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GM to add 1,000 tech jobs in Michigan
General Motors plans to add 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to expand its vehicle electrification expertise in the areas of automotive battery, electric motor and power control technologies. »
GM to improve manufacturing processes with help from HP and Apriso
HP Enterprise Services has been selected by General Motors to implement an Apriso solution for better control over its battery manufacturing and supply chain operations at its new Chevrolet Volt battery assembly plant. »
GM to invest $246M in electric motors, hybrid components
General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in electric motor and electric drive manufacturing including construction of a high-volume electric drive production facility at the Baltimore Transmission plant. The automaker also manufactured its first advanced lithium-ion batteries for the Chevy Volt at the Brownstown Battery Pack Assembly plant. »
GENIVI to launch first open sourced IVI platform at CES 2010
The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive industry association driving the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, will unveil the GENIVI Platform version 1.0 at the International 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). »
Fisker Automotive to reopen GM plant to build hybrid vehicles
Fisker Automotive is purchasing a former General Motors Corp. (GM) factory in Wilmington, Delaware, to produce long-range, plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. The company expects to build between 75,000 and 100,000 of the vehicles annually by 2014. »
Delphi, GM to get share of $151 M DOE funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced major funding for 37 energy research projects. Among the award winners include Delphi Automotive Systems, General Motors, EaglePicher Technologies, Envia Systems, FastCAP Systems and Phononic Devices in the areas of vehicle technologies, energy storage and waste heat capture. »
GM expands production at three U.S. assembly plants
General Motors Company will add a third shift at its Fairfax, Kans.; Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and Lansing Delta Township, Mich. plants, which restores 2,400 jobs and enables GM to increase its manufacturing plant utilization in the U.S. These changes are in part due to closures and retooling announced earlier by GM. »
GM advances fuel cell system, EV collaboration
General Motors Co. has announced that its second generation hydrogen fuel cell system under development is half the size, 220 pounds lighter and uses less than half the precious metal of the current generation in the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicle. The auto maker also announced a partnership with Reva Electric Car Company... »
Chevy Volt will get 230 mpg in city driving
The Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle will achieve 230 mpg in city driving, according to General Motors Corp. The Volt, which is scheduled to start production in late 2010 for model year 2011, is expected to travel up to 40 miles on electricity from a single battery charge and extend its overall range to... »
DoE awards $2.4B in grants for battery, EV projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded $2.4 billion in grants to fund 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects, which is expected to create tens of thousands of new jobs in the U.S. battery and auto industries. »

ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program.
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply.
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues.



Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications.