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GM to add over 20 new, upgraded models in China: CEO

General Motors Co will add over 20 new and upgraded models in China, its CEO said Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker looks to use its leading position in the world's biggest car market to reclaim the No.1 carmaker spot from Toyota Motor Corp.

GM may unveil profit sharing plan next week: report

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General Motors Co may pay its U.S. hourly workers at least $3,000 each as a share in profit, after the automaker returned to profitability in 2010, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Gold dips on data, earnings

Gold prices eased a touch in Europe on Wednesday after well received U.S. economic data and a spate of upbeat corporate earnings deflected interest away from bullion on to higher-risk, higher-yielding assets.
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GM drops U.S. loan application after turnaround

General Motors Co has withdrawn its application for $14 billion in subsidized loans from the U.S. Department of Energy, saying it has the financial strength to fund investment in more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles on its own.
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GM drops US loan application after turnaround

General Motors Co has withdrawn its application for $14 billion in subsidized loans from the U.S. Department of Energy, saying it has the financial strength to fund investment in more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles on its own.

Trust in business tumbled in 2010: survey

Americans' trust in institutions of all kinds dropped last year as persistently high unemployment sapped people's confidence in business and government, a newly released study found.

State of the Union Preview -- Energy & Environment

President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address for 2011 tonight at 9 pm ET in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The president is expected to focus on 'competitiveness', and high energy costs are routinely a concern of U.S. businesses and consumers. Healthcare, taxes and the deficit tend to loom larger.

GM sold more cars in China than in U.S. last year

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) said it sold more vehicles in China than it did in the U.S. in 2010, making it the first time in the automaker’s 102-year history that sales in a foreign country surpassed domestic sales.

Coda hires former GM executive as CEO

Coda Automotive Inc., an electric car company based in Santa Monica, California, has named industry veteran and former executive of GM China, Phil Murtaugh, as its new CEO.
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GM falls just shy of Toyota in 2010 sales ranking

Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> kept its spot at the top of the global sales ranking in 2010, outselling General Motors Co by less than 30,000 units as the U.S. rival achieved faster growth in the world's two biggest markets.

KPMG survey expects auto industry investments to soar in next 5 years

Auto industry executives are expected to see a rise in investment in new powertrain technology, new plants, alternative fuel technologies and high growth markets, merger and acquisition activity over the next five years, according to the 12th annual global automotive survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
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U.S. criticized over Chrysler Financial pact

The U.S. Treasury may not have fully vetted the settlement of its interest in Chrysler Financial last year and not gotten a strong enough return for taxpayers, a bailout watchdog said in a report issued on Thursday.

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