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GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI

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General Motors (GM) and Honda announced that their 50-50 joint venture on a hydrogen fuel cell facility in Michigan is ready to start commercial production. In 2017, The two legacy automakers established the Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC (FCSM), the first large-scale fuel cell system manufacturing facility.

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GM-Honda Begin Commercial Production At Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Manufacturing Joint Venture

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In a pivotal moment in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems, GM and Honda announced the start of production at their 50-50 joint venture production facility, FCSM. FCSM is the first large-scale manufacturing joint venture to build fuel cells.

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GM China sales top 4M vehicles for the first time in 2017; SUV sales up 37%

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General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 4 million vehicles in China for the first time in 2017. In 2017, GM added 18 new and refreshed models in China. The improved product mix contributed to robust performance across segments—especially SUVs and luxury vehicles. from the previous high in 2016.

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GM to build production versions of Cruise AV self-driver at Orion plant; roof modules at Brownstown

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General Motors will build production versions of its Cruise AV ( earlier post ) at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019. Roof modules for GM’s self-driving vehicles will be assembled at its Brownstown plant.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Super Cruise, GM’s semi-automated driving technology, will come to market in a new 2017 Cadillac vehicle. It will warn drivers and can supplement active safety features, such as forward collision warning, already available on many production cars. Click to enlarge.

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GM may have found its solution to its Ultium bottlenecks

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General Motors may have found its solution to the trouble and bottlenecks it has had with the Ultium battery project. That solution lies within Kurt Kelty, a former Tesla battery technology senior director, who will join General Motors later this month as the company’s Vice President of Batteries.

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Li-ion battery-maker Farasis Energy raises $1B+ to accelerate global automotive battery manufacturing expansion

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Presently, Farasis has two production bases in China: Ganzhou and Zhenjiang. Since 2017 Farasis has regularly ranked first in terms of shipments of NCM-based Li-ion pouch cells to the Chinese automotive market. In July, Farasis established a new manufacturing base in Zhenjiang with a planned annual capacity of 20 GWh.

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