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What's the Deal? UAW Strike Deadline Nears With No Contracts Signed

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Last week, Stellantis slid the United Auto Workers (UAW) a contract proposal that would raise hourly workers' pay by 14.5 The deal is roughly on par with the 15 percent initially offered by Ford and 16 percent from General Motors. percent over the next four years.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

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The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. When asked to predict global market share winners over the next five years, Ford jumped to 43% seeing market share gains compared with 29% in 2010 and 13% in 2009. Investments.

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GM on the brink…

Revenge of the Electric Car

DETROIT — The rapidly deteriorating finances of General Motors are forcing the federal government to decide whether to bail out the largest American automaker or face the prospect that it might go bankrupt. Analysts predict the market will remain weak into 2009. The government faces a difficult choice. If it provides G.M.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. See instructions for fixing the problem.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. .&# April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Electric vehicles are "definitely affordable and environmentally friendly technology, and we think theres a huge potential market in China for them," Li Shufu, Geelys chairman, said in an interview Monday. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s Gasgoo.com | ?? | in late 2010.

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