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Oct
8th

US: GM to spend US$145m on Orion Assembly plant

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General Motors is to spend US$145m at the Michigan Orion Assembly Centre - the site for Chevrolet's new small car and Buick's future compact Verano sedan. Full story...
Oct
7th

US: GM voluntarily recalls Cadillac SRX crossovers

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General Motors is to voluntarily recall 3,996 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year for possible damage to the power steering line. Full story...
Oct
6th

GM ends consulting deal with ex-CEO Henderson

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General Motors Co. terminated a consulting deal with former CEO Fritz Henderson on Sept. 30 after he announced plans to join Sunoco Inc., the automaker said today. Full story...
Oct
6th

GM to announce production of first Buick compact car in 20 years

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General Motors Co. is set to announce Thursday that it will begin production on a new compact car, the Buick Verano, at its assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich., according to published reports. Full story...
Oct
6th

High Voltage: 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s Home Charging Station Install

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High Voltage: 2011 Chevrolet Volt's Home Charging Station Install
High Voltage: 2011 Chevrolet Volt's Home Charging Station Install - Automobile Magazine
GM president readies to recharge his Volt.

Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, is no stranger to plugging in an electric vehicle. But when a Chevrolet Volt took the place of the Power Wheels electric Cadillac Escalade in his garage this September, Reuss made the switch from 120-volt to 240-volt charging. While all electric vehicles will charge from a standard household outlet, a 240-volt supply significantly reduces charging time. In the case of Chevy’s Volt, a full recharge drops from eleven hours to four hours. There’s no telling how many plug-in buyers will opt for the higher voltage equipment, but for the early adopters and the fanatical electric-drive enthusiasts, we expect a 240-volt installation will be a rite of passage.


Photo Gallery: High Voltage: 2011 Chevrolet Volt's Home Charging Station Install - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
5th

Cadillac prices CTS-V Sport Wagon at $62,990

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General Motors Co. will offer the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon in the United States this year, the luxury brand announced today. The CTS-V wagon, priced at $62,990 including shipping, features a supercharged, 6. Full story...
Oct
5th

Opel says its minicar will rival the Fiat 500

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Opel/Vauxhall's new minicar will be a competitor to Fiat's cult hit 500, the carmaker's sales and marketing head Alain Visser said. The General Motors Co. Full story...
Oct
5th

INTERVIEW: Vauxhall managing director Duncan Aldred

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Duncan Aldred may look impossibly young to be managing director of Vauxhall Motors but, after 20 years with General Motors, he is getting close to qualifying for the once traditional long-service 'carriage clock'. Full story...
Oct
4th

GM has new UAW accord to make Aveo profitably in U.S., labor boss says

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The UAW has negotiated a landmark local labor agreement with General Motors Co. that should allow the automaker for the first time to produce a subcompact car profitably in the United States. Full story...
Oct
4th

BELGIUM: Unions slam Opel Antwerp decision

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Representatives of European metalworkers unions have reacted angrily to today's (4 October) news General Motors has ended its search for an industrial investor at its Opel site in Belgium. Full story...
Oct
4th

GERMANY: No buyer surfaces, so GM Antwerp plant doomed

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General Motors Europe on Monday said "the process to search for an industrial investor interested in continuing operations" at its Antwerp, Belgium, plant "has come to an end". Full story...
Oct
4th

GM to shut Belgium factory after investor search fails

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General Motors' Opel division will shut its factory in Antwerp, Belgium, by the end of this year after failing to find a buyer. A Chinese automaker and an American investor had expressed interest in buying the factory, a union official said. Full story...
Oct
4th

GM to shut Belgium factory after investor search fails

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General Motors' Opel division will shut its factory in Antwerp, Belgium, by the end of this year after failing to find a buyer. A Chinese automaker and an American investor had expressed interest in buying the factory, a union official said. Full story...
Oct
4th

GM has a subprime-time player

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If the AmeriCredit acquisition works as General Motors Co. intends, GM dealers will lease more vehicles and arrange more loans for buyers with low credit scores. GM's acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp., scheduled to close Friday, Oct. Full story...
Oct
1st

Chevy will use World Series to pitch Volt’s debut:

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Chevrolet will use next month's World Series to launch ads for the debut of the Volt plug-in hybrid sedan, General Motors Co.'s marketing chief Joel Ewanick said. Full story...
Oct
1st

Ford sales rise 40%, Chrysler up 61% as industry shows signs of rebound

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Ford Motor Co. posted a 40 percent increase in September U.S. sales and Chrysler Group soared 61 percent as the industry showed signs of rebounding from an August decline. General Motors Co. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Europe must act fast on EVs – Reilly

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European governments and carmakers will have to get their act together quickly over electric vehicles or get over run by the Chinese. Nick Reilly, the British boss of General Motors Europe, which controls Vauxhall and Opel, warned that the Chinese government and carmakers in the country are already investing huge amounts of money in EVs. Full story...
Sep
30th

Chevrolet sets base price for the 2011 Camaro convertible at $30,000:

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The price of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible when it hits showroom floors in February will be $30,000, including an $850 destination charge, General Motors said on Thursday. Full story...
Sep
30th

Chevrolet sets Camaro convertible base price at $30,000:

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The price of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible when it hits showroom floors in February will be $30,000, including an $850 destination charge, General Motors said on Thursday. Full story...
Sep
30th

GM’s Flint Assembly plant looks for sustained pickup sales to add third shift

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General Motors Co.'s Flint Assembly Plant is poised to add a third shift of production if customer demand continues for the Chevrolet and GMC pickups built there, plant and union officials said today. Full story...
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