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GM to Build 8-Speed Auto Trans, 3-cylinder Engines in U.S.
General Motors will invest nearly $332 million in four manufacturing sites to produce more fuel-efficient engines and transmissions. The latest investments, announced today at GM plants in Flint and Bay City, MI, Toledo, OH and Bedford, IN, will support production of a new 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec small gasoline engine, a new V6 engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission, and tooling for an existing 6-speed transmission. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, manufacturing
Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, ecotec, GM, Ken Zino, uaw
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Horses for Courses – GM’s Small Block V8 Versus Ford and Ram
This debatable engineering philosophy gained some credibility today when GM revealed that the 2014 Silverado and Sierra pickups with the 5.3-liter V8 engine – the most popular engine – will be rated at an EPA estimated 23 mpg highway. The trucks also have better fuel economy and higher load capacity at a maximum of 11,500 pounds than the 2013 model Ford EcoBoost V6, an expensive approach that uses two turbochargers and intercooling, among other tweaks. Ram is using a 5.7-liter double overhead camshaft multivalve V8 linked in its best version to an 8-speed automatic, and is rated at 20 mpg. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, fuel economy or emissions, new vehicle, news analysis
Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, ecoboost, ecotec, f-series, Ken Zino, ram, sierra, silverado
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GM and UzAvtosanoat Open New Engine Plant in Asia
General Motors and a joint venture partner, state owned UzAvtosanoat, have dedicated a new engine plant in Tashkent, 400 kilometers from the automakers’ vehicle manufacturing facility in Asaka, Uzbekistan. It represents GM’s largest powertrain investment to date in Central Asia. Continue reading
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Tagged asia, auto informed, auto news, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, ecotec, GM, gm engines, Ken Zino, powertrain, uzavtosanoat, uzbekistan, zino
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