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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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The results were strongly supported by Chevrolet, which sold 4.76 The United States led the way for Chevrolet with total vehicle sales of 1,775,812, up more than 13% from 2010. In the United States, Chevrolet was the best selling passenger car brand in 2011, thanks in large part to the success of the Cruze. Total Global.

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Power-dense powertrains for Malibu rollout

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debuting on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan this summer is one of the most-powerful naturally aspirated four-cylinder engines in the midsize segment. The 2013 Malibu is Chevrolet’s first global midsize sedan and will eventually be sold in nearly 100 countries on six continents. The all-new Ecotec 2.5L Malibu’s Ecotec 2.5L

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

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The funding, led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures, follows Tesla’s disclosure that it will seek an initial public stock offering and Better Place’s announcement of a $350 million investment as it prepares to roll out its technology in Israel and Denmark.&#. By Scott Duke Harris. sdharris@mercurynews.com.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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The two companies have made a series of deals across the world supplying carsfor the electrification programmes of cities and whole countries – Denmark,Israel and Portugal among them. UN walkout as Ahmadinejad calls Israel racist Review: Star Trek, at the Empire, Leicester. Walkout at UN conference after Iran.