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Is China making U.S. irrelevant to the future of automobiles?

Green Car Reports

The first automobile was invented in Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the U.S. that led the building of the global 20th-century automobile industry. new-vehicle market was the world's largest, and General Motors was for decades the world's largest car company. Neither of those is still the.

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General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB Reach Tentative Agreement on Saab

Green Car Congress

General Motors Corp. and Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, confirmed the details of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of Saab Automobile AB. Koenigsegg is a Sweden-based manufacturer of super sports cars, including the flex-fuel, E85-optimized Koenigsegg CCXR Edition.

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB acquires assets of Saab Automobile to create new EV company; first model based on 9-3 due year-end 2013/2014

Green Car Congress

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—an international consortium formed by Chinese, Japanese and Swedish stakeholders—and the Receivers of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate ( earlier post) signed a purchase agreement covering the main assets of Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB.

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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

The Truth About Cars

Meanwhile, China’s state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group Company (GAC) has announced it had developed an engine powered by ammonia with help from Toyota Motor Corporation during its annual technology showcase. Its EV brand Aion became the third best selling clean-car brand in the country, behind BYD Co. and Tesla Inc.,

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GM trademarks Cadillac CELESTIQ trim names: Aurora, Magnetic, Mist & Vale

Teslarati

General Motors filed four trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the Cadillac CELESTIQ. General Motors lists the patents as for “motor land vehicles, namely automobiles.”. In late July, GM officially unveiled the CELESTIQ show car. Cadillac CELESTIQ Details.

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Cadillac EVs won't mirror gasoline models in design

Green Car Reports

Upcoming Cadillac electric cars won't look like their internal-combustion counterparts, Cadillac design director Brian Smith said in an interview with Automobile published Wednesday.

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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicles cannot succeed without developing a nationwide network of fast-charging networks in parallel with the cars. Current EV business models are doomed unless manufacturers that have bet their futures on them, such as General Motors and VW, invest in or coordinate on a robust supercharger network.

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