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123 Articles match "GM","Obama"

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GM to increase Chevrolet Volt production
With strong public interest in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors (GM) has decided to ramp up production of the range extended electric vehicle. The news broke as part of US President Barack Obama’s [.]. The company is expected to increase production capacity by 50 per cent – from 30,000 units to 45,000 units – in 2012.
Green Cars News - Saturday, July 31, 2010
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GM to Boost Volt US Production Capacity by 50% to 45,000 Units in 2012
The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. GM recently increased the number of US launch markets for the vehicle from three to seven. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress - Friday, July 30, 2010
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BREAKING: GM Boosts 2011 Chevrolet Volt Production 50 Percent
Today,President Barack Obama visited the Detroit-Hamtramck plant where GM is building its 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. There's no better time to make a public announcement than when you have the President of the United States with you.
Green Car Reports - Friday, July 30, 2010
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  • Should Obama save the Big 3 at any cost?
    Sadly, GM and Chrysler seem even further behind. Yet, as the bailout deadline approaches, the UAW is already calling on Obama for help. GM's latest prediction for 2009 auto sales, for example, is even worse than 2008. Will GM even be making 100,000 Volts per year by then? UNSUSTAINABLE.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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  • Hating GM, Obama and America: Why it's time to bail out the Big 3
    Time to leave it all behind I've loved hating GM over the years. Where's that GM product? Yet, whom do I really hate when I hate GM? Is not GM but a microcosm of America? Health care, social security and pensions are intricately intertwined between GM - and the larger auto industry - and America.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Monday, March 16, 2009
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  • Obama won't let GM go bankrupt, PERIOD?
    Phil Lebeau, CNBC's auto analyst, told Larry Kudlow this morning that there is no way that GM is going into bankrupcty. According to Lebeau, Obama and Congress have already decided to save GM regardless of what GM's own auditors say about the company - namely that its viability plan probably won't work.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, March 5, 2009
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  • Candidate PHEV Race: Obama's Expanded Commitment: $7,000 Incentives, Federal Fleet by 2012
    Previously, Senator Obama had included PHEVs in his $150 billion 10-year package. McCain had proposed a $5,000 tax credit and a $300 million battery development prize, and declared his commitment to helping GM's launch of the Chevy Volt. Obama at Michigan State University in Lansing Michigan. link]. We can do this. link]. link].
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Monday, August 4, 2008
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  • Can the Volt save GM from bankruptcy?
    Irrelevant or GM's Ace card? CNBC's Phil Lebeau reiterated his belief that bankruptcy is not in the cards for GM. According to Lebeau the government made up its mind about saving GM some time ago. Yesterday, President Obama's task force drove the Volt and reviewed GM's EV plans.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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  • WashPost: Volt Caused GM's woes
    Here are some gems from his screed against the Volt, and electric cars in general, in today's paper: "GM wouldn't be in quite so deep a hole if it had not sunk a billion dollars, and much of its corporate reputation, into a not-very-realistic plug-in electric hybrid vehicle known as the Chevrolet Volt." But I hope it won't.
    Plugs and Cars - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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  • Obama's Briefing; Sandalow To DOE; Automaker News; Nat'l Wildlife Federation Embraces PHEVs
    PRESIDENT AT POMONA: EVWorld does a great job reporting on President Obama's trip last week to Southern California Edison's Electric Vehicle Technology Center in Pomona, CA. 34; Plus we've solved one mystery: who were the high school students Obama mentioned were in the audience? See the "open access" article at [link].
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Friday, March 27, 2009
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  • GM on the brink…
    Suffice to say, all of GM’s development programs including the Volt are threatened. For all of GM’s industrial successes and environmental failures, many elements of the American economy including the advertising-dependent entertainment industry — rise and fall with its fortunes. If it provides G.M. In July, G.M.
    Revenge of the Electric Car - Friday, November 7, 2008
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  • Obama Outlines Next Steps for GM and Chrysler
    In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, President Barack Obama said that neither of the restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler “ goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ”. The government will provide GM with “ adequate working capital ” for 60 more days to “ produce a better business plan ”.
    Green Car Congress - Monday, March 30, 2009
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  • Obama/McCain/GM/Ford Maneuver for Support on PHEVs
    In a story, "Obama, McCain Zap Each Other on Energy Proposals," [link] that otherwise doesn't cover any ground not reported elsewhere, FOXNews.com on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, said, "The back-and-forth underscored how rising gas prices are steering the political debate just as much as the overall economic slump or the war in Iraq."
    CalCars News - PHEV News - Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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