Author: Thom Cannell

Thom has been covering the auto industry for "a couple of decades" and has contributed to every major auto print publication, as well as serving as photographer "for every manufacturer from Audi to Yugo." When not on the job you'll find Thom making beer or dancing.
What’s On The Mind of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors?
What’s On The Mind of Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors?
Monday June 15, Mary Barra held a phone event for the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. Here are a few standout comments, paraphrased and lightly...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Delivers 450 Supercharged DIY Horsepower For Your Colorado
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Delivers 450 Supercharged DIY Horsepower For Your Colorado
As a guy who writes about cars I get a lot of emails, some more interesting than offers to review beef jerky. For instance, “Introducing...
Chevy Silverado HD + BOSS Snowplow = Winter’s Worst Nightmare
Chevy Silverado HD + BOSS Snowplow = Winter’s Worst Nightmare
It’s a mid-April morning in Michigan and there’s a smattering of snow on the ground. Here it’s a few fluffy flakes, but as you work...
Ranch Caps & Tonneau Covers for your Silverado – A Factory Tour
Ranch Caps & Tonneau Covers for your Silverado – A Factory Tour
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, revealed at the North American International Auto Show over a year ago, lacked something many of us not only want for...
It’s Electric: General Motors is All-In for EVs
It’s Electric: General Motors is All-In for EVs
Last month General Motors clarified and expanded its EV strategy, inviting reporters to the GM Design Dome in Warren, Michigan. Keynoting the event, Mary Barra,...
General Motors Shows Off New Product At The 2020 Chicago Auto Show
General Motors Shows Off New Product At The 2020 Chicago Auto Show
We visited the Chicago Auto Show Media Days to see what General Motors was up to this year. Here’s what we saw on the show...
Chicago Auto Show Kicks Off: Pre-Show Party Preview
Chicago Auto Show Kicks Off: Pre-Show Party Preview
There’s always a party at an auto show. Booze, food, cars and trucks, they all mashup together and bring photographers and writers into the sphere...
We’re At The Chicago Auto Show: Where Are The Chevy & GMC Trucks?
We’re At The Chicago Auto Show: Where Are The Chevy & GMC Trucks?
Chicago’s old and authentic auto show, the largest in attendance and longest-running, begins (for media) today. Yet starting yesterday, there was vehicles on display in...
2020 Silverado HD – What’s Towing Got To Do With Heavy Duty Trucks? Everything!
2020 Silverado HD – What’s Towing Got To Do With Heavy Duty Trucks? Everything!
By now you prospective 2020 Chevrolet Heavy Duty owners are over the Ho-Hum of our 2020 Silverado 3.0-liter story (we are totally Ho-Ho-Ho and Hmmm,...
Just Do It! – 2020 Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax Diesel
Just Do It! – 2020 Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax Diesel
Buckle up folks…this could be the shortest Chevrolet truck review in history. “If you tow or haul, if your truck works for a living and...
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