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  • General Motors Chief Bets on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

    General Motors Chief Bets on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

    Environment News Service March 12, 2013 HOUSTON, Texas ‚Äì The United States is poised to achieve long-term energy security because of the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles and the revolution in domestic oil and gas production, says General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. Speaking at last week’s IHS CERA Week energy conference, hosted by business services and information provider IHS, Akerson said General Motors is developing the industry’s most technologically diverse range of fuel-efficient cars, trucks and crossovers to meet […]

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  • Detroit Rethinks Small Trucks

    Detroit Rethinks Small Trucks

    by Christine Rogers and Jeff Bennett, Wall St. Journal, March 11, 2013 Rising fuel prices haveGeneral MotorsCo.GM+0.35%and Chrysler Group LLC taking a second look at peddling smaller pickup trucks‚Äîvehicles that the Detroit Three auto makers abandoned in the U.S. amid weak demand. Read more…

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  • Q&A: Larry Nitz says GM “committed to electrification as a long-term journey”

    Q&A: Larry Nitz says GM “committed to electrification as a long-term journey”

    by Gary Witzenberg, AutoBlogGreen, March 11, 2013 Anyone who still doesn’t believe thatGeneral Motorsis serious about advanced technology in general, and vehicle electrification in particular, hasn’t yet learned that post-bankruptcy GM is a very different company run by different people with a different set of priorities, most of which we would all applaud. One clear sign of this was the company’s offering of a long list of key executives, including top technology leaders, for media interviews during January’sDetroit Auto Show. […]

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  • Mpg improvements aid mid-sized sales

    Mpg improvements aid mid-sized sales

    by Nick Bunkley Automotive News March 11, 2013 …”Today’s mid-sized sedans get the same or better gas mileage as the compact sedans five years ago,” said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak. “Consumers have certainly gotten accustomed to living with high-level gas prices, so there’s no more of that knee-jerk reaction.” Read more…

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  • Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    by John Sousanis WardsAuto March 8, 2013 The average fuel economy of light vehicles sold last month reached 24.1 mpg (9.8 L/100 km), a 1% increase over year-ago and a 14.9% gain on the WardsAuto Fuel Economy Index’s base rating established in fourth-quarter 2007. Read more…

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  • GM Outlines Strategy to Slash Fuel Consumption

    GM Outlines Strategy to Slash Fuel Consumption

    By Paul Eisenstein, The Detroit Bureau, March 7, 2013 It may seem like an odd choice to pitchfuelefficiency and energy independence in Texas, but General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson took that message to the Lone Star State today, telling participants in an energy conference that America is on the right track as it curbs consumption and develops domestic resources while curbing fuel imports. Read more…  

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