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GM to Premier Aveo Hatchback at Paris Motor Show; Diesel with Start/Stop

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GM will introduce the Aveo 5-door at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The car will go on sale in the United States and Canada in 2011. The Aveo RS show car was displayed at the Detroit and Geneva motor shows earlier in 2010. Tags: Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency. The Aveo 5-door. Click to enlarge.

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GM Makes Final $5.8B Payment to US and Canada; Investing $257M in Fairfax and Hamtramck Plants for Next-Gen Malibu

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General Motors Company Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre announced that GM has made its final payment of $5.8 billion to the US Treasury and Export Development Canada, paying back its government loans in full, ahead of schedule. The US, Canadian, and Ontario governments, as part of the launch of the new GM, provided loans of $8.4

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GM Canada Investing $245M in St. Catharines Powertrain Facility for Production of 6-Speed Transmissions

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General Motors of Canada will invest $245 million in the St. The new transmission is based on the proven design of GM’s current Hydra-matic 6T40/45 transmission. Tags: Brief. Catharines powertrain facility, which will be expanded to produce fuel-efficient six-speed transmissions beginning in early 2012.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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General Motors Corp. reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. Orion, Mich.

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Federal Bankruptcy Court Approves GM Asset Sale to New GM

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Judge Robert Gerber of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the sale of substantially all of General Motors Corporation’s assets to NGMCO, Inc., will change its name to General Motors Company and continue to operate under GM’s historic corporate and sub brands. The old GM: 10%.

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GM To Invest $893M to Produce New Generation of Fuel Efficient Small Block Truck and Car Engines

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General Motors will invest $893 million to produce a new generation of small block truck and car engines which will offer improved fuel efficiency through direct injection and an all-new advanced combustion system design. GM said that specifics about the engine capabilities as well as product applications will be shared at a later date.

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GM to introduce new Aveo model at Paris Motor Show

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Another debutant is on its way to the Paris Motor Show – with General Motors (GM) taking centre stage. It will introduce the five-door Chevrolet Aveo at the event ahead of it going on sale in the US and Canada in 2011. The new Aveo will be longer and wider than the current model and [.].

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