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Buick’s latest LaCrosse is one of the new General Motors’ best success stories. Sales of the nameplate have increased dramatically, and more than one-third of all buyers are new to the General Motors family. Better yet, transaction prices are up by a whopping $8500, despite the fact that sticker prices haven’t significantly increased.

Photo Gallery: 2010 Buick LaCrosse I-4 – Buick Luxury Sedan Review – Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2010 Buick LaCrosse I-4 – Buick Luxury Sedan Review – Automobile Magazine

General Motors hasn't let its bankruptcy get in the way of its hydrogen fuel cell efforts, and made it clear during a recent event that it still considers hydrogen power one of several key propulsion technologies that it will continue to develop in the future.inline_mediumwraptextright28447906/green/news/1003_gm_charges_ahead_with_hydrogengm-gen2-hydrogen-fuel-cell-stack-mockup-side-view.jpgTrue

General Motors has to have the most underrated navigation system in the business. We have other automakers advertising various touch pads, voice recognition systems, and scrolling wheels that are supposed to make finding a destination on the fly easier - assuming the vehicle doesn't lock out the nav screen altogether when you're moving. But in this Cadillac, all I had to do was press the blue OnStar button. That called up this innovative device called a "human being," who found my destination for me and sent turn-by-turn directions to my vehicle. I never had to look away from the road and didn't need to read the owners manual to find the correct voice commands. This feature is available, by the way, even if you don't have a nav system (the directions come through your radio display). In case I'm not being clear enough, this is a HUGE step up from most competitors' telematics, and yet I'll bet very few consumers know about all its features. GM's new marketing chief - whoever that happens to be this week - must make a more concerted effort to share OnStar's virtues with customers.inline_mediumwraptextright32629821/reviews/editors_notebook/1003_2010_cadillac_srx_turbo_awd_premium1003_03_z+2010_cadillac_sRX_turbo_aWD_premium+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue