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General Motors

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is a linchpin of the U.S. automotive industry, selling millions of vehicles every year - 8.3 million in 2018, to be precise – and employing more than 170,000 workers. More familiarly known as GM, the auto company counts iconic brands Buick and Cadillac under its corporate umbrella, as well the more utilitarian GMC brand and the budget-conscious Chevrolet badge.

Formed in 1908 in Flint, Michigan, General Motors has a long history with the Great Lakes State. Alongside the Ford Motor Company, GM’s presence in the region and its creation of popular cars under various brands are some of the main reasons that Detroit is so widely known as Motor City. GM is a Fortune 500 company and frequently appears in the top 25 of that list as one of the largest U.S. corporations by revenue.

Here at Torque News, we cover a wide variety of stories involving General Motors, from new models and announcements to the company’s latest technology developments and electric vehicle initiatives. GM plans to release more than 20 new electric models across its major brands by 2023 and you’ll hear about all of them on this site, as well as the latest and greatest from GM’s existing models.

Toyota Prius Plug-in versus the Chevy Volt, which wins?

By David Herron on February 12, 2012 - 5:17PM

The other day we noted that some are comparing sales between the Toyota Prius V vs Chevy Volt, and deciding the Volt is coming up short even though there are a ream of differences between the Prius V and the Volt. The Prius that's most similar to the Volt is the Toyota Prius Plug-in, but that car has yet to go on sale meaning we don't know how it will fare in the public versus the Volt.

Toyota's Prius V outselling Chevy Volt, so what?

By David Herron on February 11, 2012 - 12:12AM

To gauge the success of the Chevy Volt, against which car should it be compared, and does the Toyota Prius V make a fair comparison?

Ford threatens to sue GM over Super Bowl ad

By Anthony Faccenda on February 6, 2012 - 6:14PM

Despite a letter of warning from Ford and a possible lawsuit, GM stands by its decision to run their "post-apocalyptic" Super Bowl ad.

Fox News' faux controversy over the Chevy Volt superbowl ad

By David Herron on February 5, 2012 - 2:18AM

GM's strange Chevy Volt superbowl ad caused a couple Fox News commentators to launch into a flimsy and leaky hit job on the Chevy Volt.

General Motors starts 2012 with a rough January

By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2012 - 1:03PM

January 2012 was a good month for the majority of the automaker groups operating in the United States but unfortunately – General Motors was the one company who struggled in the first month of the New Year with a negative year over year growth of 6.1%.

GM wins Top Automotive Innovator ranking for fourth consecutive quarter

By Frank Sherosky on February 3, 2012 - 12:32PM

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) remains the No. 1 innovator for the fourth-consecutive quarter among 183 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.

Lutz and Wagoner unveiling the Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz defends the Volt, calls on Republicans to be truthful

By David Herron on January 31, 2012 - 8:15PM

GM's former Chairman and CEO, Bob Lutz, blasts the right wing media for lying about the Chevy Volt.

Production begins for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

By Patrick Rall on January 27, 2012 - 6:01PM

Yesterday morning, General Motors’ Camaro Marketing Manager John Fitzpatrick sent a note to Chevrolet dealerships around the country notifying them that production had officially begun for the incredible new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at their Oshawa production facility – with the first retail units hitting showrooms around the country as soon as March 2012.

GM Working with Automakers Toward Fast Electric Charger

By Armen Hareyan on January 27, 2012 - 1:38PM

Chevy Volt team just said that GM is working with several other automakers toward producing a common fast charger for electric cars such as Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-Miev.

The burned crash tested Chevy Volt from last June

GM's Akerson says Chevy Volt not designed to be a political punching bag

By David Herron on January 25, 2012 - 4:14PM

A politically charged Congressional Hearing this morning questioned the NHTSA's integrity following the Chevy Volt crash test fire last summer, with Administrator Strickland bearing the brunt of Rep. Jordan's angry questioning.

Chevy Volt fire: What did NHTSA know and when did they know it?

By David Herron on January 23, 2012 - 8:03PM

The NHTSA released a detailed report of the Chevy Volt crash test and forensic investigation last week prior to this weeks House Oversight committee hearing.

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca

Ford announces bonuses, raises for salaried workers while GM and Chrysler wait

By Patrick Rall on January 23, 2012 - 11:04AM

Ford Motor Company’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, sent a notice out to roughly 20,000 salaried workers in the United States and Canada last week announcing that these employees would be receiving bonuses and merit based raises later this year – marking the first time that the company has done this since before the auto industry meltdown in 2008.

Should GM kill the Chevy Volt, stand pat, or create the Volt2?

By David Herron on January 21, 2012 - 3:45PM

Should GM cave in to the negative PR and politically motivated controversy over the Chevy Volt, or should they move boldly forward with their electric vehicle plans?

