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MARCH 18, 2010

is testing its production-intent second-hydrogen fuel cell system—which includes its fifth generation fuel cell stack—( earlier post ) that can be packaged in the space of a traditional four-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production in 2015. General Motors Co. million miles of everyday driving in cities around the world.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

General Motors recently renewed its five-year agreement with research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh to continue developing technologies that could allow future production vehicles to drive autonomously. The lab’s multiple projects are aligned with GM’s next-generation advanced crash-avoidance technologies.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Timing and product specifications for both programs will be shared closer to start-of-production. The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production.

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APRIL 25, 2021

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Let me tell you about it.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

What’s more, fuel cells generate water as a by-product, something extremely valuable in austere environments. Hydrogen fuel cell technology is important to GM’s advanced propulsion portfolio, and this enables us to put our technology to the test in a vehicle that will face punishing military duty cycles.

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JULY 2, 2013

GM and Honda plan to work together with stakeholders to further advance hydrogen refueling infrastructure, which is critical for the long-term viability and consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles. GM’s hydrogen fuel cell product milestones. —Dan Akerson, GM chairman and CEO. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Before we get to GuideStar, we need to cover much context around why GM was so keen on high-tech things in the Nineties, and the massive amounts of money it spent in its pursuit. For that context we turn to GM CEO Roger Smith (pictured at left)(1925-2007), who was chairman of the company from 1981 to 1990. Smith forked over $2.5

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AUGUST 18, 2010

GM announced an additional $20-million investment in its Bay City, Mich. The Ecotec is GM’s highest volume, most-advanced four-cylinder engine program and powers products such as the Chevrolet Malibu and Equinox, the Buick LaCrosse and new Regal, and the GMC Terrain. million this year.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

A few have even dabbled in 10-hour work days that result in a third day off per week to maximize productivity without having to spend more on labor. He says he’s committed to restoring ground lost since 2007 and will not settle for less than a major victory. "If Those will be the specific demands.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

have formed a light commercial vehicle joint venture: FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co. The new 50-50 joint venture between GM China and FAW is based in Changchun, Jilin. It is focused on the production and sale of light-duty trucks and vans. General Motors China and China FAW Group Corp. Xu Jianyi, President of FAW.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Source: GM.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

GM Ventures took a $3.2 It said Sakti3’s modeling, manufacturing process and initial production batteries have demonstrated on a small scale that it “has strong potential to produce batteries that radically change the performance and economics of electrified vehicles. Detroit News.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis have voted to ratify the recently proposed contracts following a historic six-week strike that began when the previous contracts expired.

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JUNE 11, 2009

General Motors has announced that there will be no retail production of the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid for model year (MY) 2010 due to “elevated inventory levels of the 2009 model.” The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. 2008 Malibu hybrid. Click to enlarge. Jack Rosebro.

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GM also said it plans to strengthen its core business through global growth initiatives and an aggressive product launch cadence, while continuing to focus on driving cost efficiencies. They also outlined alternative transportation initiatives GM is exploring. —Mary Barra. Autonomous Vehicle Deployment. Car Sharing.

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

General Motors will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010. This brings GM’s combined Volt-related investments in Michigan to $700 million, covering eight facilities. —Jon Lauckner, GM vice president of global product planning.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. We first developed the Volt concept car in 2006.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture signed a framework agreement with GM’s former Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations and distribution agreements with individual countries to export and distribute two of its most popular mini-commercial vehicles from China to markets in South America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Sakti3 was founded in 2007 as a spin-out of the University of Michigan to commercialize methods of designing and making micromachined batteries and hybrid power supplies, and has been supported to date by Khosla Ventures and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. —Jon Lauckner, president GM Ventures, LLC.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Johnson Controls has been manufacturing AGM batteries since 2001 and has produced 28 million batteries since 2007. —Dan Autey, VP and GM of North American Aftermarket, Power Solutions, Johnson Controls.

