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Fastlane Webchat: Making Electric Vehicles Attractive to Consumers

One of the big questions surrounding electric vehicles is how many will actually make it to market and when. Chevy Volt Vehicle Line Director Tony Posawatz and California Cars Initiative founder Felix Kramer will answer questions on what needs to happen to quicken public acceptance of EVs beyond making sure they are appealing and relevant. Join us for the webchat Friday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Posawatz and Kramer are part of an aptly named panel, “The Consumer: Who, Why and When” next Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit.
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GM and Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale of HUMMER

General Motors (GM) and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd (Tengzhong), announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement that will allow Tengzhong to acquire GM's premium all-terrain HUMMER brand.
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General Motors Names Docherty Vice President U.S. Sales

Fritz Henderson, GM president and CEO, named Susan Docherty, 46, currently general manager, Buick-GMC, to the position of vice president, U.S. Sales, effective October 16, 2009.  She will also become a member of the executive committee.  Docherty replaces Mark LaNeve, who announced his departure to a non-automotive company. 
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Coskata Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock Flexible Ethanol Facility

Coskata Inc., a leading developer of next-generation biofuels, announced the successful start-up of its semi-commercial flex-ethanol facility located in Madison, PA. The accomplishment represents the successful scale-up of the company's technology, and will serve as a showcase for the world's first commercially viable flex-ethanol process.
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Fastlane Blog Post: Let’s Be Frank About Climate Change

You may have noticed Blog Action Day 2009, and the focus for thousands of bloggers around the world is to engage people in a frank discussion about climate change – something you probably wouldn’t expect us to do. But like we continuously ask of you, we’re joining the conversation to help raise awareness on this important issue, and more importantly, what we’re doing to be part of the solution. Quite frankly, this is an issue that affects all of us, and our company as well as our industry has a responsibility to lead – we think we’re up to the challenge.
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GM PLUS Wins Out & Equal 'Outie' Award

Out & Equal™ Workplace Advocates – the leading national organization advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in the workplace – recognized General Motors’ GM PLUS (People Like US) affinity group with the 2009 Out & Equal Workplace Award for Employee Resource Group (ERG) of the Year last night at the nonprofit’s annual summit in Orlando, Florida. The Out & Equal Workplace Awards (commonly known as "The Outies") honor individuals and organizations that are leading the way to advance equal rights for LGBT employees in America’s workplaces.
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Larry Burns Retires, Sees Strong Future for Fuel Cells

Larry Burns, who led R&D at GM for the last 11 years – the longest tenure since Charles Kettering – leaves GM after 40 years on Oct. 1. He is known for his vision of connected automobiles – cars that don’t crash – and a future that includes hydrogen fuel cells as a major source of renewable energy to drive transportation.
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Chris Preuss: '18- to 30-year-olds are the key to our future'

Preuss joined GM in 1998 as director of Cadillac communications, and has also directed GM communications for public policy, global products and brands, and product development. Most recently, Preuss led GM Europe communications and global product communications.
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GM Launches 60-Day Satisfaction Guarantee; Offer Bolsters Consumer Confidence

General Motors announced that it will offer a Satisfaction Guarantee to eligible buyers of new Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles.  The guarantee allows customers to return their vehicle to their dealer between 31 and 60 days of purchase and receive a refund of the purchase price for the vehicle.
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A New GM Kicks Into High Gear at Product and Technology Event

A revitalized General Motors reintroduced itself with an array of all-new cars, crossovers and trucks debuting now through 2011. GM also made a historic announcement: When the Chevrolet Volt extelnded-range electric vehicle rolls off the assembly line late next year, it will be the first mass-production automobile to achieve triple-digit fuel economy, with an expected 230 mpg in the city, or 25 kilowatt hours per 100 miles.
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Work Begins at Volt Battery Facility

GM will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Mich., to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles. It will be the first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the U.S. to be operated by a major automaker, and demonstrates GM’s commitment to deliver more fuel-efficient vehicles to consumers.
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