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General Motors to keep green car technology in house

For the first time in its 100-year history, General Motors plans to design, develop and manufacture electric motors for its growing array of gasoline-electric hybrids and electric vehicles. The electric motors used in GM's current lineup of hybrids are made to GM specifications by outside vendors. GM wants to bring the design and manufacturing in-house to save money and to apply its own technology to boost performance, lower weight and reduce power consumption, said Larry Nitz, GM's chief hybrid powertrain engineer.

Ten notable Saab models from history--the AutoWeek list

Technical specifications provided by Saab media On December 15, 1989, General Motors announced that it intended to buy 50 percent of Saab Scania's car business and to form a new company, Saab Automobile AB. Twenty years later, GM confirmed that it has a tentative agreement to sell Saab to a group led by Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg Automotive. Here is a look at 10 notable Saabs: 1986 Saab 900 Convertible 1.

Three new Maseratis coming in quick succession - Marchionne

Maserati is preparing a trio of new products for launch in quick succession, Fiat chief exec Sergio Marchionne has confirmed. In an interview after addressing the CBI business conference in London yesterday, he said a successor to the Quattroporte, a smaller Maserati and the Kubang would reinvigorate the Maser range. 'Maserati will increase its volumes by having three cars,' said Marchionne, confirming a replacement for the Quattroporte, the SUV and 'a much smaller four-door.