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Workforce

Carpenters’ strike would stop work at several NYC construction projects, including World Trade Center

Some of New York City’s biggest commercial construction projects would be halted should the Manufacturing Woodworkers Association not hammer out a deal with 350 cabinetmakers and wood installers that comprise the Local 2790. According to a report by the New York Daily News, work at “4 World Trade Center, the General Motors building on Fifth Avenue […]

July 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Chevrolet explains how a transmission works in this amazing 1936 short film

This video find from 1936 should interest gear heads and the layman alike. In it, Chevrolet sets about explaining how a transmission works. The video builds upon very basic principles, establishing what a lever is by showing a can opener and then a seesaw, before explaining how the gears in a car are really just […]

June 26, 2013

Pickups

AGA, ANGA unveil 6 new bi-fuel prototypes

Hoping to inch closer toward finding a spot in American driveways, the American Gas Association and America’s Natural Gas Alliance unveiled six bi-fuel vehicles Tuesday. The vehicles, which run on either gasoline or compressed natural gas, were all model year 2012 and included a Hyundai Sonata, Ford Mustang GT, Honda CR-V, BMW X3, GMC Acadia Denali and a […]

June 25, 2013

Construction Equipment

2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra V-6 fuel economy rated at 18 city, 24 highway

General Motors has announced fuel economy ratings for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra when equipped with the 4.3-liter EcoTec3 V-6, claiming class-leading combined mileage and capability. The 4.3-liter V-6 variants of the Silverado and Sierra get 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. Meanwhile, the 4×4 models get 17/22 mpg. The Silverado and […]

June 24, 2013

Pickups

GM Has Most Initial Quality Awards

GMC and Chevrolet Rank 2nd and 5th In Industry General Motors built on a strong performance in last year’s J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, placing about 50 percent of its vehicles in the top three of their respective segments with a company-best eight segment awards. “Nothing energizes us more than receiving the verification […]

June 19, 2013

Pickups

GM Recalls Over 200,000 SUVs

Window Module Causes Fire Risk General Motors (GM) announced today that it is recalling and additional 230,000 mid-size SUVs due to a faulty master power door/window module in the driver’s door. The recall expands an earlier recall on the problem that was issued last August and covers 2006-’07 CMC Envoys, Chevrolet Trailblazers, Buick Rainer, Isuzu […]

June 17, 2013

Home

Fuel economy tops list of reasons why a third of Americans are considering diesel vehicles

Seeing the surging interest in diesel-powered vehicles here in the U.S. as of late, the National Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing decided to do a survey to find out the reasons why. Citing the findings of the survey, Consumer Reports writes that 31 percent of the respondents said they are likely to consider a […]

June 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

GM offers free 2-year/24k-mile maintenance with 2014 Chevy, GMC and Buick models

General Motors has announced that it will begin offering free maintenance to customers who purchase or lease new 2014 Chevrolet, GMC or Buick trucks, cars and crossovers. The complimentary maintenance plan will cover scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles. Most 2014 vehicles will receive an oil and filter, change four-wheel tire rotation and […]

June 10, 2013

Construction Equipment

Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector

Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]

June 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Western Star’s redesigned Optimus Prime and other new characters for “Transformers 4”

In the first sneak peak of the next installment in the “Transformers” blockbuster film franchise, director Michael Bay has offered up an image of the redesigned Optimus Prime truck. Bay posted the photo of the redesigned truck, custom-built by Western Star, on his blog. In the last Transformers movie “Dark of the Moon,” Optimus Prime […]

May 31, 2013

Construction Equipment

With 6.2L V-8, 2014 GMC Sierra Denali will deliver huge 420 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque (PHOTOS)

GMC has announced estimated performance specs on the 2014 Sierra Denali when paired with the available 6.2-liter EcoTec3 V-8, calling it “the most powerful pickup truck engine on the market.” Though official SAE power figures will be announced later in the year closer to the truck’s fall release, GMC says the engine will deliver an […]

May 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Don’t lower your tailgate: GM details aerodynamic design of 2014 Silverado and Sierra, debunks myths

When you view the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra side-by-side with the 2013 models, one of the first things you notice is that they look bigger. There’s more bulk in their new front-end designs. So it might come as a surprise to hear that these new trucks are actually more aerodynamic than their sleeker […]

May 28, 2013