General Motors's Active Fuel Management (AFM) technology utilizes hydraulic valves, solenoids, and advanced software to shut down half of the cylinders in a V8 or V6 engine to save fuel. The system ...

The Ecotec3 L83 is a light truck version of the fifth-generation small block Chevy engine. It is found in the 2014-2019 Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pick-ups as well as the 2015-2019 Suburban, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, GM decided to remove certain fuel-saving features from its production vehicles - but not the ...

CAN-bus. We've all heard the term before, but just what does it really mean? Today's new vehicles are engineered using a multiplexed wiring system known as CAN-bus. The on-board communications ...

One of the oldest Mustang gripes we can think of is engine overheating. We can write this problem off as one of the penalties of old car ownership, but classic Mustangs were cursed with overheating ...

Anne Marie D. Lee is an editor for CBS MoneyWatch. She writes about topics including personal finance, the workplace, travel and social media. Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 vehicles in the U.S ...