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SAIC-GM-Wuling breaks ground for new R&D center and proving ground

Green Car Congress

Since its establishment in 2002, SAIC-GM-Wuling has been leveraging resources from China and abroad. The Wuling Rong Guang created China’s large-size minivan segment. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. SAIC-GM-Wuling) was launched on November 18, 2002. In addition, several of its products have become industry leaders.

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SAIC-GM-Wuling starts production at new $1.1B base in Chongqing; initial capacity of 400K vehicles and 400K engines

Green Car Congress

SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co. SAIC-GM-Wuling) was launched on November 18, 2002. It manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as a growing family of Baojun brand passenger cars. — SGMW Chongqing Branch Office General Manager Huang Chunsun. SAIC has a 50.1% stake, GM China a 44.0%

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Report: Mitsubishi Planning Dealer Expansion, More Models for U.S.

The Truth About Cars

A few years ago, your author speculated that Toyota would probably be having a good run as there was mounting evidence that Americans couldn’t really afford new automobiles. The brand was fielding sporting automobiles loaded with character that one could still utilize as a family vehicle and wouldn’t break the bank.

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

Green Car Congress

This approach allows automobile manufacturers to create packages of technologies that can be tailored to meet specific cost and effectiveness targets, as opposed to developing diesel or full hybrid alternatives that offer a single large benefit, but at a significant cost increase.

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SAIC-GM-Wuling: The beginning of missed opportunities?

China EV

Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Company was a provincial mini-van maker before the formation of the SAIC GM Wuling joint venture (SGMW) in 2002. I was the first foreign journalist to visit Wuling’s headquarters in Liuzhou, China (hattip to Yale Zhang, who helped make that possible).

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Stellantis production footprint could be in danger over battery-plant dispute

Baua Electric

Stellantis has made it very clear that plant is at the epicentre of its electric vehicle blueprint,” Unifor Nationwide President Lana Payne instructed Automobile Information Canada Would possibly 17. “If Unifor is urging its contributors in addition to alternative automobile employers to “contact their MPs and MPPs,” stated Payne. “We