GM’s Chevy Brand Sweeps North America Car, Truck Awards
Source: Bloomberg
By Tim Higgins - Jan 13, 2014
General Motors Co. (GM)s Chevrolet brand swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at the Detroit auto show today with its Corvette Stingray sports car and Silverado pickup.
The win, which marks the first time Detroit-based GM has taken both awards since 2007, underscores the automakers product resurgence following its 2009 U.S. government-backed bankruptcy reorganization. Ford Motor Co. in 2010 was the last to sweep the awards with the Transit Connect van and the hybrid version of its Fusion sedan.
GM, helped by lower debt, reduced labor costs and a focus on only its strongest brands, is emblematic of a revitalized U.S. auto industry that had its best sales last year since 2007. The largest U.S automaker aims to capitalize on the wins with sales, said Mary Barra, the companys top product development officer and next chief executive officer.
I hope that people look, and if they havent considered General Motors or Chevrolet theyll get into the showroom because Im confident if they get into the showroom theyre going to see a lot of vehicles they like, Barra told reporters at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-13/gm-s-chevy-brand-sweeps-north-america-car-truck-awards.html
Thank you President Obama for saving our General Motors...
onehandle
(51,122 posts)My next car will be the new 7th Generation Corvette.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)and gets 32 MPG on the Highway when I drive the speed limit, which I have a hard time doing.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)That's an awfully low bar.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)A friend of mine's 2014 Toyota caught on fire a month after she bought it.
Hyundai is about to recall up to a million cars for catastrophic air bag failures.
American cars are becoming the standard again, so no problems after three years is a win.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)No wonder Detroit is becoming a ghost town.
Throd
(7,208 posts)You can really see the build quality go downhill around 1974. It stayed that way for 20+ years.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)It still amazes me that it took decades to figure out how to make a reasonably reliable car that ran on unleaded gas.
12ZTR
(92 posts)"Keep it real,don't get it twisted."
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2014/0113/General-Motors-recalls-370-000-GM-Chevy-pickups-with-engine-fire-risk