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Chevrolet Introduces “Smart Material” In The 2014 Corvette
02/14/2013, Chevrolet has made great efforts to use new technology in its cars. And in a bid to reduce weight in the Corvette, the company has announced it will be using a lightweight shape memory alloy wire to replace motorized components [...]
GM’s New Chevrolet Silverado And GMC Sierra Packs Plenty Of Technology
12/13/2012, General Motors (GM) has just unveiled a couple of new full-size pickups, namely the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, and GM is proud to call them “the most technological trucks” that they have rolled out to date. For instance, the [...]
GM Connected Vehicle development jumps into critical phase
08/21/2012, General Motors (GM) has long been on the international motor scene, and they do look primed to be around for a long time more as well, with their latest development being research and development of a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure [...]
GM Wireless Pedestrian Detection Technology is in the pipeline
07/26/2012, General Motors (GM) is currently hard at work on churning out a reliable working version of Wireless Pedestrian Detection Technology that when implemented across the board, will hopefully be able to help save more lives on the road despite a [...]
Chevrolet SS is first rear wheel drive performance sedan in a long time
05/17/2012, General Motors (GM) has just announced that they will put up for sale their first rear wheel drive performance sedan in the US in 17 years, calling it the Chevrolet SS. The Chevrolet SS will come with a V8 engine, [...]
Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept showcased
04/23/2012, The Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept is the crowning glory of General Motors’ exhibition at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, and it might just be the personal transport of the future for many of us. In fact, we did take the [...]
GM bids farewell to Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck
04/13/2012, The pickup truck is definitely an American icon, but since all good things always come to an end, General Motors (GM) has just announced that they will soon do away with the Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck. Since introducing the short-bed, [...]
GMC Acadia sees heads-up display action
03/29/2012, General Motors (GM) has announced that their latest effort, the GMC Acadia, will come with GM’s very own “heads-up display” (HUD) to keep up with the times. This technology is said to be a staple on the Acadia Denali, and [...]
Smartphone game from Buick simulates fuel efficient driving
01/31/2012, Back in the days where we did not really have to bother about escalating fuel costs, and the capacity of the engine was not an issue to us simply because of cheap fuel, video games also somewhat reflected that fact [...]
Government: Chevrolet Volt is not a fire hazard
01/24/2012, According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the all-electric Chevrolet Volt is not a fire hazard, despite coming under scrutiny in 2011 after a model caught fire after a side-impact crash test. General Motors did respond to that [...]
General Motors reinforces hybrid car battery
01/06/2012, There is one thing about traveling in a hybrid car – just how stable is the battery in the event of an accident, and will it actually go “Ka-Boom!” just like in the movies whenever Murphy decides to strike? General [...]
Chevrolet Sonic recalled due to missing brake pads
12/30/2011, I am not quite sure how you would be able to drive without your vehicle having any brake pads, but somehow, over 4,000 units of 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars have already been sold, where they all do miss out [...]
GM offers to buy back Chevy Volt from unhappy customers
12/02/2011, Earlier this year in May, a routine crash test of GM’s Chevy Volt ended with the vehicle catching fire several weeks after the incident. This prompted an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to see if Chevy [...]