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Construction Equipment

Report: GM to add diesel option in Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon compact pickups

General Motors plans to add a diesel option to its U.S. lineup of compact pickups, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, according to a report from Automotive News. The report says the pickups will get a variation of GM’s 2.5-liter or 2.8-liter, four-cylinder Duramax turbodiesels—the engines GM already offers in the international version of the […]

August 28, 2013

Roadbuilding

What Buicks & White Tubs Have in Common

I learned how to drive in my mother’s blue Buick Century. It wasn’t my idea of a cool car at the time, but it was reliable and roomy – and surprisingly hid dents and scratches fairly well. But who knew the man behind the Buick also invented white bathtubs? David Dunbar Buick, a Scottish immigrant, […]

August 27, 2013

Pickups

GM Truck Homecoming: Welcome All

GM Truck Owners To Celebrate Silverado/Sierra Launch    On Saturday, September 14, General Motors invites owners of its pickup trucks to the GM Truck Homecoming, celebrating the local launch of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. At least 1,500 GM pickup trucks – old and new – are expected to attend. “GM […]

August 25, 2013

Workforce

GM’s FIRST Competition teaches kids to build, battle robots to build interest in STEM careers

What do you do with kids who think math and science are boring? Give them a pile of parts, some software and computers, and let them build a robot. That in a nutshell is the FIRST Competition, a nationwide program put together by General Motors that’s meant to fire up the imaginations of kids and […]

August 23, 2013

Construction Equipment

GM teases first image of 2015 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon

Last month we showed you a few spy shots of the currently-in-testing 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pickups. Based on those shrouded test trucks, we were able to envision a redesign that shared quite a bit in common with the full-size Silverado and Sierra. And now, thanks to the above teaser photo tweeted […]

August 9, 2013

Construction Equipment

Trace the 100-year evolution of Chevrolet’s ‘bowtie’ logo and the vehicles it has adorned (GALLERY)

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its famous “bowtie” logo, Chevrolet has released a cool graphic and a ton of photos charting the symbol’s evolution, along with a bit of official history. According to the automaker, the Chevy bowtie was introduced in 1913 by co-founder William C. Durant on the 1914 Chevrolet H-2 Royal Mail […]

July 29, 2013

Pickups

Injector puller from Snap-on

Snap-on’s says its Injector Puller Kit (IPK1170) is designed to remove diesel injectors from GM vehicles produced from 2001 to 2004 with an LB7 Duramax engine. These engines are found in light-duty 2500/3500 and medium-duty 4500/5500 GM trucks.

July 29, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chevy Silverado jumps sand dune, crashes spectacularly

In June we posted a video of a Ford Raptor jumping 180 feet through the air after launching off a sand dune. The jump was a record for the Silver Lake (Michigan) Sand Dunes. Not to be outdone, Bjørn Michaelsen tried to get everything his Chevrolet Silverado had with a dune launch of his own. And […]

July 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

GM planning to reduce weight of Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra with lightweight parts

General Motors is working to keep even the playing field with competitor Ford, as well as get out in front of future fuel economy standards by slimming down its full-size pickups, reports Reuters. The automaker completely redesigned both the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra for the recently-released 2014 model year. In the process, between 250 […]

July 24, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford F-250 tops truck-dominated top 10 list of most-targeted vehicles by thieves

Americans love pickup trucks. And that fact is emphasized by the fact that Ford F-series pickups now include not only the best-selling vehicle on the market, but also the most targeted by thieves. While the F-150 is the most popular Ford truck among those acquiring vehicles through legal means, thieves prefer the F-250 crew 4WD […]

July 9, 2013

Gear

GEAR: Chevrolet redesigns 2014 Camaro in concept car for next ‘Transformers’ film (PHOTOS)

It’s odd how small changes can have such a big impact. That’s what runs through our heads each time we look at the 2014 Camaro concept car that Chevrolet has cooked up for the next installment in the ‘Transformers’ movie franchise. The concept Camaro will play the roll of the Autobot Bumblebee in the next […]

July 8, 2013

Roadbuilding

Automakers, NHTSA focus on pedestrian safety

Honda, Volvo and General Motors are working to design changes to make their vehicles safer for pedestrians, according to a report from The Japan Times. Among those changes are breakaway wipers, hoods designed to absorb impact energy and exterior air bags designed to keep a pedestrian’s head from hitting the windshield. The number of pedestrians […]

July 3, 2013