FORTY DAYS AFTER entering bankruptcy protection, General Motors has emerged as a new company, built from the best and strongest assets of the previous General Motors Corporation.

President and CEO, Fritz Henderson has committed the ‘New GM’ to focus on delivering “great cars and trucks” and “serving the needs of [its] customers”.

Certainly, its major stock holders [...]

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Looks like General Motors isn’t going to lightly take the speculation that its Pontiac division is ear-marked for oblivion. GM released a media statement over the weekend, which, although short and sweet, makes a strong point about the future plans for the company.

The whispers that GM would be pensioning off its ‘excitement division’ took very [...]

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Ford has announced it is another step closer to production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Ford America, in conjunction with supplier Johnson Controls-Saft, has announced plans to build its first Lithium-ion battery facility in Holland, Michigan.

The partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft will see an advanced Lithium-ion battery system developed for the company’s first commercial plug-in vehicles, [...]

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