Saint Johnsbury Buick GMC

A new Buick Astra? Isn't that the car GM tried to bring stateside year and years ago?

GM did try to bring the Astra to America. Only for their first attempt, they tried to bring it under the Saturn badge. As you might remember, the initiative did not go according to plan. GM has, however, learned from their mistakes. Saint Johnsbury Buick GMC is confident their attempt to bring the Astra stateside under the Buick brand will be a greater success.

First of all, Opel's new Astra GTC hatch has just debuted across the pond. Not only is…

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…

Isuzu and General Motors have had a long engine development partnership, especial in the production of diesel powerplants. But that is coming to an end overseas.

Isuzu Motors Ltd. and General Motors Co. will "end their partnership in diesel engine development, an area where the Detroit-based automaker now plans to go it alone," the Nikkei business daily reported.

"We won't be developing (engines) again with GM," the business daily quoted Isuzu President Susumu Hosoi…

The 2012 Buick Verano is still a year away from going into production as the company's entry level vehicle - but customers wanted to know pricing, and Buick is officially announcing it. Revealed by the GM Inside News Web site, pricing for the Verano will be priced from about $21,000 - $26,000, depending on trim level and options.

General Motors spokeswoman Dayna Hart told Inside Line: "We have not set final pricing for the…