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The new, eighth-generation 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray , which was crowned as the North American Car of the Year back in January, owes much of its success to a world-class team of designers and engineers. The thinking heads at General Motors know it and now they want to use them …

Voice-controlled smart assistants are taking over our daily lives. According to eMarketer data, nearly six million Canadians used one at least once a month in 2019—and that number continues to grow rapidly. Automobiles are the natural extensions of our homes and with Apple CarPlay (Siri) and Android Auto (Assistant Google) …

Despite significant progress over the past two years, electric vehicles still account for less than three percent of total new vehicle sales in North America. With gas prices remaining at a super-low level, the great big shift to EVs is far from sight. General Motors CEO Mary Barra made a …

After bolstering its lineup with the addition of the all-new Encore GX recently, Buick is now announcing the second-generation 2021 Envision , a model that was in dire need of a complete overhaul, having been around for five years. Will it manage to leave the bottom of sales charts in …

While updates to several General Motors vehicles have been postponed by about a year, the automaker assures the launch of its next-generation EVs such as the GMC Hummer EV , Cadillac Lyriq and Chevrolet Bolt EUV, won’t be affected. During a conference call with the media this week, GM's vice …

Starting next Monday, a portion of General Motors’ St. Catharines Propulsion Plant in Ontario will come back online—a week earlier than most other North American facilities. The news was made official by both GM Canada and the Unifor auto workers union. St. Catharines is responsible for producing V6 engines for …

General Motors and Ford have made headlines with their bold electrification plans in recent years. The former intends to double EV resources by 2021 and launch 20 new models globally by 2023 ( many of which were secretly previewed a few weeks ago), while the latter aims to add 40 …

General Motors’ presentation inside the Design Dome at its Tech Center in Warren, Michigan yesterday not only included a new, ultra-powerful battery with up to 645 kilometres of range, but also a glimpse and a few details about its upcoming electric vehicles. Unfortunately, no cameras were allowed, and except for …

Automakers need to invest massive sums to develop electric vehicles that will meet the needs of consumers in the future and, more importantly, comply with the increasingly tough emissions standards in various markets around the globe. Because money doesn’t grow on trees and new-car sales are down , they have …