South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has hinted Holden could receive additional government funding to help shore up its local manufacturing future. Weatherill told News Limited he was prepared to go to great lengths to save Holden, ...
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Automotive technology supplier Bosch has secured a contract to supply its clean diesel technology that will be used in General Motors' 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel vehicle. As part of the deal, the supplier will deliver fuel ...
US carmaker General Motor’s security, safety and navigation services division, OnStar, has partnered with energy services firm TimberRock to develop advanced electric vehicle (EV) solar charging technologies. As part of the project, ...
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Production of the Opel Mokka will move from Korea to Spain in 2014 in a bid by General Motors to boost its ailing and underutilised European operations. The Mokka compact SUV, badged as a Vauxhall Mokka in other markets and a sister car ...
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The General Motors (GM) Lordstown Assembly Complex became the first GM facility to accomplish one of the world's largest LED lighting replacements, throughout its entire 815,000 square foot. The Stamping Plant has been able to reduce its ...
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Opel, the subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors (GM), has unveiled the new Insignia Country Tourer ahead of its launch at the upcoming 65th International Motor Show to be held in Frankfurt, Germany during 10-22 September 2013. The ...
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Canada based automotive installer Ground Effects will invest $3.4m to establish a new spray-in bed liners facility in Roanoke, US. The 40,000sqft facility located at Aboite Road in Roanoke is scheduled to be operational by December 2013, ...
Transformers 4 director Michael Bay has officially revealed the new Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee, set to star in the upcoming film. Although the new Bumblebee Autobot sports a familiar black and yellow paintjob, it features a slightly ...
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General Motors and Honda have announced an agreement to co-develop fuel cell and hydrogen storage technologies, targeting commercially viable systems by 2020. The agreement will see GM and Honda work together, with additional ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) and Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda Motor have collaborated to develop fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies through 2020. The collaboration forms part of the automakers' efforts to trim ...
The Holden Malibu mid-sized sedan has launched locally, priced from $28,490 plus on-road costs. Two grades – $28,490 Malibu CD and $31,990 Malibu CDX – come standard with a 123kW/225Nm 2.4-litre four cylinder petrol engine. ...
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The mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) market is booming, growing by 25 per cent in 2012, according to analysts Infonetics Research. The organisation pins a value on the market of $1.5bn. "To put things in perspective, the mobile M2M module ...
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Chevrolet, a subsidiary of the US based automobile manufacturer General Motors, has launched its new Sonic 1.6 E85, the revamped model of the Sonic car in Thailand. The vehicle is powered by the four-cylinder 1.6L double overhead ...
The latest Chevrolet Spark is the most recent EV to attempt to shatter electric cars' reputation as anemic and inept. And it succeeds, being the best version of this small hatchback. Unlike the Mitsubishi i, this is no glorified golf cart. ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has started construction of new manufacturing plant for its luxury automobile and SUV division, Cadillac, in Shanghai, China. Additionally, a new research and development (R&D) facility is being built by ...
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