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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

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General Motors (GM) has secured a next-generation lithium extraction deal with Puerto Rico-based startup, EnergyX. This has pushed many, including GM, further down its supply chain, buying up companies and securing supplies for the future. Along with this risk, GM does have some incredible upsides.

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GM Shows Picture of New Chevrolet Agile for Mercosur Market

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The Agile is the first model of the Viva family; Project Viva represents a US$400 million investment by GM un Brazil and Argentina. The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925.

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Rough road for EV industry

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America’s electric vehicle (EV) industry seems to have hit a rough patch of pavement in recent months. As the price of EV batteries continues to skyrocket , major automakers ranging from Ford and GM to BMW and Volkswagen are shoring up supply chain strategies. By Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy. The issue [now] is batteries.

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GM leads $50M funding round in EnergyX; advanced lithium extraction and refining technology

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GM Ventures is leading a $50-million Series B financing round in EnergyX , and has entered into a strategic agreement to develop EnergyX’s lithium extraction and refinery technology. We will unlock lithium supply in the US, a pivotal move in expanding the EV industry. Earlier post.)

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Letting in the Light

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It was like the early days of the automobile industry when everything was so scattered,” Smith explained. Students from dozens of states, Canada, and other countries, recently including Bermuda and Argentina, have traveled to Danville to take the course. LEV manufacturing and distribution were very disorganized back then.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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GM gained four-tenths of a point of market share to 11.9% of the global vehicle industry. Sales were up in all four reporting regions—North America, South America, Europe and International Operations—as GM sold a total of 9,025,942 vehicles compared with 8,385,484 in 2010. GM is the market leader in both countries.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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Many carmakers felt the effects of trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies, political changes in key markets, and new threats to the status quo of the industry. Last year could be considered as the beginning of a new era for the automotive industry. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. —Felipe Munoz.

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