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JANUARY 8, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,160,377 vehicles in China in 2013. on an annual basis, finishing 2013 at an all-time high of 809,918 units. In addition, the ATS—which was introduced in November—had sales of 2,154 units in 2013. Sales increased 11.4% and an all-time high as well.

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JUNE 6, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two of its Flint, Michigan, manufacturing sites—Flint Assembly and Flint Metal Center—to prepare those plants for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) heavy-duty trucks. billion since 2013.

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JULY 16, 2013

million vehicles around the world in the first six months of 2013, up 1.4% Overall, General Motors Co. million vehicles in the first half of 2013, an increase of nearly 4% over the same period in 2012. Sales of the Sonic, Spark, Cruze and Volt combined were up nearly 25% in the first half of 2013. in 1H 2012.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures in China have sold their 2 millionth vehicle in 2013. In the first seven months of 2013, GM and its joint ventures sold a record 1,788,972 vehicles in China. Last year, GM sold its 2 millionth vehicle on September 21.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

General Motors (GM) and Honda announced that their 50-50 joint venture on a hydrogen fuel cell facility in Michigan is ready to start commercial production. New Toyota CEO considers hydrogen a priority despite EV focus General Motors and Honda’s partnership on fuel cell system development goes all the way back to 2013.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2013 with a new record, delivering 5.93 With the strong results in China in 2013 from other Volkswagen Group brands— Audi: 491,989 units, 31% of total sales. million light-duty vehicle sales in China in 2013. Of those, 2.51 of Volkswagen Passenger Cars’ global sales. Of those, 2.51

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JANUARY 21, 2023

General Motors plans to invest $918 million in four US manufacturing sites, including $854 million to prepare these facilities to produce the company’s sixth-generation Small Block V-8 engine and an additional $64 million in Rochester, New York and Defiance, Ohio for castings and components to support EV production.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Amidst these trends, states such as California have adopted policies limiting the sale of new gasoline-only vehicles, and manufacturers such as General Motors have called for stronger policies promoting new EV sales. They then compared these results to those of a similar consumer survey conducted from 2012-2013.

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MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The Material Technology Innovation Award was presented in Shanghai during the 2013 China Automobile & Parts Industry Development & Innovation Awards sponsored by Automobile & Parts magazine, the Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association and the Tongji University Automotive Studies School.

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JULY 3, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in June and during the first half of the year in China. GM’s sales in China in the initial six months of 2013 rose 10.6% Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling as well as five of GM’s brands offered in China had record domestic sales in the first six months of 2013.

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MAY 12, 2021

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced an agreement with Li-Cycle to recycle up to 100% of the material scrap from battery cell manufacturing. Now, we’re going to work closely with Ultium Cells and Li-Cycle to help the industry get even better use out of the materials.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Starting with the arrival of 2013 models, eAssist will be standard on the Regal with the discontinuation of the 2.4L Pricing and an on-sale date for the 2013 Regal with eAssist will be announced later this year. Development of General Motors’ eAssist Powertrain ( SAE 2012-04-16 ). base model.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

General Motors hosted the 2013 GM China Tech Day at the GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai from 9-12 December. In May, GM received the 2013 International Magnesium Association (IMA) Awards of Excellence for the development of a magnesium-alloy decklid at the lab.

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JULY 2, 2021

General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure sustainably produced lithium from the CTR’s Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development, located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in California.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

When General Motors launched the Chevrolet Volt back in 2010, the plug-in hybrid increased GM’s market share by bringing customers to the brand who would have never before thought of purchasing a Chevy. Now it seems, the 2013 Spark is following in the Volt’s tire tracks.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Yesterday, General Motors announced it will running a ‘customer satisfaction program’ for some 4,000 2013 Chevrolet Volts in order to fix a software glitch that could cause the car’s electric motor to power down while driving.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

In the current millennium, General Motors offered up “An American Revolution” and “Our Country, My Truck.” The “Excellence for Everyone” tagline was introduced in 2010 and ended up being a total flop — encouraging Chevy to immediately pivot to “Chevy Runs Deep” until “Find New Roads” came out in 2013. It was right for the times.

