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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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General Motors recently announced a move from the Renaissance Center (RenCen), the building it purchased in 1996, to a new location at the Hudson’s Detroit building further north. GM owns five of the seven RenCen towers, and its absence will open quite a vacancy in the complex. That’s a significant reduction from RenCen’s 2.3

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Cruise announces reduced operations, further delays to Origin production

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The General Motors (GM) self-driving subsidiary Cruise has been on a nightmare spiral over the last several weeks, after one of the company’s driverless vehicles ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco early last month. Currently, Cruise doesn’t have a timeline for resuming Origin production.

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Nikola executes reverse merger with VectoIQ; now to be listed on NASDAQ; BEV and FCEV trucks

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The company expects to generate revenue by 2021 with the roll out of its BEV truck, followed by FCEV truck sales starting in 2023 and the initial build out of hydrogen fueling stations to serve Nikola customers’ fleets, such as Anheuser-Busch. —Stephen Girsky, CEO of VectoIQ and former Vice Chairman of GM.

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Buick dealers in rural areas move toward buyout instead of EV adoption

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In September , GM said it would offer Buick dealerships in the U.S. While GM is set on selling only zero-emission vehicles by 2035, Global VP of Buick and GMC Duncan Aldred said some franchises might not want to move toward EVs. buyouts in an attempt to push stores toward widespread EV adoption.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XIII)

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As we learned in our last installment , the Cadillac lineup was revised visually for 1957, and would be revised again in 1958 once quad headlamps became legal. & GM called it the Safety Girder system. & But what did happen were many crashes where people died at the wheel of an X-frame GM car. General Motors Corporation.

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Verizon acquiring Telogis to enhance connected vehicle business

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Telogis also builds its technologies into vehicles and equipment from leading manufacturers including Ford, GM, Hino, Isuzu, Mack, Volvo and Manitowoc Cranes, eliminating the need for hardware installations. Morgan acted as financial advisors and Paul Hastings LLP acted as legal advisor to Telogis. Barclays and J.P.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. GM Manufacturing Plans. General Motors Corp.

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