List of 2006 Releases
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2006 News Releases
2006-11-29 Front-Wheel-Drive, 2-Mode Hybrid System Debuts in 2008
LOS ANGELES - General Motors Corp. will expand the industry's most diverse portfolio of hybrid technologies in 2008 with the debut of its front-wheel-drive, 2-mode hybrid system in the Saturn Vue Green Line SUV, the automaker announced at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. ...
2006-11-29 GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV
LOS ANGELES - General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. ...
2006-09-22 Flint Engine South Begins Production Of Versatile 2007 GM 3.6L V-6 VVT Engine This Week
FLINT , Mich. - Today, General Motors delivered on its 2004 promise to invest approximately $300 million in its Flint Engine South manufacturing plant, further strengthening a key GM manufacturing center and contributing to the state and local economy. ...
2006-09-21 Media Advisory: GM To Launch Engine at Flint Plant
When Friday, September 22, 2006 ...
2006-08-24 GM'S 2007 Duramax 6.6L V-8 Turbo-Diesel Delivers Class-Leading Torque While Meeting New Emissions Requirements
MILFORD, Mich. - GM Powertrain's powerful Duramax 6.6L V-8 turbo-diesel engine is revised to meet new, stringent 2007 federal emissions regulations and continues to deliver the outstanding power and torque ratings customers expect. ...
2006-08-24 GM to Introduce New Light-Duty Diesel for North America
MILFORD, Mich. - General Motors Corp. will introduce a new V-8 turbo-diesel that improves engine fuel efficiency by 25 percent for North American light duty trucks after 2009. ...
2006-08-02 San Joaquin RTD Celebrates Rollout of GM Hybrid-Powered Buses
STOCKTON, Calif. - The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) today celebrated the rollout of 6 hybrid buses to its mass transit fleet. The buses are powered by General Motors' diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system, which offers greater fuel economy and significantly reduced emissions compared to conventional diesel buses. ...
2006-06-23 Race Design Is Production Design For LS7 Piston And Rod
PONTIAC, Mich. - The piston assembly for the 2006 Corvette Z06 LS7 7.0-liter V-8 engine is one of the latest examples of race designs carrying over to production GM engines. ...
2006-06-19 Larger-Displacement 2.9L and 3.7L Vortec Inline Engines Deliver More Power
PONTIAC, Mich. - For the 2007 model year, GM's popular midsize trucks - Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon - as well as the HUMMER H3 SUV, feature new, larger-displacement inline four- and five-cylinder engines. ...
2006-06-19 GM's 3.9L V-6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management™ Versions
Chicago, IL. - Today at the Midwest Automotive Media Association meeting Ed Peper, General Manager, Chevrolet, announced General Motor's first V-6 application of fuel-saving Active Fuel Management on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala, and E85 ethanol fuel capability on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the '07 Chevy Uplander. ...
2006-06-08 VIRGINIA TECH Students Win GM and DOE CHALLENGE X 2006 competition
MESA, Ariz. - General Motors (GM) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), lead sponsors for the Challenge X Crossover to Sustainable Mobility engineering competition, congratulated students from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, who took top honors today at this second annual competition in a three-year series. ...
2006-06-06 GM Announces Top Innovators of 2005
DETROIT - Ten innovative ideas that will enable General Motors to continue to drive game-changing improvements in safety, design, manufacturing flexibility and technology leadership are being announced today as the winners of the "Boss" Kettering Award. ...
2006-06-05 General Motors Invests $48 Million To Produce Six-Speed Transmission Castings At GM Powertrain Bedford
BEDFORD , Ind. - General Motors announced today it is investing $48 million in its GM Powertrain Bedford Foundry to produce six-speed transmission cases and converter housings for GM's growing family of six-speed transmissions. ...
2006-06-05 GM Launches More Fuel-Saving Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions
BEDFORD , Ind. -GM's plan to offer one million vehicles annually with six-speed automatics by 2008 accelerates in 2006 and 2007 with nearly 40 global vehicle applications of the fuel-saving transmissions. ...
2006-06-02 GM to Make Major Investment Announcement at Bedford Plant
Monday, June 5, 2006 at 200 p.m. ...
2006-06-01 General Motors Will Invest An Additional $332 Million To Expand Six-Speed Transmission Production At Its Warren (MI) Facility
WARREN, MI - General Motors announced today an additional $332 million investment to support production of its new family of six-speed transmissions at its transmission plant here. ...
