Remove 2005 Remove Congress Remove General Motors Remove Products
article thumbnail

Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

Green Car Congress

After his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, Peter Mertens studied production technology at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences. This was followed by responsibility for the compact cars of General Motors Europe in 2004 and for all compact cars of General Motors worldwide in 2005.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Asia 220
article thumbnail

GM investing additional 20M in Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino; global center for passenger car diesel engines

Green Car Congress

General Motors will invest €20 million (US$28 million) in the company’s Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino throughout the next four years. This amount comes on top of the initial investment of €30 million (US$43 million) when the center was founded in 2005.

Engine 199
article thumbnail

Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

Revenge of the Electric Car

City Council Member, held a press conference demanding General Motors apologize to the American people for destroying the automaker’s EV1 plug-in electric vehicle. General Motors compounded their financial woes by destroying the EV1 and continued to work with the oil companies to gouge the public. said Holden.

EV1 140
article thumbnail

EcoMotors CEO Joints Board of Transonic Combustion

Green Car Congress

I’m enthusiastic to join Transonic’s team, its mission to offer such a valuable product proposition and its talented staff dedicated to a lower carbon future. Until mid-2005, Runkle served as vice chairman and chief technology officer of Delphi Corp., Don Runkle. Since 2009, Runkle serves as CEO of EcoMotors.

MIT 210
article thumbnail

SAIC introduces large electric panel van in Europe: Maxus EV80

Green Car Congress

It is responsible for managing the introduction of SAIC brands, products and services into European markets in the coming years, including Maxus light commercial vehicles and MG passenger cars. SAIC has owned the British brand MG since 2005 and sells cars in China, as well as in other Asian markets, Australia, Latin America and the UK.

Europe 186
article thumbnail

EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

Green Car Congress

The report confirms that average CO 2 emissions have decreased and fuel economy has increased each year beginning in 2005. This positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004, and returns CO 2 emissions and fuel economy to levels of the early 1980s.