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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

General Motors on Monday outlined a series of major restructuring steps that it said would accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, to capitalize on the future of personal mobility and to drive significant cost efficiencies. Optimizing product portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Grover and the GM team turned to DOE for assistance. Through DOE’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research Leadership Computing Challenge, a competitive peer-reviewed program, they successfully applied for and were awarded time on Titan during 2015 and 2016. Grover and the GM team successfully competed for a new ALCC award.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 17, 2023

GM is spending nearly $2 billion a year on Cruise but insists the business represents a "giant growth opportunity." In June, GM CEO Mary Barra reiterated a forecast that Cruise could generate $50 billion a year in annual revenue by 2030. Initially, it was the technology that kept them from sharing space with the rest of us.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. Based on McNeill’s comments after the announcement, he will play a significant role in GM’s efforts to increase its presence in the EV market. GM plans to reach 1 million units of EV capacity by 2025.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

General Motors will invest $450 million between 2013 and 2015 to expand its Rosario Automotive Complex to build an all-new global Chevrolet vehicle, Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said Wednesday. GM Argentina produced a record of more than 136,000 vehicles at its Rosario facility in 2011.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The MY 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will offer a new 8-speed automatic transmission designed and built by GM. GM expects the new 8L90 eight-speed to contribute up to 5% greater efficiency, when compared to the previous six-speed automatic. EPA fuel economy test results are pending and will be announced later.

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MAY 20, 2014

In 2013, GM reduced the energy-intensity per vehicle manufactured 3.5% GM has set a target of 1.97 These data include data from some GM JVs.). GM also increased renewable energy use in 2013 from 62.3 One of the challenges we face is that our 2020 renewable energy goal was based on doubling solar capacity by 2015.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

The first Shanghai GM offering to be equipped with OnStar 4G LTE will be a Cadillac model in 2015. Shanghai GM expects to announce its 4G LTE carrier partner in the coming months. GM says that no other automaker is putting the technology into as many vehicles in as many segments.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: New Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids may arrive by 2015, why workplace electric-car charging matters, and Oklahoma adds a fee for homes that connect green energy sources to the grid. GM may be.' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MARCH 18, 2015

GM will focus on the premium segment of the Russian market with Cadillac and US-built iconic Chevrolet products such as the Corvette, Camaro and Tahoe. The Chevrolet brand will minimize its presence in Russia and the Opel brand will leave the market by December 2015. —GM President Dan Ammann. The GM Auto plant in St.

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JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. The joint venture between GM and SAIC intends to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by 15% while improving performance 14% by 2015. Advanced Powertrains. liter VVT engine and 1.4-liter

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

GM has launched the GM Innovation Challenge at four major universities, recruiting student teams to develop new uses for additive manufacturing (3D printing) and augmented reality (e.g., The GM Innovation Challenge formally kicks off the week of 6 Oct. The GM Innovation Challenge formally kicks off the week of 6 Oct.

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JUNE 24, 2014

GM is offering magnetic ride control on the 2015 GMC Sierra Denali; it’s the first time the advanced, electronically controlled damping system has been offered on a full-size truck. GM offers magnetic ride control on a number of other vehicles, including Cadillacs, Corvettes and Buicks. and 5’8” box).

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Also, GM R&D’s Propulsion Systems Research lab in Warren, Mich. GM previously announced that work being performed at its hydrogen fuel cell facility in Honeoye Falls, N.Y., In addition, the Performance Build Center, currently located at the Wixom facility, will move to GM’s Chevrolet Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky.,

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APRIL 30, 2014

The new GM Performance and Racing Center (GMPRC) is located next to the GM Powertrain Engineering headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. Engineers and technicians from GM’s race engineering center in Wixom, Mich. will move to the new facility in mid-2015. The GM Powertrain World Headquarters is a 450,000 ft 2 facility.

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MARCH 18, 2010

is testing its production-intent second-hydrogen fuel cell system—which includes its fifth generation fuel cell stack—( earlier post ) that can be packaged in the space of a traditional four-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production in 2015. General Motors Co. million miles of everyday driving in cities around the world.

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APRIL 21, 2013

GM and its joint ventures are launching 17 new and upgraded models in China this year, including the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback; the new Wuling Sunshine; two new Jiefang light-duty trucks, the S230 and F330; and the Insignia Sports Tourer, Zafira Tourer and Astra GTC from Opel. —Gary Smyth. million units. —Bob Socia.

