GM Invests $117 Million in Oshawa

Canadians, rejoice! General Motors already builds many of their best models in Canada such as the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Equinox - and as of next year, the flagship Cadillac XTS will join them.

GM announced a hefty $117 million investment in their Oshawa, Ontario facility, as well as 400 all-new or retained jobs.

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Chevrolet has high expectations

for Cruze MPG  

2011 Car of the Year keeps improving! See the Autoblog article on how Chevrolet is targeting 50 MPG with a diesel Cruze.

An Australian couple recently went on a 9,552 mile journey across the U.S in the Cruze Eco and averaged 64 MPG! How? Part of its success is  that the Cruze Eco was the first in the compact-car segment to offer an active air shutter that closes at higher speeds to reduce aerodynamic drag and opens at lower speeds to optimize engine-cooling airflow.

Engineers also made more than 42 changes to reduce weight on the Cruze Eco, such as light-weight 17-inch wheels and tires save 21.2 pounds per vehicle.

See the other features on this fuel-saving vehicle.

General Motors has announced revised specifications that make the GMC Sierra HD  the most capable heavy duty pickup on the market with a towing capacity of 23,000 pounds. 

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GM surpasses Toyota as World's Largest Automaker
 

General Motors Co. outsold Toyota Motor Co. globally in the first 6 months to become the world's largest automaker.

Sales rose 8.9% with 4.536 million units sold, compared to Volkswagen and Toyota. Read the rest of the aticle here.  

 Chevrolet Sonic Safety: Ultra-Strength Steel and 10 Air Bags 

The new 2012 Chevrolet Sonic comes with an array of safety features and sophisticated electronic control systems engineered to make it one of the safest vehicles in the small-car segment.

Some of the Sonic features include:

• Dual-stage airbags for the driver and the front passenger
• Roof-rail mounted head curtain airbags with rollover protection. The bags stay inflated longer than air bags developed only for side impacts, since rollover incidents can last longer. They also help keep occupants from being ejected.
• Seat mounted side-impact airbags for front and outboard rear seat passengers are activated by sensors in the B-pillar and front door impact beams
• A driver knee air bag and a segment-exclusive front passenger knee air bag can help reduce injury to lower extremities.
• If the Sonic's onboard sensors register that the vehicle "tips up" on a flat road surface, the brakes are activated to reduce lateral force.

To see the rest of the press release and videos of crash impact, click here. 

Chevrolet Hockey Helmet Program
 

If your child or grandchild is 5 years old and registered in a Canadian minor hockey association, he or she is eligible to receive a free Bauer 2100 youth helmet from Chevrolet.

Register online and come pick up

your package from us!

Click here to register 

2012 Buick LaCrosse & Regal: Luxury worth considering

 Buick Continues to Receive Raves

Have you heard about the new Buick eAssist technology? See the video below on how it can increase fuel-economy by 25%. You'll be pleased with the ways it can save you gas.

2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Overview

For a detailed review of the eAssist features, see the article on Cheersandgears.com.

Read how the Buick Regal ranks 1 out of 21 Upscale Midsize cars, based on the analysis of 21 published reviews, test drives, reliability and safety.