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GM Releases New Viability Plan, Launches Bond Exchange; Phasing Out Pontiac

Green Car Congress

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Newsweek ).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. His engineers investigate a wide array of technologies, from automobile air-conditioning systems that can run on batteries to the design of solar-powered streetlights.

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GM on the brinkā€¦

Revenge of the Electric Car

or any other automaker would have far-reaching consequences, given the millions of people employed by supplier companies, dealers and other small businesses that are dependent on the industry. But a bankruptcy by G.M. Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. November 8, 2008. Cash Is Its Best Hope.

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