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Lear Corporation ComfortMax Seat Tech Coming To GM Vehicles

40-percent improved time-to-sensation for heating and ventilation.

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2025 Chevy Traverse Z71 Drops This Seat Material

With only one upholstery choice remaining.

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Cadillac’s Eco-Friendly PaperWood Interior Trim: Feature Spotlight

Sustainable, yet luxurious.

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Cadillac Experiments With New Bio-Based Interior Material

For a high-end look using renewable materials.

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Mailbag: What’s The Difference Between Evotex And Leather?

Real versus faux.

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GM Ventures Invests In Niron Magnetics To Develop Clean Earth Magnet Tech

Strengthening its U.S. supply chain.

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GM Files To Trademark Coretec For Seat Cover Upholstery

New rugged material?

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GM Used 17 Million Pounds Of Recycled Plastic In Its Vehicles In 2021

Recycling is becoming more important in the manufacturing sector.

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GM Files Patent For Transparent Vehicle A-Pillar

More visibility is always good, right?

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Are Rodents Chewing Up The Wiring In Your General Motors Vehicle?

The problem could be related to soy-based wire coating.

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2023 Cadillac Lyriq Inches Closer To Production

GM has now completed the 80 percent validation drive for the vehicle.

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Wolfspeed To Supply Domestically Sourced Silicon Carbide For GM’s Ultium-Powered EVs

To be produced at the world’s largest silicon carbide fabrication facility in March, New York.

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Only Some Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Engines Have Titanium Rods

Others don't.

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1992 GM Ultralite Concept Could Achieve A Staggering 100 MPG: Live Photo Gallery

Clever design and innovative tech for maximum fuel returns.

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2021 Buick GL6 Debuts Kraton’s Injection Molded Soft-Skin Material

This new soft-touch material takes less time and energy to manufacture, making it cheaper and more eco-friendly.

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General Motors Awarded Federal Grant To Develop Composite Tech For EVs

The money will go towards studying battery enclosures.

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Chevy’s 2021 Blazer Loses Standard Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel

The feature is no longer standard on lower trims.

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C8 Corvette Cockpit Earns A Wards Automotive 10Best Interiors Award

The C8 Corvette's interior is a big step forward for the nameplate.

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2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe

2021 Chevrolet Suburban And Tahoe Use Aluminum Panels To Reduce Weight

Despite more lightweight material, the SUVs will be slightly heavier than before.

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GM UAW Deal Includes New Advanced Technology Committee

To discuss the impact of 3D printing, electric vehicles and other new technology on U.S. manufacturing.

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Torturing The 2020 GMC Sierra AT4 CarbonPro Bed: Video

How will it hold up?

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GM Lightweighting Process Increases Fuel Efficiency

The automaker has cut 5,000 pounds in total from 14 vehicles since 2016.

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Magnesium Cadillac Paddle Shifters’ Days Appear Numbered

Cadillac's high-quality magnesium paddle shifters could die with the ATS and CTS.

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GM’s Mark Reuss Comments On President Trump’s Steel And Aluminum Tariffs: Video

Mark Reuss further brushed off the effects that the tariffs may have on vehicle costs.

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2019 GMC Sierra Truck Bed: Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic Option Sheds 62 Pounds

The carbon-fiber bed is only for short-box Sierra Denali models.

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2019 Silverado Materials: Chevrolet Banks On Steel

Ford's all-aluminum-bodied F-150 was revolutionary at the time, but no one followed its lead.

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