Video: Chevrolet Silverado lives through the apocalypse in Super Bowl XLVI ad
General Motors has released however an additional industrial for Super Bowl XLVI called ’2012.’ The industrial is primarily based around the Chevrolet Silverado and reveals off how reputable the truck is in a 60-second.
The ad is focused around the Silverado navigating the devastation and destruction predicted to take place this year by the Mayan calendar.
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“A group of buddies, who are Silverado owners, can make its way to the designated meeting spot but discover one of their buddies is missing, GM said about the ad in a statement. “The missing buddy, however, drives an additional manufacturer’s truck and does not appear to have made it to the meeting point.”
The ad also capabilities a shot at the Ford F-150 but we will not spoil it for you.
Video: Chevrolet Volt Super Bowl XLVI ad features Aliens
General Motors has just released its Super Bowl XLVI commercial for the Chevrolet Volt for the massive game on Sunday.
Titled ‘Aliens’, the 30-second spot reveals the curiosity about the Volt and its electrical powertrain extends to extraterrestrial beings from galaxies far, far away.
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Refresher: The 2012 Chevrolet Volt is powered by 16-kWh, ‘T’-shaped lithium-ion battery that powers the electrical drive unit, which allows it to drive 40 miles on battery energy alone. The technique puts out 149-hp and a maximum torque of 273 lb-ft, permitting the Volt to go from -60 mph in about 9 seconds, hitting a best speed of 100 mph. The battery can be re-charged by plugging into a household outlet and takes 4 hours to recharge on 240 volts, and about 10-12 hrs on a common 120-volt outlet. The Chevrolet Volt also carries an 84-hp one.4 4-clyinder engine that allows the five-door, FWD sedan to travel extra miles whilst averaging a fuel-economy of 50 mpg. A totally charged battery and complete tank of fuel will let the Volt to travel 379 miles. The 2012 Chevrolet Volt gets an EPA estimated 93 miles per ’gallon-equivalent’ when driving underneath electric power only, 37 mpg when in gasoline mode and over the lengthy phrase it is estimated to get 60 miles per gallon in combined gasoline-powered and electrical-powered driving. Rates for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt start off at $ 39,995 but with a full federal earnings tax credit (which variety from $ to $ 7,500), the Volt can expense a total of $ 32,495.
January 2012 sales up 11%, Chrysler jumps 44% and GM sales fall 6%
The pace for U.S. light automobile product sales rose by 11 percent final month and was set by a handful of major automakers including Chrysler Group, Volkswagen Group and Hyundai/Kia.
All major automakers posted revenue gains last month except General Motors, which fell 6 % from a robust January 2011. The automaker sold a complete of 167,962 vehicles with Chevrolet getting the primary highlight as sales for the brand had been up 13 percent.
“Chevrolet drove our efficiency once once again and sales of our fuel-effective new cars had been particularly good,” and Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Product sales Operations. “The strength that the economic climate and the car industry showed in the fourth quarter carried into January, so we imagine the year is off to a good start off.”
FoMoCo sold a total of 136,710 vehicles in January, a 7 percent boost. Ford as a brand sold 131,589 automobiles in January, creating it the greatest January product sales month for the Ford brand because 2008.
Chrysler shined the most out of Detroit automakers with U.S. revenue coming in at 101,149, a 44 % improve compared with product sales in January 2011.
House Committee to Hold Chevy Volt Safety Hearing on January 25
Published January 20, 2012
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a formal hearing to talk about and to investigate the possible fire hazards connected with the extensively broken Chevrolet Volts. Darrell Issa, R-CA, chairman of the committee, informed members of the Residence that the hearing—titled “Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA know and when did they know it?”—will be held on January 25.
National Highway Visitors Safety Administrator David Strickland claims that the White Home was informed of the first crash-check related Chevy Volt fire in September, 2011. White House officials say they did not request that the NHTSA maintain the details below wraps, but it wasn’t until finally Bloomberg News broke the story in November when the NHTSA decided to publicly disclose its findings.
