Tag: general-motors
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…
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GM Restores And Returns Corvette Stolen 33 Years Ago
No, it wasn’t General Motors that stole the car. George Talley was the owner of this 1979 Chevrolet Corvette when it was stolen from him 33 years ago. The car was recovered last year in Mississippi. After hearing about the car, some executives at GM decided to take some action. They snagged it, restored it,…
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Hacker Working With GM To Fix OnStar Vulnerabilities: Video
Connected cars promise better safety and security, but like anything connected to a network, they can be susceptible to attacks from hackers. And General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is just the latest automaker in the news due to cyber security concerns. Security researcher—or “white hat” hacker—Samy Kamkar has posted a video on YouTube…
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Ferrari 488 Spider, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Mazda MX-5: This Week’s Top Photos
Like the famous gated shifter, Ferrari’s naturally aspirated V-8s are now a thing of the past. But with 660 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque on tap, we can’t imagine drivers will resent the snails on Maranello’s new 488 Spider all that much. Cadillac’s first CTS-V arrived on the scene with all the subtly of…
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GM Confirms New Vehicle For Orion Plant, Most Likely Cadillac Compact Crossover
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed it will invest $245 million in its Orion Assembly plant located just outside of Detroit to support the launch of an all-new vehicle program that will be “unlike anything in the plant’s 32-year history.” Understandably, one would naturally assume GM is hinting at production of the…
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Billionaire Auto Industry Investor Kirk Kerkorian Dies At 98
Kirk Kerkorian’s life began in poverty and ended in spectacular success. Along the way, he founded an early airline, battled Howard Hughes for control of a germinating Las Vegas, counted icon Frank Sinatra as a friend, and owned interests in MGM, United Artists and Columbia Pictures. But in addition to his glamorous ventures into the…