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...Some of GM's new products, such as the Chevrolet Malibu with a V6 engine and Chevrolet Traverse, did well in the survey. Overall, however, 28 of the 48 GM models included in the survey had below-average rankings, says Consumer Reports Rick Paul...
...Thus, GM's $230 million investment in four factories around Flint, to prepare for the start of production for the innovative Chevrolet Volt, represents an important ray of hope for the hard-pressed Flint community. "These four GM manufacturing plants have a key role in GM's production of the next generation of fuel-efficient vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt and Cruze," says Larry Zahner, GM manufacturing manager. (Read a brief history of the electric...
...Most of the GM money - $202 million - is being spent at the company's Flint South engine plant, which is being renovated for production of a 1.4-liter, four-cylinder engine generator for the Chevrolet Volt and a 1.4-liter, turbocharged, four-cylinder engine for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The project will bring an additional 240 employees to the Flint plant. Almost all of the added staff will come from the Flint North engine and component plant that GM plans to close next year...
...would you say that you've always been a redneck at heart? My definition of [being a redneck] is a glorious absence of sophistication. In my job at IBM, I carried a tool bag and fixed machines. Doing comedy has made me a wealthy man, but I drive a Chevrolet pickup truck. I wear jeans and T shirts every day unless I have to be on TV. I said to someone not long ago, "Here's the problem that the media makes: They tend to think if you gave rednecks a billion dollars they wouldn't be rednecks anymore." Look...
...viable alternative. It's not as popular as it was among manufacturers, whose bad arithmetic cost them a fortune a few years back. But if you can find a leasable model you like - GMAC Financial Services and GM are offering packages for the 2009 Cadillac CTS, several new Chevrolet models and the 2010 Buick Enclave and LaCrosse - the numbers might work if you drive fewer than 15,000 miles a year, want to keep a warrantied vehicle for only a few years and don't have lots of cash (say, 20%) for a decent down payment. One example: a Nissan...