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JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). The next-generation design predicts a 300% increase in fuel economy over the production 4-cylinder vehicle.

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APRIL 8, 2014

In preparation for the next generation of electric vehicles and advanced battery technologies, General Motors will invest $449 million to upgrade manufacturing processes at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly and Brownstown Battery Assembly plants. Since 2009, GM has announced more than $5.4

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JUNE 11, 2009

General Motors has announced that there will be no retail production of the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid for model year (MY) 2010 due to “elevated inventory levels of the 2009 model.” Hitachi Automotive Products produced the integrated starter-generators and the power electronics for GM’s 2007-2009 mild hybrids.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

General Motors will invest more than $356 million in a new engine line in Flint and driveline and powertrain components in Saginaw and Grand Rapids, creating more than 50 jobs and helping to retain nearly 500 positions. Since 2009, GM has made investment commitments in Michigan of more than $9 billion. billion, including $353.4

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JANUARY 7, 2014

Elio Motors has taken the next step in its plan to manufacture its $6,800 3-wheel vehicles in Louisiana; the Caddo Parish Industrial Development Board (IDB) completed its purchase of the former General Motors Shreveport Assembly and Stamping Plant, allowing Elio Motors to progress in its manufacturing timeline.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

a developer of technology for the production of advanced biofuels and biochemicals from biomass and waste materials, announced a first close of its Series D round of financing. The company has been operating a demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery in Madison, Pennsylvania since 2009. Coskata Inc.,

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APRIL 21, 2009

Turbo, GM’s first product built in China that will be available with a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine, is making its world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2009. The new-generation 2.0-liter The Buick New Regal 2.0 The new powertrain gives New Regal buyers a choice of three engines.

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JUNE 4, 2009

Under the agreement, CleanFUEL will distribute IMPCO’s bi-fuel Sequent system, a dual-propane and gasoline fuel system certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for conversions of light duty General Motors and Ford vehicles to run on propane. 2008 and 2009 3.5L Chevrolet Impala. liter GMC Sierra and Savana.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

General Motors will invest nearly $1.3 will support production of a new V6 engine, a new 10-speed transmission and an existing 6-speed transmission. Since 2009, GM has announced investments of about $10.1 The investments in GM plants in Detroit, Flint and Romulus, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio and Bedford, Ind.

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APRIL 5, 2013

General Motors Co. will support production of a new Ecotec small gasoline engine, a new V6 engine, 8-speed transmission, and tooling for an existing 6-speed transmission. SAIC), Shanghai General Motors (SGM) and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC). Since 2009, GM has announced nearly $1.8

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AUGUST 24, 2009

General Motors provided an image of the new Chevrolet Agile, a small car designed in Brazil and due to launch in that market in October. The company announced a new investment of $2 billion in July 2009 to launch a new family of vehicles, due in 2012, and expand its production capacity. The 2010 Agile. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2012

The Coordinating Research Council (CRC) is a non-profit organization that directs, through committee action, engineering and environmental studies on the interaction between automotive/other mobility equipment and petroleum products. Background.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

General Motors will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations. billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. These investments follow $2.9 The new investments cover multiple new vehicle, advanced technology and component projects.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

They are growing their presence outside mainland China with the launch of an investment joint venture in Hong Kong and a new joint venture for the production and sale of Chevrolet brand vehicles in India. These products will join GM’s global vehicles, allowing GM India to quickly add entries in growing market segments. Source: GM.

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JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. increase from the first five months of 2009 and a new record for the period. increase from the first five months of 2009. With sales of its Chevrolet lineup jumping 103.6%, sales of its Cadillac products growing 98.1% from May 2009.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

SAIC and GM-US formed a 50:50 joint venture investment company called General Motors SAIC Investment Ltd (GMSIL), which will be based in Hong Kong. GM India’s production capacity, currently 60,000 units a year, will be increased to 250,000 units by 2012. It sold 7,413 units in October against 6,465 units sold in October 2009.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

General Motors will invest $190 million in its Lansing Grand River assembly plant for the production of a new Cadillac model. billion and more than 7,900 jobs that GM has created or retained in 21 US plants since emerging from bankruptcy in July 2009. The announcement brings the total of new US investment to more than $3.1

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

The new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury rear wheel drive sedan will be among four General Motors concept or production vehicles making world premieres at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in January. —GM Senior Vice President of Global Product Development Mary Barra. Grand River Assembly plant.

