Archived Auto News and Events for August 2011

GM Cancels Fall Saturday Overtime at Flint Truck Plant
General Motors announced on August 25th that it was cancelling planned overtime shifts at its truck plant in Flint, Michigan, because inventories of pickup trucks are higher than expected.

Cadillac Announces Plug-In EV
If you're like most people, you probably didn't think you'd ever link Cadillac and "plug-in electric car" in the same sentence, but last Wednesday, August 17th, General Motors announced that it plans to sell just such a vehicle.

Ford Delays Initial Launch of Ford Focus EV
Spreading the news via its Internet forum at myfocuselectric.com, Ford Motor Company has announced that it is delaying the full launch of their upcoming electric vehicle, the 2012 Ford Focus EV.