Posts Tagged GM
2011 Buick Regal revealed on… Facebook?
Posted by admin in Automotive News on October 19th, 2009
The much anticipated 2011 Buick Regal was revealed in all its glory by an image upload to the official Buick fan page on facebook. It is an unusual way to market the vehicle, but having a direct connection with potential customers is definitely a step in the right direction. The vehicle is expected to initially offer 2 different 4 cylinder engines, a 180hp 2.4L Ecotec 4 cylinder and a 220hp 2.0L turbocharged Ecotec 4 cylinder. Later in its life cycle it is expected that a Regal Sport model (hopefully named GS) will be powered by a 3.0L 6 cylinder producing 280hp, a 6 speed manual transmission is also expected to be available.
Source: Facebook
Saturn-Penske Deal falls apart, Saturn to “wind-down”
Posted by admin in Automotive News on September 30th, 2009
Could the Saturn brand really be dead? Unfortunately the answer is a yes. Autoblog has just gotten word that the deal that Penske was working on to purchase the Saturn brand from General Motors has fallen apart. There were major concerns about where future product would be sourced from after the initial period where GM would have been supplying the vehicles. It was first rumoured that Penske would turn the Saturn brand into a Costco sort of company where it would sell vehicles produced by other makes under its own brand. That rumour turned out to be false of course. The next thought was that Penske had a deal in the works with Renault’s Korean subsidiary but the Renault-Samsung board rejected the idea.
If you were in the market for a new Saturn don’t worry, you will still be able to have your vehicle serviced at any local GM dealer. If you are in the market for a pre-owned vehicle come visit us in Mississauga, we have a wide selection of pre-owned vehicles that would be a great alternative to a new Saturn. Visit our website at www.autodome.ca
Press Releases from GM & Penske follow the jump.
Source: Autoblog
GM adds new shifts at 3 Plants, 2000+ Jobs restored
Posted by admin in Automotive News on September 23rd, 2009
Our friends over at egmCartech just received word from the Detroit Free Press that General Motors plans to add shifts at 3 of its U.S assembly plants. The company’s Lansing Delta Township, Fairfax, Kansas and Ft. Wayne, Indiana plants will be receiving the new shifts resulting in almost 2400 restored jobs.
“Today’s actions enable GM to add production shifts and maximize the utilization of several of our plants,” said Tim Lee, GM group vice president manufacturing and labor relations. “In turn, we are better positioned to deliver the vehicles our customers desire and put thousands of employees back to work that would have otherwise been laid off.”