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Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 2 June 2009 at 10:35:00 As the US motor giant enters into bankruptcy protection, GM execs insist the relaunched firm will continue to support its high profile plans for the Chevy Volt plug in hybrid GM's bankruptcy may claim plenty of casualties, but its Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle will not be among them, according to a statement issued by the company yesterday.... (link)

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