Monday, October 24, 2011

A Century of Chevy, From Cheap Date to America’s Sweetheart

How well do you know the history of Chevy? Its Impalas dropped us off at school. Its pickup trucks hauled our produce on the farm. Its Corvette sustained our sports car fantasies through the boredom of high school algebra class. Earlier than almost any other automotive brand, Chevy created a palette of vehicles that ranged from the small and thrifty to the sleek and sporty to the large and smartly trimmed. Multimedia Once the model line expanded beyond the limited body selections of its first half-century, there was a Chevy for almost everyone. The brand’s broad appeal resulted in a place atop the sales charts starting in the 1930s...

Friday, October 21, 2011

General Motors looks to remake The Cannonball Run

Can’t wait to see this. Who do you think would be better for the remake – Ben Stiller or Brad Pitt? It’s hard not to love The Cannonball Run. The 1981 film was essentially a live action Wacky Races and was a hell of a lot of fun, featuring crazy car action, sharp comedy and a great cast. It now seems as though it’s another film in line for the remake treatment, though, although how the project is being approached is slightly different from your average movie. General Motors is the company backing the project, and is looking to partner with a studio to get the film made. No doubt, then, that it will act as a rather nice advert for its cars,...

Friday, October 14, 2011

GM Will Integrate Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Software Into OnStar

It’s great to see GM taking advantage of this technology. “General Motors has announced that it will update its OnStar vehicle communications system to facilitate peer-to-peer car-sharing. Thanks to a partnership with RelayRides, a San Francisco-based startup that allows users to rent their cars out to drivers-in-need on an hourly basis, GM vehicles equipped with OnStar will be able to be unlocked and started via cell phone—eliminating the need for the costly $500 device currently used for remote locking. All OnStar-equipped GM models—including the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid—will be RelayRides-ready beginning next year. RelayRides was launched...

Friday, October 7, 2011

GM Recycles 92 Percent of Waste in Lucrative Business

Congratulations to GM! Over half of its plants now produce ZERO WASTE! “Last year, General Motors recycled 92 percent of all the waste generated in its manufacturing plants around the world and in doing so, has created a lucrative scrap recycling business. Waste reduction and reuse efforts are now so prevalent at GM that the company no longer thinks of the material as "waste," says John Bradburn, manager of waste reduction. The company makes about $1 billion a year from selling scrap byproducts, a new business that held its ground even during bankruptcy reorganization. Over half its plants (76) produce zero waste, reusing or recycling 97...

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