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PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors agree on building B-MPVs in Zaragoza, Spain

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General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), B-MPVs from both companies will be built in the GM España plant in Zaragoza. This program is one of the three projects which were agreed upon and signed by both partners in December 2012.

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Ford BlueCruise launches in third European country

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Germany quickly followed Great Britain, and BlueCruise recently launched in Spain. million hours using BlueCruise and have driven 125 million hands-free miles and counting,” Ford BlueCruise General Manager Ashley Lambrix. BlueCruise ousted CR’s previous top-rated ADAS, General Motors’ Super Cruise. In the U.S.

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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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GM announces 1.8MW solar project at Toledo Transmission plant

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General Motors announced that a 1.8-megawatt The project, which will generate nearly 3% of the plant’s overall electricity consumption, will be the largest rooftop array in Ohio. General Motors has 395 workplace charging stations at facilities across the United States, and has provided 4,300 EV charging stations to dealers.

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GM’s Changwon Assembly to install 3MW rooftop solar system; 4th largest in GM portfolio

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General Motors’ Changwon (Korea) Assembly plant, home of the brand new Chevrolet Spark and Spark EV, has reached an agreement with renewable energy company KC Cottrell to build a three-megawatt solar installation on the plant’s rooftop. This is the same as powering 221 homes in the United States for one year.

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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.

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11 more GM facilities worldwide go landfill-free; total up to 122

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Eleven more General Motors facilities have achieved landfill-free status. Zaragoza Assembly (Spain). Zaragoza Stamping (Spain). GM’s new landfill-free facilities include: CAMI Assembly (Canada). Colmotores Assembly (Colombia). Colmotores Assembly (Colombia). Joinville Engine (Brazil). Grand Rapids Operations (Michigan).

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