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GM’s New Cadillac Shield Program

February 16, 2011 in GM, News & Updates by Stacey Jo

Cadillac has recently unveiled its new Cadillac Shield program, which provides increased Cadillac coverage and maintenance to Cadillac owners, including 24-hour roadside assistance for 5 years or 100,000 miles.  The new program is designed to focus on customer service, which is currently a primary focus of Cadillac and perhaps a trend in the automotive industry. [...]

GM Recalls 322,000 Impalas

October 18, 2010 in Chevrolet, GM, Recalls by acalertguy

Due to seatbelt issues that do not meet US and Canadian safety standards, GM announced they will be recalling 322,000 Chevy Impala vehicles made in 2009 and 2010.  According to GM, the front seat belts may disconnect from their base, making this recall vital to the safety of General Motors’ customers.  However, no injuries or [...]

GM Recalls Nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX Crossovers

October 12, 2010 in GM, Recalls by acalertguy

General Motors announced that it is recalling nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX Crossover vehicles due to a power steering line issue.  The issue involves leaking power steering fluid, which could potentially catch fire.  GM says that owners should be aware of any leaking fluid from their vehicles. In one instance, an unattended vehicle caught fire.  This [...]

Do upstream emissions outweigh the zero emissions of electric cars?

September 14, 2010 in Chevrolet, Electric Cars, GM, Nissan by AC Jones

With anticipation building over the years for electric vehicles to go mainstream, we are finally right around the corner from the release of not one, but two 100% battery-powered mainstream cars – The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf, both on which we have talked about in recent months. The Volt, manufactured by General Motors [...]

GM Recalls Vehicles For Safety Concerns

August 24, 2010 in GM, Recalls by acalertguy

Not only is Mazda recalling vehicles, but GM is as well. GMs recall will affect 243,000 SUVs in 2009 and 2010 with safety belt issues. The specific vehicles being recalled include: Chevy Traverse Buick Enclave GMC Acadia Saturn Outlook Most of the vehicles were shipped within the U.S., but many others were exported to Canada, [...]

GM Prices Volt At $41K

August 18, 2010 in Electric Cars, GM by AC Jones

General Motors has announced that its electric car, the Volt, will be priced at $41,000. Compared to Nissan’s Leaf, that’s considerably more. Of course, you can point to big price differences in gasoline-powered cars as well. There are other factors that drive pricing in the auto industry. And economically, new technologies are often higher than [...]