General Motors Defends Volt All-Electric Vehicle Claim

General Motors is firing back at the automotive press after critics’ assertions that the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt isn’t a true electric car — rather merely another hybrid, and not particularly fuel-thrifty.
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GM Unveils Plans for New Compact Buick Sedan

General Motors unveiled plans Thursday to build a new compact Buick sedan at an idled plant in Michigan that once built Pontiacs. The automaker will invest $145 million to retool the Orion Assembly plant, which will build the n…