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GM Partners With Car-Sharing Company

Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet and GMC owners can now easily rent out their cars through RelayRides.

By Claire_Martin Jul 17, 2012 12:31PM
Image courtesy of OnStar.The same service that sends help to distressed drivers and connects lost motorists to operators who provide directions is now enabling owners of General Motors vehicles to get into the car-sharing game. 

Boston-based car-sharing company RelayRides has partnered with GM to usher vehicles with OnStar technology into the realm of car-sharing, an increasingly popular alternative to car ownership or traditional car rentals. 

OnStar allows potential renters to locate vehicles equipped with the service using their mobile devices. They can then open the car doors by replying to text messages.

Car sharing has gained in popularity over the past couple of years, with companies such as Zipcar and Getaround providing carless drivers with a convenient, less expensive transportation option. RelayRides, which counts GM as an investor, launched in Boston in 2010. 

The benefit to car owners is that they can make some extra cash by renting out their underused vehicles. The GM-OnStar deal makes it easy for Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac owners to jump in on the trend.
 
[Source: AutoNews.]
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soulfire823
Jul 22, 2012 6:26AM
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 Mike are you really that big of an idiot gm partnered with China? No gm car is made in china and every car company has parts made in different areas of the world no car is strictly American anymore. It's people like you that scare the crap out of me when its voting season.
dawggin
Jul 22, 2012 3:26AM
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fordman2418: learn how to spell
Someone
Jul 22, 2012 2:57PM
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Car sharing?  If I had a Corvette ZR1,  I would definately not share it.
catdaddy1gg
Jul 22, 2012 1:53PM
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First page I open and  6 out of 10 comments are spam... I don't have time to fool with this nonsense!
GreenPlankton
Jul 22, 2012 12:45PM
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"GM Partners With Car-Sharing Company"

Might as well. They are already into taxpayr money sharing.
matska2
Jul 22, 2012 1:49PM
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This will be about as popular as the Volt.....meaning not really! This is the kind of goofy sh!t they do in Europe.....if you want to live in Europe....move to Europe! I'm an American and WILL own MY OWN CAR THANK YOU! Now...since MSN is not allowing comments on the "Gay Chevy Commercial" story, I will comment here. It's like I always said..."Chevy, cause' **** need something to drive too" 
soulfire823
Jul 23, 2012 3:13PM
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Was just told to get on wikipedia to get my facts straight lol wikipedia where after Sarah Palin said Paul Revere gave us up to the British it was updated to show that.

 

whatthephuc
Jul 22, 2012 7:46PM
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Heard Chineese motors is comming out with a car called " The Obama ". It"s half black,half white,and instead of a motor that purrs,it whines! It has two front ends so you don"t know if it"s comming, or going! Heard it runs on alot of hot air! RIP Pontiac!!!!!
Tonysdad
Jul 22, 2012 8:30AM
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Some of if not the best cars on the road are GM cars and Trucks...i have owned them all my life and there still the best longest lasting on the road...i have had many with well over 200,000 miles on them and no major repairs...can you say that about your Fords or Chrysler??.and How many foreign cars will run that long without blowing the timing chains and belts off
mike folk (mikefpahrumpnv)
Jul 22, 2012 5:59AM
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gm parteners with china,and they partenered with our money to out source their operation to china.they dont care about the people in this country,they partenered with china with no regard for american jobs.i would walk rather than ride in a chinese general motors car.their not the american dream no more,their the chinese dream now,and at our expence.
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