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GM Egypt to produce the Chevrolet Move in 2012; first SAIC-GM-Wuling vehicle assembled outside of China

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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) announced today that the assembly of its Chevrolet Move—sold as the Wuling Rong Guang in China—will be assembled at General Motors Egypt starting in the third quarter of 2012. Vehicle kits will be supplied by GM China’s SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint venture.

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GM Korea introduces Alpheon eAssist; 25% improvement in fuel economy

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N·m electric motor generator. General Motors launched the Buick LaCrosse with eAssist in China on 25 August. It provides market- and brand-specific vehicle kits for assembly at GM facilities in China, Uzbekistan, Mexico, India, Colombia, Russia and other countries. Earlier post.). mpg US, 7.1

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GM signs China supply agreement

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GM and Shanghai GM have formalised an agreement to buy complete vehicles, vehicle kits, equipment and machinery from their parent company – with Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles all included as part of the deal. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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The car holds about 100 kilowatt-hours’ worth of lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries—a lower-cost approach used for the Teslas sold in China and Europe (and. Electric GT ’s Tesla motor-swap system, for example, costs about $40,000 and includes a drive unit, power module, battery-management system, and more.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. The United States, China, Europe, and other major powers are engaged in a race. Germany, China, Japan, U.S

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GM Daewoo considering hybrid in 2011

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It provides market and brand specific vehicle kits assembly facilities in Colombia, China, Thailand, India and Venezuela. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors GM GM Daewoo Hybrid cars South Korea. The company has five manufacturing facilities in Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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