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JUNE 16, 2009

General Motors Corp. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Koenigsegg also introduced a four-seat solar electric car concept, the Quant, developed in partnership with NLV Solar. Additional support is to be provided by GM and Koenigsegg Group AB to fund Saab’s operations and product program investments.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. Using math and simulation-based tools, GM designed the powertrain prototype within 9 months, shaving 24 months off the expected development time. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The new REVA NXG introduced at IAA, due for production in 2011, features a Li-ion phosphate pack. General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GM India. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 30, 2010

Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. GM recently increased the number of US launch markets for the vehicle from three to seven. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 4, 2010

General Motors has established General Motors Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary designed to help the company identify and develop innovative technologies in the automotive/transportation sector. Lauckner, who is named GM Vice President and President General Motors Ventures, LLC, reporting to Stephen J.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), and General Motors Co. GM has provided funding to the Indiana automaker, the first funding action by the newly formed General Motors Ventures LLC ( earlier post ). Jon Lauckner, president of GM Ventures.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in the Baltimore Transmission plant to construct a high volume electric drive manufacturing facility that will in 2013 produce US designed and manufactured global rear-drive electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. four-cylinder engine generator for the Volt and the 1.4L Tags: Brief.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport trim (Source: Cadillac) General Motors is banking that Europeans will want an American-made $93,000 SUV that has zero emissions – but the US brand has had plenty of trouble getting production off the ground on its home turf. In 2022, GM sold only 122 Lyriqs. Get started here.

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MARCH 18, 2010

General Motors Co. is testing its production-intent second-hydrogen fuel cell system—which includes its fifth generation fuel cell stack—( earlier post ) that can be packaged in the space of a traditional four-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production in 2015. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

General Motors inaugurated its new flexi-engine facility in Talegaon, GM’s first powertrain plant that enables gasoline and diesel engines to be manufactured simultaneously. It has an initial annual production capacity of 160,000 engines and is designed to accommodate future expansion. Tags: Brief.

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MARCH 24, 2024

market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

General Motors provided an image of the new Chevrolet Agile, a small car designed in Brazil and due to launch in that market in October. The Agile is the first model of the Viva family; Project Viva represents a US$400 million investment by GM un Brazil and Argentina. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

General Motors is investing $163.2-million million in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, to support engine production for the Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze and a new Chevrolet small car to be built in the United States. Tags: Brief. variant used in the Chevrolet Volt.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

GM will retain 100% ownership of the R&D center in India. SAIC and GM-US formed a 50:50 joint venture investment company called General Motors SAIC Investment Ltd (GMSIL), which will be based in Hong Kong. GM’s domestic market share is less than four per cent. Tags: Brief. Business Standard.

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JUNE 22, 2010

General Motors is creating a new regional organization to meet rising customer demand in South America. GM South America will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will be led by Jaime Ardila, currently president and general manager GM Mercosur. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Fisker Automotive has selected the GM Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware for production for Project NINA, the development and build of a family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits. Fisker Automotive has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 30, 2009

General Motors will not retain its ownership stake in its New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota. After extensive analysis, according to a statement issued by GM, the two companies could not reach an agreement on a future product plan that made sense for all parties.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

GM to invest $336 million in Volt plant. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next year, the No. Tags: Production News Detroit GM Chevy Volt. automaker said on Monday.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Representatives of General Motors Company in Korea and UzAvtoSanoat of Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Seoul, Korea, for their GM Uzbekistan joint venture to launch the production of a new small vehicle mainly destined for emerging markets. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

General Motors Co. will spend $483 million and add 483 jobs building current- and next-generation Ecotec four-cylinder engines at its powertrain complex here, assuming successful incentive negotiations with local and state officials, GM North America President Mark Reuss said. Tags: Brief. The Ecotec 2.0L

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

General Motors will invest $23.5 million for additional production of vehicle electrification components on the site of the Baltimore Transmission Plant, site of its electric motor manufacturing facility the first in the US to be operated by a major automaker. We’ll have more to say about specific products later.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

General Motors will invest $190 million in its Lansing Grand River assembly plant for the production of a new Cadillac model. billion and more than 7,900 jobs that GM has created or retained in 21 US plants since emerging from bankruptcy in July 2009. Tags: Brief.

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JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. Buoyed by strong demand for the Chevrolet brand and ongoing positive demand for its other brands, GM sales totaled 196,004 units. GM’s sales in the first five months of the year in China reached 1,032,665 units, a 53.9% Tags: Brief.

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JULY 6, 2009

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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Ending what had extended into a longer-than-expected process of deliberation and negotiations, the Board of General Motors announced its support for a bid from the consortium of Magna International Inc. All parties will work hard to close the deal as soon as possible —John Smith, GM Group Vice President Business Development.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

General Motors Co. and SAIC Motor Corp. SAIC Motor) are expanding their partnership to develop a new small-displacement gasoline engine family and an advanced transmission. The co-development of these new engines and transmissions builds on a strong history of innovation and collaboration between GM and SAIC Motor.

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JUNE 11, 2009

General Motors has announced that there will be no retail production of the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid for model year (MY) 2010 due to “elevated inventory levels of the 2009 model.” The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. Tags: Brief. 2008 Malibu hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced the combined investment of $4.2M by General Motors Ventures ($3.2 These investments by General Motors Ventures and Itochu Technology Ventures bring us not only capital, but partnerships that will speed our commercialization efforts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

China domestic sales of SAIC-GM JVs and milestones. GM and SAIC JVs have sold more than 6.3 They are growing their presence outside mainland China with the launch of an investment joint venture in Hong Kong and a new joint venture for the production and sale of Chevrolet brand vehicles in India. Source: GM.

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JULY 14, 2010

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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APRIL 27, 2010

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. The investment consists of the following: Production: Tonawanda, NY, $400 million. Production: St.

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JUNE 1, 2010

General Motors of Canada will invest $245 million in the St. Catharines facility also recently announced a $235 million investment to support next generation engine production beginning in 2013. The new transmission is based on the proven design of GM’s current Hydra-matic 6T40/45 transmission.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Turbo, GM’s first product built in China that will be available with a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine, is making its world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2009. The new-generation 2.0-liter Tags: Brief. The Buick New Regal 2.0 The new powertrain gives New Regal buyers a choice of three engines.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities.

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MAY 29, 2009

General Motors plans to build a future small car in the United States utilizing an idled UAW-GM facility. This vehicle will adds to GM’s growing portfolio of US-built, highly fuel efficient cars including the Chevrolet Cruze and Volt. Fritz Henderson, General Motors President and CEO. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

General Motors China and China FAW Group Corp. have formed a light commercial vehicle joint venture: FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co. The new 50-50 joint venture between GM China and FAW is based in Changchun, Jilin. It is focused on the production and sale of light-duty trucks and vans.

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