Category Archives: General Motors
- July 8, 2008
- General Motors shrinks Volt’s gas tank, range drops from 600 to 360 miles– also posted in Chevrolet, Hybrids
One of the many things General Motors boasted about when it unveiled the Volt concept at the Detroit Auto Show in 2007 was its 600-mile range.
This was achieved partially by the battery pack, which could sustain a (theoretical) charge allowing the Volt to run for 40 miles without reverting to the gasoline engine/generator, as well [...]
- March 25, 2008
- World’s tallest man presented keys to custom built car– also posted in Chevrolet
Leonid Stadnyk towers 2.58 meters (8′ 5″) above the earth’s surface, making him the world’s tallest man. He was officially crowned in 2007 by the Guinness Book of World Records, taking the title away from a Chinese man who is just 7′ 9″ tall.
As you might imagine, many things we take for granted are difficult [...]
- February 28, 2008
- BMW to sell engines and transmissions to Fiat and GM– also posted in BMW, Fiat
To be honest I was expecting something like that to happen sooner or later. Financial Times Deutschland announced today that BMW is in talks with General Motors and Fiat to sell them engines and transmissions, but none of the three cared to give an official comment.
The main reason why I was expecting it to happen [...]
- December 3, 2007
- GM not going after VW, Toyota’s minicars– also posted in Opel, Toyota, Volkswagen
General Motors’ European arm has decided that it won’t jump feet-first into the micro-car segment with Smart, and more recently Toyota and Volkswagen. Speaking with Automotive News Europe, GM’s Euro-veep Carl-Peter Forster said that, “These specialized urban vehicles have a limited market.”
True enough, but it’s a market that stands to go through a growth spurt [...]