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MAY 14, 2014

General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich. —Larry Nitz, executive director of GM global transmission and electrification engineering. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Shanghai GM recently sold its 4 millionth Chevrolet vehicle. The GM-SAIC joint venture began offering products from GM’s largest global brand in 2005. Last year, Shanghai GM sold a record 717,007 Chevrolets in China. Chevrolet reached 1 million cumulative sales within five years.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

GM is also joining RE100 , a global collaborative initiative of businesses committed to 100 percent renewable electricity, working to increase demand for clean power. —GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. of GM’s Lordstown assembly plant in Ohio, the home of the Chevrolet Cruze. Other automakers in RE100. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

The fuel-cell version of the mid-size pickup is being developed under an agreement between TARDEC and GM signed in 2015 ( earlier post ). The collaboration enables TARDEC to access consumer-driven automotive technology for use in military applications while providing GM with feedback on non-standard fuel cell technology applications.

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JULY 29, 2014

Cadillac will add wireless charging of smartphones in the 2015 model ATS sport sedan and coupe launching this fall, to the CTS sport sedan this fall and to the Escalade SUV at the end of 2014.Compatible The wireless charger GM and Powermat created accommodates the majority of these enabled devices.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Source: GM.

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MARCH 21, 2016

Between now and 2020, GM and its joint ventures plan to roll out more than 60 new and refreshed models in China, including 13 this year, with a strong focus on SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles. During the period, GM and its joint ventures will roll out more than 10 new energy vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Chevrolet offers the 2015 Impala full-size sedan as an all-new bi-fuel model—the only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. GM recommends that customers use CNG refueling stations that have a temperature compensation system whenever possible.

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JANUARY 9, 2016

GM is Mobileye’s largest customer and is engaged with Mobileye Road Experience Management (REM) to create a continuously updated road map. GM, which sold about 3.3 million vehicles in the US in 2015, uses Mobileye software on cameras that support existing safety technologies such as forward collision alert.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

from the previous high in 2015. China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. For comparison, GM brands reported retail sales in the US of 2,446,582 vehicles for CY 2016.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The new tie-up will likely be formalized in a meeting in the US late this month between Isuzu President Susumu Hosoi and GM Chairman Daniel F. million units in 2015, according to research firm IHS Automotive.The two will also work together to expand sales channels in Africa and the Middle East. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

to 382,300 units compared to September 2015. As a result, the Group is outselling GM, which itself has been posting record results. For the first nine months of 2016, retail sales by GM and its joint ventures in China increased 9% on an annual basis to a record 2,718,315 units. increase compared with 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The as-yet unnamed Cadillac will go into production in the fourth quarter of 2015 at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. The new Cadillac president joined GM in July after heading the Infiniti brand worldwide for two years at Nissan. —Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

2015 Chevrolet CNG-Capable, Bi-Fuel Impala. General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. Click to enlarge. Total range is expected to be up to 500 miles (805 km). Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

GM is well positioned to capture the growth opportunities in the SUV, MPV and luxury segments, and our new products are gaining market share. —GM Executive Vice President and GM China President Matt Tsien. During the first 10 months of 2015, retail sales by GM and its joint ventures in China increased 2.9%

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

In remarks to the Economic Club in Ottawa, GM Canada president and managing director Steve Carlisle confirmed that its Canadian Engineering Center in Oshawa, Ontario, has been awarded a mandate to play a leading role in the build of autonomous driving vehicles. GM’s autonomous technology will bring the vehicle to its destination and park it.

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MAY 26, 2015

To mark the 10 th anniversary of the foundation of GM Powertrain Europe Turin, GM President Dan Ammann visited the engineering site and announced plans to strengthen the collaboration with the Politecnico di Torino, further expanding the engineering development center. liter diesel engine starting from the second half of 2015.

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APRIL 14, 2016

US ridesharing company Lyft had 85 million rides in 2015; China’s DiDi had 1.5 Abelson noted that through OnStar, GM has been working with connectivity for some 20 years. Last year, GM recorded some 133 million customer-OnStar interactions (100 million in North America, 33 million in China, 83,000 in Europe).

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APRIL 21, 2014

In conjunction with the start of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, GM China President Matt Tsien announced that GM’s China joint ventures will make capital expenditures of about $12 billion between 2014 and 2017. That investment will help GM step up its pace by funding facility and capacity expansion and new product programs.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. grams of CO 2 per kilometer—close to the 130 g target for the average new car sold in 2015. cars in 2014, 1.5

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