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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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General Motors recently announced a move from the Renaissance Center (RenCen), the building it purchased in 1996, to a new location at the Hudson’s Detroit building further north. GM owns five of the seven RenCen towers, and its absence will open quite a vacancy in the complex. That’s a significant reduction from RenCen’s 2.3

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Sichuan Tengzhong To Purchase HUMMER From GM

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GM had earlier announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the sale, without identifying the prospective buyer. It is contemplated that Tengzhong will, as part of the transaction, enter into a long-term contract assembly and key component and material supply agreement with GM. Citi is acting as financial advisor to GM.

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GM and Koenigsegg Sign Stock Purchase Agreement For The Sale Of Saab

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confirmed it has signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB regarding the sale of 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB. Saab Automobile plans to exit legal reorganization shortly. The stock purchase agreement will be subject to agreed closing conditions. General Motors Co.

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Verizon acquiring Telogis to enhance connected vehicle business

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signed an agreement to purchase Telogis, Inc. Telogis also builds its technologies into vehicles and equipment from leading manufacturers including Ford, GM, Hino, Isuzu, Mack, Volvo and Manitowoc Cranes, eliminating the need for hardware installations. Verizon Communications Inc. Telogis platform solutions include: Telogis Fleet.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

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Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately. Worth noting, GM was reeling at the time stylistically and its upmarket and luxury ‘58s were an attempt to catch up to Virgil Exner’s very successful Forward Look Chrysler and Imperial models of 1957. Images: GM, seller , seller ] Become a TTAC insider.

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Toyota-backed U.S. self-driving startup garners $67 million investment

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May Mobility says it has technology that’s the equivalent of Level 4 automated driving, which means that the vehicles won’t be required to have a driver at certain points and in regions where it’s designated as legal, according to Society Automotive Engineers (SAE) autonomy designations.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas. 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER in California junkyard.

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