General Motors
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Start-stop systems in certain 2016 Cadillac models will use ultracapacitors for better performance.
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Next-Gen Cylinder Deactivation: V-8s Using Two Cylinders, 20 Percent MPG Boost?
A Silicon Valley startup is working with General Motors and Delphi to develop a new cylinder-deactivation system.
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Buick To Get Version Of Opel Adam Minicar As Range Is Renewed Over Next Few Years
Buick could get its own version of the Opel Adam minicar, but not until 2018 at the earliest.
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GM Targets Tesla With 200-Mile Bolt EV Mantra: 'For Regular People, Not Elites'
If we heard it once, we heard it a dozen times this week. The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car is "for regular people, not for the elites." You'd almost think that General Motors had adopted the "1 Percent" meme that appears to be the lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street. DON'T...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Unveiled; 40-MPG Highway Rating Promised
The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was unveiled in Detroit.
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New 2016 Chevy Cruze To Sell Alongside Older 'Cruze Limited'
The first-generation Chevrolet Cruze will live on as the Cruze Limited.
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General Motors will invest $245 million and add 300 jobs at its Orion Assembly plant.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze To Be Shown This Week, Hatchback Model Included: Report
The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze could be sold as both a sedan and a hatchback.
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Chevy, Nissan Reveal Second-Life Uses For Electric-Car Batteries
It's one of the most common questions about electric cars: What happens to the battery packs after the car is junked? Do they just get thrown away? Will any of them be recycled? What happens to their components? The answer is electric-car batteries will largely be recycled--but that they will have...
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Chevy Impala Natural-Gas Version Delayed By A Year Over Unspecified Concerns
The Chevrolet Impala bi-fuel natural-gas model was delayed over a year, but GM won't say why.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Teased Ahead Of June 24 Debut: UPDATE
The U.S.-spec 2016 Chevrolet Cruze will debut June 24.
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Chevy Bolt EV Trademark To Be Shared With Yamaha After U.S. Patent Office Suspension: UPDATE
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended GM's application for the Chevrolet Bolt trademark.
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General Motors says it won't achieve a previously-set goal for hybrid and electric-car sales.
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How A Chevy Camaro Gets Greener: Student Competition In EcoCar 3
All cars are getting more fuel-efficient under the rising requirements for corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) from now through 2025. Still, if you thought about the category of cars with good gas mileage, the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car likely wouldn't be high on your list. DON'T MISS: How Do...
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GM To Forge Ahead With Electric, Plug-In Hybrid, Other Electrified Vehicles
General Motors is unconcerned about low fuel prices, its battery-development chief says.
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2016 Chevrolet Spark Teaser Photo Previews New York Auto Show Debut
The 2016 Chevrolet Spark minicar will be unveiled April 2 in New York and Seoul.
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2016 Chevrolet Equinox: Updated SUV Unveiled At 2015 Chicago Auto Show
The 2016 Chevrolet Equinox gets a handful of styling and trim changes.
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GM To Fit CVTs To Many Car Models For Higher Fuel Economy
Most car buyers don't think a lot about transmissions. In the U.S., more than 9 out of 10 of them opt for an automatic, and that's that. But transmission technology turns out to be one of the major ways automakers are boosting gas mileage to meet tougher fuel-economy rules. And it appears GM is...
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A program to replace faulty hatch struts will not be classified as an official recall.
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GM Lauds Greenest Dealers, Shares Best Practices For Cutting Energy Use
General Motors launches its Green Dealer Recognition program to encourage energy-efficient practices.
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Chevrolet Bolt Concept: 200-Mile, $37,500 Electric Car Concept (Live Video & Photos)
General Motors CEO Mary Barra had hoped to have a Steve Jobs moment this morning, but news about the Chevrolet Bolt Concept for a 200-mile electric car leaked late Friday night. Still, with no advance information, the Bolt Concept was both a surprise to open the Detroit Auto Show and a bold...
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Will The 2016 Chevy Volt Be A 'Mass-Market' Electric Car? Should It Be?
While battery-electric cars are pretty simple in concept, it's often much harder for auto marketers to explain the benefits of range-extended electrics and plug-in hybrids. Last summer, Chevrolet's chief marketing officer, Tim Mahoney, said the marketing for the new 2016 Chevy Volt would be...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt To Use New 1.5-Liter Four As Range Extender Engine
Later today, details about the powertrain of the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt will be released when GM CEO Mary Barra speaks to the Detroit Economic Club. But a GM press release this morning announcing further investments in Michigan manufacturing by the company included one nugget: The 2016 Volt will...
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2017 Chevrolet Sonic EV: More Electric-Car Details Trickle Out
A few more details on the upcoming 2017 Chevrolet Sonic EV electric car are starting to come into focus, including its production date and a second version to be sold in Europe. Based on information from two separate sources in the auto industry, here's what we now know about Chevy's next...
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