General Motors' modern Ecotec engine family first saw the light of day in 2000, when a 2.2-liter inline-four making 147 hp debuted for global use in the Opel Astra — the German brand was a GM ...

Good news is driving into the Bay City GM Powertrain plant Thursday as officials plan to announce millions of dollars in investments at the plant and, possibly, more jobs. “This is an investment ...

General Motors said it will invest more than $494 million in three U.S. plants to produce the next generation of its fuel-efficient Ecotec engine. The move marks GM's focus on fuel consumption and ...

General Motors will spend about $494m and create around 550 jobs in three US plants to make ‘next generation’ fuel efficient Ecotec engines, the automaker announced at simultaneous events in three ...

Not long ago, we took a look at a selection of four-cylinder engines as possible hot rod powerplant fodder, and here we are again. This time, though, we're looking at domestic four-bangers as opposed ...

Editor's Note-It's no secret that GM has been on the outer fringes of the import drag racing radar for a couple years now. At the 2001 SEMA Show, GM made its intentions even more clear. The engine ...

General Motors' Town of Tonawanda Engine Plant has bid farewell to an engine it had produced since 1999, as it moves on to new products. A crew of 13 employees built the final Ecotec 2.4-liter ...

Not long ago, we took a look at a selection of four-cylinder engines as possible hot rod powerplant fodder, and here we are again. This time, though, we're looking at domestic four-bangers as opposed ...