in the morning Detroit time, the automaker will start with a live global broadcast to its home crowd and to its outposts in Europe, Asia, South America, and next door in Mexico. The broadcast, GM says, will talk about new technology and new products, "along with a few newsworthy surprises."
Throughout the day, starting at 10:30 in the morning, GM will put its execs in a chat room on their Web site, GMnext.com, to talk about the events. Then in the afternoon, industry experts will hold a roundtable that explores the future of transportation. And finally, GM will host an "Everyday Heroes" event that will recap the day's events.
Keep track of the day's events at the
GM Web site, and stay tuned to this space, too, where you'll be able to watch a live stream of the events as they unfold.
Posted in : 2008, GM
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It's ready to clear out its remaining 2008 models--so General Motors is offering shoppers its employee discount to move the metal.
GM says effective now through September 2, you'll be able to get the same price a GM employee would get for a 2008 model-year vehicle--or even some 2009 model-year GM cars and
trucks. All GM's brands are included, too:
Chevrolet,
Pontiac,
Buick,
GMC,
Saturn,
Cadillac,
Saab and
HUMMER.
The company says it's celebrating its 100th anniversary with the move, but with a big $15.5 billion loss in the second quarter and sales dropping all this year, it's more likely a spur to move minds on to the 2009 model year.
Excluded from the deal are 2008 medium duty trucks--but in exchange, some 2009s, including the
Chevrolet Cobalt and HHR,
Cadillac CTS,
Pontiac Vibe and G5 are in on the pricing deal.
Posted in : 2008, GM
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The Dark Knight and the also frightfully made-up Desperate Housewives will have to do without a big sugar daddy next year, as General Motors is dropping its advertising commitments to the awards shows.
As GM slashes its operating costs company-wide, it's leaving the two awards shows on the cutting room floor, reports the
Detroit News. The sponsorships are coming after GM reported a big $15.5 billion loss in the second quarter and as the company retrenches its marketing efforts.
GM was the top sponsor for the Academy Awards and spent almost $100 million with the Oscars over the past decade, the News reports. The company still spent more than a half-billion dollars on marketing in the first quarter of 2008, the paper adds.
Left untouched is GM's sponsorship of the 2009 Grammys, the Golden Globes, and the Country Music Awards.
Posted in : 2008, GM
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