Safety & Accident

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Model-year 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles are being recalled because of the risk that the accelerator pedal may malfunction.

Tags: GM, NHTSA, Pontiac Vibe, Pontiac Vibe recall, Recall, sudden acceleration

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- General Motors is recalling more than 59,000 MY 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles because of a problem with the windshield defrosting and defogging systems.

Tags: Chevrolet Equinox , GM, GMC Terrain , NHTSA, Recall

DETROIT --- OnStar last week expanded its global reach, with Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co. Ltd. activating its first subscriber in China.

Tags: GM, OnStar, Shanghai OnStar Telematics

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- With the help of GM's OnStar in-vehicle safety and security system, police last week apprehended two suspects accused of hijacking a vehicle from Julia Corker, the 22-year-old daughter of U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN).

Tags: carjacking, GM, OnStar

DETROIT - Chevrolet, General Motors, and the National Federation of the Blind are working to identify a safe level of sound to alert the blind and other pedestrians to the presence of near silent-running electric and hybrid vehicles.

Tags: Chevrolet, electric car, GM, hybrid, National Federation of the Blind

VISALIA, CA --- OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) service helped police safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that had been carjacked at gunpoint Oct. 18 in Visalia, Calif. This is the first time that SVS has been activated to help a subscriber in a carjacking situation, General Motors and OnStar said.

Tags: car theft, GM, GPS, OnStar, Telematics

DETROIT – General Motors' OnStar service has earned the automaker more than $1 billion in annual revenues from subscriber services from an estimated 6 million active subscribers, according to iSuppli.

Tags: GM, OnStar, repair, revenue, Telematics, Warranty

BINGHAM FARMS, MI – Vincentric announced the winners of its 2009 Best Fleet Value in America awards, with strong fleet product lines from General Motors and Toyota each earning seven awards, and Ford with five winning vehicles.

Tags: 2009 Best Fleet Value in America awards, Chrysler LLC , fleet product lines, Ford, GM, Toyota, Vincentric, Volvo

DETROIT – General Motors is currently considering the prospect of sharing the OnStar service with other automakers in the U.S., Canada, and even globally, confirmed an OnStar spokesperson.

Tags: GM, OnStar, technology-sharing

ST. PAUL, MN – The Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association sent a formal letter to the U.S. Congress urging immediate assistance for the well-being of the commercial fleet management industry and the greater well-being of the U.S. economy.

Tags: AFLA, Big Three, Chrysler LLC , Ford, GM, House of Representatives, senate, senators, Speaker of the House

DETROIT – General Motors and OnStar have launched Stolen Vehicle Slowdown on more than 1 million model-year 2009 GM vehicles in the United States and Canada.

Tags: GM, OnStar, Stolen Vehicle Slowdown

WASHINGTON – A new prototype technology can help OnStar further assist in the safe recovery of subscribers' stolen vehicles and reduce fatalities and injuries resulting from police chases.

Tags: GM, OnStar