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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Cooper Standard Automotive, a global supplier of systems and components for the automotive industry, has acquired USi from Ikuyo of Japan, effective immediately. USi provides hard coating process for use in automotive and industrial ...
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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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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking feedback on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified canola. FSANZ chief executive officer Steve McCutcheon said the ...
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Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM), has unveiled the new Meriva mini MPV variant, powered by a 1.4litre turbo gasoline powertrain mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The new powertrain will generate an ...
Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM) is planning to launch three gasoline and diesel family engines which will renew the company's current powertrain portfolio. The company said the new powertrain will offer reduction ...
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Prudential Insurance has struck a deal with General Motors, which will allow Prudential to assume certain salaried retiree benefit obligations as part of GM’s plan to reduce pension obligations by nearly $26bn. The agreement is ...
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US car maker General Motors (GM) has stopped the sale of eight of its 2013 models due to a software problem that affects the vehicles' OnStar communication system. The affected models include the Chevrolet Cruze, Equinox and Volt, ...
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US car maker General Motors (GM) is recalling over 40,000 cars due to a plastic part might crack and fuel leak. The models that are recalled include Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 sedans from the 2007-2009 model years and Chevrolet ...
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US based automotive company General Motors is planning to build its Cadillac ELR plug-in electric luxury coupe at Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in US, starting late 2013. The Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, which also builds the ...