One of my favorite small vans from back in the day was the Chevy Astro Van. It was like the bulldog of the real van world. It went away a few years ago and GM hasn't really had a small van since. Even though we know they can build one, GM is getting its new van from Nissan. Whaaaaaaa?

A federal judge in Detroit today sentenced a former General Motors engineer and her husband to prison time for stealing technology secrets from the company, with the goal of selling them to Chinese carmakers.

General Motors, which is expanding its presence in China, is now feeling some heat from an ad that a number of groups have deemed racist. Why? Because song lyrics talk about the "land of Fu Manchu." It also says the people say "ching-ching chop suey." Whoops.

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When you hear General Motors, you probably think of Chevrolets, Cadillacs and GMCs. Or bailouts and the death of Pontiac in case you're not a fan of the company.

Most of us have wasted a day (or more) here and there sitting in city traffic. It' terrible. It makes you feel angry, violated, defeated, or some combination of the three.

Remember those old square-head General Motors ignition keys? If you didn't own one yourself, you probably have a friend who did: a GM car that you could operate without that distinctive key.

Amidst all the hoopla surrounding Chevrolet's release of the 2014 Corvette Stingray at the Detroit Auto Show this week, we must take a moment to observe Corvette's 60th birthday. Happy birthday Corvette! You're now old enough to enjoy the senior citizen discount at Shoney's.

After on Monday, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that PSA (Peugeot-Citroën) is planning to buy the struggling Opel brand in order to get a chance against the Volkswagen Group, Opel released a statement claiming the French are talking bollocks.

Oldsmobile did a lot of work on the 1990 Trofeo in order to close the credibility gap to its rivals in more ways than one.