Daily Archives: October 18, 2014

Shanghai GM to be first automaker to introduce 4G LTE service in China

Shanghai GM to be first automaker to introduce 4G LTE service in China

Shanghai General Motors will become the first automaker in China to offer embedded 4G LTE services in its vehicles. The first Shanghai GM offering to be equipped with OnStar 4G LTE will be a Cadillac model in 2015.

VW to recall more than a million cars in China, US

VW to recall more than a million cars in China, US

German automaker Volkswagen will recall more than a million cars in China and the United States due to a defect in the rear axles, a company spokesman said.

Russia may allow Serbia export quota for Fiat cars

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said there was a possibility of an export quota being agreed with Russia for Fiat cars manufactured in Serbia.

Currently exports to Russia from Serbia have high customs duties because a free trade agreement between the two countries excludes automobiles.

7 GM discontinued cars that deserve a second chance

Pontiac Fiero

Here is another group of discontinued cars, this time they are all from General Motors. Were they ahead of their time, or just plain gone before their time?  It probably doesn’t matter, but they truly deserve a second chance.

GM’s top lawyer, Michael Millikin, hammered during recall hearing in Congress

GM's top lawyer, Michael Millikin, hammered during recall hearing in Congress

By Ben Klayman

General Motors’s top lawyer will retire early next year, months after his department was heavily criticized for how it handled the automaker’s defective ignition switch that has been linked to at least 27 deaths.