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Union members have voted in favor of authorizing a strike at General Motors bowling green plant citing safety issues and working conditions. Roughly 800 UAW members partcipated in the vote; 93% voted in favor of a strike. According to a local union president Eldon Renaud, concerns about physical safety and product quality control are the […] More »

GM has been uncharacteristically vague about the power numbers for the LT4 in the new Z06. At the debut, they took care to note that it would make 625+ horsepower and 630+ ft-lbs of torque. Why not a flat number? Apparently, the LT4 is anticipated to make a fair bit more horsepower than that. “We […] More »

What you’re looking at is, more than likely, the new engine that’ll be dropped in to the Z06 Corvette Stingray. If you look closely, you’ll notice a little pulley right by the throttle body. I think you all know what that means. The picture was leaked by GM High Tech Performance Magazine on facebook and […] More »

If you were worried that the future of the Camaro might take it down the same small engine path the Mustang seems to be heading down, relax. Al Oppenheiser, chief engineer for the Camaro had this to say in a SEMA interview. “We’re not following Ford.” Thank God. I actually don’t have a problem with […] More »

GM reported a net income of $865 million for Q1, a drop of 14 percent. Still, this is GM’s 13th consecutive quarterly profit since they came out of bankruptcy in 2009. CFO Dan Ammann blamed the drop on the heavy discounts for the existing full-size trucks as they prepare for the all-new 2014 trucks. GM […] More »

We haven’t seen a fifth generation Z/28 yet—but that doesn’t mean it’s not in the cards.  According to GM Authority, the General  recently filed to trademark the name Z/28, which raises some intriguing questions. But the first one that popped into my head had nothing to do with performance packages, it was a little more […] More »