US automaker General Motors (GM) is planning to invest about $1.6bn in its North American manufacturing facilities during 2013, in a bid to unveil about 20 new models in the US during the year. Being invested as part of $8bn annual ...
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The world's largest consumer tech show last week was mostly about new ultra-high-definition TVs, with four times the pixel resolution of current 1080p HDTV, notebooks, phones, wireless headphones and speakers and thousands of accessory ...
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The Ford Atlas concept has stormed onto the scene in Detroit, with the intimidating ute giving us an insight into the Blue Oval’s vision for the next-generation Ford F-150 pick-up. Stealing the limelight from rival General ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has unveiled the new Cadillac ELR electric coupe at the 2013 North American International Auto Show currently being held in Detroit, US. The new electric coupe is powered by GM's extended range electric ...
The vice president of global manufacturing and president of international operations for General Motors, Tim Lee, has said in an interview at the Detroit auto show that he is confident in the Holden local manufacturing plan approved to ...
It was the star of this year’s Detroit auto show, however speculation that the all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be produced in right-hand-drive and make it to Australian shores has been hosed down by General Motors. GM vice ...
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The future of Australian manufacturing potentially hangs in the balance of power, with the federal opposition still non-committal to long-term support for local car making. The Coalition has confirmed that if elected to power following ...
The Cadillac ELR has been unveiled on day two of the 2013 North American auto show in Detroit, presenting a sleek extended-range electric coupe that the General Motors-derivative says is the first application of the hybrid technology by a ...
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It can talk to your car, your refrigerator, water your plants and help you stay fit and healthy: the smartphone is becoming the consumer's remote control for life. That was the message delivered by dozens of firms at the International ...
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The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been officially revealed, with the all-new model breaking cover before the iconic American sports car’s much anticipated public unveiling at the 2013 Detroit auto show. The most ...
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Computerworld - After seeing 18 key IT staffers suddenly quit to take new jobs at General Motors, Hewlett-Packard has asked a Texas court for permission to depose two former managers to find out if employment contracts were violated. HP ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that the 2013 International CES will feature a record amount of exhibit space, with the show floor totaling more than 1.87 million net square feet. The previous record was 1.862 ...
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Consumers can now combine wireless charging with personalized designs, messages and even sports team allegiances on their smartphone cases thanks to a new partnership formed between Duracell Powermat, a leader in the wireless charging ...
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Opel,the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors(GM),has started the production of ADAM,the small segment car,at the Eisenach plant in Germany,which will be launched on 19 January 2013. The company has invested$248m in the plant,where ...
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There was a lot of cool stuff on display at CES.In fact,there was a lot of stuff,period.Trying to find a single standout isn't easy,especially when it is near-impossible to even see everything at the massive event.But there were a number of ...
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