In late November, the NHTSA opened a formal defect investigation in the Chevy Volt. In January, General Motors detailed modifications created to avoid the Volt from catching fire following a extreme influence.
Republicans have, time and once more, asked Standard Motors and the NHTSA to answer concerns concerning the delayed disclosure of feasible fires in crash-tested Volts. Ali Ahmad, a spokesman for Issa, stated last Friday that the Residence Oversight and Government Reform Committee will demand that the NHTSA turn more than all records related to the safety of the Volt:
“NHTSA has stalled on responding to the committee’s inquiry for 6 weeks and inexplicably refused to provide any documents. The committee expects complete compliance with its request and will consider compulsory strategies if NHTSA does not instantly modify its place.”
Report: Cadillac to offer right-hand-drive CTS-V in the UK
General Motors advertising and marketing chief Joel Ewanick mentioned that the brand is organizing to provide CTS-V sports activities auto in proper-hand-drive in the United Kingdom as a part of a renewed dedication to take global markets far more seriously.
Ewanick said that when the 556-hp supercharged V8 CTS-V was developed it was a “car intended for Europe, but one particular we haven’t handled seriously in Europe. We’re geared up for right-hand drive now,” he stated. “We’re functioning on it.”
The new Cadillac ATS, which will be accessible in correct-hand-drive, will be the brand’s first auto to display renewed dedication to its good results outdoors of the United States.
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“There wasn’t a dedication to the item before and we didn’t design automobiles to the industry demands,” he informed AutoCar. “The Germans do this really well. There is now a complete resource commitment and a vision to get this proper. Bankruptcy refocused GM.”
General Motors’ Chief Technology Officer announces retirement after 43-year long career with GM
Standard Motors has been acknowledged to be one of the several leaders in automobile innovation and technologies. Such examples incorporate the brand’s hybrid technology, a broad range of advanced engine technologies and vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt.
But this sort of items wouldn’t have occurred without GM’s Vice Chairman and Chief Technological innovation Officer, Tom Stephens. And to cap a 43-year long career, Mr. Stephens announced that he will be stepping down from his position on April 1st, later this year—this is most probably not an April Fool’s joke.
“Tom Stephens is an engineering icon inside of our firm and inside of our business,” mentioned GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. “We have all benefited drastically from his passion, wisdom, and dedication to item excellence. His talent and contributions to GM are deeply appreciated and his experience will be missed.”
Stephens held positions at Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, and several other folks prior to his last and final place as Chief Technology Officer, leading departments this kind of as GM’s newly created GM Powertrain Division. And in the course of people instances, Stephens assisted develop the 1st ever Cadillac Northstar engine, develop almost all of GM’s sophisticated engine technologies nowadays this kind of as Displacement-On-Demand or “Active Fuel Management,” and GM’s plug-in hybrid powertrain, like in the Volt.
- By: Chris Chin
2013 Encore unveiled partly – Complete Unveiling to be at Detroit
Buick had announced a couple of weeks back that it was about to come out with its latest little crossover at the car display in Detroit. The firm also released the picture of the headlight of this 2013 Encore. Following this announcement, Buick has been engaged in a teaser-image game and has been revealing section wise pictures of the automobile on Facebook. Quite lately, however, the auto maker has finally come out with adequate proof about the vehicle. The firm has released three unimaginatively developed puzzle pieces that fully reveals what the vehicle appears like.
The twin-row Encore is going to be drastically smaller sized than the 3-row Buick Enclave and therefore the auto looks equivalent to a squeezed version of this bigger and a lot more elegant vehicle. The 2013 Encore is going to be even smaller sized than the GMC Terrain twin autos as nicely as the Chevrolet Equinox from General Motors. The smallest supplying from Buick will be sharing a frequent platform with the Chevrolet Sonic. The automobile is anticipated to be fully unveiled at the motor display in Detroit starting following week. The full specification of this smallest crossover utility automobile from Buick is going to be offered to the readers then.
