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35 years ago, this GM prototype had a yoke, four-wheel steering, and satellite navigation

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Steering yokes and touchpad controls are considered cutting-edge car tech today, but 35 years ago a General Motors prototype had those features and more. The 1987 Pontiac Pursuit aimed to show what cars would be like in the then-far-off year 2000.

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago. A Chicago Fire Department firefighter using a hydraulic. Click to enlarge.

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Ricardo Study Suggests E15 Poses Minimal Risk to MY 1994-2000 Vehicles

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A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

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LG Energy Solution to invest $4.5B+ in own US battery business by 2025, expanding capacity by 70GWh; possible new JV plant with GM

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LG Energy Solution established its first US research facility in 2000 and invested $600 million to secure a production capacity of 5GWh at its first Michigan plant built in 2012. In 2019, the company entered into a joint venture with General Motors (GM) to construct a $2.3-billion

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UAW Expands Strike Again, Targeting GM's Largest Plant

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Just one day after the UAW went on strike at Stellantis’ pickup factory in Sterling Heights , roughly 5,000 union members walked off the line at General Motors’ plant in Arlington, Texas. In 2000, there were roughly 300,000 domestic auto workers. But that number had plummeted to just 140,000 by 2009.&

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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

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With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Another Massive Airbag Recall Peers Over the Horizon

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Other brands will find themselves in a similarly difficult situation, as the ARC inflators started being manufactured in 2000 and continued through 2018. Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC insider. But it may have installed some 20 million vehicles with defective airbag units over the years.

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