The General is fighting accusations that the Volt isn't a real electric car.
In the wake of yesterday's brouhaha regarding the Chevrolet Volt's electric-car credentials -- a tempest-in-a-teapot controversy that many journalists have labeled "Voltgate" -- General Motors is issuing explanatory statements and attempting to silence its critics. By Greg Migliore
The next-generation Nissan Versa will be sold in the United States, the company announced on Monday morning.
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One priceless Chevrolet stunt car; one police officer with a lot of explaining to do.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back onto a movie set. While filming a scene for the film "Transformers 3," the famed yellow and black Chevy Camaro known as Bumblebee crashed into a police SUV yesterday in Washington, D.C., seriously damaging both machines.
According to Fox 5 News, the big Chevrolet Suburban was being driven by a senior explosive-tech officer responding to a "suspicious package" call in the vicinity of the "Transformers" set. He was on different radio frequency than the police officers securing the area and, thus, was unaware of any danger.
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Certain C-Class and E-Class vehicles could suffer a loss of power steering.
Daimler is recalling 85,000 American-market Mercedes-Benz cars to fix a power-steering flaw. The voluntary recall affects 2010 C-Class and E-Class models, and 2011 E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet models.By Brad Constant
Owners of the Chevrolet Volt looking for convenience and speed will have the option of buying the Voltec 240-volt home charging unit, General Motors announced this week.
The Voltec charging unit will be sold by SPX Service Solutions for $490 before installation. The cost of installation is estimated at $1,475 but may change depending on electrical requirements. These costs add an additional $2,000 or so to the Volt's sticker price of $41,000.
'The Amazing Race' meets the Fiesta Movement in an interactive reality show.
Want to win $100,000 and score a few weeks of free seat time in Ford's upcoming 2012 Focus? Armed with lessons learned about social media from its successful Fiesta Movement, the automaker is teaming with the producers of hit TV show "The Amazing Race" to launch an interactive reality program called "Focus Rally: America." It will offer contestants the chance to win a $100,000 grand prize, but there's a bonus: Play along at home, and you could win a brand-new '12 Focus.
By Neil Roland, Automotive News
Automakers are seeking to head off an EPA ruling that would allow gasoline to contain 15 percent ethanol, up from 10 percent now, and they've won some bipartisan congressional support.
The two main automaker industry lobbies have argued that the U.S. Department of Energy has done insufficient testing to assure that gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol won't harm vehicles.
Despite GM's claims to the contrary, its new 'green' machine isn't a true electric vehicle.
Eco-friendly transportation is big business these days, and with the electric vehicle universally considered to be the Next Big Thing in the evolution to greener pastures, automakers are hard at work trying to hasten the transition from hybrid to EV. The Chevrolet Volt, General Motors' much-hyped battery-powered wonder car, has long been touted by its manufacturer as the poster child for this tranformation.
The Volt, GM has claimed, uses an electric motor to drive its front wheels, with a gasoline engine present only to generate electricity. The Detroit automaker's cry has been long and loud: The Volt is an electric car, plain and simple.
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