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SAIC-GM-Wuling is China’s first vehicle manufacturer to reach 1M units in sales in 2011

Green Car Congress

SGMW’s sales in the first nine months of 2011 were up 6.6% Monthly sales of the Wuling Hong Guang compact MPV, which was launched a year ago, have averaged more than 20,000 units. SGMW has continued to grow its export sales as well, reaching its full-year target by the end of September. It is based in Liuzhou, Guangxi.

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Kia has its first customer for its funky Duplo-like EV: Uber

Baua Electric

Kia’s new modular electric vehicle concept – that goes from micro-car to minivan to small truck to full-sized van – introduced at CES has its first customer: Uber. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Expected deposits in 2009 and first sales in CA in 2010.

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