It may not be much of a hybrid, but for 2012 the Buick LaCrosse will come standard with a mild-hybrid drivetrain. A development of the belt-alternator-starter hybrid system that last appeared in the slow-selling Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, the LaCrosse eAssist...

Nissan yesterday announced a recall to replace the lower steering column joint and shaft on 303,000 2002-2004 Frontier and 283,000 2002-2004 Xterra vehicles and the positive battery cable terminal on 18,500 2010-2011 Sentra vehicles in several markets in North and...

Mr. Goodwrench got his pink slip yesterday. The iconic General Motors auto service brand will be phased out effective Feb. 1, 2011 in the United States. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC will each have its own Certified Service brand, creatively named:...

The short-live age for Government Motors is coming to a close. The company filed plans for its initial public stock offering Wednesday. Following its bankruptcy last year, General Motors had been a private company, owned 60 percent by the...

Ever dream of your smart phone controlling your car? Your wish came a step closer—that is, if you drive certain 2011 model year General Motors vehicles equipped with OnStar. The Detroit automaker recently released its OnStar MyLink, myChevrolet, and...

General Motors has improved considerably, though Honda and Toyota still dominate in the latest predicted-reliability Ratings of new cars, according to Consumer Reports 2010 Annual Auto Survey. Eighty-three percent of Chevrolets, General Motor's major brand, now have average or...

Finally, here's some good news for middle-class taxpayers tired of bailing out carmakers with federal funds: The rich are stepping up to the plate.One hundred—presumably affluent—individuals snapped up the entire production run of 100 special-edition Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertibles...

General Motors is recalling over 303,000 Chevrolet Impalas for a problem with the front seat belts. On certain 2009-2010 Impalas, the seat belt webbing may not have been properly secured to the belt pretensioner anchor, which is located near...

As GM struggles to make the Buick brand more youthful, it is coming out with a wave of smaller and sportier cars. First, there was the Regal, based on the Opel Insignia. Now comes news out of the Paris...

General Motors is recalling over 3,400 Cadillac SRX vehicles equipped with 2.8-liter or 3.0-liter engines due to a problem with the power steering fluid. Damage to the power steering pressure line may have occurred during the assembly process, which...