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General Motors on Monday confirmed rumors regarding the future of its Pontiac division, indicating the storied brand will be eliminated by the end of 2010 at the latest. The company said it will also sell or shut down Saab, Saturn, and Hummer by the end of 2009 or sooner. Furthermore, the company will eliminate 13 manufacturing plants (28 percent) by late 2010, while simultaneously slashing its dealer network by nearly half –from 6,246 in 2008 to 3,605, a reduction of 42 percent.
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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future.
G.M. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000.
“While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be … Details
Although the environmental benefits of hybrid vehicles are well known, their near silent operation when running off batteries does pose a danger to pedestrians who are used to the rumble of an engine to alert them to oncoming vehicles. Active Noise Control technologies from Lotus Engineering address this problem by projecting engine sounds externally to improve pedestrian safety, while also employing noise-canceling technology internally to reduce unwanted cabin noise.
Making use of the same technology employed in noise canceling headphones, Lotus’ Road Noise Cancellation (RNC) and Engine Order Cancellation (EOC) systems reduce noise levels… Details