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G.M. Closing 4 Truck Plants in Shift Toward Cars
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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They are a lane and a half wide, can wade through 24 inches of rainfall, weigh more than eight tonnes and get about 13 miles to the gallon. (article 2)
Yesterday, Rick Wagoner said that the car manufacturer was considering whether to sell the Hummer brand, the giant four-wheel drives that typically fill the car parks at American gun conventions. (article 2)
Within hours of Mr Wagoner's statement to shareholders indicating that the GM board had launched a strategic review about the future of the Hummer business, a website dedicated to deriding the vehicle declared victory. (article 2)
The move to reconsider the future of the Hummer comes as the price of petrol reached a record $3.98 a gallon in the United States this week. (article 2)
General Motors is closing four truck and sports utility vehicle (SUV) plants in the US, Canada and Mexico as it looks to environmentally-friendly cars. (article 1)
GM's board has approved production of a new small Chevrolet car at a plant in Ohio and the Chevy Volt electric vehicle in Detroit. (article 1)
Boss Rick Wagoner said plants to be closed were in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Moraine, Ohio; Janesville, Wisconsin; and Toluca in Mexico. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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GM, sales, vehicles, Car, plants |
Source articles
- GM axes four SUV and truck plants (BBC News, 06/03/2008, 303 words)
- Hummer on rocky road as GM cuts production (business.timesonline.co.uk, 06/04/2008, 499 words)
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