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China’s largest carmaker to cut thousands of jobs at its joint ventures with GM and Volkswagen

Baua Electric

SAIC-GM makes Chevrolets, Buicks, and Cadillacs. In fact, SAIC said that it had recruited 2,000 employees earlier this year. At this point, it’s unclear whether or not factory workers are included in the planned layoffs. For its part, SAIC Volkswagen makes the ID.3 3 EV and Audi-branded vehicles, among other models.

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BMW i3 Dealers, 2015 Ford Expedition EcoBoost, WA Electric Highway: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Ford Expedition gets a downsized EcoBoost V-6, dealers training to sell the 2014 BMW i3 electric car is called into question, and fees will start April 1 on Washington state''s electric highway. What do Tesla Motors, Cadillac, and Hyundai have in common? All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Industry survey finds aluminum use in autos at all-time high; average per vehicle use expected to more than double from 2012 by 2025

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Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance. The report estimates the cost of the materials upgrade at less than $500, even before secondary cost savings from downsized components are factored in.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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On the 40 mpg+ highway side, in addition to the Volt and Spark EV (with the Cadillac ELR coming), GM also currently has the Sonic and the Cruze Eco and Cruze Diesel. GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. Earlier post.).

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New General Motors officially launched

Green Cars News

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The company has been created from the old GM’s strongest operations and is built on four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC.

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Junkyard Find: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ

The Truth About Cars

I thought about buying this one, but the microphone was missing (and I already have one from a slightly later Cadillac ). In fact, it's easy to picture Cosmo Vitelli driving a '76 Grand Prix (instead of his Cadillac) in " The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ," which hit theaters in 1976. Air conditioning ($505, or $2,732 today).

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Update on the ACCESS fuel efficient engine project; simulations find up to 48.9% improvement in fuel economy over baseline

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high-feature V6 in the Cadillac CTS with a modified 2.0L To achieve the target fuel economy improvement over the baseline V6 configuration, the team used GTDI technology for downsizing in combination with part-load lean homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation for further fuel economy gains. I4 Ecotec engine.