GM is obviously going to wait and see what kind of marketplace traction it gets with Astra before it commits resources to expanding the model's North American lineup. Still, color us enthused.

Bryan Nesbitt will be GM’s new design boss starting on July 1. He’s just the eighth person to have this role in the automaker’s over 100-year history.

The new Astra VXR has a killer detail of its own. God knows how, but the engineering team persuaded the GM bosses that they needed to re-engineer the steering system, swapping electric assistance ...