SPIED: Next-gen Chevrolet Captiva caught testing
Hang on a minute – that’s a Chevrolet Orlando, isn’t it? Well, not quite – under the body of this test mule, captured by our European spies CarPix, lurks something rather different. We know GM is […]
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Chevrolet Prisma sedan teased – a Sail for Brazil
This is the upcoming Chevrolet Prisma sedan that General Motors Brazil has released a solitary teaser image of – essentially, it’s a Sail for the Latin American market and a four-door version of the Chevy […]
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GM and SAIC gunning for Indonesian car market
The fast growing Indonesian car market has caught the interest of General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. Both parties are in talks to form a joint venture to sell vehicles in the […]
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Opel brushes off report of probable PSA takeover
Opel has dismissed a French newspaper report that quoted government officials as saying PSA Peugeot Citroën may buy the General Motors subsidiary, says Automotive News Europe. The report, which was published on the website of the […]
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Opel Adam electric version axed due to high costs
Automotive News Europe reports that Opel and Vauxhall have stopped development of an electric-powered version of the Adam city car. The Adam EV was supposed to inherit its powertrain from the upcoming Chevrolet Spark EV, but Opel […]
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GM, Ford collaborating on fuel-efficient 9- and 10-speed transmissions – GM for FWD, Ford for RWD
There was a time when we thought seven gears was overkill; now we have Audi, BMW and Lexus offering eight-speeders. And it’s not going to stop there, for now General Motors and Ford are jointly […]
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Spyker gives GM extension to respond to Saab lawsuit
Spyker NV, which has filed a lawsuit against General Motors seeking more than US$3 billion in damages on behalf of Saab Automobile, has agreed to GM’s request to extend the deadline to respond to the […]
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Spyker sues GM for US$3 bil over Saab’s demise
Spyker NV has filed a complaint in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Michigan against General Motors, on behalf of Saab Automobile, seeking US$3 billion in damages. The Dutch automaker acquired Saab […]
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Isuzu denies quitting GM diesel engine joint venture
Isuzu Motors has denied a report by Nikkei that the company plans to exit a diesel engine manufacturing joint venture with GM’s Opel subsidiary and cut European workforce by 10%. The report also said that the Japanese […]
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GE-Naza Electric Vehicle Experience takes the electric discussion further afield
More news from the electric avenue – General Electric and the Naza Group of Companies yesterday hosted the ‘GE-Naza Electric Vehicle Experience’ in KL, bringing together key stakeholders and industry players in the electric vehicle […]
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General Motors cuts Facebook ads but adds content
Do paid advertisements on Facebook work? General Motors says no. The American car company is getting ready to stop advertising on Facebook, just when the social media giant is getting ready to sell shares in […]
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Prototype EV battery explodes at a GM research lab
We sometimes tend to forget that batteries tend to be potentially volatile things – they can, if stressed beyond reasonable measure, go south, like catch fire and blow up. That’s what happened to a prototype […]
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PSA Peugeot Citroën forms alliance with GM – platform sharing, joint purchasing and development on the cards
PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors have formed an alliance. The move will see the US carmaker buy a 7% stake in PSA as part of a share issue by the French automaker. GM says […]
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GM and PSA Peugeot-Citroen in possible alliance talks
Reports have it that General Motors and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen are in talks about a possible alliance. The news broke after PSA CEO Philippe Varin informed the French government – French Labor Minister Xavier Bertrand confirmed that […]
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Toyota to lose No 1 spot for 2011 – GM to return to top of the heap, while Volkswagen moves into second place
It hasn’t been a good year for Japanese automakers, with the Japanese earthquake earlier in the year and more recently, floods in Thailand disrupting production, schedule and plans. All this has certainly lost them a […]
