by Bernie Woodall
Auto dealers were told to stop selling the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette and shipments were delayed from the General Motors plant that makes the hot-selling sports car while the company addresses two issues, GM said Friday.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Opel targets Chevy buyers with, Karl/Viva, new entry-level car
General Motors’ Opel/Vauxhall unit will launch a budget minicar in Europe next year to win customers of GM’s Chevrolet brand.
GM is focusing its resources on expanding Opel after Chevrolet failed to make headway in Europe. The company will stop selling Chevrolets in Europe at the end of next year.
EIA 2014 forecast US gasoline use has risen 2 billion gallons in past 10 months
The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) short-term forecasts of US gasoline consumption, which cover the current and upcoming calendar year, have risen 1.6% over the past year.
The latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) expects 2014 gasoline consumption to be 8.82 million barrels per day (135.2 billion gallons). This is 0.13 million barrels per day (2 billion gallons) higher than last November’s forecast, which was close to the average 2014 consumption forecast across the 12 editions of STEO published in 2013.
Mercedes-Benz launches Rescue Assist QR codes
The German car company is officially rolling out a brilliantly simple system that will help fire, police and ambulance crews access critical information about a car when arriving on the scene of an accident.
Nevada lawmakers yet to reach decision on Tesla plant
Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada’s Legislature resolved some issues, but disagreed on others as it convened Wednesday to decide whether to endorse a $1.25 billion deal to bring Tesla Motors’ battery “Gigafactory” to a site outside Reno.As a result, lawmakers broke for the evening without having voted on bills related to Tesla’s $4-billion to $5-billion factory, which would create up to 6,500 jobs.