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MARCH 5, 2012

General Motors announced today it will offer bi-fuel versions of its 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks that run either on gasoline or natural gas. The two trucks are the 2500 HD (heavy duty) model, and can be ordered in rear-wheel or four-wheel drive and with a standard or long bed. liter V-8.

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MAY 14, 2024

The former CEO and co-founder of General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has launched a new robotics firm, after stepping down from Cruise following an accident in October. ” Vogt helped found Cruise in 2013, and the company was later acquired by GM in 2016. Everyone is busy. Bots can help.”

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

General Motors has just officially, finally confirmed news that this site has previously reported: The 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar will be launched in the first half of next year An all-electric Spark EV model will be offered in selected regions of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

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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JULY 7, 2021

Prior to the announcement to join RE100, major affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group were already expanding implementation of renewable energy sources as well as technologies to reduce energy use across production processes. General Motors and the BMW Group are also RE100 members. More than 300 global companies are participating.

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APRIL 27, 2012

turbodiesel engine on Cruze—one of the top-selling gasoline-powered cars in the US in 2011 and General Motors’ best-selling model globally—will establish Chevrolet as the only domestic automaker offering an American-manufactured diesel-powered compact car with a European-American developed engine. Earlier post. ).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

million in Q2 2013, according to Experian Automotive’s latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) market analysis. Full-sized pickup trucks were the top vehicle segment on the road in Q2 2013 at 14.9% Full-sized pickup trucks were the top vehicle segment on the road in Q2 2013 at 14.9% of the VIO market in Q2 2013.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

There’s something about the tiny 2013 Chevrolet Spark that has made General Motors go crazy for infographics. We’ve already seen Chevrolet use them to compare the pint-sized Spark to a 1973 full-size car. Now they’re back to prove how popular the tiny Spark is around the world.

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JULY 23, 2010

General Motors Co. will introduce HFO-1234yf air-conditioning refrigerant in 2013 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models in the US. This could be the first passenger vehicle application of the new refrigerant in the US, which has 99.7% lower global warming potential (GWP) than the current refrigerant. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The 2013 Cadillac XTS will feature GM’s first application of a Driver Assistance Package using sensor fusion, which combines the information of several, generally heterogeneous sensors and positioning technologies to alert drivers more accurately of road hazards and help them avoid crashes. Source: GM. Click to enlarge. GM and V2X.

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APRIL 5, 2012

From General Motors, we learned today that the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar will carry a base price of $12,995 including destination. Amidst the unveilings and concept cars of the New York Auto Show, carmakers also make other announcements. All Sparks are fitted with a 1.2-liter

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JUNE 13, 2012

Launch of the “Type 1 EV” is targeted at year-end 2013/2014. Saab Automobile Parts AB, as well as intellectual property rights for the Saab 9-5, owned by General Motors, are not included in the purchase agreement. The price for the assets has not been disclosed. A dialogue regarding the brand is in progress, according to NEVS.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Yesterday, Automotive News (subscription required) reported the news that the Detroit Hamtramck facility, where the 2013 Chevrolet Volt is made, is to pause production of the plug-in hybrid for four weeks.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. GM was the first automaker to pass the million-unit milestone in both 2014 and 2013. Overall, General Motors Co.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

An IIHS study of General Motors vehicles with optional front crash prevention systems found that GM vehicles with autobrake and forward collision warning had 43% fewer police-reported front-to-rear crashes of all severities and 64% fewer front-to-rear crashes with injuries than the same vehicles without any front crash prevention technology.

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APRIL 20, 2011

Today at the New York auto show, General Motors pulled the wraps off what it says is Chevrolet's first global mid-size sedan, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu.

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JUNE 21, 2014

General Motors is offering to perform free battery-pack inspection and repairs for owners of its range-extended electric Chevrolet Volt, to correct a potential battery-coolant issue in certain 2012 and 2013 models.

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MAY 7, 2014

General Motors’ fleet of fuel cell vehicles recently passed 3 million miles (4.8 In July, 2013, GM and Honda announced a long-term collaboration to co-develop next-generation fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems, aiming for potential commercialization in the 2020 time frame. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 19, 2012

General Motors has released Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 08-06-04-006J, which provides updated information to dealership service departments on identifying non-GM engine control module (ECM) calibrations. The bulletin also extends the procedures to cover many Duramax-equipped vehicles built for model year 2013.

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