http://www.igeneralcar.info Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:53:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2009 HUMMER H2 will be the first HUMMER to utilize GM's E85 FlexPower, with the H3 following later in 2009. The new H2 will be able to run on E85 ethanol, standard gasoline, or any combination of the two fuels. E85 is a cleaner-burning, higher-octane fuel that can help ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/10/10/the-2009-hummer-h2/ Chevrolets are rarely seen on the streets of Paris. But General Motors (GM) has chosen the Paris Motor Show, which opens to the public on Oct. 4, to launch one of the most important new Chevy models in years. The Cruze, a compact sedan set to go on sale in Europe ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/10/04/chevrolets-are-rarely-seen-on-the-streets/ Toyota, the Ford Motor Company and Chrysler each said Wednesday that their sales in the United States fell more than 30 percent in September, as volatility in the financial markets compounded what already had been a miserable year for the auto industry. But sales were better than expected at General Motors, ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/10/01/toyota-sales-in-the-united-states-fell-more-than-30-percent/ The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid entered the market in 2008 as direct competition to the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Malibu Hybrid is a stylish five-door mid-size sedan—but as a mild hybrid, the fuel economy compared with the gas-powered Malibu was a very modest 2-mpg jump to 24 in the city and ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/30/chevrolet-malibu-hybrid-entered-the-market/ Around 2:50 p.m. Thursday, a Cadillac traveling north on Route 28 near Trinity Place collided with a pickup exiting Noisy Hole Road.  The Cadillac's driver swerved to his left, went into a gulley and up onto an embankment before crashing into a utility pole. Mashpee Police directed traffic around the scene ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/26/a-cadillac-traveling-north-collided/ The Liberals traded their last election's dirty jet for an even older gas-guzzling carbon-belching Air Inuit 737 this time, but road-touring the election in a rented car seemed to dictate a green shift of a different kind. My 2006 election protest at the outrageous gouge the party leaders inflict on tagalong ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/25/the-liberals-traded-their-last-elections-dirty-jet/ General Motors Corp.'s treasurer said Wednesday that the automaker is planning to sell its Hummer truck brand and a factory in Strasbourg, France, and may announce more asset sales later this year. Walter Borst said in a slide presentation at a Deutsche Bank investor conference that the company expects to distribute ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/24/hummer-truck/ Fitch Ratings on Monday cut its issuer default rating on General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) further into 'junk' territory, citing concerns about the auto company's liquidity position and ability to raise fresh funds. The agency cut GM's rating by one notch to 'CCC', the eighth-lowest speculative grade in ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/22/fitch-ratings/ "The Heartbeat of America" the ads for Chevrolet, General Motors' flagship brand of cars, used to boast. For better or worst, as the US auto giant celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, the company's health has never seemed more tied to the country's economic health. At a time when the US ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/21/the-heartbeat-of-america/ General Motors said that it intended to draw down the remaining 3.5 billion dollars of its 4.5-billion-dollar secured revolving credit facility to maintain what the auto giant described as "high level of financial flexibility" at a time when the financial markets are uncertain. "Accessing the funds available to us is a ... http://www.igeneralcar.info/2008/09/20/general-motors-said-that-it-intended-to-draw-down-the-remaining-35-billion-dollars/