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Test & Measurement
16th February 2012
GMC IntelliLink Helps Drivers Get Connected

The 2012 GMC Terrain smaller SUV’s standard Color Touch Radio is now available with IntelliLink, which provides smartphone connectivity and voice activated control of the audio system. Simple commands initiate a phone call, change a station, stream internet radio, and even control an iPod.

Renewables
23rd January 2012
Volt Owners May Soon Get Charged with Renewable Energy

Chevrolet Volt electric car owners could soon charge with renewable energy using a new solution from OnStar.

Analysis
10th January 2012
OnStar, Verizon Unveil Second-Generation Research Vehicle

OnStar and Verizon Wireless unveiled a second-generation connected research vehicle at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Analysis
12th December 2011
Advanced Carbon Fiber Nears Broad Automotive Use

General Motors and Teijin Limited will co-develop advanced carbon fiber composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossovers.

Renewables
28th November 2011
GM Builds on Battery Safety to Ensure Confidence in Chevrolet Volt

General Motors announced Monday initiatives for customer satisfaction and battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.

Analysis
15th November 2011
GM Opens Engine Plant in Uzbekistan

General Motors and its local joint venture partner UzAvtosanoat today opened a new state-of-the-art engine plant in Tashkent, 400 kilometers from the automakers’ vehicle manufacturing facility in Asaka. It represents GM’s most significant powertrain investment in Central Asia.

Renewables
27th October 2011
Chevrolet Showcases Spark EV Electric Motor

From home appliances to children’s toys, electric motors are all around us and have nearly a century of automotive use dating to Charles Kettering’s invention of the electric starter first used in 1912. With the emergence of electric vehicles, electric motors also will play a bigger part in future vehicles.

Sensors
18th October 2011
GM Develops Mobile Technology That Watches Road Ahead

New technology being developed by General Motors researchers could alert drivers of potentially dangerous driving situations in advance by using small, portable devices to create a wireless safety net.

Analysis
17th October 2011
Self-Driving Vehicles Could be Ready by End of Decade

Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors Vice President of Global Research and Development Alan Taub says.

Renewables
12th October 2011
Work on Next-generation EN-V Concept Begins

Work on the next-generation EN-V concept vehicle, representing General Motors’ vision to meet the growing demand for safe, connected, zero-emissions personal transportation could participate in pilot demonstration programs in megacities around the world to determine real-world practicality.

Renewables
12th October 2011
Chevrolet to Produce Spark EV All-Electric Vehicle

Chevrolet today announced it will produce an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car – the Spark EV. It will be sold in limited quantities in select U.S. and global markets starting in 2013, including California.

Sensors
4th October 2011
GM Introduces Industry’s First Front Center Air Bag

General Motors will introduce the industry’s first front center air bag, an inflatable restraint designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle.

Power
26th September 2011
New Ecotec 2.5L Engine More Efficient, Refined and Powerful

Chevrolet today revealed details of the all-new Ecotec 2.5L four-cylinder engine. More efficient, refined and powerful than its predecessor, the new power plant will be the standard engine in the 2013 Malibu.

Analysis
26th September 2011
SAIC And GM Sign Agreement For Electric Vehicle Development

SAIC Motor Corp Ltd Chairman Hu Maoyuan and General Motors Co Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson signed an agreement today in Shanghai for the co-development of a new electric vehicle architecture in China.

Power
19th September 2011
All-New Ecotec 2.5L Powers Chevrolet Malibu’s Quest for Quietness

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu’s new 2.5L engine with direct injection is expected to be one of the quietest and most refined in the segment. It will be available in the new Malibu next summer.

Analysis
12th September 2011
GM Stays in Top Spot for Auto Innovation

General Motors remains the No. 1 innovator among 184 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard. It is the third consecutive quarter that GM occupies the top spot.

Analysis
2nd September 2011
GM and LG to Jointly Develop Electric Vehicles

General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work as the battery cell supplier for the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs.

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