axle
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The work stoppage imperils GM’s heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as the automaker has limited axle stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The plant also makes axle tubes that ultimately end up in light-duty Silverados and Sierras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
In order to achieve this salutary ratio, the engineers located the eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission at the rear axle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
An obvious solution to that was to recover from the front axle as well as the rear.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
That’s exactly when the driver’s side of the car lurched downward sharply and the axle struck against something hard, with a grating, metallic clang.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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The Bentley, he noted, has electrically actuated anti-roll linkages on both axles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
GM is trying to increase production of its heavy-duty Silverados and Sierras just as the workers who make the axles for those trucks are going on strike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
As of Sunday, GM appears to have about two weeks’ worth of axles in stock, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
It was the wagons that slowed them, lumbering along, axles creaking under the weight of their heavy loads.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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