Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. For comparison, GM brands reported retail sales in the US of 2,446,582 vehicles for CY 2016. from the previous high in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

In conjunction with the start of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, GM China President Matt Tsien announced that GM’s China joint ventures will make capital expenditures of about $12 billion between 2014 and 2017. That investment will help GM step up its pace by funding facility and capacity expansion and new product programs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Half of the models to be introduced in 2017 under the Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands will be SUVs or MPVs. The products are expected to build on GM’s 2016 sales record of 3.87 This year, GM will bring to the market more new energy vehicles. million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. to 3,483 units from 4,500 units in the same period in 2017. GM Q2 US performance. percentage points.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Baojun deliveries reached an all-time monthly high, while Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet set November sales records. As the key driver of the company’s sustained growth, SUVs achieved sales growth of 73% from the previous November. Sales of the Equinox global SUV continued to grow as well, with deliveries topping 6,900 units.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. to 3,483 units from 4,500 units in the same period in 2017. GM Q2 US performance. percentage points.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. Sereebo will be used to manufacture the optional CarbonPro pickup box jointly developed by Teijin and GM for the GMC Sierra Denali 1500 and GMC Sierra AT4 1500.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2017

The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands all reached new sales highs for March. Their hot-selling models—the Baojun 510, Buick GL8 and Cadillac XT5—stood out in the fast-growing SUV, MPV and luxury segments, which accounted for about half of GM’s March sales. Chevrolet sales increased 4.3%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Retail sales were up 11% year-on-year, marking the highest monthly sales growth in 2017. In the first 10 months of 2017, GM and its joint ventures in China delivered a record 3,130,862 units, up 2.2% Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Baojun had their best October sales to date. Buick sales achieved 2.1%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2017

CDP Technologies, the OEM sales division of Crazy Diamond Performance Inc., will offer a new aftermarket gaseous fuels-prepped cylinder head package for GM 6.0L The new CDP cylinder head will be available for the popular GM engines that have been, or are slated to be, converted to a gaseous alternative fuel engine.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Last October, GM announced that it was launching sales in Switzerland as a first step in its all-electric return to Europe after selling off the Opel and Vauxhall brands back in 2017. In Switzerland, the Lyriq starts 82,000 Swiss francs ($93,100), but GM has not yet provided pricing for France. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Coupled with a 1.6L

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. In this effort, SAIC-GM is leveraging OnStar’s more than 20 years of experience. 2019: Introduce Super Cruise technology, enabling hands-free driving.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

TMCA), its production and sales subsidiary in Australia, will end Toyota vehicle and engine production in Australia by the end of 2017. The announcement marks the coming end of vehicle and engine manufacturing by all of the majors present in the country: Ford, GM and Toyota. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

With anticipation of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV launch growing, General Motors has started to ramp up production of its groundbreaking 200-mile electric car.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2017

Retail sales increased 6.3% The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reached all-time highs for July sales, while Chevrolet posted growth of 24% on an annual basis. GM’s performance was strong across segments, with SUVs remaining the biggest riser—generating growth of 50% year over year. on an annual basis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2016

For 2017, the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup offers an all-new V-6 engine and class-exclusive eight-speed automatic. The most significant update for the 2017 Colorado is the 3.6L The most significant update for the 2017 Colorado is the 3.6L Chevrolet has not released fuel economy figure for MY 2017 yet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2013

GM and its joint ventures are launching 17 new and upgraded models in China this year, including the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback; the new Wuling Sunshine; two new Jiefang light-duty trucks, the S230 and F330; and the Insignia Sports Tourer, Zafira Tourer and Astra GTC from Opel. We expect industry sales to grow another 7-8 percent in 2013.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2017

General Motors has informed "a few hundred" owners of 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars that their cars could suffer from a problem with the lithium-ion battery pack that could cause it to fail without warning.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2017

