General Motors has revealed details on their brand new 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty pick-up which will go on sale later this summer. There will be a 6.6-litre Duramax turbo diesel engine, along with a new suspension system and new brakes. The engine will boast 397-horsepower with 1,037Nm of torque. There are currently no fuel figures, however we do know that the diesel engine...

The big General of Motors has announced that Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz will finally retire on the 1st of May 2010. The old man will end his 47 year career in the global auto industry. “The influence Bob Lutz has had on GM’s commitment to design, build and sell the world’s best vehicles will last for years to come,” GM CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre said. “I, along...

Earlier we announced that the Hummer-Tengzhong deal has fallen through, but we’re now allowed to say that this will have no effect on South African operations. General Motors will wind the company down completely, and while we still distribute HUMMERs in South Africa, GM will stay fully committed to the customers. There will be the same efficiencies, and parts available,...

General Motors has announced that Chinese company, Tengzhong was unable to complete the Hummer transaction. GM has now said that they will wind down the Hummer brand. “One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER, as part of focusing our efforts on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac going forward. We have since considered a number of possibilities...

The 2012 Chevrolet Aveo has been sneaked onto the interwebs today. The new Aveo will have an angry-lookin’ design with twin headlamps as well as a more pronounced grille. There will be interior changes on the car as well. ...

General Motors will unveil their new Opel Flextreme GT/E at the Geneva Motor Show. The teasers were revealed last week, and we now have the real thing. The extended-range hybrid vehicle will have a 0-100km/h time of under nine seconds, while the top speed will be 200km/h. There is no details on the power rating, but the company did say that the torque will be set at 370Nm. The...

Opel has said that they are going to drop about 8,300 jobs in an attempt to resuscitate itself. The cut will see 4,000 employs from Germany without work, where after this they will refresh 80 percent of its product line up in an attempt to return to profit by 2012. “Opel/Vauxhall has a clear vision to be a leading European manufacturer of high quality, desirable...

General Motors recently confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Spyker Cars for the Saab sale. The details are finally out there, and here’s what happened. Spyker said that they did not want the Saab brand to go under, despite the ongoing loss from 1990. “Our brand values are closely related to that of Saab,” Muller told Automotive News. “Both Saab...

General Motors, and Spyker Cars has confirmed that they have reached an agreement for the Saab brand. “Today’s announcement is great news for Saab employees, dealers and suppliers, great news for millions of Saab customers and fans worldwide, and great news for GM,” said John Smith, GM vice president for corporate planning and alliances. “General...

GM CEO Edward Whitacre has confirmed that there will be no deal between Spyker and Saab. “As of today we have not changed our direction of winding down the operations (of Saab),” Whitacre said. “Obviously there have been advanced talks with Spyker Cars to acquire Saab – however, we do not have a deal to announce this morning. If and when that changes, we’ll...