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GAC Group begins construction of $6.5B industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles

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China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5

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GM’s Volt Program = $700m

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GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 Related Stories.

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

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The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on Sept. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. Due to heavy investment costs, Ford’s all-electric arm lost $2.1 billion by the end of 2023.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year.

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Opinion: Biden’s Tesla snub shows that clout, not innovation, is driving the American EV revolution

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The Biden administration’s goals seemed good on paper, with the president announcing a national target of electric cars making up half of all new vehicle sales by 2030. Since its campaign days, the Biden administration has been clear that it supports electric vehicles. Credit: CNBC Television. Everything was a fight.

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Biden Visits UAW Picket Lines

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But his position on electric vehicles has left the UAW with a lukewarm attitude. Mimicking what we’ve seen from Germany’s IG Metall, the UAW has grown increasingly skeptical of all-electric vehicles. And they saved the automobile industry. Thus far, he’s given a few speeches and pledged his support for unionized labor.