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May 2008
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Toyota Might Just Build Prius in California
From The Truth About Cars | May 30, 2008Everyone's familiar with New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., right? Also known as NUMMI, the plant is a joint venture between General... more
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Toyota Pondering U.S. Assembly of Prius Hybrid
From Green Car Advisor | May 30, 2008With Toyota dealers once again demanding premiums for the company's Prius hybrid as panicky shoppers queue up to buy the gas-sipping gas-electric... more
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GM says 19,000 US hourly workers taking its buyout offers
May 30, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesDETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said today that a quarter of its U.S. hourly workers will take the company's latest buyout and early retirement... more
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WINDING ROAD Readers Tackle GM Speedometer Issues
From Winding Road | May 29, 2008Most often the information that we post here at WINDING ROAD News stays hot for a few days and starts to cool as fresh updates roll out. But... more
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GM says 19,000 U.S. factory workers take buyouts
From Reuters: Business News | May 29, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Thursday about 19,000 U.S. factory workers -- just over a quarter of its American blue-collar... more
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GM preparing further restructuring: report
From Reuters: Business News | May 29, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Corp is preparing to announce further restructuring to cut costs and conserve cash amid a downturn in... more
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Chevy Volt: More small block V-8 than '53 Corvette
From Motor Trend Blog | May 29, 2008General Motors' executive director of global vehicle engineering compared the Volt to another iconic Chevrolet in a story published in Business... more
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General Motors Death Watch 178: Failure is Possible
From The Truth About Cars | May 28, 2008“Rich people don’t care [about high gas prices].” Bob Lutz’ statement-- made during the launch of GM’s new SUV... more
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Organic-Government Conservatism?
From The Corner | May 28, 2008I'm surprised there hasn't been more talk about this Alex Castellanos piece: What we believe in is people-driven, choice-filled, dynamic... more
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FWD Chevy Impala makes sense; Buick Lucerne, not so much
From Motor Trend Blog | May 28, 2008DETROIT - Now comes word from Automotive News that General Motors has cancelled plans for a 2011 rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Impala and Buick... more
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Question of the Day: Why Do Opinions of the Chevy Malibu, Pontiac...
From KickingTires | May 27, 2008The Malibu, G6 and Aura midsize sedans are corporate cousins from General Motors that ride on a similar chassis. Our questioner of the day... more
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Question of the Day: What Would You Be Willing to Pay for Chevy’s...
From Winding Road | May 27, 2008We announced earlier today that General Motors is targeting $40,000 for its Volt when it goes on sale in a few years. The automaker is hoping... more
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Question of the Day: Should the US Government Subsidize Cars?
From The Truth About Cars | May 27, 2008We spoke earlier about GM trying to wrangle a $7k tax credit out of Uncle Sam so that (supposed? purported?) Volt buyers won't have to... more
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GM, Ford stock extend slide, auto outlook dims
From Reuters: Business News | May 27, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp slumped to a 27-year low while smaller rival Ford Motor Co hit a new six-week low on Tuesday... more
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Tax Credits Would Insulate Volt From Sticker Shock
From Green Car Advisor | May 27, 2008When General Motors unveiled its Volt plug-in hybrid (or extended range electric) vehicle concept last year, GM Vice chairman Bob Lutz said... more
