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Tesla Motors reaches corporate profitability

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Big guns in the US auto industry like General Motors and Chrysler may still be reeling from the credit crunch, but upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has achieved overall corporate profitability in July.

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GM Working with Communities to Develop Roadmap For Plug-in Infrastructure

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General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show.

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GM’s China JVs investing $12B between 2014-2017 to expand; GM outlines China market trends

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Tsien and General Motors President Dan Ammann also discussed some of the trends shaping China’s auto industry in the next few years, including: Luxury vehicles are expected to make up at least 10 percent of auto sales by 2020, and GM will add one new Cadillac per year through 2016.

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EcoMotors Names Donald Runkle CEO; Power Density as the Holy Grail

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EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Don Runkle.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

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GM Says Updated U.S. Emissions Rules Will Cost Auto Industry Billions in Fines

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will soon release its proposal to increase Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) requirements and General Motors has signaled its concerns regarding how much more money it will cost the automotive industry. Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

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The economic impact of a General Motors or Chrysler bankruptcy is being debated across the country. According to Marcero, who is part of the firm’s Corporate Advisory and Restructuring Services team based in Southfield, Mich., Further, the government may be suffering from the early stages of bailout fatigue. Laura Marcero

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