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NewsChip Shortage Forces GM to Build Dirtier Trucks
The ongoing chip shortage continues to have major repercussions across the auto industry, including in Canada where Ford, Stellantis and General Motors have all had to idle production. GM even said recently that its Ingersoll assembly plant will remain on pause at least until mid-April. Want another example? Consider this: …
NewsChevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra to Drop a Couple of Engines
What kind of changes do the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 have in store for the 2022 model year? General Motors should make some annoucements in the next few months, but you can expect fewer options under the hood. According to a presentation the automaker gave at the …
NewsThe Car Guide's Best Buys for 2021: Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. Full-size pickup sales are extremely strong across the country. The American manufacturers completely dominate the segment, so you’ll see the same names here, except in a different order than last …
Recalls640,000 GM, Ford Vehicles With Faulty Airbags Recalled in Canada
General Motors and Ford announced massive recalls in November 2020 and January of this year, respectively, due to faulty airbags. Over 9 million vehicles were said to be affected. And now we know exactly how many of those are in Canada. According to recall notices posted by Transport Canada, a …
NewsGMC Sierra to Offer Super Cruise Tech by 2022
The GMC Sierra 1500 is our Best Buy for 2021 in the large pickup segment and it doesn’t have many reasons to envy the competition. However, there’s one area where the brand needs to catch up. As we’ve just found out, the Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system that is so …
NewsGM’s Oshawa Plant to Resume Pickup Production in 2022
General Motors’s Oshawa Assembly Plant, which stopped building vehicles in December 2019 and is being converted into a stamping facility, will resume pickup production in 2022. That’s part of the new tentative deal between the automaker and the Unifor auto workers announced on Thursday morning. Members of the union will …
BuzzSome GM Designers Had Way Too Much Fun With the Sierra
The GMC Sierra was completely redesigned two years ago and the next generation is not expected to debut before the second half of the current decade, but that doesn’t mean General Motors designers can’t look to the future, experiment with all sorts of things and have a little fun in …
NewsUpdated 2021 GMC Sierra Trucks Make Towing Even Easier
General Motors cannot realistically catch the Ford F-150 in terms of sales, especially with the latter coming to market this fall with a brand new generation, but that doesn’t mean it should wait a year or two to make some upgrades. After launching a completely redesigned GMC Sierra for 2019 …
NewsGM Ramps up Full-size Pickup Production to Meet Demand
Demand for full-size pickups is even stronger than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America and production sites were forced to close for two months. In some parts of the U.S. and Canada, customers must wait an unusually long period of time to receive their orders. In order …
NewsGM Wants to Apply eBoost Braking to Trailers, RVs
Last year, General Motors came up with a new electronic braking assist system called eBoost. It found its way into a few models including the all-new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette as well as the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups. Basically, the system integrates the master cylinder, electro-hydraulic booster …
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