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The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has recently named two GMC vehicles Top Safety Picks for 2011. Within the midsize SUV: the GMC Terrain. And, within the large SUV category: the GMC Acadia.

To earn these prestigious designations, the GMC Terrain and the GMC Acadia had to demonstrate perfect "Good" scores in four distinctive test categories. These include: frontal offset, side impact, rear crash, and roof strength (recently added). In addition, all winning vehicles must be equipped with electronic stability control, which comes as a standard safety feature on both models.

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GMC is looking for a little brother to the GMC Acadia - they may have found it in Granite, a concept that first appeared at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.

Shortly after it debuted, Motor Trend reported GMC would produce the boxy car. Shortly thereafter, a retraction was issued. There would be no Granite from GMC.

Motor Trend now reports that the Granite will in fact be produced, and even goes as far as to say the finished production model will retain the concept's rear "suicide door." "We can only hope the finished product retains much of the…

This is a human interest story you've got to read. With an emphasis on disadvantaged students the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is giving out $2,000 a year to 1,000 deserving college-bound students. And, that's just the tip of the iceberg. The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program will award an additional 100 "national scholarships" in the amount of $25,000 each to especially exceptional students. Speaking on the Program, Dan Akerson, Chief Executive, GM said, "It's going to be one of the largest scholarship programs in the U.S."

At a granular level, the ultimate goal of…