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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.

The interior of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

By Patrick Rall on January 12, 2011 - 11:32AM

The battery power screen of the 2011 Chevy Volt

By Patrick Rall on January 12, 2011 - 11:31AM

2011 Chevy Volt driver's information panel

The driver's information panel from the 2011 Chevy Volt

By Patrick Rall on January 12, 2011 - 11:30AM

Volt Will Come in Hatchback Form Says Report from 2011 Detroit Auto Show

By Keith Griffin on January 11, 2011 - 3:06PM

Just one day after Toyota announced at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show that it is bringing out a hatchback version of the Toyota Prius, GM CEO Dan Akerson said today that the Chevrolet Volt will come out in hatchback form, too, as well as a minivan.

Future vision belongs to students at 2011 Detroit Auto Show

By Frank Sherosky on January 11, 2011 - 8:38AM

Some years at auto shows like the Detroit Auto Show are more visionary than others. No matter what the mood, though, you can always depend on the two major creative displays by students: Michelin Design Challenge and the College for Creative Studies (CCS).

Chevrolet Uses Detroit Auto Show To Kick Off Its Centennial in 2011

By Keith Griffin on January 10, 2011 - 9:03PM

It’s not likely that 100 years from now Chevrolet will look back on the introduction of the Chevrolet Sonic at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show as a highlight in its history but the new compact is the first new model to kick off Chevrolet’s centennial celebration.

First Press Day recap and more from 2011 Detroit Auto Show

By Frank Sherosky on January 10, 2011 - 7:40PM

The first day of the 2011 NAIAS press coverage at the Detroit Auto Show was kicked off early with the Car and Truck of the Year Awards. Aside from Chevy Volt and the Ford Explorer winning the coveted event, the day revealed more and more products, a host of interviews and events and reveals.

GMC Releases New Sierra HD All Terrain Photos

By Keith Griffin on January 9, 2011 - 1:50PM

In advance of the Detroit Auto Show, GMC has released more pictures of the GMC Sierra HD All Terrain concept. Maybe the word concept should be followed by the phrase “wink, wink” in parenthesis.

Direct link to GM webcasts from 2011 NAIAS

By Frank Sherosky on January 9, 2011 - 12:18AM

In years past, the general public was not given the same access that the media has had at auto shows. This year, that has changed; at least with GM, where the company has made web casts available for on-demand replay.

GM impresses CES 2011 with Electric Networked Vehicles

By Frank Sherosky on January 8, 2011 - 10:16PM

After a six-month run as main attractions at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, General Motors’ EN-V concepts made their North American public debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Classic Car Fans Invited To Vote on Smithsonian Race To The Museum

By Keith Griffin on January 7, 2011 - 3:53PM

The Smithsonian Institution, or as some lovingly call it “America’s Attic,” has put out the call to classic car fans to vote on an exhibit called ‘Race to the Museum.” The winning cars will be out on display Jan. 22 to Feb. 21 at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

The final sales results for the US auto industry in 2010

By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2011 - 3:49PM

The final numbers from 2010 are in from around the auto industry and the one good thing about the terrible year that was 2009 is that 2010 numbers show strong growth for everyone – except for Toyota.

GM invests in Powermat to eliminate power cords in vehicles

By Frank Sherosky on January 7, 2011 - 10:53AM

General Motors and Powermat, a pioneer in inductive-based, wireless charging technology, announced a commercial agreement today that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012.

The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible configurator is online

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2011 - 4:58PM

Since the new Chevrolet Camaro was introduced, the people have been clamoring for a droptop and we are now one step closer to the hitting the market as the 2011 Camaro Convertible configurator is now live on the Chevrolet website.

GM and LG Chem to use Argonne's patented cathode material technology

By Frank Sherosky on January 6, 2011 - 2:23PM

Just as the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and LG Chem, Ltd. announced reaching a licensing agreement to make and use Argonne's patented cathode material technology in lithium-ion battery cells, GM announced its own agreement with Argonne.

Cadillac releases first images of the 2011 CTSV Coupe race car

By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2011 - 1:11PM

General Motors announced in mid-December that Cadillac would be returning to racing with a pair of teams competing in the SCCA Challenge GT class in Pratt & Miller-prepped CTS-V Coupe race cars and today, GM rolled out a spread of pictures showing off the sexy Caddy race cars.

The Top 10 best-selling vehicles in the 2010 US market

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2011 - 2:15PM

Annual sales reports from around the American auto industry are in and with them, we have a clear picture of the Top 10 best-selling vehicles in the US market with the Ford F-Series taking the top spot once again.

GM leads the industry in December 2010 corporate sales

By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2011 - 10:45AM

General Motors capped off a strong rebound year in 2010 as leading the nation in corporate sales in December with 224,185 units sold – an improvement of 7.5% over 2009.

The Camaro bests Mustang in 2010 annual sales

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2011 - 2:35PM

The Chevrolet Camaro saw a 26% decline in sales last month compared to December of 2009 but thanks to steady sales throughout the year, 2010 marked the first time since 1985 where the Chevrolet Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang in annual sales.

A review of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2011 - 11:48AM

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze effectively replaces the Chevy Cobalt and the Cavalier before it, so the new C-segment sedan has big sales shoes to fill and a fairly bad reputation to battle.