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LA 2009: Bob Lutz keynote: "The automobile industry simply can no longer rely on oil"

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:54:00 +0000

The news from Bob Lutz's opening keynote address for the LA Auto Show was that GM would be working with some California utilities to test a fleet of 100 Volts . But there was a lot more delivered in that speech and, in the best Lutz-ian tradition, the message was clear and simple: the Volt ...

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News & Information

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:34:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Chevrolet announced today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show that the Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability will be available late next year in California – the nation’s largest new-car market – with other lead markets to be named later. Chevrolet is also ...

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Frank Weber takes over product planning at Opel

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:12:00 +0000

For the past two and a half years, readers here at ABG have come to know Frank Weber as the leader of the team working to transform the Chevrolet Volt from a wild-eyed concept to viable production car. Weber was the Global Chief Engineer for electric vehicles at GM during his time working in ...

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New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to America soon

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0000

2011 Buick Excelle XT - click above for high-res image gallery Back in August, when General Motors gave the media a tour of its design studios to show off most of its upcoming lineup, one of the cars we saw was a compact four-door Buick sedan. That sedan was essentially a re-grilled and ...

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VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver controlled audio warning system with the blind

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:59:00 +0000

As the popularity of hybrids has grown over the last few years, advocates for the blind have been raising a red flag about noise, or - more to the point - the lack of it. Because electric-drive vehicles emit much lower levels of sound on the street, blind pedestrians who've relied on the ...

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Spy shots: First images of the 2011 Chevy Aveo

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Back in August, in the wake of General Motors emergence from bankruptcy, the company gave the media a preview of many of its upcoming products. Among those is the all-new Chevrolet Aveo which will take up the B-segment mantle to battle the new Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris. Unlike ...

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