General Motors will invest $370 million in the U.S. to build a new manufacturing plant for its global four-cylinder engines in Flint, Michigan, including the Chevrolet Volt engine. GM plans to double its global production of small four-cylinder engines (1.0L to 1.4L) by 2011, with more than half of the...

General Motors has been reveling in the attention the production Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric vehicle has received the past few days, when unexpectedly, Chrysler blurts out an unexpected “Me too!” announcement. Chrysler has unveiled not one, but three electric prototypes to support its aggressive...

General Motors kicked off its 100th anniversary in a big way, and a key present that was unwrapped is the 2011 Chevrolet Volt . Shown for the first time, the production Volt looks decidedly different from the concept unveiled at the 2007 Detroit auto show. Where the show vehicle was a muscular, four...

When we last reported on the imminent birth of the next legendary Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, we spilled the core horsepower and torque figures . Now, we’ve got more numbers to share, and again, they are big. First off, the ZR1 price starts at $103,300. And yes, that does include destination charges, though...

Motorists continue to clamor for GPS-based navigation services, as sales of in-car and portable devices soar. GM’s OnStar telematics division has been competing in this space with a “ turn-by-turn ” service, allowing drivers to request directions from a human advisor that are then downloaded to the vehicle...

The Toyota Prius has been the poster car for the hybrid movement, though the Chevrolet Volt hybrid is fast becoming the high-voltage icon for the next automotive revolution. Since it has made the auto show circuit, General Motors has been unusually forthright in communicating with media and consumers...