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...General Motors, company executives are once again deflecting charges that the firm is missing out on a hot new market and will have to play catch-up. GM has for years been publicly dismissive of hybrid cars. In January, vice chairman Bob Lutz described hybrids as "an interesting curiosity" and said, "We will make some," but added that they didn't make much sense with gasoline at $1.50 per gal. Gas prices are up 30% since then, but GM officials insist their strategy has not changed. The focus is still on delivering hybrid versions of SUVs and pickups while devoting...
...Continent be far behind? - By Adam Smith Mixed Fortunes U.S. biotech firm Monsanto shelved plans to introduce the world's first genetically modified wheat, after U.S. farmers claimed there was no market for the crop abroad. Meanwhile, the E.U. said it would approve the sale of GM corn in the region this week...
ENDED PRODUCTION. OLDSMOBILE, the oldest U.S. automotive brand name; after the last Alero (its only surviving model) rolled off the line at a General Motors plant in Lansing, Mich. A middle-class stalwart of the GM line, with 35.2 million cars made since 1897, Olds lost out in competition with minivans, SUVs and imports in the 1980s. In 2000 GM announced that the line would end after the 2004 Alero...
...ENDED PRODUCTION. OLDSMOBILE, the oldest American automotive brand name; after the last Alero (its final surviving model) rolled off the line at a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan. A middle-class stalwart of the GM line, with 35.2 million cars made since 1897, Olds lost out in the competition with minivans, suvs and imports. In December 2000, GM announced that after the 2004 Alero, its road would...
...Where am I--because your car, in this country, is you. It expresses your aspirations, your taste, your social class and your virility (or your need to compensate for same). I learned this growing up near Detroit, where people lived for their cars--American cars!--and lived by the GM slogan, "It's not just your car, it's your freedom." And it's not just your freedom. It's your soul...