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ArticleTrump advisory panel includes GM's Barra, IBM's Rometty
GM's Barra will join a business panel that will advise Donald Trump once he takes office (Photo: GM)US President-elect Donald Trump has put together a business advisory council that includes General Motors CEO Mary Barra, IBM CEO Ginny Rometty and a host of other US business leaders.Trump said the ...
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ArticleUS moves to cement emission targets before Trump takes office
Low fuel prices have boosted US sales of heavy vehicles such as the Dodge Ram (Photo: Dodge)(Bloomberg) --The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to cement existing fuel-economy and emissions targets before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The agency issued a proposal that automakers blasted as "eleventh-hour politics."The auto industry ...
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ArticleIn trial, GM's Maven to lease cars to Uber drivers
Uber drivers can lease a Chevrolet Malibu (pictured) as part of the pilot (Photo: GM)Maven, General Motors' personal mobility brand, will offer leases of one week or more to Uber drivers as part of a San Francisco pilot program.The pilot offers people interested in using the Uber platform to ...
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ArticleeCarTec - Munich
The annual eCarTec exhibition, billed as the world's largest B2B trade fair for electric and hybrid mobility, will take place in Munich October 18 to 20.The exhibition will host makers of electric vehicles, energy and infrastructure specialists, makers of energy storage systems, powertrain developers and financial-service providers.eCarTec also features a ...
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Feature“You can forget everything that you’ve done to this point”
Opel's Tina Mueller is striving to improve the carmaker's brand imageWith deliveries rising in the second quarter and General Motors Europe and its core Opel brand posting its first quarterly pretax profit since 2011, the US carmaker hopes to continue the upward trend in  Europe for the rest ...
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ArticleGM appoints new global quality chief
Tony Francavilla (Photo: GM)General Motors named Tony Francavilla vice president, global quality, effective immediately.Francavilla, 58, succeeds Grace Lieblein, who retired at the end of last year. He reports directly to CEO Mary Barra.In his new role, Francavilla is tasked with assuring that GM vehicles meet the company's high quality ...
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ArticleGM China shows V2X technology
GM will work with other organizations to speed up V2X implementation (Photo: GM)General Motors China is moving closer to bringing its latest connected-vehicle (V2X) technology to the world's biggest car market.The US carmaker said it had for the first time demonstrated V2X technologies such as intersection collision alert and ...
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ArticleFord, GM invest in new mobility
Many of Ford's Smart Mobility projects involve smartphone connectivity (Photo: Ford)General Motors is investing in an autonomous-driving specialist, while Ford Motor announced it has established a subsdiary to “build, grow and invest in new mobility services.”The moves show that North America’s two biggest automakers are accelerating their push into ...
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ArticleOpel appoints Kienle to head manufacturing
Kienle brings to Opel more than 30 years of global manufacturing experience (Photo: GM)Opel said General Motors veteran Phil Kienle will succeed Peter Thom as head of manufacturing at the German GM brand March 1.Kienle currently serves as head of manufacturing for GM International and GM China. Thom, the ...
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FeatureGM's infotainment chief: It's all about the infrastructure
GM's Abram: “If we get the infrastructure right, we can react to everything." (Photo: A. Bongard)General Motors, like most of its competitors, is embracing new technologies as customers increasingly look for new and different personal-mobility products. “The convergence of connectivity, vehicle electrification and evolving customer needs demands new solutions,” ...
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ArticleAt CES, GM CEO Mary Barra shows Chevrolet Bolt EV
Barra says the Bolt will go into production in late 2016 (Photo: GM)LAS VEGAS -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle here, touting the car as the perfect combination of connectivity and electrification.In a keynote address at the CES consumer electronics show Wednesday, Barra ...
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ArticleCES: GM, Lyft to offer autonomous cars for ridesharing
Lyft will offer more options following its tie-up with GM (Photo: Lyft)LAS VEGAS -- General Motors and Lyft announced on the eve of the CES consumer electronics show that they plan to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the US.GM will invest 500 million dlrs in ...
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ArticleCES 2016: What to expect in automotive technology
New technologies are the biggest draw of the Las Vegas CES (Photo: CEA)For anyone involved in consumer electronics, 2016 has to start with the massive CES gathering in Las Vegas. In recent years, as the auto industry has expanded its borders into new technologies, many of the major car ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
The annual CES takes place in Las Vegas Jan 6 - 9 (Photo: CEA)The upcoming CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas will feature keynote addresses by General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert Diess.The high-profile presentations underscore the growing importance of the global electronics industry ...
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ArticleVW appoints company outsider as head of strategy
Thomas Sedran previously held senior positions at GM (Photo: GM)Volkswagen has named Thomas Sedran as its new head of group strategy effective November 1. The appointment marks the second time in recent weeks that the embattled carmaker appoints someone from outside the group to assume key responsibilities.Sedran, 51, most ...
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ArticleOpinion: How to attract female engineers
GM's Mary Barra is the only female CEO of a major carmaker (Photo: GM)One of the bigger challenges IT and other technology-driven industries have faced for decades is how to attract more female engineers.Efforts to boost the relatively low number of women in engineering companies remain largely unsuccessful. The ...
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ArticleGM China vehicles to feature 4G telematics this year
Fast 4G communications allow more infotainment options inside the car (Photo: GM)General Motors said a Cadillac brand model it will start selling this year in China will mark the beginning of its rollout of fast 4G telematics systems in the world's biggest car market. The connectivity will be provided ...
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ArticleOpel launches OnStar in Europe as free service in first year
Opel CEO Neumann wants Opel to be a leader in connected-car technology (Photo: GM)Opel joined the race to be the best connected car brand in Geneva Tuesday, when it announced that General Motors' OnStar connectivity suite will be available on all of its models starting this year.Opel CEO Karl-Thomas ...
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ArticleGM CEO sees further industry growth in US car market
GM's Barra says she expects younger car buyers to help boost U.S. market growth (Photo: GM)The US car market is set to continue its expansion this year, GM CEO Mary Barra told reporters, predicting light-vehicle sales of between 16.5 million and 17.0 million units in 2015. Barra cited a ...
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ArticleSales ranking: GM slips to 3rd place in 2014
Hyundai posted stronger 2014 unit sales growth than Toyota, Ford and GM (Photo: Hyundai)General Motors, which has for years been a strong contender in the race to be the world's biggest selling carmaker, slipped to third place in 2014, according to Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM). Toyota and ...
