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GM, in contrast, has invested heavily in product development and new technologies, such as the lithium ion battery for the Chevrolet Volt. It was in the late stages of a transformation effort when the US economy collapsed last fall.
The brand was another problem for GM. It came to be a lightning for environmentalists, who say the suv brand as further proof that Detroit didn’t get America’s newfound green attitude. The greening of America may be more hype than reality, but there’s no question that GM lost the technology...
Thu, Oct 8 | from BusinessWeek