It’s finally been confirmed after months of speculation – a new General Motors venture will supply hand-picked US models for Australia and New Zealand starting later this year. In doing so it will replace long-time performance company Holden Special Vehicles. The first vehicle GM Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) will deliver will be the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ pick-up truck. … [Read more...] about GM to set up NZ outlets for Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado
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Kiwi bigwig at centre of GM plan to sell Opel/Vauxhall to PSA
Former Waikato University graduate Dan Ammann is at the centre of the possible sale of General Motors’ European badges Opel and Vauxhall to France’s PSA Group, the company behind the Peugeot, Citroen, and DS brands. New Zealander Ammann is responsible for managing GM’s global business operations and is preparing with company chief Mary Barra (pictured above with Ammann) to … [Read more...] about Kiwi bigwig at centre of GM plan to sell Opel/Vauxhall to PSA
New Holden coupe would be spiritual successor to the Calibra of the ‘90s
Will Holden move upmarket and take on cars like the two-door Audi A5 and BMW 4-Series with a coupe of its own, a spiritual successor to the Opel Calibra that sold in New Zealand and Australia in the 1990s? That was the buzz at the Paris motor show after the General Motors-owned German carmaker confirmed it would fill about one third of Holden’s future line-up of models, … [Read more...] about New Holden coupe would be spiritual successor to the Calibra of the ‘90s
Treasure chest of muscle cars – 40 found in barn in Canada
It’s being described as one of the greatest barn finds ever – a collection of 40 American muscle cars on a dairy farm in Canada. Among them are three Ford GTs, six Chevrolet Corvettes, and a number of Ford Mustangs and Thunderbirds. One of the Ford GTs, a rare 2006 Heritage Edition, has only 17km on the clock. It had been trucked to the farm in provincial Alberta and never … [Read more...] about Treasure chest of muscle cars – 40 found in barn in Canada
Safety recall: probe into GM finds ‘incompetence and neglect’
General Motors has dismissed 15 employees and carpeted five others after a probe by a top US lawyer uncovered a “pattern of incompetence and neglect” that led to the recent recall of millions of its cars for a faulty ignition switch. Anton Valukas, the lawyer appointed by the US justice department to probe into the collapse in 2008 of Lehman Brothers Holdings – the US … [Read more...] about Safety recall: probe into GM finds ‘incompetence and neglect’