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GM Invests in Orion Assembly Plant Again
The 2011 UAW-GM National Agreement is up for renewal by this September, with the two-tier wage system a major potential point of contention between the Detroit Three and the UAW. Continue reading
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Spark Plug-in EV to Debut in La-La Land at Los Angeles Show
Chevrolet will unveil the electric version of the Spark minicar at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. No technical details for the EV were released. The South Korean-made Spark EV will be sold in limited quantities in some U.S. and global markets, starting in 2013 in California. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, coda ev, EVs, fiat 500, fit ev, focus ev, Ken Zino, leaf ev, scion iq, sonic, spark
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Chevy Gogo Link Transfers Smart Phone Apps to Dumb Radio
This latest foray into automotive electronics raises not only distracted driving issues but marketing ones as well since GogoLink competes with GM’s OnStar. Continue reading
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Sonic Boom or Bust? Chevy Prices New Car Starting at $14,495
GM is now exploring just how much it can charge for a small car in an area where, typically, Detroit Three products needed roughly a 20% discount (or more) compared with facing Japanese competition. In this case there are, notably, the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris all priced roughly the same as Sonic, from companies that up until now are the acknowledged small car leaders. Sonic also faces stiff competition from the upstart Koreans – Hyundai and Kia – whose competitive models significantly under price it. Continue reading
