General Motors on the Leading Edge of Technology DETROIT – General Motors remains the No. 1 innovator for the fourth-consecutive quarter among 183 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.
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GM Leads U.S. Automakers in December to Post the Best Sales Year Since ’08 By Tim Higgins | January 4, 2012 Original Article: Read Full Article Here General Motors Co. (GM), Ford Motor Co. (F), and Chrysler Group LLC finished 2011 stronger than analysts predicted, as annual U.S. auto sales reached 12.8 million in the [...]
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Dodge Charger Wins Edmunds.com’s 2012 Breakthrough Technology Award By Doug Newcomb | January 10, 2012 Original Article: Edmunds Inside Line The Dodge Charger is the winner of Edmunds.com’s 2012 Breakthrough Technology Award. The award is presented each year to a vehicle that sets the standard for intuitive, practical and affordable automotive technology that enhances safety [...]
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Auto Sales Rise Despite Mixed Economic Signals Chrysler posted a 27 percent gain in October U.S. sales today, leading Detroit automakers amid expectations that the month would be among the year’s strongest. Chrysler’s gain marked the fifth consecutive increase of 20 percent or more and its 19th straight monthly advance. General Motors was up 2 [...]
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Chrysler 8-Speed Transmission Boasts Impressive Fuel Economy Gains Chrysler Group LLC has announced it will introduce a new, highly efficient, electronically controlled, eight-speed transmission in the 2012 model year on Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 models, and plan on integrating it into “all rear drive Pentastar applications” in the near future. The ZF-8HP transmission (dubbed [...]
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Automotive News David Welch & Joshua Armstrong 8/17/2011 DETROIT (Bloomberg) — Mike Sussman is one of the buyers helping General Motors Co. come back in the small-car business. The 45-year-old systems analyst just traded in a Toyota Prius for a Chevrolet Cruze, seeking both high mileage and more pep. “I was very, very leery about [...]
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Technical Analysis Reveals Clear Advantages For One Man had not yet walked on the moon when car magazines published the first comparisons between the Camaro and Mustang. Since the first showdowns of these models in the fall of 1966, car magazines have sold many issues with “Camaro vs. Mustang” cover lines. And more often than [...]
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Small Car Buyers Are Demanding More: Chevy Sonic Delivers Get ready for big news in the small car arena this fall when the Chevrolet Sonic arrives. The new, American-built Chevy small car’s name seems quite appropriate for two reasons: First, with its performance, roominess, generous equipment and great value, the Sonic is going to make [...]
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The New Chevy Volt on Display at Pat McGrath Chevyland Pat McGrath Chevyland Commercial Sales Rep. Doug Thompson Takes the Volt for a Spin After much waiting and anticipation, the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year has finally arrived at Cedar Rapids’ own Pat McGrath Chevyland. The Chevrolet Volt is General Motors plug-in hybrid [...]
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Camaro Outruns Mustang as Lost Sales Put Factory in Doubt DETROIT (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang is falling farther behind the Chevrolet Camaro as the top-selling U.S. sports car, jeopardizing a Michigan factory as designers work to win back the hearts of pony car fans. Ford narrowly lost the crown in 2010 after a [...]
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