2006-06-01 Innovative, Compact Six-Speed FWD and AWD Transmission Handles High Torque and Boasts Smooth Shifting, Aids Fuel Efficiency
The new Hydra-Matic 6T70 and 6T75 front- and all-wheel drive six-speed automatic transmissions will debut in several GM models in 2007. ...
2006-05-30 MEDIA ADVISORY: GM To Make Major Investment Announcement At Warren Transmission Plant
2006-05-30 General Motors Invests $170 Million To Expand Six-Speed Transmission Production In Ypsilanti
YPSILANTI, Mich. - General Motors announced today it will invest $125 million in its GM Powertrain Ypsilanti Transmission Operations (YTO) facility for additional capacity to produce a family of Hydra-Matic six-speed rear-, and all-wheel drive automatic transmissions for GM's cars, trucks and SUVs. ...
2006-05-30 Hydra-Matic Six-Speed Automatics Deliver Performance And Economy For Full-Size Suvs And Performance Cars
YPSILANTI, Mich. - A new Hydra-Matic 6L50 six-speed automatic transmission for rear and all-wheel drive vehicles becomes the second six-speed transmission variant in production at GM's Ypsilanti, Mich. Transmission Operations. ...
2006-05-22 GM Powertrain Celebrates Earth Day with Local Schools
DEFIANCE, Ohio - GM Powertrain Defiance environmental engineers will host the Defiance area sixth-grade classrooms on May 22 and May 23 to discuss the importance of Earth Day. ...
2006-05-18 GM Powertrain Unveils 3.6-Liter VVT Engine With Direct Injection
PONTIAC, Mich. - GM Powertrain announced today it will deliver a 3.6-liter V-6 gasoline engine with direct injection and variable valve timing (VVT) technologies in the 2008 model year. A vehicle application will be announced later in the year. ...
2006-05-18 2007 GM Powertrain Products Offer More Fuel Economy And Performance Options For Consumers
General Motors will expand the auto industry's broadest lineup of powertrain products for model year 2007, introducing 19 new or significantly revised engines and transmissions that improve fuel economy, enhance performance, reduce emissions and increase customer choice. ...
2006-05-18 GM Launches More Fuel-Saving Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions
PONTIAC , Mich. -GM's plan to offer one million vehicles annually with six-speed automatics by 2008 accelerates in 2006 and 2007 with nearly 40 global vehicle applications of the fuel-saving transmissions. ...
2006-05-18 GM's 3.9L V-6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management™ Versions
PONTIAC, Mich. - General Motors announced its first V-6 application of fuel-saving Active Fuel Management? on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala, and E85 ethanol fuel capability on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the '07 Chevy Uplander. ...
2006-05-09 Allison Transmission Awarded Contracts to Supply a Total of 3,435 Automatic Transmissions to Beijing Public Transport Holdings Limited
Beijing , China - Allison Transmission of General Motors has been awarded contracts to supply 3,435 Torqmatic fully automatic transmissions to Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd. ...
2006-04-25 Team HUMMER Adds Duramax Diesel Power With H1 Alpha
DETROIT - The newest "member" of Team HUMMER Racing debuts this weekend at the "Best in the Desert" Racing Association's 2006 "Terrible's Town 250" competition in Pahrump, Nev. on Saturday, April 29. The all-new 2006 HUMMER H1 Alpha Pick-up will make its first attempt at the 250-mile trek and be piloted by six-time Baja 1000 winner, Chad Hall. ...
2006-04-21 GM Hybrid-Powered Buses Delivered to Montgomery County, MD
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Ride On, the Montgomery County Division of Transit, today announced the addition of five buses powered by General Motors' diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system to its mass transit fleet. ...
2006-04-21 DEQ Director Awards General Motors' Warren Transmission Plant the Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program Gold Award
Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester today awarded the General Motors Powertrain - Warren Transmission Plant with the Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program Gold Award at a ceremony held at the plant in Warren. ...
2006-03-30 General Motors and Governors Ethanol Coalition Extend Partnership To Promote Ethanol As Alternative Renewable Fuel
AUSTIN, Texas - General Motors today announced that it would extend its partnership with the Governors Ethanol Coalition (GEC)--a bipartisan group of governors devoted to the promotion and increased use of ethanol--to provide several new E85-capable vehicles for use in GEC member states. ...
