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Google endows $10M for ‘plug-in’ Hybrid Car Development
Jun 19 2007, Parul

What does a big name like Google do with their money when they have lots of it? Yup, they plan to invest it for the betterment and of course, for the profits. Internet search giant Google hopes to pace-up the development of plug-in hybrid cars by giving.

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GM's Executive DesignTeam Attacks Smaller Automaker!
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In a completely off the wall attempt to shovel bile onto a fledgling automaker, GM’s Engineers begin the first round of verbal and slanderous attacks on Mealer...
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One-off 1988 Chevrolet Camaro LT5 concept selling on eBay
Harshpaul, shimla
The Chevrolet Camaro LT5 concept is based on a 1988 Camaro, which itself was a test car for some project. It was originally commissioned for the 1991 SEMA show, and...
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made popular Jun 8 2009
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Even Under a Cloud, G.M. Is Predicting Sunshine
Chad, Tempe
General Motors has been hemorrhaging customers for decades. For the last 30 years, it has been losing almost one percentage point of market share every year. It sold 45...
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made popular Jun 3 2009
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US role at GM to be passive, Obama vows
Andrew, Tempe
President Obama said Monday that the U.S. government had no interest in taking an ownership stake in General Motors Corp. But faced with two other bad options —...
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made popular Jun 2 2009
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GM announces sale of Hummer to undisclosed buyer
Harshpaul, shimla
GM has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a buyer for Hummer, but “identity of the purchaser and proposed financial terms of the...
GM, General Motors, Hummer, Hummer Sold
made popular Jun 2 2009
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GM files for bankruptcy, operations outside the USA not included
Harshpaul, shimla
As has been speculated for some time, GM finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a New York court, with $82 billion in assets and $172 billion in debt. The filing,...
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made popular Jun 2 2009
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GM’s HCCI engine improves fuel efficiency by 15%
Priyanka Khanghta, shimla
Many hybrid cars fail because of their fuel efficiency, battery problem, emission test failure, excessive noise and other technical glitches. GM motors has taken...
GM, fuel economy, engine technology, homogenous charge compression ignition engine
made popular May 23 2009
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Eco Tech: GM’s spark-free fuel combustion technology comes closer to reality
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Fuel-saving engine technology. Spark-free combustion is analogous with diesel engines where heat and pressure trigger combustion. Being a fuel-saving...
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made popular May 21 2009
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AP Interview: GM CEO says bankruptcy avoidable
AP, Detroit
With just a month left to check off an almost insurmountable list of restructuring moves, General Motors Corp.’s new CEO says it’s still possible that the...
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made popular May 4 2009
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New GM CEO says company can still avoid bankruptcy
AP, Detroit
General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson says the automaker still can avoid bankruptcy but it has a lot of work left before the government’s June 1 deadline.
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made popular May 4 2009
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GM retains adviser for Saturn sale
AP, Detroit
GM says it is retaining a former company adviser to help it review potential buyers for its Saturn brand. The automaker says several parties expressed interest in...
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made popular May 4 2009
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Fiat eyes new company with GM Europe, Chrysler
AP, Rome
Fiat Group SpA is confirming it’s in talks to acquire General Motor’s European operations, to possibly create a new company that would also include newly...
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made popular May 3 2009
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Fiat Coming To America?
Marco Villa, Connecticut
In a not-wholly surprising move, America’s ailing automaker Chrysler has filed for bankruptcy. The deadline for coming up with a viable plan for survivor or else...
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made popular May 1 2009
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GM bondholders seek to take majority stake
AP, New York
A committee of General Motors Corp.’s bondholders has offered to take a 58-percent stake in the restructured automaker in exchange for their $27 billion in debt.
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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Small GM bondholders rally for better deal
AP, Warren
Individuals who hold General Motors Corp. bonds said Wednesday they want a better deal than the debt-for-equity swap the company is offering.
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made popular Apr 29 2009
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Royal College of Art students create concepts for 2049
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Students at the Royal College of Art have created radical vehicle concepts for the year 2049. Vehicles shaped like jets, bombers and overall futuristic shapes. The GM...
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made popular Apr 29 2009
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GM plans to sell Saturn this year, 2 years early
AP, Detroit
The top executive of General Motors Corp.’s Saturn brand says the company will sell or phase out the brand by the end of this year, nearly two years faster than...
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GM to force more than 1,000 dealers to close
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General Motors Corp. says it will force 1,000 to 1,200 underperforming dealerships to close their doors as the automaker tries to thin dealer ranks to make the...
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R.I.P. Pontiac
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Despite an earlier GM statement towards the contrary, the end of Pontiac was expected. Now, GM has put an official seal on the end of Pontiac. As part of its viability...
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Analysts say GM bond exchange bound to fail
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Analysts are predicting General Motors Corp.’s effort to exchange $27 billion of its unsecured bond debt for equity is likely to fail, because it doesn’t...
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Saturn Vue's Production Version to be Unveiled in Los Angeles
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After Paris and the SEMA, The LA Motor Show is promising to be one heck of a treat. It is The Big guns, which fire up such occurrences, especially if they come up with...
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made popular Nov 19 2006
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2006 Total Quality Winners
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Taking the responses of more than 29,000 buyers of 2006 auto models into account, GM reached the top of the Total Quality Index (TQI) Awards list by scoring highest...
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made popular Aug 3 2006
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GM into hybrids just for show, not for environment
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It is appalling reading about General Motors Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz’s opinion on hybrids. In an interview with Just-Auto this week, Lutz tells: Hybrids are...
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made popular Jul 22 2006
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Making hybrids more affordable
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Before gas prices skyrocketed, like the present, anyone who went for a hybrid were seen with disdain and probably mocked at. Considering the $3000 more, one has to...
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made popular Jun 12 2006
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