GM – Most Made in America Brand

Although nearly every new car sold by the Detroit Big Three manufacturers currently utilize components from suppliers outside the United States, the American Automotive Labeling Act considers a motor vehicle with 75% or more of its components sourced from the United States or Canada as a domestic product. In case you were wondering which of the Big Three manufacturer’s cars might be the most “domestic” in parts content, we need only look at the Made in America Index compiled by…

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Rent a Classic Car

After years of working in the mortgage business, Scott Shinn and his wife Candi had a desire to abandon the corporate life and do something different. While driving along parts of the old Route 66 highway on vacation, the couple from North Carolina thought “Wouldn’t this be an awesome journey in a classic car, just the way it would have been 50 years ago?” It didn’t take the Shinns much time to realize that no such opportunity existed unless you…

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Taking on Tesla One Bolt at a Time

General Motors (GM) is moving quickly toward an all-electric future with the introduction of its new Chevrolet Bolt concept car at the recent Detroit auto show. Called a “real game changer” by the automaker, the Bolt could turn out to be a serious competitor for the current leading all-electric brands Tesla and Nissan. The Bolt differs from Chevy’s existing gas-electric hybrid Volt and other extended range electric vehicles on the market in that it will be a battery-powered sedan with…

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Back to the Pinnacle of Premium: Cadillac on the Move

Despite sagging Cadillac sales in the U.S. last year, General Motors (GM) is making some changes in order to improve the luxury brand and help it better compete with import rivals BMW and Mercedes. GM sold just 170,000 Cadillacs in 2014, a number that was down 6.5 percent from 2013, while BMW sales were up 10 percent and Mercedes grew 6.5 percent over the same period. (more…)

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American Iron in Cuba – Myths and Realities

The recently improved prospect of normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba has the potential for many different ramifications across a broad range of cultural and financial issues for both Cubans and Americans. For classic auto enthusiasts however, it is the legend of a large number of vintage American vehicles in Cuba that stirs the most interest. Unfortunately, the dream of bringing a pristine Chevy Bel Air back to the U.S. from Cuba is far more of a myth…

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GM Tech Center Becomes a National Historic Landmark

The General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, was recently honored as a National Historic Landmark by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. The National Historic Landmarks Program was established in 1935 to recognize sites that are important to the nation as a whole and this latest designation puts the Tech Center in an exclusive group of around 2,500 U.S. National Historic Landmarks nationwide. (more…)

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Lessons from Abroad: The Classic Car Market in the UK

Although the U. S. is the undisputed center of the classic car market as more vintage vehicles find new owners here each year than anywhere else on the planet, a healthy market for classic, collectible and historic vehicles outside of the USA does exist today, with a large part of that activity taking place in Great Britain. Granted, the classic car scene in the UK sees a lot more Jaguars and Ferraris and far fewer U.S. muscle cars crossing the…

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Insurance Claims & Collector Cars

Although most classic car aficionados know there can be big differences between regular daily driver insurance and classic car insurance when it comes to settling a claim correctly after an accident, insurance statistics from around the country seem to indicate that fewer than half of the classic vehicles on the road today are actually insured by proper classic and collector car insurance programs. An insurance policy created specifically for classic cars will provide more than just comprehensive coverage, as it…

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GM Works to Ensure the Future of Restoration

It’s no secret that the future of this hobby/sport/profession/obsession can be viewed as a bit uncertain. Times change, products change, but most of all people change, and when the current auto enthusiast community looks ahead, many enthusiasts are becoming a bit concerned about keeping the current passion for classic automobiles alive. Many of those concerns seem to center on building the next generation of vintage auto collectors and restorers as younger generations of drivers come of age. What is certain…

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New Cars with New Names at Cadillac

After announcing plans to make Cadillac a separate business unit and move the brand's headquarters to New York City, it’s no secret that General Motors' (GM) is trying to overhaul its Cadillac brand in order to better compete with luxury brand rivals like BMW, Mercedes and Audi. As part of the brand overhaul, the automaker has also announced a new naming convention that will begin with the upcoming release of the Omega-based, full-size sedan, previously known as the LTS. The…

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