While the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid and the Chevy Malibu Hybrid rack up four-figure sales in most months, the third vehicle to use elements of that same drivetrain remains all but invisible in the U.S. That's the 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid, a version of the CT6 large luxury sedan from GM's luxury brand.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

According to a new report from the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, California’s cumulative plug-in vehicle (PEV, including PHEVs and full EVs) sales are at 10.5% Accounting for normal fleet turnover rates and reductions from persons moving out of California, PEV sales would need to be 2.9 True ZEV sales would have to be 5.0

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2017

Today, we review the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, look at how General Motors' sale of Opel to PSA Peugeot Citroën may affect the automaker's electric-car plans, and examine a report of executive turnover at Tesla. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

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. Autonomous Vehicle Deployment. Let’s Drive NYC. Car Sharing. eBike Concept.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

The total employment contribution of GM’s 83,860 jobs is 681,000 jobs in the US economy—including those who work for GM. The total employment contribution of GM’s 83,860 jobs is 681,000 jobs in the US economy—including those who work for GM. jobs supported in the US economy for every job at GM.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has now been finalized. In addition to development in the area of electric propulsion, Opel plants will continue to produce vehicles for the GM brands Buick and Holden. We are witnessing the birth of a true European champion today.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The credit is capped at the lesser of $2,500 credit or 30% of the sale price. During the 11 years that the federal EV tax credit has existed, electric vehicle sales have not amounted to a hill of beans. It took 9 years for EV sales to surpass 200,000 in annual sales, reaching 325,000 in 2018. Chart Source: EV Volumes.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2016

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV has received largely positive reviews for the production version unveiled last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And as the first affordable 200-mile electric car, expected to go on sale before the end of this year, it will likely reset consumer expectations of what an electric car can be.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2017

At the 2017 Geneva auto show, General Motors announced the sale of its entire European operations—comprising factories and the Opel and Vauxhall brands—to PSA Peugeot Citroën. German Opel and its British Vauxhall sibling have represented GM's main presence in Europe for decades, but the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Electric-car maker Tesla posted its best quarterly sales results in company history after it closed out the third quarter with 26,150 units sold. Despite the figure's cause for celebration, the figure may be interpreted as a downside by some since the third quarter's sales in 2017 just inched past Q3 2016 with a 4.5

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2023

LONDON — Basic Motors will start gross sales of full-electric vehicles in Europe within the autumn, with the primary markets anticipated to be Nordic nations. McQuade stated GM’s EV gross sales will starting within the autumn however didn’t expose GM goal markets in Europe.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

General Motors is predicting that it will have up to 500,000 vehicles electrified vehicles on the by 2017, the company’s top product development executive said on Wednesday. With a range of fully electric and plug-in electric vehicles already on sale or shortly arriving, GM is on track to sell more than 50,000 vehicles this year [.].

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In the last year GM has initiated a full court press on the public relations front around its electric vehicle plans. It seems like a week hasn’t gone by without an email in my inbox from GM about an embargoed press release and some upcoming GM EV event or announcement. GM Stock Chart: Yahoo Finance.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which GM estimates will build 315 hp and 317 pound-feet of torque, mated to an eight-speed computerized transmission. The plant has now not operated a 3rd shift since 2017. .” Utmost redesigned for the 2018 style pace, the Traverse will get a unutilized 2.5-litre consistent with cent.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. However, the report also identifies some areas that could either decelerate or accelerate the growth of ZEV sales. ZEV sales increased 29.1%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 DiDi is partnering with automakers, new energy transportation infrastructure operators and after-sales service providers to build an open new energy car-sharing system. The company continues to apply its big data capabilities to increase taxi drivers’ work efficiency and income.

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Teslarati

JUNE 1, 2022

This change reflects our ongoing desire to make sure Bolt EV/EUV are competitive in the marketplace,” a GM spokesperson said, according to the Verge. “As GM has dealt with a tumultuous year with the Bolt , battling battery issues that led to a probe into LG Energy Solutions battery packs. I’d love to hear from you!

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Baua Electric

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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