Since our first encounter with GM’s HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI have continued plugging away at the technology in an attempt to turn it into a marketable reality. The basic premise of compression ignition is simple. Based on the Ideal gas law (PV=nRT)… Read the rest
Berlin — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that Germany aims to loosen European unit Opel's ties with troubled parent General Motors Corp. ahead of a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by GM.
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TOKYO — Toyota denied a Japanese media report Monday that it was studying a possible deal to offer its hybrid technology to General Motors Corp. if the U.S. automaker expresses any interest.
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Berlin — All three bids for General Motors Corp.'s Opel unit have shortcomings and a bankruptcy filing might still be a better option, Germany's economy minister was quoted as saying Sunday.
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From a peak of more than 19 million in the 1970s, manufacturing jobs in the United States have dwindled to only about 12 million today, and the continuing recession is likely to depress the number still more.
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General Motors Corp. borrowed $4 billion in additional federal aid Friday, which is $1.4 billion more than originally requested, to avoid running out of money, the automaker said late today in a regulatory filing.
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General Motors Corp. and the Canadian Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement in negotiations to reduce labor costs as mandated by the Canadian and Ontario governments as a condition of securing government loans.
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General Motors bondholders risk being blamed for forcing the automaker into bankruptcy court now that the UAW has tentatively agreed to concessions 11 days before a government restructuring deadline.
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Washington — General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers are holding another round of talks at the Treasury Department Wednesday in an effort to reach a comprehensive labor savings agreement ahead of a June 1 government deadline.
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Silent and more powerful than you'd expect, the Chevrolet Volt remains on schedule as General Motors Corp. gets ready to begin building prototypes of the electric car. GM let me drive a mule version of the vehicle Monday morning in a short trip around its Warren Technical Center track.
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