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GM reduced energy and carbon intensity per vehicle in 2013

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Energy intensity per vehicle. Carbon intensity per vehicle.

In 2013, GM reduced the energy-intensity per vehicle manufactured 3.5% from 2012, down to an average 2.22 MW/vehicle from 2.30 MW, according to the company’s just released 2013 sustainability report.

GM recalls another 2.6 million vehicles – now 15.4 million car recall

GM recalls another 2.6 million vehicles - now 15.4 million car recall - photo RTEUTERS/Rick Wilking 2009

General Motors said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.6 million vehicles globally, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to almost 15.4 million.

GM adds 2 recalls; 2014 total above 8.5 million

GM adds 2 recalls; 2014 total above 8.5 million

General Motors added two recalls Thursday to its growing list for the year, pushing the total number of vehicles called back for fixes in 2014 to more than 8.5 million in the U.S. alone.

GM recalls 2.7M more cars; industry on record pace

GM recalls 2.7M more cars; industry on record pace (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
General Motors recalled an additional 2.7 million vehicles Thursday as a deep dive into safety issues at the nation’s biggest automaker turned up more problems with some of the cars it built over the past decade.

GM recall reveals gaps in air bag knowledge

GM recall reveals gaps in air bag knowledge(AP Photo/St. Croix County Sheriff's Office)

Here’s an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: they don’t always deploy when drivers — or regulators — expect them to.