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General Motors is introducing the automotive industry’s first front center air bag, designed to protect the driver and front passenger in far-side impact crashes. The new front center air bag will make its production debut on the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia, and Chevrolet Traverse crossovers starting from the 2013 model year. It will be standard [...]

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General Motors is recalling 154,112 Cruze models to ensure proper installation of the intermediate steering shaft covers. Automatic transmission-equipped models will also be checked for proper installation of the transmission shift linkage. GM says it hasn’t yet received any complaints about the issue and no accidents have been reported. GM says that the vast majority [...]

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GM have announced a recall of certain 2009 and 2010 m.y. Cadillac CTS models. The notice covers around 50,000 units worldwide, 11,147 of which were sold in the United States. According to NHTSA, jam nuts on the vehicles’ suspension could come loose over time, eventually allowing the toe link to completely separate from the vehicle. [...]

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GM announced today that the Euro version of its Chevrolet Volt electric car, the Ampera, will go on sale in the last quarter of 2011 as an Opel in Europe and as a Vauxhall in the UK. The prices starting from €42,900 (US$59,100), which is significantly higher than the base price of the Volt in [...]

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The Chrysler has unveiled its facelifted 2011 Dodge Journey. The updated Journey gets a some facelift with a redesigned and retuned suspension, a new V6 engine, a all-new interior and some exterior tweaks. The Journey got newly crafted interior with higher-quality materials which puts the outgoing model’s cabin to shame, including the sporty looking instrument [...]

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The first official photos and specs of all-new Chevrolet Orlando MPV were published today ahead of its official debut at the at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris on September 30. The GM’s first entrant in the European MPV segment, which will compete with minivans such as the Opel Zafira and Mazda5, will enter production [...]

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GM announced today that the next Buick’s mid-size sedan will be known as Regal. it is rumoured that the US model will be identical to the Chinese market Regal which in turn is based on the European Opel Insignia. These models differ only in styling of the front grille, the shape of the front fog [...]

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The Buick LaCrosse in camo was caught on public roads. The next-gen LaCrosse shares its Epsilon II (the Malibu is an extended Epsilon, not Epsilon II) underpinnings with the critically acclaimed Chevy Malibu, the interior will be very similar as well. Close inspection of the pics shows some similar dash characteristics between the two models, [...]

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The new 2010 Saab 9-4x was caught without camo on road testing. As we know, Saab is working on a new crossover with Cadillac. The test mule carries the bodywork of a Trail blazer from the back and a Saab 9-7x at the front. The new Saab CUV will use a combination of Epsilon II [...]

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General Motors unveiled its Volt concept in Shanghai. The new Volt is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a gasoline motor. The Chevy’s Volt is capable of traveling about 300 miles of combined fuel cell and battery driving. This second version of the Volt features a battery pack that is about half the [...]

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