Archive for September 17th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”/LutzDoesColbert3_gawker.flv”, 506, 423,””); GM product czar and vice-chairman “Maximum” Bob Lutz took his battle for the General to The Colbert Report this evening, and he took some serious hits from the man all about the truthiness. But, despite the knocking, he managed to give a couple right back. But of all the instant classic… »

newVideoPlayer(”/LutzDoesColbert3_gawker.flv”, 506, 423,””); GM product czar and vice-chairman “Maximum” Bob Lutz took his battle for the General to The Colbert Report this evening, and he took some serious hits from the man all about the truthiness. But, despite the knocking, he managed to give a couple right back. But of all the instant classic… »

Filed under: Economy, Hatchbacks, Pontiac

Click above for a hi-res gallery of Pontiac G3 Wave
For a little while there, it looked like Pontiac was getting its mojo back. The G8 is terrific, the Solstice GXP Coupe is ready to join the roadster, and the even more awesome G8 GXP is waiting in the wings. All rear-drive…. »

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Paris Motor Show, Saab

Click above for high-res gallery of the Saab 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept
Saab unveiled the 9-X BioHybrid Concept hatchback last March at the Geneva Motor Show, and it will be joined next month at the Paris Motor Show by this: the 9-X Air BioHybrid Concept. Both vehicles are… »

We brought you the rumor here first, then we were told it wasn’t going to happen, and then back on, but now it’s official — Pontiac G3 will be headedto the United States as a 2009 model year five-door hatchback. Yes, folks, GM’s decided the Chevy Aveo was just so nice, they couldn’t let Chevy… »

We brought you the rumor here first, then we were told it wasn’t going to happen, and then back on, but now it’s official — Pontiac G3 will be headedto the United States as a 2009 model year five-door hatchback. Yes, folks, GM’s decided the Chevy Aveo was just so nice, they couldn’t let Chevy… »

We brought you the rumor here first, then we were told it wasn’t going to happen, and then back on, but now it’s official — Pontiac G3 will be headedto the United States as a 2009 model year five-door hatchback. Yes, folks, GM’s decided the Chevy Aveo was just so nice, they couldn’t let Chevy… »

We brought you the rumor here first, then we were told it wasn’t going to happen, and then back on, but now it’s official — Pontiac G3 will be headedto the United States as a 2009 model year five-door hatchback. Yes, folks, GM’s decided the Chevy Aveo was just so nice, they couldn’t let Chevy… »

Filed under: GM, Celebrities

We just got word from GM PR that Bob Lutz will be a guest on The Colbert Report on Comedy Central at 11:30 PM EST tonight. As with all episodes of The Colbert Report, it will also be replayed several times tomorrow and we expect the segment to appear on Comedy Central’s… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt
Over at the RenCen yesterday, AutoblogGreen sat down with Britta Gross, GM’s manager of Hydrogen and Electrical Infrastructure Development and Strategic Commercialization, and Mark Duvall, program manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), to talk about how… »