Tag: General Motors

Perspectives

GM Shows New Colorado/Canyon

New GM Pickups Offer Power, Better Economy     General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann today (Aug. 8, 2013), provided a peek at the next-generation Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Colorado and Canyon will join the all-new 2014 Silverado and Sierra 1500s, and the upcoming Silverado and Sierra HDs, to […]

August 8, 2013

Trucks

Ryder gets country’s first CNG lease, rental trucks

Ryder System, Inc. said Thursday it has begun to take delivery of 39 light- and medium-duty compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, the first of their kind in North America available for lease or rent. The vehicles include 20 Greenkraft cab-over vehicles with 6.0-liter General Motors natural gas engines and 19 Navistar International TranStar trucks with […]

June 20, 2013

Perspectives

GM Includes Maintenance For 2014

Certain Scheduled Maintenance Is Free Customers who purchase or lease an eligible new 2014 Chevrolet, Buick or GMC car, truck or crossover in the U.S. will be covered by a new maintenance program that includes certain scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. “This new plan will kick off our customers’ […]

June 6, 2013

Perspectives

GM Recalls Chevy & GMC Vans

CNG Fuel Systems Flawed, May Cause Fire   General Motors (GM) and IMPCO Automotive Division are recalling2011-2013 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo vans that have a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system installed as original equipment by IMPCO. The fuel systems, manufactured February 14- 20, 2013, have a fuel shut-off solenoid connector to the […]

June 3, 2013

Business

Equipment — Light and Medium Duty Focus

You may have heavy payloads, but do you really need a diesel and a 4.10:1 rear axle ratio? Maybe not.

February 1, 2012

Business

Efficiency in the Early Years

Viable fuel sources have been in a constant state of flux since the first issue of CCJ appeared 100 years ago this month.

March 6, 2011

Business

Jack Roberts

Navistar’s TerraStar handles like its light-duty brethren.

October 1, 2010

Business

2011 Makes and Models

Like many medium- and heavy-duty OEMs, several light-duty truck makers are launching new models and introducing big redesigns, updated engines and revamped platforms, along with a few other touchups worth noting, such as added technologies and safety features.

September 1, 2010

Business

Jack Roberts

At a recent Fleet and Commercial Press Event in Detroit, Mark Reuss, GM North American president, noted the vast array of changes that have taken place since the company found itself on the ropes, with vehicle sales up 31 percent through April of this year compared to the year-ago period.

July 1, 2010