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axle

[ak-suhl] / ˈæk səl /


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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

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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