Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale at 13 Shanghai GM Chevrolet dealerships in eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. Two of GM’s joint ventures, Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling, are displaying more than 30 vehicles from the Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and Baojun brands.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

of total global sales). It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. Overall, 2018 marked a somewhat challenging year for the global car market, as sales fell for the first time since 2009, logging 86.01 million units. million sales.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2010

The passenger car joint venture was once again led by its original brand, Buick, which experienced sales growth of 59.6% Further contributing to the resurgence of Buick in China were the New Regal, which generated sales of 79,930 units, and the new LaCROSSE, which generated sales of 43,429 units in just six months on the market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The turbocharged engines were developed as a global architecture with the support of GM’s worldwide manufacturing and supply chain networks. They will power Buick and Chevrolet models built and sold in the Chinese domestic market starting later this year. General Motors revealed its new-generation ECOTEC 1.0T engine and 5.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

The first climate wind tunnel operated by a Chinese joint venture automotive partner opened at the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), GM’s automotive engineering and design joint venture with SAIC in Shanghai. It is one of GM’s six global research and development centers. million).

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

annually, having Oakville Assembly down means Ford had to come up with something and it elected to pull China out of the bullpen — setting the SUV up to become Ford’s very first Chinese import. Though it’s been taking action that has helped improve Chinese sales figures in recent years — the worst period of the pandemic notwithstanding.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

It was a first half record for both GM China and global automakers in China. The market benefited from stimulus policies adopted by the Chinese government as well as growing demand for personal transportation in tier-three and tier-four cities and rural areas. This represented an increase of 38.0% from the first six months of 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Gopal, working with Berkeley Lab scientists Samveg Saxena and Amol Phadke, used a powertrain simulation model called Autonomie to create a hypothetical hybridized version of the top-selling conventional car in each country—in China it was the Buick Excelle and in India the Maruti Alto. China study. fuel savings in China versus 13.2%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2016

During the period, GM and its joint ventures will roll out more than 10 new energy vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands. Last year, China accounted for more than one-third of the company’s global deliveries. By 2020, more than 75% of its global sales volume is expected to be actively connected.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

SAIC-GM, GM’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC, announced its Connectivity Strategy 2025, which lays out a roadmap for its connectivity development from 2017 through 2025. The strategy will take advantage of its extensive customer base and global resources with a focus on vehicle information, infotainment and intelligent driving.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2009

SGM will eventually make this telematics service available on its full portfolio of products, beginning with Cadillac, then Buick and finally Chevrolet. The service will be available throughout mainland China and will be first launched in Mandarin Chinese. OnStar, the global leader in telematics with more than 5.6

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 5, 2008

GM divisions from around the world checked in live on the jumbo screen to underscore that GM was a global company, not just an American company because the overseas story has been good lately. The live video feeds crescendoed from the top of China’s largest skyscraper, the Shanghai World Financial Center.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

A new mild hybrid concept vehicle made its global debut at Auto Shanghai this week dubbed the Buick Business Concept. The GM Hybrid System, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, builds on belt-alternator-starter hybrid technology that is already available in the Buick LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid in China.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Chinese state-owned automaker Chery is reportedly still looking to the United States as a possible point of expansion. Chery's global brands include Chery, Exeed, Omoda, and Jetour, the latter two destined for international markets. Chinese brands have been saying they’ll be coming to America since the mid-2000s.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford has introduced new models specifically designed to cater to Chinese customers. Still, Changan Ford (the automaker’s regional joint venture) only held 1 percent of all Chinese light-vehicle sales in 2022 vs the 4 percent it managed to snag in 2016. Buick and Cadillac) have even done quite well for themselves.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

But the EUV first went into production last year in China—as a Buick. In September 2017, Chevy’s goal of providing more room dovetailed neatly with a news story that caused many global automakers to tear up their product plans. Two BEV2 variants: Buick Velite 7, Bolt EUV.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 16, 2023

This should have been obvious to American manufacturers who have historically been required to engage in partnerships with Chinese corporations just to sell within the region. But it also speaks to hardships Ford has endured while trying to break into the market.

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2022

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick. It now forms a part of Lotus’ Vision80 strategy for transformation of the business leading up to its 80th anniversary in 2028. 2033: Audi.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 21, 2024

As Zach recently reminded us, China is currently the epicentre of the global EV revolution, representing 60%. If you ever had the suspicion that there are BEVs that international automakers sell in China but don’t want to offer to those of us in other markets, well … you were right.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. Since then, Nissan, Hyundai, Mazda, and General Motors Buick brand have all announced EREV plans of their own. counterparts.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Mass layoffs by Chinese-owned firms are extremely rare, but the fierce price spearheaded by BYD has potentially forced its hand. SAIC-GM makes Chevrolets, Buicks, and Cadillacs. Of course, China granted Tesla a special exception from its longstanding requirement of making foreign automakers form joint ventures with Chinese-owned firms.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Covering both passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (LCVs), the global light-vehicle market saw mixed performances from EV manufacturers in the first half of 2024. Many Chinese vehicle makers recorded impressive growth between January and June. Despite this, the manufacturer remained the global EV-market leader.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The son of Chinese immigrants, Yeung was also part of Ford power-train lineageboth of his parents also were engineers who developed engines at the iconic company. In the ensuing decades, generations of power-train engineers around the world toiled to refine the machine that powered global transportation.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? How GM hopes to recover.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. Buick electric SUV – the Electra is only a concept for now, but expect the sporty high-rider to provide inspiration for an upcoming electric Buick. Think iX3, but smaller.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

China is the largest market in the world for passenger vehicles but its government also has very aggressive goals to dominate the global automotive stage as cars and trucks transition into hardware and software on wheels that are powered by batteries. BYD Factor Lancaster, CA – Source: BYD Bus. Polestar 2 – Source: Polstar.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

One Bloomberg study found 341 miles was the average range desired, while Deloitte Consulting’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study found US consumers want to be able to travel 518 miles on a fully charged battery in a BEV that costs $50,000 or less. Even in the Chinese market where smaller EV sales are booming, profits are not.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Ultimately, GM will build Ultium-based EVs in North America for its four existing brands (Cadillac, GMC, Buick and Chevrolet) plus one model each for Honda and Acura. In March 2020, just a week before the global Covid-19 pandemic began to shut down businesses and travel, GM held an “EV Day” in Michigan for invited auto media.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) accused the automaker of having plans that required contracting technology and software firms with close ties to both the Chinese and North Korean governments.& But it’s requiring additional integration with a company boasting ties to both the Chinese government and its military.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is introducing legislation to increase tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles this week with the stated goal of dealing with the “existential threat posed by China.” percent to 100 percent, including vehicles owned by Chinese-based automakers that are assembled in places like Mexico.

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