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General Motors on Monday said it would spend $336 million on upgrades to the Hamtramck plant near downtown Detroit to build the Chevrolet Volt hybrid car.
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GM spending $336 million on plant upgrades for Volt production
December 11th, 2009 
admin As the GM world turns: Docherty, Reuss, Lutz get new assignments
December 8th, 2009 admin 
Bob Lutz becomes a senior adviser to General Motors chairman Ed Whitacre, while Susan Docherty will run marketing for GM’s brands.
Mark Reuss and Susan Docherty just got handed the keys to the General Motors kingdom.
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Tags: Australia, Docherty, General Motors, new responsibilities, Reuss, senior adviser 
10 Comments »Koenig-Saab deal falls through
November 30th, 2009 admin 
Posted in Saab Tags: Australia, General Motors, Koenigseg, Saab, Saab’s cas, strapped US-based, Swedish brand Comments OffEU to host talks on Opel future with GM
November 19th, 2009 admin The European Union will host a high level meeting between GM and EU governments next week to discuss restructuring plans and aid for the troubled Opel unit.
The European Union will host a high level meeting between GM and EU governments next week to discuss restructuring plans and aid for the troubled Opel unit, officials said on Wednesday.
EU spokesman Ton Van Lierop said the European Commission has invited member countries that host GM plants to the talks on Monday along with Nick Reilly, the head of GM’s Adam Opel GmbH and Vauxhall divisions.
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Posted in Latest News, News Tags: Belgium, Britain and Germany, European Commission, General Motors, GM's European, Opel future, Spain Comments Off2030: A Shape Oddity
November 15th, 2009 admin 2030: A Shape Oddity
A competition intended to show the cars of tomorrow has come up with designs both sleek and hideous.
Remember the time-travelling DeLorean DMC-12 that featured in the Back to the Future movies?
Well, imagine it’s just pulled up in your driveway and the film’s wild-haired scientist, Emmett Brown, has offered to take you on a trip 21 years into the future.
You step inside and with a snap of the gullwing doors and a surge of the flux capacitor you arrive in the year 2030. What do the streets and cars look like? What are young people now driving?
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Posted in Audi, Featured, GM, Honda, Mazda, News, Nissan, Toyota Tags: 2030: A Shape Oddity, Audi, eOra and eSpira, General Motors, Helix Maker Honda, Hero, Honda 2030, LINK Maker Toyota, Mazda envisions a 2030, Nissan, Nissan sees a rosy 2030, Souga Maker Mazda, Toyota' 2030, V2G Comments Off
