Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to reduce 10% production from 57 units per hour to 52, at its main plant in Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden from 1 October 2012, in response to reduced demand for its cars in Europe. The carmaker is ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured from 5 May 2011 through 24 February 2012. The latest recall is the second recall for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles and is ...
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Shanghai GM, a joint venture between US carmaker General Motors (GM) and China based Shanghai Automotive Industry (SAIC), has begun construction on a new $1.1bn (CNY7bn) manufacturing facility in Wuhan city, Hubei. The new plant will ...
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Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
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Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM) has unveiled its first SUV, the Mokka, at Auto Mobil International (AMI) show in Leipzig, Germany, marking its entry into the sub-compact sports utility vehicle segment. The new ...
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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), General Motors' micro-van joint venture in China, has opened its new passenger car production plant in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The company has invested $1.3bn in the first phase of the ...
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US carmaker General Motors is planning to shut down an assembly line at its Ontario plant in Oshawa, Canada, by June 2013. The joint line, one of two assembly lines at the Oshawa plant, employing nearly 2,000 workers, was earlier planned ...
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US carmaker General Motors has reported 10% rise in its domestic sales during August 2012 to 240,520 vehicles when compared to 218,479 units sold during the corresponding month in 2011. According to the carmaker, Silverado pickup reported ...
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General Motors is recalling nearly 38,000 Chevrolet Impala police cars in the US and Canada over front suspension defect which could lead to a crash. According the carmaker, recall affects police cars manufactured from the 2008 through ...
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US car maker General Motors is recalling about 50,000 SUVs, including about 6,000 in Canada over faulty windshield wipers issue. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall will affect the company's 2011-12 ...
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US carmaker General Motors is planning to invest $420m in its Mexican facilities to build the Chevrolet Trax, new pick-up trucks and a new cto be employed in its passenger cars. The investment will go towards facilities in the states of ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to invest $120m to build a 400,000 sq ft paint shop at its Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, US. GM will seek Unified Government Board of Commissioners to grant the investment in industrial ...
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The differentials spread between Angolan crude grades Cabinda and Dalia has reached its widest point in more than a year, as the market shuns the heavier Dalia in favor of the lighter, more popular Cabinda, market sources said Friday. On ...
General Motors China has started fabricating and testing prototype battery cells and complete systems at its advanced technical center in Shanghai. The company aims to speed up the development of batteries with improved energy density for ...
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A study linking a type of genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto to health risks in rats lacked sufficient scientific quality in order to arrive at any conclusions with regard to the safety of such crops, said European Food Safety ...
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