2006-03-30 General Motors Announces Collaboration With Abengoa Bioenergy And Kroger Stores To Help More Texas Motorists Power Their GM FlexFuel Vehicles With E85
AUSTIN, Texas - General Motors today announced plans for the addition of E85 ethanol fuel to be offered at approximately 20 Kroger fueling sites strategically placed throughout the Houston and Dallas area through a collaborative partnership with the retailer and Abengoa Bioenergy. ...
2006-03-21 UAW/GM Janesville Assembly Plant Produces 500,000th E85 FlexFuel Vehicle
JANESVILLE, Wisc. The General Motors Janesville Assembly plant achieved a milestone of producing more than 500,000 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, full-size sport utility vehicles, with E85 FlexFuel-capable engines. The Janesville employees were recognized in a ceremony at the plant which included Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. ...
2006-03-21 UAW/GM Announces Elementary School Art Competition
The UAW Local 95 / General Motors Janesville Assembly plant today announced plans for an art competition amongst elementary school students, to create artistic interpretations promoting nature conservation and renewable fuels such as ethanol. ...
2006-02-27 General Motors Will Invest $500 Million To Expand Toledo Transmission Plant, Build New Six-Speed Transmissions
General Motors announced today it will invest $500 million in its Toledo, Ohio transmission plant to produce a new Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed, rear-wheel-drive automatic transmission for full-size SUVs and trucks. ...
2006-02-27 GM's Hydra-Matic 6L80 Six Speed Automatic Delivers Balanced Performance, Economy For Full-Size SUV's
A new GM Hydra-Matic 6L80 rear-wheel drive six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission designed for the performance requirements of trucks debuts in GM's 2007 full-size SUVs. ...
2006-02-21 Allison Transmission Introduces Version 2.0 Of Allison Doc™ For Fleets (1000/2000) And Allison Doc™ For Fleets (3000/4000) Diagnostic Tools
Allison Transmission has introduced version 2.0 of Allison DOC For Fleets (1000/2000) and Allison DOC For Fleets (3000/4000) PC-based diagnostic applications. ...
2006-02-01 General Motors Announces Production Of First Light-Duty, Hybrid Transmission To Be Manufactured In The U.S.
General Motors announced today that the first light-duty integrated hybrid transmission to be designed and built in the U.S., will be produced at GM's Baltimore Transmission plant. ...
2006-02-01 GM Arlington SUV Plant To Build Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid
General Motors today announced the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon Two-mode Hybrid SUVs will be built at its Arlington assembly plant beginning in late 2007. ...
2006-02-01 GM's Two New Hybrid SUVs Save Fuel While Maintaining Performance
General Motors' ongoing commitment to improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions with advanced propulsion technologies is evidenced by the introduction of two new hybrid SUVs - the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid and the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Two-mode Hybrid, featuring the world's first light-duty two-mode full hybrid system in an SUV. ...
2006-01-30 GM to Provide Hybrid Transit for Super Bowl XL
Journalists and VIPs attending NFL-related activities during the week of Super Bowl XL will be shuttled around the Motor City in five buses powered by GM's hybrid propulsion technology. ...
2006-01-25 First of 50 New Flyer Buses Powered By GM's Hybrid Technology Rolls Into Washington Metro's Fleet
General Motors announced today at the Washington Auto Show, that the first of 50 GM hybrid-powered buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries are beginning to roll into the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) fleet. ...
2006-01-25 GM Launches Ethanol Image Campaign
General Motors today launched an unprecedented national advertising and marketing campaign to build awareness and market acceptance for ethanol/gasoline blended fuel (E85) vehicles as a major plank in its corporate marketing campaign at the Washington Auto Show. ...
2006-01-17 Consortium Orders 157 GM Hybrid-Powered Buses
A hybrid bus consortium consisting of 11 transit agencies in California, Nevada and New Mexico has awarded a contract to Gillig Corp. for the purchase of up to 157 diesel-electric hybrid buses powered by General Motors' advanced hybrid propulsion system. ...
2006-01-05 Allison Transmission to supply automatic transmissions for Moscow bus fleet
Allison Transmission has been awarded the contract to supply 320 Torqmatic fully automatic transmissions to Russian bus fleet operator Mostransavto. Installed in the Liaz 5256 bus chassis, Allison Transmission was selected for its reliability, performance and the comfortable ride achieved through smoother shifting. ...