In the late 1990s, General Motors faced a massive engineering crisis. The famous, iron-block 4.3-liter Vortec V6 – basically a small block Chevy without two cylinders – was a bulletproof workhorse. It powered millions of S-10 pickups, Blazers and Astro vans with years of farm reliability. But like any
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The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid GR Sport at the Vancouver Auto Show in March. (James Macdonald/Bloomberg) June 24, 2026 12:41 pm, EDT key takeaways: General Motors faces a challenge to its long-held U.S. sales lead as Toyota gains share on strong hybrid demand, narrowing the gap on forecasts as early as 2026. The shift