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General Motors breaks ground for St. Petersburg plant expansion

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General Motors broke ground for the expansion of GM Auto, its wholly owned manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg, Russia. It will more than double GM Auto’s annual production capacity from the current 98,000 vehicles to 230,000 vehicles by 2015.

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GM scaling back in Russia; Opel out by December, Chevy to minimize presence

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General Motors announced plans to change its business model in Russia. GM will focus on the premium segment of the Russian market with Cadillac and US-built iconic Chevrolet products such as the Corvette, Camaro and Tahoe. Petersburg will halt production by the middle of 2015. —GM President Dan Ammann.

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GAZ to assemble next-generation Chevrolet Aveo in Russia for GM

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General Motors Co. and Russian automotive manufacturer GAZ Group, part of Oleg Deripaska’s ‘Basic Element Group’, have signed an agreement for the contract assembly of the new Chevrolet Aveo small car at GAZ’s facility in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. Production is scheduled to begin in mid-2012.

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Newly-established Opel Group responsible for all GM’s European business including Russia

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Effective 1 July 2014, the newly-established Opel Group assumed full responsibility for General Motors’ business in Europe. Through this new entity, the company aggregates the responsibilities for Opel/Vauxhall as well as all other operations of GM in Europe—including Russia.

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Tesla, GM supplier Aptiv suspends operations in Shanghai amid city’s anti-Covid efforts

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Reports have emerged that auto parts maker Aptiv, which supplies carmakers like Tesla and General Motors’ joint venture in China, has suspended its operations at its Shanghai production facility. Tesla and General Motors’ joint venture in China have not released statements about the topic as well. .

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Chevrolet delivers record global sales in 1H 2013 of 2.5M units; small cars up 25% in US

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over the same period in 2012, and achieved its 11 th straight quarter of increased sales on the strength of new products in all markets. Overall, General Motors Co. Russia: 80,200 units, down 16.1%. Chevrolet sold a record 2.5 million vehicles around the world in the first six months of 2013, up 1.4% in 1H 2012.

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Mercedes CEO Says Brand Sticking With China for the Long Haul

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Like many Western nations, Germany cut ties with Russia when war broke out in Ukraine. Volkswagen is one of the most popular brands sold within the region by far and Mercedes-Benz moves substantially more product in Asia than the United States. Often presented as a trade organization, it’s effectively a stop gap for U.S. influence.&