General Motors installing vast solar array at Lordstown plant

General Motors' new 2.2 MW ground-mounted solar array will be complete by the end of 2014 at its Lordstown complex, home of the Chevrolet Cruze. When the last of more than 8,500 solar panels are in place, it will be GM's largest solar installation in the Western Hemisphere.

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11 more General Motors facilities become landfill-free

Eleven more General Motors facilities have achieved landfill-free status. The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy

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General Motors' US sales climbed 19 per cent in September '14

General Motors Co. dealers delivered 223,437 vehicles in the United States in September. Total deliveries were up 19 per cent compared with a year ago. Retail deliveries, which are sales to individual consumers, were up 17 per cent. Fleet deliveries were up 30 per cent, including

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GM Foundation donates US$ 50,000 to help build 'Smart Homes' for injured US military veterans

The General Motors Foundation donated US$ 50,000 to the Steven Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation to help build specialized, adapted homes for injured US military veterans. GM's Customer Care and Aftersales Veterans Group also gave US$ 126,000 toward the

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General Motors to add third shift, 750 jobs at Wentzville Assembly

General Motors (GM) will add a third shift at its Wentzville Assembly plant, creating an estimated 750 new jobs, to build the all-new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups and Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans.

Dealers have ordered nearly

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GM invests US$ 174-million in new Lansing stamping facility

General Motors will start construction of a US$ 174-million stamping facility that will create or retain about 145 jobs.

The new facility, part of the company's Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant, will produce stamping components for the Cadillac ATS and Cadillac CTS family

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General Motors names Ferguson to lead Global Public Policy

General Motors appointed Robert E. Ferguson to Senior Vice-President, Global Public Policy. Ferguson will report directly to GM CEO Mary Barra and is responsible for GM's Federal, State and International Government Relations and Public Policy activities in the US and its

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GM offers vehicle discounts to education community; includes Chevrolet, Buick, GMC brands

Beginning through January 2, 2015, current employees of a public or private school, university or collegeare eligible to participate in the new GM Educator Discount program and receive a significant discount on the purchase or lease of a new 2015 or 2014 Chevrolet,

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General Motors dealers delivers 267,461 vehicles in US in June 2014

General Motors dealers delivered 267,461vehicles in the United States in June. Total sales were up 1 per cent compared to a year ago. Retail sales were up 1 per cent and fleet sales were up 2 per cent.

There were two fewer selling days in June compared with a year

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General Motors names Cathy Clegg to Lead North America Manufacturing

General Motors appointed Cathy Clegg as North America Manufacturing Vice-President, effective July 1, 2014. She will lead a team of more than 74,000 employees with responsibility for 55 facilities including assembly, stamping, powertrain and

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