General Motors (GM) of Canada is investing $850m in its research and development (R&D) activities at the Canadian Engineering Centre in Oshawa, Ontario between 2009 and 2016. According to the GM, the investment will offer long-term ...
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General Motors (GM) and its Chinese joint ventures (JV) have reported 10.1% rise in sales in June to 213,495 units in China, over the same period in 2011. Domestic sales of Shanghai GM increased 7.5% to 109,127 units and SAIC-GM-Wuling's ...
Jiangling Motors (JMC), which is 30% owned by Ford Motor, has agreed to acquire Taiyuan Changan Heavy Truck Company. As part of the deal, JMC will pay cash for the 80% stake currently held by China Changan Automobile and the remaining 20% ...
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US based chemical producer DuPont has begun the preliminary auction process for sale of its car paint business which is anticipated to fetch over $4bn. Sources told Reuters that the company's adviser on the agreement, Credit Suisse Group ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the prototype of its 918 Spyder sports car in Martini livery, which is currently undergoing development testing in collaboration with Martini Racing. The new sports car is a parallel ...
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General Motors is planning to invest $1bn in its Russian plants by next five years to expand its car and component production in the country. The investment will be used to increase output capacity as well as in sourcing local components. ...
General Motors (GM) will invest $450m to manufacture a new global Chevy vehicle at its Rosario Automotive Complex in Argentina. The investment will be made between 2013 and 2015 at the Rosario facility, which had produced more than ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has started production of its Chinese designed Sail compact sedan and hatchback in India. Being produced at the carmaker's Talegaon facility near Mumbai, India, the new Sail was designed by SAIC, the ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has commenced construction on a $380m facility expansion to its Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri. The expansion on the 500,000ft2 addition to the existing facility will facilitate the carmaker ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has commenced construction of a new $200m facility at its Arlington manufacturing plant in Texas. The investment on the new stamping plant is part of the company's $500m investment programme made in ...
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Dürr has received sixth contract from SGM (Shanghai General Motors)-Norsom, a Chinese joint venture between SAIC and General Motors, to build paint shop in Shenyang, China General Motors relies on its new 'non compressed 3 wet paint ...
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US based automotive manufacturer General Motors is planning to close its Honeoye Falls hydrogen fuel-cell research facility and relocate it to Michigan. The move will see GM shift the Honeoye Falls operations, including research and ...
General Motors and Isuzu are recalling over 258,000 sport utility vehicles in the US and Canada due to a potential fire hazard. The companies will fix short-circuits in power-window and door-lock switches that can cause fires. The ...
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General Motors (GM) has launched the new Buick Encore sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Guangzhou, China, which is based on the carmaker’s new all-wheel-drive SUV platform. The Encore SUV, offered in four trim levels, is ...
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Cadillac, a luxury automobile and SUV division of General Motors, has unveiled its plans to produce its XTS sedan this year and ELR electric coupe later in China. The carmaker's move follows its expansion of luxury vehicle market, which ...
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