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OCTOBER 17, 2011

On 4 November 2010, GM became the first global automaker in China to sell 2 million vehicles in one year. Demand in China this year for the Buick brand has risen 24%, Chevrolet 18% and Cadillac 73%. Passenger cars and commercial vehicles are sold under the Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Jiefang, Opel and Wuling brands.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

At the China International Industry Fair held earlier in November in Shanghai, SAIC Group displayed six models of new energy vehicles, which will serve the Expo 2010. SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery. The Shanghai Brand hybrid car offers a 20% boost in fuel economy and can be expected to go to the market at the end of 2010.

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APRIL 18, 2011

Its two mainstream brands, Buick and Chevrolet, will account for nearly half. Buick will introduce about 12 new and upgraded products. In December 2010, Shanghai GM introduced the Sail battery-electric concept vehicle, which was developed by Shanghai GM and PATAC.

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AUGUST 7, 2011

173,398 vehicles in China during the month of July, as Shanghai GM and GM’s Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands all set sales records for the month. Buick sales were up 15.4% from July 2010, benefiting from the popularity of the new GL8 luxury MPV. General Motors and its joint ventures [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Like the light electrification powertrain of the Buick LaCrosse upon which it is based, the Alpheon eAssist features a 2.4-liter General Motors launched the Buick LaCrosse with eAssist in China on 25 August. In 2010, GM Korea sold domestically and exported more than 1.84 liter spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engine (max.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Demand for Shanghai GM’s Buick lineup grew 22.6% Buick also generated growth of 25.7% Buick also generated growth of 25.7% percent higher than during the same month in 2010. compared with August 2010 to 3,506 units. Both were August sales records. year on year to an August record 56,026 units. year on year.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

The plant in suburban Detroit has 679 total employees, most of whom produce transmissions for the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia crossovers and the Chevrolet Malibu sedan. million square-foot plant, equivalent to the area of 15 city blocks, produced more than 338,000 transmissions in 2010.

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APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. GM has demonstrated success in this area, with the Buick GL8 and Wuling Hongguang series and more entries to come from its other brands. MPV sales will likely double to 2.8 million by 2020, from about 1.4 million last year.

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JULY 5, 2011

by volume from the same period in 2010. compared with the first six months of 2010, setting an all-time record for first half year sales. Buick sales rose 28.2% Buick sales rose 48.4% from June 2010 to 51,312 units. In the US, GM delivered 1,261,633 vehicles in the first half of 2011, up 16.8% by volume.).

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JUNE 13, 2010

Engine technologies such as SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) and turbocharging, as well as new transmissions such as the S6, will be applied in Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet products offered by Shanghai GM. The Buick New Regal 2.0L, Buick New Regal 1.6T, Chevrolet New Sail 1.2L liters and 2.5 and Chevrolet Aveo 1.2L

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MARCH 3, 2015

Shanghai GM plans to eventually make OnStar 4G LTE telematics service standard across the portfolios of its Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet brands. Shanghai GM began introducing OnStar in Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet models in 2010. This will support stable, high-speed OnStar 4G LTE telematics service.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), winning with the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, respectively. It is the third time in 17 years that one manufacturer has won both awards.

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JULY 23, 2010

Owners of most new 2011 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles will soon be able to control key vehicle functions from their smart phones via OnStar. OnStar and Chevrolet announced the smartphone application for the Chevrolet Volt at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Screenshot of one of the OnStar apps. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

At GM’s 2 nd Annual Global Business Conference for investors and financial analysts today in Detroit, the company said that it planned to cut vehicle architectures and engine platforms by 50%—from 30 in 2010 to 14 by 2018. GM plans a 50% reduction in architectures over the next decade. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 21, 2010

On May 28, GM celebrated the sale of its 1 millionth vehicle in 2010. and sales of Buicks rising 22.0% Buick was once again led by strong demand for the Excelle lower-medium family, and new LaCROSSE and New Regal upper-medium sedans, which had combined sales of about 40,000 units. increase from the first five months of 2009.

