Special edition Wednesday Walkaround: Grinding Gears rides with the 2009 GM Collection. Click on image for video.

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General Motors marks its 100th anniversary Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
Everyone is invited to take part in a day full of online activities and interaction.
Highlights scheduled include:

•At 8:30 a.m. EDT, GM will hold a Global Broadcast live from the Renaissance Center in Detroit. The webcast will feature technologies, products and GM leaders. Everybody is invited to watch the Broadcast live on GMnext.com.

•From 10:30 a.m. EDT to 1:30 p.m. EDT, three GM leaders, including Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, will be taking questions in the GMnext.com chat room. The chats are open to everybody. To join the chats, create an account on GMnext.com and then visit the Live Chat page on September 16.

•At 1:30 p.m. EDT, join GMnext.com for the “Future of Transportation: The Next 100 Years” Roundtable, where industry experts will be having a candid discussion about what’s next in personal transportation. People viewing this webcast will also have the ability to submit questions to the panelists. Please register for the Webcast by clicking this link.

Complete information on the activities can be found on http://day.gmnext.com.

General Motors is offering their second video in a new alternative fuel series where the No. 1 automaker attempts to answer questions concerning different fuel choices both present and future.

This time they debunk the myths surrounding diesel fuels.

As General Motors celebrates its next 100 years, they are offering a new online public service that tackles automotive issues.
The first surrounds debunking myths concerning E-85 ethanol fuels.
It can be found by clicking the image below and then selecting the “Fermenting in the Fields” video.