General Motors invests in solar power
Green Cars News
JULY 29, 2011
It seems that solar power is the hot topic among the green car industry – with General Motors the latest to make a huge investment in the technology.
Electric cars taking over cities, industry executives weigh-in, a plug-in hybrid Range Rover: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Today, Fiat-Chrysler's outspoken CEO casts doubt on electric cars, while Oxford in the U.K. All this and more on Green Car Reports. General Motors' CEO had her own things to say about electric cars. and Los Angeles are betting big on going gas- and diesel-free. Talk about contradictory.
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General Motors commits to carbon fibre
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 11, 2011
General Motors has outlined its commitment to using carbon fibre in its vehicles by agreeing to co-develop advanced carbon fibre composite technologies with Teijin Limited.
General Motors to wind-down Saab brands
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 19, 2009
It has been a difficult day in the motoring industry as news broke that another popular brand name would fall victim to the global recession. Tags: Cars Green cars Latest news general motors saab Saab sale Saab sale collapse Saab to close Saab wind-down Spyker cars.
New General Motors officially launched
Green Cars News
JULY 11, 2009
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 new General Motors’ common stock is split as follows: US Department of the Treasury: 60.8%. UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust: 17.5%.
General Motors presents viability plan
Green Cars News
APRIL 27, 2009
As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. General Motors North America structural costs are to decline by 25 per cent from $30.8billion in 2008 to $23.2billion in 2010.
RIP Scion, Chevy Bolt EV Powertrain, Tesla Model 3: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Today, Toyota kills off its Scion "youth brand," a look at how General Motors and LG collaborated on 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV development, and everything we know so far about the Tesla Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
Australia awards Holden A$39.8M for fuel efficiency improvements for the Commodore
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2011
million) from the Green Car Innovation Fund to support fuel efficiency improvements for the next Holden Commodore. This is the second grant Holden has received through the Green Car Innovation Fund. The Federal Government of Australia is awarding A$39.8 million (US$42.5
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Is it time up for green car brands?
Green Cars News
MAY 21, 2009
Times are changing in the automotive industry as customers search for better fuel consumption and more environmentally friendly vehicles with lower emissions. However, as green cars become more mainstream could it mark the end for exclusive green car brands?
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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year.
GM emphasizes its safety testing for the Bi-fuel Impala
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
GM says that it has tested the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank in the 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala ( earlier post ) under normal and extreme conditions, exceeding both federal requirements and CNG industry guidelines. For example: The Bi-fuel Impala is subjected to six crash tests at GM’s Milford Proving Ground. Click to enlarge.
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210 Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
AUGUST 4, 2009
With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis. In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls.
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Criticism for Government green car buys
Green Cars News
JUNE 13, 2009
It seems like a great idea in theory - the US Government is backing up its calls for the public to move to green cars by buying some of its own. So this latest gesture is likely to be far from a turning point for the industry. What do you make of criticism of the GSA’s green car buying?
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Is green to blame for problems in auto industry?
Green Cars News
MAY 30, 2009
Most green car enthusiasts would claim that it was General Motors’ and Chrysler’s lack of foresight in embracing green cars and alternative fuel technologies that led to their downfall. Tags: Chrysler Green cars Latest news general motors is green to blame.
Honda FCV Concept makes world debut in Japan; Power Exporter concept
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
Since the introduction of its first generation fuel-cell vehicle, the FCX, in 2002, Honda has made significant technological advancements in fuel-cell vehicle operation in both hot and sub-freezing weather while meeting customer expectations and safety regulations.
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GM expected to keep Volt technology from Peugeot
Green Cars News
JULY 13, 2012
General Motors and Peugeot may have just struck a new partnership agreement, but that doesn’t mean the pair will share green car technologies, according to the Reuters news agency.
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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
JULY 28, 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. So is Britain really in a position to be a green car leader? Tags: MINI Nissan The Green Piece Toyota Vauxhall.
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44 PR Agency joins drive for green cars
Green Cars News
MAY 15, 2009
Martin Hayes, APR’s Executive Chairman, said: “Low carbon vehicles are fundamental to the future of the automotive industry that we serve and along with the associated technologies, are central to our business activities – not treated separately in a niche operation.”.
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Chevrolet debuts New Sail saloon car
Green Cars News
JANUARY 13, 2010
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Saab sale falls through
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
The potential sale of General Motors’ Saab brand has fallen through after Koenigsegg Group AB terminated its agreement to purchase the company. The decision comes just a month after General Motors decided not to sell the Opel/Vauxhall brand – it is currently working on the reorganisation and financing of the brand.
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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?
EV Adoption
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
GM to Supply Navistar With Hydrotec Fuel Cell Power Cubes for Electric Vehicles (January 27, 2021): General Motors will supply its Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes to Navistar for use in its production model fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) – the International® RH TM Series. Mary Barra, CEO – General Motors.
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Agreement reached on sale of Saab
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
The restructuring of the auto industry following the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler continued yesterday when GM confirmed it had signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB for the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of Saab Automobile AB.
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Cadillac to follow Chevy Volt’s lead
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.
