Motor Trend is once again that the granite has been confirmed for production reporting, went so far as to say that the road is now the rear-hinged suicide doors to keep setup of the concept. This new confirmation comes from a supposedly "well-placed source"inside the car manufacturer who also says that the granite will be built on the same C-segment platform as the Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Buick Verano.
If GM debuted the concept of granite, it uses the same 138-hp 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four as the Cruze, which to a six-speed manual transmission. The engine would certainly be useful for the production car, even though MT is proposing that would be the automaker's 177-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder from the Verano is a good fit. Anyway, we wait until GM issues a formal explanation before we start gearing up for the first drive.
General Motors currently produces three Lambda-based crossovers - the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia - and the company says that keeping it will overlap to a minimum for the Buick-GMC dealer. Expect the next generation of lambdas in 2014 in the 2015 models, but even if the Acadia is deleted, it is likely that GM still maintain a trio of models from the three-series platform, accessible only to Cadillac, the third model GMC instead. Thanks for the tip, Ed!
PickupTrucks.com reports that GM had originally planned impasse Colorado Canyon and total production for this generation, but these plans seem to have changed. Nevertheless, it seems that there is at least two and a half years before the latest versions of the General Motors mid-size pickup is shown, which means it can be a bit of a gap in production between the time of death of the old line and the new stands and running.
General Motors has announced that it is a further shift in its Flint assembly plant to add production of more Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy pickups. The third layer is expected that a full 750 new jobs added, and the first wave of employees will begin arriving at the facility during the second quarter of this year. Production will ramp up in the third quarter. Currently employs 2,100 workers Flint Assembly, and last year churned out of the factory 115,000 vehicles. GM says that the first wave of workers of the positions that you are filled transferred to other institutions. The majority of workers are likely to come from Lansing.
The rest of the positions of people you have in other plants, including Orion, Willow Run and Warren made. GM is not any new staff for the third layer. Hit the jump for the full press release.
This is the same day that Linda Marshall is their new role as president of OnStar. Marshall has taken the place of Chris Preuss, the left GM to work as a communications consultant. Marshall joined the firm in 2010, OnStar Executive Director of Business Strategy and Development. She previously held senior positions with both Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel.
GM also has a new position, the wave of new technology in vehicles flooding handle cooked. Vice President Thomas G. Stephens was chosen to be the new global company Chief Technology Officer. Stephens is responsible for the investigation of new "game-changing" technologies for the company's products. Most recently he was vice chairman of the firm serves the Global Product Operations.
On the marketing side of things, Chris Perry Joel Ewanick replaced as GM vice president of global marketing. The move allows Rick Scheidt of Perry's old duties as the U.S. Vice-President to take Chevrolet's marketing. Ewanick has now shifted to the company, global chief marketing officer.
In addition, John Schwegman has not the U.S. vice-president of Buick-GMC marketing VP moves only handling duties for GMC. Tony DiSalle takes over as vice president of marketing Buick. DiSalle previously had a position V as a product and marketing manager for Chevrolet. Hit the jump for a large number of press releases.
Autocar reports that Volkswagen may soon drop the ax on its double-charged gasoline engine. Why? The automaker seems to refer to the shocking realization that the 1.4-liter mill is too complex and expensive to come to produce. In other news, researchers have discovered that water is still, in fact, wet.
The engine combines both to reduce a turbocharger and supercharger, increase the effect of turbo lag and driveability. In the future, the people said to automakers in the pursuit of a turbo engine, produce similar performance and fuel economy at a much lower manufacturing costs may be interested. If it's good enough for the Chevrolet Cruze, we suggest that Volkswagen engineers think that it's good enough for the company's products.
VW netted several awards for its 1.4-liter, twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine, including the Engine of the Year Award in 2009 and 2010. Whether the rumors true dusting from Autocar demise of the lumps or not remains to be seen. Stay tuned.
As before, the vehicles were built with rear cross pins that may not have been heat treated. As a result, the pieces might slip and break. If this happens, the defect could actually cause the rear axle to lock while driving. Needless to say, the issue could easily cause an accident.
GM replaced the pins for free, if the memory is not scheduled to run until 25 January obtain. The company says that while an owner had a loss of power to the rear axle as a result of the defect, no injuries were reported. Hit the jump, a look at the full remember to take notice.
