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GM Becomes First Automaker To Sign Call For Action On Climate Change
When we think of the companies and organizations concerned with climate change, we don't often think of major automakers. But maybe we should think again. Yesterday, General Motors became the first automaker to sign onto the Climate Declaration, a statement drafted by Ceres and its Business for...
BMW Earns Profit By The Minute With Car Sharing: Is Ownership Dead?
In case you haven't heard: car sharing is big business. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of car-sharing companies. Zipcar -- America's pioneer in the sector --... February 11, 2013 by Richard Read 2
GM Moves Electric, Fuel-Cell Work To Michigan From CA, NY
General Motors has announced more shuffling of its future-tech facilities. Back in October, the automaker shut down a fuel cell center in Honeoye Falls, New York and shifted... February 1, 2013 by Richard Read 1
Official: GM Quietly Drops Hybrid Pickups; Are SUVs Next?
GM's full-size hybrid pickups, the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid, for much of the time they've been on sale, have offered the highest gas mileage of any... December 18, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson 1
GM To Concentrate On Plug-In Electric Cars, Downplay Hybrids
General Motors has narrowed its portfolio of future technologies, and will focus on plug-in and electric vehicles over the coming years. The company will build on the success... November 15, 2012 by John Voelcker 16
GM’s Aluminum Welding Process Means Lighter Cars, Better Gas Mileage
As long as the auto industry has existed, various automated and non-automated processes have been developed to bond two or more pieces of metal together through the art of... September 25, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
GM May Kill Two-Mode Hybrid Pickups, SUVs: Report
"We can't provide you with any information related to future product technologies or timing." That's the standard response from carmakers--in this case, from Kevin Kelly... September 11, 2012 by John Voelcker 5
2013 Chevy Volt Production To Halt For 4 Weeks From Mid-September
Yesterday, Automotive News (subscription required) reported the news that the Detroit Hamtramck facility, where the 2013 Chevrolet Volt is made, is to pause production of the... August 28, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 8
GM CEO: Electric Car With 200-Mile Range Within 4 Years Possible
In the world of plug-in cars, making an affordable car with a range equal to that of a conventional gasoline car is something of a Holy Grail. According to General Motors CEO... August 10, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 58
2013 Chevrolet Volt: Already At Dealers (If You’re Lucky)
Sometimes, automakers mark the switch between one model year and the next with some pomp and ceremony, especially if the new model year is significantly better than the... July 24, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 15
Tony Posawatz, Chevy Volt Product Line Director, Retires From GM
The Chevrolet Volt electric car, now in its third model year, has survived the bankruptcy and government-led restructuring of General Motors, politically motivated attacks on... June 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 6
BMW To Dump GM, Chooses Toyota As Fuel-Cell, Hybrid Partner?
It's hard to keep things secret in the auto industry. So when Bloomberg reported yesterday that German luxury maker BMW had broken off talks with General Motors on joint... June 28, 2012 by John Voelcker 1
GM Battery Lab Explosion Attributed To Gases From A123 Cells
UPDATE, Thu, April 12, 11:15 am: The Detroit News quotes an unnamed source this morning as saying that the battery pack being tested that caused yesterday's explosion at GM's... April 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 19
GM: We’ll Replace Chevrolet Volt 120-Volt Charging Units
General Motors announced yesterday that it would replace the 120-Volt charging unit provided with every Chevrolet Volt, to provide what GM spokesman Randy Fox called a "more... March 23, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 9
GM CEO Akerson: We're Staying The Course On The Chevy Volt
If the Chevy Volt is a sales failure, you'd never know it from the guy who runs General Motors. At a meeting of Volt owners in San Francisco yesterday, GM's CEO Dan Akerson... March 8, 2012 by John Voelcker 23
What's Wrong With Chevy Volt Ads & How To Fix Them
People are rarely lukewarm about the Chevrolet Volt. Like health-care reform or pajama jeans, the Volt inspires love, loathing, and little in-between. That hasn't exactly... February 7, 2012 by Richard Read 12
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