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MAY 11, 2010

Charles Freese, executive director of GM Global Fuel Cell Activities. TGC H 2 Production. GM, which has invested more than $1.5 billion in fuel cell transportation in the last 15 years, is developing a production-intent fuel cell system that could be ready for commercialization in 2015. Hawaii Energy Challenges.

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JUNE 1, 2009

reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. GM Manufacturing Plans. General Motors Corp.

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MAY 27, 2023

t’s been simply over a past since Common Motors introduced it might let fall Apple CarPlay compatibility in its unutilized electrical automobiles as a part of a bigger technique geared toward taking keep watch over of the infotainment gadget, and the life earnings GM believes lurk there simply ready to be mined.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Maybe they just don't get thrown away, un like Kidnapper Vans (this one got discarded in a Northern California yard back in 2007 or so). Ford and GM stuck with their B-Series competitors for similar spans. This Tradesman got a mild camper conversion at some point.

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The Hummer SUV sat silently behind Doug Parks, GM’s executive vice president of global product development, during his segments. The two body styles parallel the pair of H2 versions sold from 2002 to 2009, when Hummer was one of eight brands offered by GM. Everything old is new again. And ground clearance of up to 15.9

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JULY 29, 2023

GM’s first gas cellular utility was once within the 1966 Electrovan thought. GM retrofitted greater than 100 Chevrolet Equinox compact crossovers with a gas cellular machine in 2007 sooner than discontinuing the fashion in 2015. GM shifted its gas cellular efforts to greater cars, reminiscent of business vehicles.

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JULY 6, 2023

James, based the corporate in 1971, and it has grown through the years to trade in an expansive carrier listing that incorporates logistics, provide chain control and e-commerce products and services. ” These days, the crowd’s purchasers come with Ford, GM, Stellantis and Toyota. James was once running for Chrysler Corp.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Earlier this month, we learned that thousands of GM employees took the company’s offer for a buyout, which helped it avoid mass layoffs. Retirement-eligible workers hired before the 2007 union contract can get a $50,000 check for taking the offer, while others with more than a year of service will get smaller amounts.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

That’s why I’m announcing today that GM will put its first V2V-enabled car on the road in about two years. We’re doing it because it’s what customers around the world want – and not just GM owners. No other suite of technologies offers so much potential for good, and it’s time to turn potential into reality. —Mary Barra.

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JULY 22, 2009

These investors had also elected not to participate at the time of ZMC’s initial EEStor investment in April 2007. EEStor has said it anticipates having at-voltage components verified independently by September of this year, with delivery of production prototype EESUs to ZMC by the end of 2009. Hat-tips to Marc and Brett! ).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The report, which covers the period between 1999 and 2007, applies the Sustainable Value approach developed by Prof. In 2007, Daimler AG (replacing DaimlerChrysler in the analysis as of 2007) manages to close the gap to BMW Group and Toyota considerably. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Christopher Knittel, of the UC Davis Department of Economics and Institute of Transportation Studies, developed a model to examine the technical relationship between vehicle weight, engine power and fuel economy—to which he refers as a production possibilities frontier (PPF)—and how this PPF shifts out over time. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

They will also launch a pilot project for mass production at Mitsubishi Motors’ Nagoya factory. LG Chem, which mainly supplies batteries for cell phones and notebook computers, is supplying batteries to GM and Ford ( earlier post ), and has had a number of other recent wins in the automotive sector. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 21, 2009

GM is defining a “reuse” strategy for cells, packs and modules within its future vehicle line-up. GM is emphasizing the role of thermal management and control systems in the overall pack and vehicle performance. GM views its value-add to the overall pack—and hence to the vehicle—as the thermal management and electronic controls.

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MAY 14, 2012

GM Opel’s aim is to take an industry lead, not just with fuel consumption and emissions but also with specific torque and noise reduction. Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. In 2007, the GT offered the first turbocharged gasoline engine with direct injection from Opel, a 2.0

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Since the discontinuance of the GM 8.1

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