The Big Block. Rat Motor. Call it what you will, we can now officially add a final epitaph to the long-running engine’s gravestone: R.I.P. The final L18 big block rolled down the assembly line at General Motors’ Tonawanda plant in New York last week, and that engine was signed by all the workers at the plant and is on its way to the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

General Motors’ UK arm Vauxhall is celebrating the retail launch of the all-new 2010 Astra today as the first customers who placed their orders soon after the model went on sale in September received the keys to their cars.

Chevrolet’s European arm is expanding its German lineup with the introduction of three special edition packages for the Aveo supermini, Cruze sedan and Captiva SUV.

Chevrolet has always stood for value, and the Chevrolet Cruze delivers on that promise like never before. Moving the benchmark a notch higher, the new Cruze redefines the value proposition with its class leading quality, superior design and spacious styling, both inside and out.

The new General Motors announced today that it is going to launch 25 brand-new models into the market by the end of 2011 including five new entries for Cadillac, 10 for Chevy while Buick and GMC will add another 10 new models. We’ve already told you about Cadillac’s new entries, so let’s concentrate on the three other brands of the “revitalized” General Motors.