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REPORT: GM's next-gen SUVs to be body-on-frame (otherwise they'd be crossovers)

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Filed under: SUV , Truck , Cadillac , Chevrolet , GM , GMC 2009 Cadillac Escalade Platinum - Click above for high-res image gallery The GMT900 platform is by far the highest volume chassis General Motors has here in the States, as it underpins the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe, Avalanche and Suburban, the Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV, and the GMC Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL. We never had any doubt that...

Hit-and-run victim was Glen Burnie man

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

A Glen Burnie man trying to cross a busy road Friday evening died after he was struck by a sport utility vehicle, Anne Arundel County police said. About 5:47 p.m., Gregory Scott Denton, 45, of the 500 block of Crain Highway was trying to cross to the west side of Ritchie Highway, just south of Sixth Avenue Northeast in Glen Burnie, according to police. At the same time, Jennifer Lynn Eichner, 34, of...

1977 GMC VanDura [Down On The Street]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009

Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. GM's Malaise Era big van didn't change much for decades, so it's easy to overlook. This 3/4-ton hauler belongs to the Alameda Unified School District, and probably delivered the crates of pencils, gallon jugs of Elmer's Glue, and that terrible pulpy gray paper...

2010 GMC Yukon-XL-Denali

The Car Connection (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

2010 GMC YUKON DENALI STYLING | [8 out of 10] Kelley Blue Book: "All but antiquates the previous generation" Cars.com: "sleeker styling...than the prior generation" Edmunds: "cabin certainly looks luxurious" The Yukon lineup hasn't changed much since the revamped versions arrived in the 2007 model year. They're handsome machines, ... Browse Photos

2010 GMC Yukon-XL-Denali

The Car Connection (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Editors at TheCarConnection.com have driven the GMC Yukon range to bring you this hands-on road test. Editors have compared the Yukon with other full-size SUVs to help you in the shopping process, and TheCarConnection.com has produced a companion Full Review that condenses quotes from around the Web into a comprehensive guide to the new ... Browse Photos

GMC Vandura Van by Starcraft, USS Nagoya Auction, 11000 miles

SuperCamper Japanese Import Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Beautiful example GMC vandura conversion by Starcraft USA. Grade 4C with low miles

IEA Reports More Inconvenient Truth

The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

Following a recession-based dip, global energy use will resume its dangerous upward trend, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. This is despite the best efforts of GMC's Yukon Hybrid . The only way to avoid extreme rises in temperature, economic instability, and other nasty consequences is to begin international cooperation and reform. Such as at the upcoming UN Climate Summit...

Popeye Jones Arrested for DWI

The FanHouse - Florida Basketball (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

by Matt Watson Filed under: Mavericks , NBA Police Blotter Popeye Jones, a veteran of 11 NBA seasons who's now entering his fourth season as a player development coach with the Dallas Mavericks , was arrested Sunday evening and accused of drunken driving. According to the Dallas Morning News , the Richardson (Texas) Police Department received calls from other motorists complaining that someone driving...

Howard police investigate bus, SUV collision on U.S. 1

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Police were investigating a Friday morning collision involving a Howard Transit bus and a sport utility vehicle carrying carpoolers that closed U.S. 1 at Route 100 for about an hour. About 7 a.m., a GMC Suburban heading north on U.S. 1 hit the side of the bus, which was at a traffic light and turning onto southbound U.S. 1 from Route 100, police said. All five people in the SUV were treated at hospitals...

2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid Review

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid ReviewTHE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONSModel: 2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid Engine: 6.0-liter V8 plus hybrid propulsion Horsepower/Torque: 332 hp @ 5,100 rpm/367 lb.-ft. @ 4,100 rpm Transmission: 2-mode hybrid with 4 fixed gears Wheelbase: 116.0 in. Length/Width/Height: 202.0 x 79.0 x 77.0 in. Tires: P285/45R22 Cargo volume: 16.9/60.3/108.9 cu. ft. (3rd row seat...

Chevrolet G20 GMC Vandura Tiara Conversion 1993 – New import service – VIDEO!

SuperCamper Japanese Import Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Beautiful 1993 Vandura recently purchased for a customer using the supercamper import agent service. Tiara conversion (one of the best and rarest available) fully kitted out and customised with side pipes and totally custom respray in candy red. All the usual luxuries including the electric blinds, mood lighting, queen size electric bed, grey full leather. An awesome [...]

GM to stop crossover production for a week due to parts shortage

eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

General Motors Company will shut down its plant in Delta Township, Mich. for one week starting Nov.2 as it faces “critical parts shortage.” The plant builds the GMC Acadia and the Buick Enclave crossovers. GM is also retooling to add production of the Chevrolet Traverse to the plant, reports Automotive News. The plant pumps out about [...]

• GM to lose a week of crossover production due to parts shortage - 1853 Chairman

better to pick up chairs with

superette (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

this new place we've adopted is car crazy and since we've been living in a walking city for so long, it's been hard for us to accept the need for a second vehicle. we've gone from a one-car family to a one car + one truck family. yeah, that's me unloading sod from the back of our new-to-us 2001 gmc envoy. when the possibility presented itself, we initially hesitated. we never wanted a second car, but...

Overland Park police ask help in hit and run

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009

Overland Park police are asking for help in locating a hit-and-run driver who caused an accident that injured two people, one of them critically. The accident at about 6 p.m. Monday at 122nd Street and Tomahawk Creek Parkway was caused by a young white driver, possibly a teen, driving a newer model GMC Suburban, police said.

Man sues GM, others for wife's death

West Virginia Record (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

WINFIELD -- A man is suing General Motors Company, an unnamed seatbelt corporation and a woman for negligence and the wrongful death of his wife in a vehicle accident. On July 5, Miguel A. Hernandez, a resident of Nitro, was driving a 1995 GMC Safari minivan eastbound on Interstate 64 with his wife, Isabel Calderon Alejo, when the accident occurred, according to a complaint filed in Putnam Circuit...