http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:11:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/img/logo_autoguide_red.gif http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/03/recall-notice-general-motors-recalls-1-3-million-chevy-cobalt-pontiac-g5-models.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/03/recall-notice-general-motors-recalls-1-3-million-chevy-cobalt-pontiac-g5-models.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:54 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=14518 Recall Notice: General Motors Recalls 1.3 Million Chevy Cobalt, Pontiac G5 Models
With the NHTSA likely applying plenty of pressure after it was questioned over Toyota’s recent recalls, General Motors has announced a recall of 1.3 million vehicles due to power steering issues. The recall affects 1.3 million models including the 905,000 Chevrolet Cobalt models in the U.S., assembled for model year 2005-10. The recall also affects [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/03/recall-notice-general-motors-recalls-1-3-million-chevy-cobalt-pontiac-g5-models.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/recall-notice-toyota-adds-1-1-million-more-vehicles-to-floor-mat-recall.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/recall-notice-toyota-adds-1-1-million-more-vehicles-to-floor-mat-recall.html#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:35:01 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=13011 Recall Notice: Toyota Adds 1.1 Million More Vehicles to Floor Mat Recall
Things just couldn’t get any worse for Toyota Motor Corp. The automaker has announced yet another recall, this one for 1.1 million vehicles in the United States, and is essentially an expansion of last year’s floor mat/pedal recall that affected 4.3 million vehicles. The recall is for all 2008-10 Highlanders, 2009-2010 Corollas, Venzas and Matrixes, as [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/recall-notice-toyota-adds-1-1-million-more-vehicles-to-floor-mat-recall.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/report-holden-pontiac-g8-edition-commodore-proves-popular-in-australia.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/report-holden-pontiac-g8-edition-commodore-proves-popular-in-australia.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:32:08 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=12243 Report: Holden “Pontiac G8 Edition” Commodore Proves Popular in Australia
Several months ago GM’s Australian Holden division announced that it would offer a special edition of the Commodore, dressed up to look like the Pontiac G8. Called the Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition, the new model looks mostly identical to the Pontiac model (itself based on the Commodore), except for the absence of [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/01/report-holden-pontiac-g8-edition-commodore-proves-popular-in-australia.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:25 +0000 Dennis Chung http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=10370 Report: GM CEO Fritz Henderson Resigns
Frederick “Fritz” Henderson has resigned as General Motors chief executive officer. Henderson (left, in the photo above) was appointed CEO on March 29, replacing Rick Waggoner who shown the door by the Obama administration. Over the last eight months, Henderson worked at reorganizing the company. GM announced that Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. (right, in the photo) [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/12/report-gm-ceo-fritz-henderson-resigns.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/11/report-pontiac-reaches-its-inglorious-end-as-last-u-s-market-car-rolls-of-the-line.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/11/report-pontiac-reaches-its-inglorious-end-as-last-u-s-market-car-rolls-of-the-line.html#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:44:25 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=10259 Report: Pontiac Reaches its Inglorious End As Last U.S.-Market Car Rolls off the Line
Earlier this week General Motors produced its last Pontiac for the U.S. market, ending the brand’s 82 year run. The final vehicle to roll off the assembly line at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25th at the Orion Township plant was a rather unspectacular white G6 sedan which is scheduled to be sold to a [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/11/report-pontiac-reaches-its-inglorious-end-as-last-u-s-market-car-rolls-of-the-line.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/10/sema-preview-lingenfelter-to-give-trans-am-new-life-and-655-horsepower.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/10/sema-preview-lingenfelter-to-give-trans-am-new-life-and-655-horsepower.html#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:02:20 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=8750 SEMA Preview: Lingenfelter to Give Trans Am New Life… and 655 Horsepower
Get out your old Whitesnake muscle shirt because the Trans Am is back… sort of. The Corvette and Chevy tuning experts at Lingenfelter have announced that they will bring a modern Trans Am to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week, taking inspiration from the 1971 second-gen TA. That means it will have a [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/10/sema-preview-lingenfelter-to-give-trans-am-new-life-and-655-horsepower.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-future-general-motors-product-plans-tweeted.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-future-general-motors-product-plans-tweeted.html#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:58:49 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=6070 Breaking: Future General Motors Product Plans Tweeted
If you’re a car junkie, Twitter is the place to be today. Ahead of a webcast tomorrow morning by GM CEO Fritz Henderson, the General arranged for a select few media to meet with its PR folks and get a preview of what the New GM has to offer. Many of those folks have been tweeting [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/08/breaking-future-general-motors-product-plans-tweeted.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:16:51 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5834 Report: Last Pontiac Solstice Rolls Off Assembly Line as GM Closes Another Plant
Earlier this week General Motors officially turned off the lights and locked the doors at its Boxwood Road assembly plant for the last time, marking the end of the line for the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. The two vehicles (along with the Opel GT) were manufactured at the plant in Wilmington, Delaware, which is [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-last-pontiac-solstice-rolls-off-assembly-line-as-gm-closes-another-plant.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/pontiac-g8-has-no-future-at-new-gm-says-lutz.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/pontiac-g8-has-no-future-at-new-gm-says-lutz.html#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:03:08 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5472 Report: Pontiac G8 Has No Future at New GM Says Lutz
Yesterday we urged GM CEO Fritz Henderson to sit down with his new Vice Chairman Bob Lutz to get their stories about the future of the Pontiac G8 straight. Now they have, and the news isn’t good. Bob Lutz posted on GM’s corporate Fastlane Blog that the G8 will not live on as the Chevrolet Caprice. [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/pontiac-g8-has-no-future-at-new-gm-says-lutz.html/feed

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http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-pontiac-g8-future-as-chevrolet-caprice-back-in-doubt.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-pontiac-g8-future-as-chevrolet-caprice-back-in-doubt.html#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:48:55 +0000 Colum Wood http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/?p=5448 Report: Pontiac G8 Future as Chevrolet Caprice Back in Doubt
Perhaps General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson and his newly appointed Vice Chairman Bob Lutz should sit down, have a talk and get their stories straight. After consistently saying that the Pontiac G8 would be eliminated with the rest of the Pontiac brand, it seemed as though Henderson had a change of heart after his newly [...] more]]> http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/07/report-pontiac-g8-future-as-chevrolet-caprice-back-in-doubt.html/feed

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