The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

The place changed hands, as dealers tend to do, eventually switching to the Hyundai brand around the 2009 bankruptcy of General Motors, perhaps as part of Old GM’s culling of its dealer body in an effort to stave off annihilation and as part of its rebuilding process. Here’s a Google Streetview image from that era. Texas, ya’ll.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The new General Motors’ common stock is split as follows: US Department of the Treasury: 60.8%. The old GM: 10%.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

General Motors may have only recently bounced back from the financial doldrums, but in arguably the most important developing market in the world it is looking stronger than ever. Along with its joint ventures, GM surpassed 1.5million sales for 2009 in China on November 10. per cent compared to 2008.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. This revised plan also moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn and Hummer to the end of 2009 at the latest. -

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

Despite only having been around since 2009, Rimac has a reputation for working with other brands. News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation. General Motors’ Cruise). Rimac is trying to build an entire ecosystem for automated EVs.

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2009

At the SAE 2009 World Congress, General Motors took the opportunity to present the first front-wheel-drive version of their two-mode hybrid transaxle which has been dubbed the 2MT70. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors 2MT70 two-mode hybrid transaxle.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

The area is “very important to General Motors, and it’s very important to Chevrolet,” Rory Harvey, GM’s unutilized president of North The united states, stated Monday at an tournament to show the Traverse. million Traverses because the automobile debuted in 2009. Harvey stated the Lansing plant has constructed 1.65

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

The section is “very important to General Motors, and it’s very important to Chevrolet,” Rory Harvey, GM’s pristine president of North The us, stated Monday at an tournament to show the Traverse. million Traverses because the automobile debuted in 2009. Harvey stated the Lansing plant has constructed 1.65

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year.

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2022

The Celestiq also incorporates the next iteration of parent company General Motors’ semi-autonomous drive systems. No word on what’s beneath the sleek Celstiq skin, other than that it involves batteries and electric motors. Cadillac Celestiq show car. Known as Ultra Cruise, it allows for partial hands-free driving.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

PAG) has terminated its discussions with General Motors Company to acquire the Saturn brand, citing concerns directly related to the future supply of vehicles beyond the supply period it had negotiated with GM. Today’s disappointing news comes at a time when we’d hoped for a successful launch of the Saturn brand into a new chapter.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

The high-level timeline is: 2017: Adopt new-generation connected systems, promote cloud-based vehicle applications and service, and extend free basic OnStar service to five years. Launched in China in 2009 through GM’s Shanghai OnStar joint venture, OnStar has nearly 1 million subscribers nationwide. SAIC General Motors Co.,

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 7, 2010

There was more good news for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles as reported sales leapt by 42 per cent in December 2009 compared to the previous year. Sales reached 25,167 units during the month thanks in part to the fact that December 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 26 in the prior year. The figures do [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2010

During the first six months of 2010, customers have bought 140,000 models making a total of 270,000 since it was launched in Europe during the spring of 2009. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Cruze pricing Chevy Cruze new cars.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Great news for hybrid cars, as reported US sales of the vehicles leapt by 21 per cent year on year in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Even though overall light duty vehicle sales were generally flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, reported hybrid sales increased to now represent 2.7 per cent of the [.].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

By Richard Kessler for Recharge News. “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. Photo courtesy of FedEx. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 4, 2010

2009 may have been the year in which General Motors (GM) slumped into bankruptcy but it also marked its most successful 12 months yet in arguably the most important emerging market in the world – China. GM and its joint ventures in the country announced that their domestic sales in jumped by a massive 66.9

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 19, 2012

General Motors (GM) has released its first sustainability report since emerging from bankruptcy protection.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. Stanley Whittingham.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The company’s chairman Elon Musk said early last year that an IPO was a possibility in either late 2008 or 2009.&#. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Duke Energy Corp.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2009

The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 For one, the May 2009 results were the highest of the year so far. per cent share of new vehicle sales - the best monthly result so far this year.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The figures were boosted in part by the fact that October 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 27 in the previous year. Sales were led by its new car hybrids, the Fusion and Milan, which posted 1,333 units. General Motors: During October, GM reported a total of 1,159 hybrids sold – that’s a 22.5 per cent and a 2.9

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Write For GO About Advertise Contact Login Explore GO Media: News & Opinion Family & Lifestyle Business & Technology Gas 2.0 Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

per cent by volume in June 2009 compared to the same month in the previous year. This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 The LS600h meanwhile saw a 57.5

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata. per cent, but the new Fusion and Milan hybrid accounted for 1,260 units. The new HS250h meanwhile, sold 1,242 units. Well, now they have their answers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

per cent of new vehicle sales. Compared to July 2009 results, hybrid sales increased by 9.2 General Motors: GM sold a total of 1,708 hybrids during the month – an increase of 4.8 Honda: The company sold a total of 4,943 hybrids during the month with 4,226 of these units being the new Honda Insight.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Hosted by Back to Google News China's BYD eyes alternative energy vehicles 1 day ago BEIJING (AFP) — China?s BYD Auto beat other products, such as General Motors? The company aims to double its sales to 400,000 in 2009 and launch five new models this year. Copyright © 2009 AFP.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Green Piece Article, Tuesday 24 2009. Meanwhile, the US is determined to play catch-up after its leading brands, including General Motors and Chrysler, were left teetering on the edge of peril earlier this year in part because they had failed to move with the times and embrace fuel efficient cars.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. This news story has been successfully emailed to you friend(s). Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s " Are you interested in our news stories?

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

The base model was to wear the EV2 suffix and effectively be a more affordable version of the EV2X by ditching the peppy tri-motor setup and running with the 400-volt electric architecture and a smaller battery pack. & However, it looks like General Motors has abandoned the idea — likely due to it not making much financial sense.&

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. Tags: Green cars Latest news average fuel economy average fuel economy in USA fuel economy Michigan Transportation Research Institution. So what has prompted this improvement?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Beijing and New york —. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT. One reason for automakers’ trepidation is technological.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

January 21, 2009. Waters worked on the battery for the General Motors EV1 and also worked at Ener1, which makes lithium-ion batteries. In order to get the same performance, you have to get a much bigger electric motor,&# Frank said in an interview in August. by: Michael Kanellos. Lose weight.

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