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Chevrolet Equinox EV and GM Electrified Pickups Delayed

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Following news that production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV would be delayed, General Motors has announced that the Chevy Equinox EV would likewise be arriving behind schedule. Conversely, the relevant earnings call does seem to have directly influenced the UAW to call for a walkout at GM's Arlington Assembly plant.

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CNG Process for GM Full-Size Vans Nears Completion; PCI Providing the Fuel System

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General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, allowing the company to deliver fleet customers complete vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system starting this fall. The CNG vehicle uses GM’s Vortec 6.0L

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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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This Tradesman got a mild camper conversion at some point. Ford and GM stuck with their B-Series competitors for similar spans. General Motors built the G-Series Sportvan / Rally / Chevy Van / Vandura in essentially the same form from 1971 through 1996. The build tag says it was built at St.

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GM Releases New Viability Plan, Launches Bond Exchange; Phasing Out Pontiac

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General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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GM RD Develops and Demonstrates Strontium-Doped Perovskite Catalysts Rivaling Platinum Catalysts for NOx Control in Diesel Exhaust; Lower Cost Could Be a Boost for Diesel

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NO x conversion profiles. Researchers from the General Motors Global Research and Development, Chemical Sciences and Materials Systems Lab have developed and demonstrated the use of strontium-doped perovskite oxides as efficient platinum substitutes in diesel oxidation (DOC) and lean NO x trap (LNT) catalysts. Credit: Kim et al.

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Since the discontinuance of the GM 8.1

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Social network launched for the Volt

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So it’s no surprise then that with tongues wagging about the car, Chevrolet has gone ahead and launched a new social network designed for conversation and dialogue about the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles. According to GM this is the first video in a series that will chronicle the building of a number of prototypes.

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