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36 New GM expected within 90 days
Green Cars News
JUNE 2, 2009
After months of speculation about its future, General Motors Corporation has reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a new smaller and self-sustaining GM. The New GM is expected to launch in 60-90 days as a separate and independent company from the existing General Motors.
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39 GM to participate in Shanghai electric vehicle project
Green Cars News
APRIL 24, 2011
General Motors will participate in the Shanghai Electric Vehicle International Pilot City Partnership after signing a letter of intent during the International Forum on Electric Vehicle Pilot City and Industrial Development.
HUMMER sale to put focus on fuel efficient vehicles
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 11, 2009
Unless you’ve been living under the motoring world’s equivalent of a giant rock over the last few days, you will have heard the news about GM’s sale of the HUMMER brand to a Chinese company. However, did you know that the brand that was once a symbol of gas guzzling America could now adopt a new green outlook?
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44 Volt supporters hit back at criticism
Green Cars News
APRIL 18, 2009
Around $750million is needed for near-term Volt development according to General Motors with the vehicle expected to hold a price tag of $40,000 when it is launched in 2010. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors Chevrolet Volt.
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Buick Hybrid makes world debut
Green Cars News
APRIL 22, 2009
It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that has been developed in China by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre as part of a design and engineering joint venture with both General Motors and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.
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36 Tesla Motors reaches corporate profitability
Green Cars News
AUGUST 10, 2009
Big guns in the US auto industry like General Motors and Chrysler may still be reeling from the credit crunch, but upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has achieved overall corporate profitability in July.
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Calls to convert Pontiac into green brand
Green Cars News
MAY 2, 2009
With the American automotive industry continuing to spiral, General Motors has taken the decision to simply close down its Pontiac division. Due to its reputation for building super cars, the Pontiac name would be ideal as the model for green car power. What do you think of this proposal for Pontiac?
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32 Sales of hybrid cars increase in US
Green Cars News
JULY 5, 2009
After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. General Motors: A total of 1,454 hybrid models were delivered in the month, which is a rise of 26.5 Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 The LS600h meanwhile saw a 57.5
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42 Chinese car company to swoop on Volvo?
Green Cars News
JUNE 20, 2009
According to reports from Bloomberg, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co, may place a bid for Ford Motor Company’s Volvo Car Corporation unit with Ford looking for $2billion for the brand. Tags: Cars Ford Green cars Latest news Volvo Beijing Automotive.
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36 Couple accused of stealing GM hybrid secrets
Green Cars News
JULY 23, 2010
A former GM employee has been accused of industrial espionage after allegedly stealing secrets to the car giant’s hybrid technology and attempting to sell them onto a Chinese car manufacturer. Tags: Latest news China general motors GM hybrid secrets.
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39 Cash for clunkers enjoys early success
Green Cars News
AUGUST 4, 2009
Even though corporate purchases of vehicle fleets continued to drop, the number of retail sales of Ford cars and pick-up trucks among the public leapt by nine per cent. Meanwhile Ford’s US rivals General Motors and Chrysler also showed signs of modest improvement as their rate of decline slowed.
GM reveals EV-N concept
Green Cars News
MARCH 25, 2010
General Motors (GM) has unveiled its vision of future mobility- the EV-N concept. Developed in partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (SAIC), the new concept is an all-electric two seater that incorporates drive-by-wire technology so that it can be driven both manually and autonomously.
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Fiat to move in on Opel next?
Green Cars News
MAY 4, 2009
After last week signing a deal to take a 20 per cent stake in stricken car manufacturer Chrysler, now Fiat has its sights set on General Motors’ European arm Opel. General Motors has already indicated that it has three plants too many.
When Will EVs Hit Primetime?
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars.
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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
AUGUST 11, 2009
If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who will benefit?
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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece
Green Cars News
AUGUST 18, 2009
With payments of up to $4,500 for motorists willing to swap their ageing gas guzzling vehicles for more fuel efficient ones, it seemed like a ‘can’t lose’ scheme with consumers getting cheaper cars, the automotive industry enjoying more sales and the environment boosted by a reduction in harmful emissions.
Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 30, 2009
The largest ever study of the sustainability of car manufacturing of 17 of the world’s leading car companies found that Asian car manufacturers are outperforming their North American, and many of their European competitors, in using their economic, environmental and social resources more efficiently. billion from 1999 to 2007.
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Hummer achieves 100mpg
Green Cars News
AUGUST 11, 2009
The Hummer H3E was developed in cooperation with General Motors and integration partner FEV. “We For most drivers, this means over 100 mpg in typical local daily driving and about 5 cents per mile versus 20 cents per mile for the typical gas version.
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46 Opel-Vauxhall aims to be fuel economy leader with new engines
Green Cars News
MAY 14, 2012
Having set itself the lofty goal of becoming an industry leader in terms of fuel consumption, emissions, torque and noise reduction, Opel-Vauxhall is set to renew its engine range during the next 12 months by introducing three brand new petrol and diesel engine families.
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46 Reva: A little company with big ambitions. The Green Piece
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 1, 2009
However, while competition mounts in the industry with big name manufacturers finally jumping on the electric car bandwagon, REVA is determined not to be left behind and is building what will be the biggest factory making battery-powered city commuter cars, in the world.
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