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GM Exec Raises Natural Gas As Alternative To Gasoline 0 DETROIT (Dow Jones)–General Motors Corp. (GM) may add natural gas to the arsenal of energy alternatives it hopes will one day make gasoline a scarcity on U.S. roads.

General Motors is bullish on selling certified used cars and has launched an interactive website to help consumers learn about the ups and downs of the used car market. I come across more auto industry news than what I can possibly cover on this blog, ceding the daily multi-post car blogging to the likes of Autoblog, Left Lane News, Jalopnik, and others.

Corporate blogging’s mixed bag July 13th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Business One of the great things about the book Groundswell, by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, is the many case studies and stats it includes on how companies have successfully added social media to their business efforts (Disclaimer: Charlene and Josh sent me an advance copy of the book, which I highly recommend).

In the U.S. for vehicle satisfaction.  That is according to a new survey just released by AutoPacific.  For 2008, Cadillac has won top honors in the U.S. for new vehicle satisfaction according to the Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) study conducted annualy by AutoPacific.  We all have our own opinions

Came across this story last night on CIO which quoted Forrester who’s big on corporate blogging and social media - about corporate blogging failing to shine. This is quite surprising from Forrester considering the shining examples of corporate blogging they’ve been touting.

When Electric Cars Hit the Fast Lane TIME: Top Science and Health Stories Sun, 06/15/2008 - 18:05 With the price of gas soaring, major automakers like GM and Toyota are finally following the lead of successful firms like GEM and getting serious about plug and drive vehicles

This past week was a particularly active one in the automotive world as several manufacturers announced how they would be responding to higher gas prices, new models were released, and consumers gasped as regular gas jumped the $4 per gallon threshold.

Maximum Bob talks about Invicta and how not to rebadge cars May 9th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments ADVERTISEMENTS GM Vice Chairman Bob “Maximum” Lutz published a new post today on the corporate GM Fastlane Blog that addresses the automaker’s newest concept that debuted recently at Auto China 2008 in Beijing: the Invicta.

It is Friday so I’m going to kick back and share the link love with you and point out other articles of interest online today. A real potpourri of news and information for your review: General Motors is seeing SUV sales tank (as is Toyota, Ford, Chrysler….) but one bright shining light is the Chevy Tahoe which gets better gas mileage than a Toyota Camry (and a V6 Chevy Malibu for that matter).

GM Vice Chairman Bob “Maximum” Lutz published a new post today on the corporate GM Fastlane Blog that addresses the automaker’s newest concept that debuted recently at Auto China 2008 in Beijing: the Invicta.