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gmac insurance
GMAC Insurance: Drive Less, Pay Less
People who drive fewer than 15,000 miles per year can save 13-54% on their GMAC insurance premiums under a GMAC Insurance's new Low-Mileage Discount. All you have to do is opt-in to let OnStar monitor your mileage. The average annual vehicle mileage is about 12,000 miles, according to the Department of Energy's Annual Energy Review '06, so it looks like most people with GMAC insurance and OnStar could save under OnStar’s Low-Mileage Discount Program. With the need to save every dollar on your car, this could be a good program for eligible drivers to check out by calling 1-800-GMAC-123 or going to gmacinsurance.com. -
In an effort to spur sales, General Motors is offering no-interest, six-year loans on new vehicle purchases through June 30th. Unfortunately, only the slow-selling models (i.e., not very fuel efficient) are included in the sale. Oh, also they're raising prices on 2009 models. [New York Times]
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auto
G.M. Will Close 4 Plants, May Sell "Hummer"
Gas prices are changing consumer behavior says G.M., forcing the manufacturer to slash production and close 4 plants as they make the shift toward more fuel efficient vehicles. They also announced that they may sell the "Hummer" brand. More » -
security
Researchers Hack Remote Keyless Car Entry Devices
Researchers have figured out a way to hack remote keyless car entry devices. The threat to the consumer is minimal, it takes several hours to crack the code, but it does give one pause, especially considering that if the Keeloq's manufacturer added a few simple measures they could render the exploit nearly useless. More » -
still, it's no kitt
GM Says It Will Release Electric Car in 2010
This week, GM announced it plans to begin testing its plug-in, rechargeable car, the Chevrolet Volt, in the spring of next year. Says GM bigwig Bob Lutz, "We'll have some on the road for testing next spring, and we should have the Volt in production by the end of 2010." The secret ingredient to the Volt's claim of 40-miles-per-charge is its "next-generation" lithium-ion battery, which is designed to last for 10 years, and which Lutz says will be ready by this October. Can we get one for our laptops? More » -
lending
Subprime Mortgage Debacle Makes General Motors Cry
Hey, you may be asking yourself, why are GM's profits down 90% from this quarter last year? More » -
confessions
Consumerist Confessions: Tell Us About Cars...
The Consumerist is interested in hearing from car salespeople and customer service representatives in the automotive field. We're looking for tips related to buying a new or used car. If you are or once were a car salesperson or worked in a car dealership and would like to confess, write to us at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. More » -
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complaints
BBB Sluts For GM
The BBB is GM's bitch, at least that's what we gather from a post by David Berlind, Executive Editor at ZDNet. More » -
complaints
Darcars Chevrolet Sells Used Truck As "New"
In July 2004, James bought from Darcars Chevrolet in Lanham, MD what he thought was a new Chevy S-10 truck. More » -
gm
GM's Nazi Past
GM sold cars to Hitler, enjoyed it, then tried to cover it up, contends the investigative report, "Hitler's Carmaker" by Edwin Black. Much of the piece describes the relations between James D. Mooney, head of GM's overseas operations, and Adolph Hitler. More » -
the news
The News; The Beat My Child Porn Skipped
• Just hope that dissidence is never classified as kiddie porn. [LAT] "Internet Firms to Step Up Child-Porn Fight" More » -
television
Television Stations Airing Seeded PR News Reports
You might remember last month's Wal-Mart blogging scandal, in which it came to light that Wal-Mart was feeding information to bloggers. Many bloggers were posting the propaganda wholesale without attributing the (obviously) subjective source. Slimy MSM toads chortled as a chink in blogging's armor appeared: why, mainstream media is objective. They'd never betray the precious sanctity of their journalistic integrity, as holy and binding as stone tablets handed down from YHWH. They would never simply ejaculate PR propaganda into our faces wholesale — they were better than that. More »
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