Chevy Volt wins 2011 Car of the Year in Detroit
General Motors Vice Chairman Tom Stephens holds the 2011 North American Car of the Year trophy for the Chevrolet Volt at the awards ceremony Monday, January 10, 2011 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. UPI/John F. Martin/Chevrolet
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DETROIT, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Federal regulators have approved a General Motors Co. proposal to revise the structure of its Chevrolet Volt to reduce the risk of an electrical fire.
DETROIT, Minn., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors said it was offering Chevrolet Volt owners a replacement vehicle while regulators investigate a potential after-crash fire hazard.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Chevrolet Volt that had its lithium-ion battery damaged in a U.S. government crash test caught fire after sitting in storage for three weeks, officials said.
DETROIT, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- General Motors Co. said Wednesday an electric-powered Chevrolet Spark will be available in U.S. showrooms in 2013.
The bipartisan compromise reached in the Senate last week to end the possibility of a U.S. government shutdown is good news for the auto industry.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- General Motors provided a glimpse in California of the new Cadillac Ciel -- a car it says combines luxury and hybrid technology.
DETROIT, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- General Motors said it would do a marketing test for an OnStar application that lets consumers at home know the location of a vehicle.
DETROIT, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- For 2011, General Motors' return to electric-powered vehicles has been a sellout success, the U.S. automaker said Monday.
LOS ANGELES, July 16 (UPI) -- The all-electric Nissan Leaf, boosted by a lower sticker price, is outselling the Chevrolet Volt in the United States, the companies report.
SACRAMENTO, July 1 (UPI) -- California is ending a program that allowed hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight to use carpool lanes when driven by a lone driver, authorities say.
