News tagged with general motors
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Michigan to get 5,300 charging stations for electric cars
More than 5,300 charging stations will be installed in Michigan as the birthplace of the US auto industry prepares for the introduction of electric cars like the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors said.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2010 |
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GM joins the networking revolution with Facebook voice to text via Onstar
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the ever-growing popularity of Ford's Sync technology and entertainment system, which boasts music and phone-related features, General Motors' On Star customers will soon have the world ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Faster employees may indirectly motivate colleagues to increase production
You wouldn't think that there would be much similarity between a hockey line and an automobile assembly line. However, University of Alberta management-science researcher Ken Schultz says that both groups can learn something ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2010 |
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OnStar, Google Partner to Expand Turn-by-Turn Navigation
OnStar and Google have reached an agreement that will let OnStar users search for and identify destinations using Google Maps and send those destinations to the Turn-by-Turn Navigation Service in their vehicles.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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An artificial eye on your driving
With just a half second's notice, a driver can swerve to avoid a fatal accident or slam on the brakes to miss hitting a child running after a ball. But first, the driver must perceive the danger.
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Toyota reports dozens of complaints about Prius brakes
Toyota Motor, reeling from a series of huge safety recalls, said Wednesday it had received dozens of complaints in North America and Japan about brake problems with its top-selling Prius hybrid.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Taiwan, China may develop electric cars together
Taiwan and China are looking into developing electric cars together and will hold a conference here next week to seek areas where they can cooperate, a Taipei official said Monday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Hybrid automaker Fisker to buy shuttered GM plant
Budding US hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant in Delaware to build fuel-efficient, plug-in cars, the White House announced Tuesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 27, 2009 |
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High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV
(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2009 |
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GM's trial program selling cars on eBay set to end
(AP) -- General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it is concluding its partnership with eBay Inc. in which the automaker used the auction site to sell new cars through California dealerships, as it shifts focus to broader, national ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Dell eyes tech services with $3.9B deal for Perot
(AP) -- Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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SRNL, automakers to develop high-performance wireless sensors networks
Several industries use wireless sensors, which can monitor chemical processes or equipment activity and then transmit the data over a wireless network. Still, many facilities that could benefit from the use of wireless sensors ...
Aug 25, 2009 |
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GM says Volt will be landmark fuel savings vehicle
Troubled auto giant General Motors said Tuesday its new electric sedan, the Chevrolet Volt, will be marketed in 2011 as the first mass produced vehicle capable of achieving three-digit fuel savings.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 11, 2009 |
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EBay, GM to start trial program to sell new cars
(AP) -- Hundreds of General Motors' California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the eBay online marketplace under a trial that begins Tuesday.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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GM to launch plug-in hybrid SUV in 2011
General Motors will launch a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle under the Buick brand in 2011, the automaker said Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 07, 2009 |
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