2006 News Releases
2006-11-21 Tire Pressure Monitoring Technology Can Save Your Life - If You Know How To Use It
DETROIT - Four little wheel sensors in a growing number of vehicles can help save lives by alerting motorists to low tire pressure, a potentially dangerous driving situation. ...
2006-11-17 OnStar Wins Popular Science's 2006 Best of What's New Award
DETROIT - General Motors industry-leading OnStar, the in-vehicle safety, security, and communications service, was recently awarded Popular Science's 2006 Best of What's New Award for its upgraded Directions & Connections Plan including the all-new OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation service. ...
2006-10-24 Chevrolet Partners With Safe Kids Worldwide And Cub Scouts To Promote Safety
DETROIT - Cauley Chevrolet in West Bloomfield was selected by Chevrolet to participate in a 10-city pilot to help keep youngsters safe around vehicles. Chevrolet and Safe Kids Worldwide are teaming up with the Cub Scouts to help six-to-nine year-olds learn about vehicle safety. ...
2006-10-13 GM Expands Onstar Services To All Mobility-Adapted Vehicles
DETROIT - General Motors today announced that customers who purchase any new 2006 or 2007MY GM vehicle equipped with OnStar and eligible adaptive mobility equipment will receive two additional years of standard OnStar service at no charge (in addition to the first year of included service). ...
2006-09-25 OnStar by GM enhances TTY capability
Detroit - OnStar by General Motors announced a new TTY compatible in-vehicle device that will improve accessibility of OnStar services for deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired subscribers. ...
2006-09-01 OnStar Sponsors Lifetime Movie About Origins of the AMBER Alert System
DETROIT - On Labor Day, Lifetime Television will premiere "Amber's Story," the story of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was kidnapped and murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas in 1996. ...
2006-08-30 GM to Offer Simplest, Smartest Navigation System in North America
DETROIT - General Motors announced today that for 2007, the company will fundamentally change drivers' access to navigation by offering more than two million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with the first factory-installed, fully-integrated off-board GPS navigation system - OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation. ...
2006-08-16 GM's XM Satellite Radio Option Now $199
DETROIT - General Motors has lowered the option price of factory-installed XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ XMSR) by 39 percent to $199, from $325, beginning with most model-year 2007 vehicles. ...
2006-08-03 General Motors Announces iPod Integration - Bringing Music to Drivers' Ears
DETROIT, Mich. - Because great cars and great tunes should travel together, General Motors has developed an affordable, all-new iPod adaptor allowing music lovers to use their iPod with the factory-installed audio system in GM vehicles, beginning this fall. ...
2006-07-20 OnStar by GM Empowers Vehicle Owners to Improve Fuel Economy
Detroit - With high fuel prices on the minds of most Americans, GM adds a new level of service to OnStar's monthly diagnostic e-mail that allows drivers to closely monitor conditions that can affect their fuel efficiency, including tire pressure and vehicle emissions. ...
2006-07-13 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 matches star power of Barenaked Ladies with horsepower of NASCAR at Richmond International Raceway
WASHINGTON , DC - Chevrolet announced live today from the XM Satellite Radio studios that Barenaked Ladies will perform at the popular Chevy Rock & Roll 400 pre-race concert at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, September 9. ...
2006-06-01 Onstar By GM Gives Users Aid In The Midst Of Crisis
Subscribers of OnStar by GM know that help in crisis situations is only a button press away. During previous periods of severe weather, OnStar has extended to subscribers all services such as contact with loved ones, driving directions, or assistance with hotel reservations. ...
2006-05-25 OnStar by GM Recognized for Innovation at 2006 Telematics Update Awards
DETROIT - OnStar by GM, the leading in-vehicle safety, security, and communications service, was recognized with two awards at the 2006 Telematics Update Awards. This year's honors mark OnStar's 10 th award since the inception of the event. ...
2006-05-23 GM Offers Gas Price Protection to Consumers in Florida and California
ALPHARETTA, GA - GM today announced its "GM Fuel Price Protection Program." This regional program caps what consumers pay for gas at $1.99 a gallon when they purchase select 2006 and 2007 GM full-size utilities and mid-size cars. ...
2006-05-23 GM Offers Gas Price Protection to Consumers in California and Florida
LOS ANGELES, CA - GM today announced its "GM Fuel Price Protection Program." This regional program caps what consumers pay for gas at $1.99 a gallon when they purchase select 2006 and 2007 GM full-size utilities and mid-size cars. The program helps protect consumers against rising fuel prices by providing them with a partial credit for their fuel purchases for one year. ...
2006-04-10 GM Vehicle Owners are Finding an Easy and Convenient Way to Manage Car Care Through E-mail
Detroit - GM has a new way to enhance the vehicle ownership experience, through a simple monthly e-mail. ...
2006-03-29 Does Your Car Speak Spanish?
DETROIT - With the Hispanic population approaching 45 million in the United States, GM and OnStar are strengthening their commitment to provide subscribers the best in-vehicle communications and assistance service available by launching an industry-first service enhancement - OnStar en Espaňol. ...
2006-02-08 OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation
For millions of General Motors new vehicle owners, 2006 may be remembered as the last year they ever got lost driving their car, thanks to the first factory-installed, fully-integrated GPS navigation system from OnStar by GM. ...
2006-02-08 GM Unveils All-New 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, Makes Major Announcements About E85 And OnStar At Chicago Auto Show
General Motors will introduce the all-new 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, the latest rollout of its next-generation full-size truck family and the industry's most flexible utility vehicle, at the Chicago Auto Show. ...