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GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

Green Car Congress

General Motors discussed its future plans in China during a press conference in conjunction with the start of Auto Shanghai 2013. GM and its joint ventures now have more than 55,000 employees across China, a number that has more than doubled since 2004. It will also create approximately 6,000 new manufacturing jobs.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

“For California to be on the cutting edge of green-tech, they need to be more of an enabler than a restrictor,&# Guzyk said. General Motors plans to unveil the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, sometime in 2010, and Toyota may begin selling a plug-in Prius in late 2010 or early 2011.

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