General Motors extended a recall over an ignition-switch defect to the Opel GT.U.S. regulators are investigating why GM took years to recall 1.6 million cars over an ignition-switch defect linked to 13 deaths in crashes.
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GM recalls Chevrolet Cobalt, Pontiac G5 after fatal accidents
General Motors Co. is recalling almost 800,000 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compact cars to fix a problem that could prevent the airbags from deploying in a crash.
The automaker said it knows of 22 such accidents, including five in which six people died.
GM sells record number of vehicles in China in 2013
General Motors and its Chinese joint ventures sold a record 3.16 million vehicles in China in 2013, an 11.4 percent increase from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday.
ONRL & GM prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil delivers 2% fuel economy improvement over 5W-30
A team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Motors, led by ORNL researcher Dr. Jun Qu, has developed a new group of ionic liquids as lubricant additives that could help improve the energy efficiency of cars and trucks.
Prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil demonstrated a 2% improved fuel economy compared to Mobil 1 5W-30 engine oil (3.93% over the 20W-30 baseline oil) in standard fuel efficiency engine dynamometer tests. The prototype oil also successfully passed a 100-hour high-temperature, high-load engine dynamometer test.
GM to Recall 1.5M Cars in China to Replace Bracket
China’s product quality agency says General Motors and its main Chinese partner will recall almost 1.5 million cars to replace a bracket that secures a fuel pump.
