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OnStar expanding to Brazil in Chevy Cruze

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GM OnStar will launch its Emergency, Security, Navigation, Diagnostics and Connectivity services in Brazil on the Chevrolet Cruze later this year. In Brazil, OnStar services will be customized according to the market’s preferences. OnStar services include: Security - Helps recover stolen vehicles.

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Quadrant CMS plastics/metal hybrid technology saves weight in airbag assemblies with integrated lead frames

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QCMS ships parts from Tielt to locations in Europe, USA, Brazil and India for integration into complete airbag assemblies. The success of the design has led to Ford introducing it on four other vehicle models.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO And above all, we have attractive and environmentally friendly vehicles. 2 -neutral fuels play another key role. possibly the fuel cell.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The federal government cant hand out money to a company thats telling them that itll lose money on a $40, 000 automobile that more than half the populace couldnt afford if the economy was in good shape! needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Posted by: Nick K. | Never again.

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