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JULY 12, 2013

GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. since 2010, making progress toward its 20 percent reduction commitment by 2020. MWh/vehicle in 2010. Note that the 2010 base year has been adjusted from 0.88

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JULY 3, 2010

year-on-year, and 1,080,521 units for the first six months of 2010, up 13.2% to 71,782 units as the result of rising demand for its Chevrolet lineup, a jump in sales of its Cadillac products and the ongoing strength of its flagship Buick brand. As a comparison, in the US GM sold 195,380 units in June, up 10.7%

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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MARCH 17, 2014

million Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia models from the 2008-2013 model years, Chevrolet Traverse from the 2009-2013 model years, and Saturn Outlook from the 2008-2010 model years. GM is aware of two engine compartment fires in unsold vehicles at dealerships and two cases of melted components.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

with direct injection and variable valve timing in the Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain was recently recognized as one of Ward’s Auto World magazine’s 2010 “Ten Best Engines” for North America based on several factors, including power, fuel efficiency and new technology. The current Ecotec 2.4L displacements.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

GM has brought to the China market the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle, Buick LaCrosse with eAssist and Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. The concept was a focal point of the SAIC-GM Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Pure electric vehicles, which run on full electric propulsion. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 20, 2009

The zero-emission high-tech vehicles will join the Equinox Fuel Cell as part of a fleet of both GM and SAIC vehicles to shuttle VIPs at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. GM and SAIC are the exclusive joint global automobile partner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai. Ten Shanghai Brand Fuel Cell Vehicles will be built.

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APRIL 27, 2009

As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. The Pontiac brand will be phased out by the end of 2010. The number of dealers will drop to 3,605 by end of 2010 from 6,246 in 2008—a 42% reduction.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

GM now has 76 landfill-free facilities, achieving a global operations commitment established in 2008 to convert 50% of its 145 plants to landfill-free status by the end of 2010. The company has reduced total non-recycled waste 75% between 2000 and 2010 at manufacturing sites around the world.

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APRIL 12, 2010

We said it on Friday: Smaller, more efficient engines are going to be the main way we increase gas mileage in the next few years (in that case, a four-cylinder 2010 Buick LaCrosse).

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Cadillac unveiled the XTS Platinum Concept at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, suggesting a new paradigm for its future luxury sedans. The XTS Platinum Concept. Click to enlarge. The concept, which showcases Cadillac’s emerging top-of-the-line Platinum series of models, is powered by a 3.6L Earlier post.).

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JUNE 1, 2009

Close: Jun 2010. Standby: Dec 2010. Close: Jun 2010. Close: Dec 2010. Close: Dec 2010. Parma Components, Ohio Close: Dec 2010. Close: Dec 2010. Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. Powertrain.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The two-mode plug-in hybrid technology that was originally supposed to appear in the Saturn VUE will now make its debut in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. The yet-to-be-named crossover will debut in late 2010 before the plug-in version is launched in the following year.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

In the US, GM will focus on its core brands; Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will serve as a focused brand with fewer entries, within the Buick-Pontiac-GMC channel. Elements of the new plan include: GM will sell or phase out the Hummer brand by 31 March, with a final resolution no later than 2010.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

to a record 2,351,610 units in 2010. million units in 2010 but fell short of the China total) for the sixth consecutive year. GM became the first global automaker to sell more than 2 million vehicles in China in a single year earlier in 2010. in 2010 to 543,709 vehicles. Buick sales rose 23.0% Earlier post.)

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APRIL 27, 2011

Shanghai GM announced that sales of Buick products have surpassed 3 million units since the joint venture began offering its original vehicle brand in 1999. Buick has become one of China’s fastest-growing passenger car brands. In 2010, Shanghai GM became China’s first passenger car maker to sell 1 million vehicles in a single year.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The 2013 Malibu Eco is the first Chevrolet vehicle to feature eAssist, GM’s light electrification system already introduced in the Buick lineup. It is rated at an estimated 182 horsepower (134 kW) and is a variant of the same engine recognized as one of Ward’s Ten Best Engines in 2010.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

SGM will eventually make this telematics service available on its full portfolio of products, beginning with Cadillac, then Buick and finally Chevrolet. Next year, OnStar will play an important role at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai where visitors will see a vision for personal urban transportation in the year 2030.

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APRIL 27, 2009

The significant changes outlined in the plan include: - A focus on four core brands in the US - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. The Pontiac brand will be phased out by the end of 2010 and GM will offer a total of 34 nameplates in 2010, down 29 per cent from the 48 available in 2008.

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MAY 18, 2009

The project will roll into action from 2010 with the introduction of a hybrid Roewe 750 with fuel efficiency that has been improved by 20 per cent compared to the existing non-green car model. This isn’t SAIC’s first effort in the green car market either - it has already released a VW Passat Lingyu and a hybrid Buick LaCrosse.

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JUNE 2, 2009

The new company will focus on four core brands in the USA - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC and will feature fewer nameplates. There will also be a reduction in the total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US down from 47 last year to 34 by the end of 2010.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

than was seen in 2010 and 2011. Exceptions include GM’s Buick Verano, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Malibu, and Chevrolet Sonic; and Ford’s Focus, Escape, and C-MAX. However, the relatively muted pipeline of new products from the Detroit Three in 2012 could result in relatively weaker pricing growth.

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