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GM and Liebherr to develop HYDROTEC fuel-cell-based electrical power generation system for aircraft

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General Motors and Liebherr-Aerospace will join forces to develop a hydrogen fuel cell power generation demonstrator system for aircraft. The two companies will explore possiblities to develop an integrated system, customized to the performance and economic requirements of commercial aircraft.

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GM Returns to Europe With Electric Crossovers

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In 2017, General Motors sold Opel and Vauxhall to Frances PSA Group — which later merged with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis — basically ending its involvement with the European market. Assuming things go well, GM wants to expand Cadillac EV sales to France and Sweden before deciding which country to tackle next.

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Global EV and PHEV sales rocketed in January, but here’s why analysts are gloomy

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The reason for their pessimism is total sales of electrified vehicles actually fell by an alarming 26 per cent compared to December 2023, with subsidy cuts in both France and Germany as well as a poor performance in China blamed for the fall in demand.

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GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

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2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport trim (Source: Cadillac) General Motors is banking that Europeans will want an American-made $93,000 SUV that has zero emissions – but the US brand has had plenty of trouble getting production off the ground on its home turf. The luxury market is where the focus is right now.”

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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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” Vay has so far raised about USD 110 million from investors including Sweden’s Kinnevik, Coatue and France’s Eurazeo and has conducted tests on European and U.S. CEO Thomas von der Ohe told Reuters that during the first quarter Vay’s vehicle fleet should number in the “low double digits.”

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PSA and GM to build next-generation small light commercial vehicle

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PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. They will be developed on PSA’s latest LCV architecture.

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FLIR releases first European thermal imaging dataset for ADAS development

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The new European regional dataset includes image annotations captured in London (England); Paris (France); Madrid, Toledo, Granada and Malaga (Spain). Videos were taken at a variety of locations, light conditions, and weather conditions.