Chevy Volt lithium-ion battery in the lab

NHTSA closes investigation of Chevy Volt as having no defect trend

By Frank Sherosky on January 20, 2012 - 5:23PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a statement today regarding the conclusion of its safety defect investigation into the post-crash fire risk of Chevy Volts.

GM's CEO to testify before Rep. Issa's committee on Chevy Volt fire

By David Herron on January 19, 2012 - 4:43PM

The firestorm over the Chevy Volt battery pack fire is moving next week to a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the hearing is to feature Dan Akerson, GM's CEO.

The 2013 Cadillac ATS will launch this summer.

At Detroit Auto Show and beyond, the devil is in the details

By Don Bain on January 15, 2012 - 8:40PM

If you were paying attention during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which opened to the public this weekend, automakers with the wherewithal are targeting smaller, entry-level luxury cars next year.

The 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector’s Edition

GM offering most powerful Corvette Convertible ever for 2013

By Patrick Rall on January 13, 2012 - 6:45PM

The 2013 model year will mark the 60th anniversary of the fabled Chevrolet Corvette and to mark the occasion, General Motors will offer the 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector’s Edition – the most capable, most powerful and most likely the fastest droptop Corvette built in the 60 year history of the ultimate American performance car.

Lowered demand in Chevy Volt due to price, not fires, interest in Nissan Leaf stable

By David Herron on January 13, 2012 - 11:16AM

Instead of showing that "federal investigation of three fires that occurred after Volt crash tests lowered demand for the Chevy Volt" a recent report instead shows interest in the Volt has fallen due to its price.

VIA Motors to Convert GM Pickup Trucks and SUVS to Plug-in Hybrids

By Nicolas Zart on January 12, 2012 - 7:43PM

VIA Motors announced at the Las Vegas CES event it will convert conventional trucks, cargo vans and SUVs into plug-in hybrid, PHEV vehicles based on GMs.

Did the NHTSA investigation into Chevy Volt fires "lower demand"?

By David Herron on January 9, 2012 - 9:45PM

A market research company with a questionable history concerning the facts claims demand for the Volt has lowered, when sales figures show the opposite.

NHTSA approves of GM's Volt battery fix, expects to end investigation "real soon now"

By David Herron on January 9, 2012 - 8:29PM

Last week GM announced plans to fix the battery pack fire risk, over the weekend NHTSA says they approve of the fix.

The new Cadillac ATS will debut online this Sunday

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2012 - 9:45PM

We have expected for some time now that the new Cadillac ATS, the Caddy slated to be General Motors’ new BMW 3-Series fighter, would be coming to the 2012 Detroit Auto Show but we have now learned that the new midsized sedan will actually make its grand debut online on Sunday, the night before the Motor City show opens to the media.

GMC, Cadillac, Buick struggle through December 2011

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2012 - 3:24PM

General Motors finished the year with a December that showed overall growth by the company and the claim of being the top selling automaker in the US even though three of the four existing brands saw negative growth in the last month of 2011.

Strong sales for 2011 Leaf and Volt shows bright promise rather than dismal flop

By David Herron on January 5, 2012 - 5:02PM

While many voices in politics and the media want us to believe electric cars, like the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt, are failing, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf cases show that their's is hardly the only interpretation of reality.

GM announces battery fire fix for the Chevrolet Volt

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2012 - 11:35AM

This morning, General Motors announced the changes that will be made to the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle battery coolant system in an effort to lower the risk of fires after severe accidents after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into the design of the Volt’s battery system.

Chevy Volt wins December sales battle, Nissan Leaf wins 2011

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2012 - 10:28AM

The Chevrolet Volt ended 2011 the same way that it started, comfortably outselling the Nissan Leaf (for the third month in a row) but as the numbers were tallied up for all of the 2011 year, the Nissan Leaf claimed the title of the bestselling electric vehicle in the American market.

The 2013 Buick Encore with three sections uncovered

Another piece of the Buick Encore teaser unveiled

By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2012 - 6:24PM

We are another week closer to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and with this new week comes another look at the upcoming 2013 Buick Encore – a small SUV that will make its grand debut next week at Cobo Hall.

Introducing the new Chevrolet Camaro GT race car

By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2012 - 2:00PM

There are plenty of companies in the US that have built their take on the ultimate Chevrolet Camaro race car but the German company Sareni United has announced that they are now offering the Camaro GT race car to teams interested in piloting an American muscle car in the growing International GT racing universe.

The front end of the Chevrolet Camaro GT

By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2012 - 1:57PM

The back end of the Chevrolet Camaro GT

By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2012 - 1:56PM

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