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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles.

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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days. Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve.

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Is GM's U.S. Boss Scared By The 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car?

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You’d hardly expect Mark Reuss, the North American President of General Motors, to be a fan of the primary rival to the company's 2011 Chevrolet Volt. But in a recent interview with the Nashville Business Journal, the man responsible for starting the GM Performance Division took his dislike to a whole new level.

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

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General Motors Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre separately announced that Chevrolet will add five Texas electric utilities and five Northeast utilities to a Department of Energy development and demonstration program that provides Volts and charging stations to key utilities. Nashville, Tenn., The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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CIRCLES Consortium tests AI-equipped cruise control system for impact on fuel efficiency and traffic flow

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Stretching four miles just southeast of downtown Nashville, the smart highway is equipped with 300 4K digital sensors capable of logging 260,000,000 vehicle-miles of data per year. Support was also provided by Toyota North America and General Motors.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. General Motors. Brownstown, MI. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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