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MARCH 17, 2014

As a result of new CEO Mary Barra’s request for a comprehensive internal safety review following the ignition switch recall, General Motors announced three separate recalls involving US production and sales of approximately: 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana from the 2009-2014 model years with gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

General Motors will invest $23.5 million for additional production of vehicle electrification components on the site of the Baltimore Transmission Plant, site of its electric motor manufacturing facility the first in the US to be operated by a major automaker. We’ll have more to say about specific products later.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The report also noted that: Since alternative fuel vehicle production [CNG, PHEVs and EVs] has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) announced today that the assembly of its Chevrolet Move—sold as the Wuling Rong Guang in China—will be assembled at General Motors Egypt starting in the third quarter of 2012. In 2009, GM began selling the imported Chevrolet N200 passenger van in Egypt and other African markets.

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JUNE 30, 2009

General Motors will not retain its ownership stake in its New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota. After extensive analysis, according to a statement issued by GM, the two companies could not reach an agreement on a future product plan that made sense for all parties.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. The company says that the Series C funding and Industry Advisory Board formation will help accelerate its product development and commercialization efforts. Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2011

General Motors Co. over 2010, and the company last week reported its fifth-consecutive profitable quarter since emerging from bankruptcy reorganization in July 2009. over 2010, and the company last week reported its fifth-consecutive profitable quarter since emerging from bankruptcy reorganization in July 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

General Motors Co. will spend $483 million and add 483 jobs building current- and next-generation Ecotec four-cylinder engines at its powertrain complex here, assuming successful incentive negotiations with local and state officials, GM North America President Mark Reuss said. The additional work would bring to almost $2.9

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MARCH 25, 2010

VVC filed applications for both loans in March 2009. The DOE conducted an extensive technical, market, financial, regulatory, credit and legal analysis following its determination that the applications were substantially complete in May 2009. That work began in July 2009 and was targeted for completion in the third quarter 2011.

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JULY 3, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures set new marks for unit sales in China in the month of June and for the first half of the year. from the same period in 2009 to 1,209,138 units. from the same period in 2009. from the same period in 2009. from June 2009. Sales in June rose 23.2%

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MAY 20, 2010

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. Since 2009, Runkle serves as CEO of EcoMotors. Before his time with Delphi, Runkle served in several engineering leadership roles with General Motors. Don Runkle.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. We are transforming our approach to performance.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The production facilities in Michigan continue to produce the majority of A123’s transportation output and successfully launched the Chevy Spark EV battery system for General Motors earlier this year. A123’s transportation business continues to serve customers including BAE Systems, BMW, Daimler, GM and SAIC, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced the combined investment of $4.2M by General Motors Ventures ($3.2 These investments by General Motors Ventures and Itochu Technology Ventures bring us not only capital, but partnerships that will speed our commercialization efforts.

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JUNE 27, 2009

General Motors selected its assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich. Troy Clarke, president of General Motors North America. 2009, as announced earlier this month. Janesville was placed on standby capacity in May 2009 and will remain in that status. and stamping facility in Pontiac, Mich.,

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JANUARY 4, 2012

did in 2009, resulting in a significant decline in vehicle production, Fitch could switch the rating to Negative. million light vehicles, corresponding to 2009 recessionary sales volumes. However, the relatively muted pipeline of new products from the Detroit Three in 2012 could result in relatively weaker pricing growth.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

General Motors is applying third-generation advanced high-strength steel to the new Chevrolet LOVA RV from SAIC-GM, thereby reducing the weight of selected body components by approximately 20%. The new steel offers a superior balance of strength and ductility as compared to the first generation of high-strength steels.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

This marks the first time that data for CO 2 emissions are included in the annual report, Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2009. EPA projects a small improvement in 2009, based on pre-model year sales estimates provided to EPA by automakers, to 21.1 mpg US (11.2

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