Not to miss out on the limelight beamed on Ford Australia today, production of the Holden Cruze in Australia stops today as well, at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in Adelaide. This brings an end to local production of the model since it began in 2011. While the Commodore will go on […]
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Chevrolet creates Colorado ZH2 fuel-cell prototype, for US Army
General Motors has developed a fuel-cell version of the Chevrolet Colorado called the ZH2 as part of a trial with the US Army. Based on a stretched wheelbase compared with the stock Colorado, the ZH2 is still undergoing testing at GM’s Milford Proving Ground until early next year, before the […]
Chevrolet LT5 V8 engine on the way? GM trademark found
General Motors has been caught for the second time in just three years submitting a patent application to register the ‘LT5’ moniker, more than likely the name for an upcoming V8 powertrain. The trademark application in question was filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on September 19, […]
Opel Karl Rocks revealed, baby crossover based on Spark
Opel is bringing a crossover version of its Karl micro car to the Paris Motor Show, called the Karl Rocks. It’s name after company founder Adam Opel’s oldest son, Carl. It also follows a similar name theme to the Opel Adam Rocks. With an 18mm increase in ride height over […]
Holden Acadia confirmed as large SUV for 2018
Holden will be importing the US-designed GMC Acadia large SUV in 2018 as part of its new globally-sourced lineup, the company revealed today. The car was shown alongside the facelifted and renamed TrailBlazer (formerly Colorado 7) as well as the heavily revised new Trax and Barina. The forthcoming Astra has […]
Cadillac boss confirms future plans in comment rant
Cadillac president Johann de Nysschen has spilled the beans in the comment section of a speculative article on The Detroit Bureau about the brand’s future. The brand’s chief unexpectedly revealed several key details about several upcoming models, in response to the article which he described as mostly conjecture. The report was […]
2017 Chevrolet Colorado debuts new 230kW V6, 8spd auto
Chevrolet has taken the wraps of the model year 2017 Colorado for the US market. It introduces an “all-new” V6 engine and eight-speed auto combo. Not to be confused with our local Holden Colorado, the Chevy version is slightly larger although based on the same GMT 700 platform. It’s regarded […]
Cadillac previews Design Concept before Pebble Beach
Cadillac has previewed an upcoming ‘Design Concept’ via video which will be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this coming Thursday. The video shows only a com-gen of the interior, featuring an ultra-wide OLED matrix incorporating the main instrument cluster and central display. A collaboration with LG Electronics, the […]