General Motors has set itself a pretty ambitious target of paying back the US$50bn in bailout money doled out by the American taxpayer within "a couple of years."
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Hinting at plans to market pure electric vehicles again, GM will begin testing a fleet of electric-powered Chevrolet Cruze vehicles next month in South Korea. The test vehicles were co-developed with GM Daewoo, LG Chem and LG Electronics.
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Europe's commercial vehicle manufacturers are developing an evaluation tool to calculate real-life CO2 emissions from trucks and buses ahead of purchase.
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Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) has said that it will expand in Europe with the construction of a new automotive glass manufacturing facility in Sroda Slaska, near Wroclaw, Poland, to provide value-added products to its European customers.
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The Russian government is reportedly planning to tightening conditions for foreign carmakers producing automobiles in Russia under the industry assembly regime by the end of September.
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A decision by Volkswagen on whether to form a strategic partnership with the Russian automaker GAZ Group will be taken by year end
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Lamborghini’s engineers put the next Murcielago through its paces at the Nurburgring.
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Four-wheel drive electric two-seater celebrates Peugeot’s 200th anniversary.
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is one badass truck. And I love it. And so do my neighbors, apparently.
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An organisation looking to stimulate mass market adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in North America, has unveiled an action plan today (21 September) as part of green mobility commitments.
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Production of the Chevrolet Equinox started at the Oshawa Assembly Plant today (21 September), increasing capacity for the Equinox and GMC Terrain.
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Audi is planning to jump into several new segments.
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Bugatti, Volkswagen Group's exotic sports-car brand, is ending production of its Veyron and will replace it with the tamer but more luxurious Galibier.
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Paris show debut for first factory built Fisker Karma hybrid electric coupe.
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This year's Paris auto show will mark the start of the electric-vehicle era as global automakers unveil EVs aimed at the mass market.
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Hungary and Audi will sign an agreement this week for the German carmaker to expand production at its Hungarian plant, the daily Magyar Hirlap reported on Tuesday.
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Further details have emerged surrounding Iran Khodro's (IKCO) new US$15m plant in Mazandaran province, as well as its site in Senegal.
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Bridgestone Corp., the largest tiremaker by sales, is raising European prices for the second time this year and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is charging more as rubber gains on prospects for the biggest shortage since 2007.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen and Dongfeng Motor Group have announced a strengthening of their partnership to cover 12 vehicle launches and a ndw plant durintg the next five years.
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