I’m sure that you have heard about the Chevy Volt, that runs in on all electric power. Therefore, it is quieter than most cars. So quiet, that GM has put a “chirp” feature on this that is not quite a horn, yet enough to let people know that your quiet car is on the way. So, will the “chirp” replace honking the horn? Well, as long as it is much quieter, why not?

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Good news! GM has recently announced that they are getting rid of their remaining 2009 inventory, by any means necessary. So, that’s going to be about 10,000 Pontiacs and 8,000 Saturns that are in the lots right now. Let’s see what they are going to be going for, shall we?

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Last night at the Palladium, GM made a grand announcement. They unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal, and Bob Lutz has some great things to say. Like “Buick was cool. Bust somehow, somehow we let that slip”. Apparently, the Regal will change things, maybe.

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Hope you enjoyed the last week of awesome Wholesale Keychains coverage, folks, because we’re wrapping it up with a bang!

We’ve got THREE of these to give away–a Mercedes-Benz steering wheel in metal, a Ford valet-style, and a Lincoln teardrop. They all come in their own fancy black gift boxes, too, so if you’re looking for a cheap Christmas gift for the gear head in your life, then this’ll make a great one!

All you have to do to get one of these is just hit the comments section on this post, tell us which of the Wholesale Keychains we reviewed this week you liked most, and you’ll be entered into the drawing!  Be sure to include your email address otherwise we’ve got no way to contact you and find out where to send these.

We’ll be taking entries until midnight eastern standard time, November 30th, and announcing the winners the week of December 1.

So if you want to get one of these great key rings, just enter now, and thanks for reading!

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And the answer to the big question above?  Chrysler.

Ouch.

See, this is doubly unnerving after discovering that, yesterday, they were still trying to get a cohesive corporate strategy together and won’t actually have one until sometime later today.  Or at least not one they want to tell their franchisees about, who are probably all looking at this news with a kind of confused rage and just longing to scream various epithets at anyone who’s in charge over there.

Chrysler needs a comeback, plain and simple.  So what they’ve got to do is offer stuff you can’t get anywhere else.  Frankly, I have a hard time imagining just what it is they CAN do.  I drive a Chevy, myself, a wonderful if aging Monte Carlo, and my folks drive Ford Explorers.  There’s not a whole lot of taste issues as I’m considering switching to a pickup fairly soon anyway, and chances are I will go either Ford or Chevy.

Chrysler needs to get some new and interesting product, or it doesn’t matter how many bailouts it gets–it’s still done for.

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I’ve been watching the Jay Leno show recently, and he’s always having celebrities drive an obstacle course with an electric car.

It’s not odd that he is getting a special 2010 Camaro that is a V6. Yes, normally it is a V8, and it will actually give 425 horsepower with “virtually no penalty in the fuel economy”.

GM built Leno this Camaro for SEMA 2009, and it has other cool features like a souped-up clutch, upgraded radiator, and Brembo brakes.

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…um…yeah.  The phrases “vested interest” and “wanted to keep his job” scream at me like thieves in the night, but apparently, Mike DiGiovanni, top GM sales analyst, says that GM’s market share will likely increase for the third straight month.

Oh, great…GM sales, up from squat to squat and a half!

Seriously, isn’t this report just the teensiest bit biased?  Especially with GM probably going to do a stock reissue in the very near future as its current per-share value is actually worth next to nothing?  So some putz from GM announces BIG BIG SALES A-COMIN’ and anyone’s supposed to take this seriously?

And okay, maybe GM market share will go up next month.  Does this really mean anything to any serious investor in the face of the bloodbath they’ve seen?  And how much of that hike is due to the now-over Cash for Clunkers program?  I look forward to seeing how this prediction plays out, but I have my doubts it’ll look anything like reality.

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It would appear that Nissan isn’t the only one who is gaining money in the auto industry after the whole economic crisis thing. Not that we are over that yet.

Industry analysts at Edmunds have predicted that GM would increase its market share for the month of October. Now GM has seen its first year-over-year sales increase in 21 months.

Not bad. Signs that the auto industry is recovering, anyone?

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General Motors of India is reportedly set to unveil a new mini car this coming December. The codename for the mini car is M300, a car that is undergoing its final round of testing and will be officially displayed at 2010 autoexpo in New Delhi. Production is set to commence at the Talegaon plant and may be priced somewhere in the Rs 4 lakh category. This car will go in line with the Chevrolet Spark and follows the recent launch of the Chevrolet Cruz.

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Consider that, despite all common sense or simple logic, we Americans actually own a major chunk of GM thanks to the massive bailouts they’ve received courtesy of us.  Thus, it behooves us to keep an eye on our investment, and for some reason, they’re spending like drunken sailors.

No, that’s an insult to the drunken sailors. They’re spending like the government owns them–which, I guess, it DOES.

They’ve recently announced plans, you see, to introduce between seven and ten new models of GM car over the next year.  Sure, this will get them loads of ink in places just like here, and it’ll also get them a lot of word of mouth interest, but it’ll also sink them in the red like nobody’s business.  Introducing even one new model is a pricey endeavor–seven to ten will cost billions.

Like with a “b” billions.

Excuse me if I don’t think this is a horrendous idea–a couple new models, maybe…but that many in that short a time speaks of impatience and desperation.

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Buick has today announced that their next mid-size sedan will be none other than the Regal. You may be familiar with the name Regal in relation to Buick as Autoblog reports around 6 years ago they had a model with the same name.

The 2010 Buick Regal for the North American market will be based on the Chinese sedan of the same name but other than that we have no information regarding what will be under the hood or what cosmetic changes, if any, will apply.

We’ll keep you posted.

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GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson has today done to honors of letting us know that there is in fact a convertible Camaro in the works and that it will hit the market in Q1 of 2011.

There were virtually no details as Henderson was quite mum when asked about the convertible Camaro but as Q1 2011 draws closer we are sure to hear a lot more of the vehicle.

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Late last month we told you that GM was in talks with Tengzhong to finally sell off the dying HUMMER brand. Well, today, reports have surfaced that say the deal is officially going down for $150 million.

This wad of cash will net Tengzhong 80% of HUMMER whos vehicles will still be built by GM through June 2011. The other 20% will be going to a private investor which means GM will finally be able to wipe their hands clean of the brand.

What’s really interesting though is the fact that HUMMER, an iconic American brand, is now a Chinese company. What will come from this? Only time will tell.

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The first thing you think of when you hear of the DeLorean Motor Company is most likely the Back to the Future series where their DMC-12 was used as the iconic time machine. Well, the company ceased to exist due to bankrupcty but if recent rumors are to be believed it may be looking to make a comeback with the Pontiac Solstice in tow.

These rumors come from the above rendering that shows a Pontiac Solstice inspired vehicle manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company. Further kindle was added to the fire by reports that the company got their hands on a Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe for evaluation.

Let’s see how this one unfolds.

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GM’s Chevy Volt has yet to hit dealerships and already tremendous amounts of buzz has begun circulating partially due to advertising efforts.

This is only the beginning says GM’s Bob Lutz as when the car is closer to hitting dealerships GM will be “pulling out the heaving artilery and get Volt buzz going”. In other words, GM is going to pour unheard of amounts of money into the Volt’s advertising campaign in hopes that it will catch out.

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