GM kicks off Detroit right: 16 new models on one runway

2009, Converj, Detroit Auto Show, GM, NAIAS, Spark, VoltGM kicked off this year’s Detroit Auto Show with a potent, yet dramatically simple runway show.  16 cars, one governor, the voice of the Detroit Lions, sign-holding/chanting enthusiasts, and hordes of photographers. Here’s what it looked like, what was said- and a video replay so you can watch it for yourself.what it was like GM lined up the press, photographers, and sign holding enthusiasts along both sides of a wide runway.  People tightl

GM – Carpocalypse Lineup

GM GM is still too brand-heavy, and as much as it pains me to admit it, one or more brands will have to be eliminated, or at least combined into functional composite divisions. In particular, Pontiac would cease to exist, with the G8 and Torrent models continuing in the surviving divisions. Saturn would die off and the Aura/Insignia would move to another division. Hummer would consolidate into GMC, which would itself merge with Buick. Some product lines (Trailblazer/Envoy) would die

Detroit Auto Show 2009 Preview: 2010 Chevrolet Equinox debuts with direct injection

Now that General Motors will be getting a cash infusion to stay in business at least through January, the automaker plans to unveil some new products at next month’s Detroit Auto Show. The first one we can show you is the second-generation 2010 Chevy Equinox. You might recognize the greenhouse from emissary photos we published earlier this year in which which the CUV was misidentified being of the class who the Cadillac BRX. While the Equinox gets a complete re-skin notwithstanding 2010, the ne