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GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction
earth2tech.com - 12/18/2008
GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction
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General Motors has put the brakes on construction of a $349 million plant slated to produce engines for the extended-range electric Chevy Volt and compact Chevy Cruze in Flint, Mich. by 2010. According to the Flint Journal , preliminary surveying, property security, and underground work on the ...

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Update on the Chevy Volt
fastlane.gmblogs.com - 12/19/2008
Update on the Chevy Volt
— fastlane.gmblogs.com — By Jon Lauckner Vice President Global Program Management I’ve been reading some of the comments in the news and the blogosphere today about the Chevy Volt program and felt compelled to squash some of the rumors. The development of the Volt remains ... (more) Update on the Chevy Volt

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Chevy Volt Generator Engine Plant Construction Placed on Hold
gm-volt.com - 12/17/2008
Chevy Volt Generator Engine Plant Construction Placed on Hold
— gm-volt.com — Related posts:It’s Official: GM Intends to Build the Chevy Volt’s Engine in a New Plant in Flint, MichiganGM Officially Announces it Will Open Chevy Volt Engine Plant in Flint MichiganGM CEO Confirms 4-Cylinder 1.4 L Engine Being Considered For the ... (more) Chevy Volt Generator Engine Plant Construction Placed on ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/17/2008
GM delays Volt engine factory
— msnbc.msn.com — General Motors Corp. has put the brakes on construction of a factory that will make engines for two of its most important new products. (more) GM delays Volt engine factory

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Automakers Slam on the Brakes, Screech to a Halt
Green Daily — ... to the slumping economy and a paralyzed credit system. Here at the end of 2008, all automakers are in panic mode, and it appears that several of our favorite green automotive projects are being affected. ...

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