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HUMMER Brand Placed Under Strategic Assessment
Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by Zane Merva.
General Motors, in a press release this morning, has indicated that they have placed the HUMMER brand under what they call “Strategic Assessment”. This places the future of the brand in limbo as GM decides what is the best course. Almost all options are on the table, with none of them small. Outcomes range [...]
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GM Announces Closings of Four Truck and SUV Plants
Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by Zane Merva.
General Motors announced today their intentions to close four truck/suv plants due to a decline in sales. GM’s Oshawa, Moraine, Janesville, and Toluca locations will cease production by 2010 or sooner if demand continues to drop. In addition to the closings, the Pontiac and Flint plants will also have shifts removed to cut production.
An official [...]
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GM to Reduce Full-Size Truck Production
Posted on 28. Apr, 2008 by Zane Merva.
Move to bring production in line with market demand
Company to explore options to expand car production
DETROIT – GM announced today that it is eliminating one shift of production at its full-size pickup truck assembly plants in Pontiac, Mich.; Flint, Mich.; and Oshawa, Ontario; and its full-size SUV assembly plant in Janesville, Wis. The decisions were [...]
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What’s new at Buick, Saturn, and Saab for 2009
Posted on 20. Apr, 2008 by Zane Merva.
The third in our four part overview of the changes going on at GM for the 2009 Model Year. This update includes the hot selling Buick Enclave, sporty Saturn VUE, and Saab 9-7X.
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What’s new at GMC and Pontiac for 2009
Posted on 16. Apr, 2008 by Zane Merva.
Following up on our coverage of what’s new at Chevrolet for 2009, today we’re covering the venerable GMC brand and the Pontiac Torrent. With GMC being all trucks and SUVs, the list of changes is long so sit back and soak all the new-model-year-goodness in.
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What’s new at Chevrolet for 2009
Posted on 16. Apr, 2008 by Zane Merva.
We’re only months into 2008 but GM-Trucks.com has an exclusive sneek peek into what’s changed, new, and retired for the 2009 Model year at Chevrolet. New colors, new options. Oh, and can you say Bluetooth?! Finally! This is the first part in a string of updates this entire week covering changes for 2009 and your favorite GM trucks and suvs.
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GM Announces Two New OnStar Navigation Services
Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 by Zane Merva.
General Motors announced that it is bringing two new navigation services to market for vehicles equipped with OnStar Turn-by-Turn capable vehicles, one of which allows users to pre-plan a trip on MapQuest and download it to their vehicle.
The first service, OnStar Destination Download, enables OnStar subscribers with screen-based factory navigation systems to enter a new [...]
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2008 New York International Auto Show Gallery
Posted on 25. Mar, 2008 by Zane Merva.
GM-Trucks.com was at this year’s New York International Auto Show and boy do we have one kick ass gallery of GM displays to share.
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50 Cent Helps GM Introduce New Pontiac G8 Sport Truck
Posted on 21. Mar, 2008 by Zane Merva.
It’s common for companies to tie in celebrity personalities when introducing new products. As if the news of the new Pontiac “G8 Sport Truck” wasn’t big enough, GM flew in some representation during their New York unveiling.
