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Vauxhall joining the “self driving” bandwagon

By Servicing Stop On May 2, 2012 · In Vauxhall Models

Following the likes of Google and Cadillac (another General Motors owned brand) Vauxhall have began developing self driving technology.

This particular technology maybe on the roads sooner than you may think. General Motors have said that you could see a self driving Vauxhall on the roads in the next few years. Could we really see [...]

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When a $7.7 million pay cheque not enough

By Servicing Stop On May 1, 2012 · In G M News

The General Motors CEO Dan Akerson was paid $7.7 million (approximately £4.7 million) for last year. That’s more than the profit Opel/Vauxhall have made over the last 12 years.

General Motors success in 2011

Despite the Vauxhall/Opel brand making heavy losses, the General Motors brand rose to prosperity in 2011 thanks to wonderful worldwide [...]

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Dan Akerson speaks about the future of General Motors

By Servicing Stop On April 30, 2012 · In G M News

Dan Akerson, would was recently paid £7.7 million has spoken about his future successor, saying he would prefer that person to come within the company. He said would leave the company once the “board has had enough”.

The board will decide

It is not known exactly when Mr Akerson will leave. According to comments [...]

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General Motors Holden agrees the deal for Chinese cars development

By Servicing Stop On April 27, 2012 · In G M News

General Motors Holden has linked up with two separate Chinese automotive companies in order to develop two brand new cars in Australia.

The Chinese companies in question are Shanghai General Motors and Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre. The deal involves General Motors Holden designing, developing and testing components of the car. It has been [...]

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The cost of that fire to General Motors

By Servicing Stop On April 26, 2012 · In Uncategorized

It has been estimated that the cost of the lab explosion earlier this month may result in General Motors having to pay out $5 million in order to fix it.

The power of the explosion

The explosion occurred in General Motors Technical Centre at their battery testing facility, located in Warren.  Some sources claim that [...]

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Another battery problem for the Volt

By Servicing Stop On April 25, 2012 · In Uncategorized

General Motors have had a battery explode during the development of the Chevrolet Volt Plug-in hybrid sedan vehicle.  The explosion occurred at General Motors’ technical centre in Warren, Michigan which is located near the company’s Detroit Headquarters.

The explosion of the lithium – ion battery in question led to two people being treated in [...]

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Vauxhall at Geneva Motorshow

By Servicing Stop On April 24, 2012 · In Uncategorized

Vauxhall have showcased the Astra VXR at the Geneva Motor Show this month. It has more power than any of its rivals, with many saying that it is the best looking too.

The best performance out of the lot

The car will act a close rival to the highly anticipated Ford Focus ST. The [...]

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The Peugeot 308 SW Review

By Servicing Stop On April 23, 2012 · In Uncategorized

The Peugeot 308 SW is an extremely practical estate car which looks the part too. We take a look at the car and discuss why it betters most rivals.

Safety

We start off today with the element of safety with the Peugeot 308 SW as it is perhaps the car’s strongest attribute. At the [...]

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The Citroen C3 Picasso Review

By Servicing Stop On April 20, 2012 · In Citroen C3 review

Today we review one of Citroen’s best vehicles available on the UK market. The Citroen C3 Picasso has a great deal going for it with many highly desirable features. Today we take a look at why the car is so great.

Practicality

We start off with the element of practicality as the C3 Picasso [...]

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Peugeot Citroen call for help

By Servicing Stop On April 19, 2012 · In Peugeot

Peugeot Citroen has pleaded for help from the European Union to over the current over capacity problem. At the recent Geneva Motor Show, the over production of mass European vehicles was a major topic. The European car market is deteriorating at present with plenty of work needed to be done.

The same again please

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