Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » GM http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Best of 2012 February – Fox News Tests The Chevy Volt And It Runs Out of Charge In Lincoln Tunnel! http://newstalk870.am/fox-tests-chevy-volt-runs-out-of-charge-in-lincoln-tunnel/ http://newstalk870.am/fox-tests-chevy-volt-runs-out-of-charge-in-lincoln-tunnel/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:00:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=38572 This won't help Chevrolet in their efforts to get the public to buy the Volt, it's new 'electric' car.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/fox-tests-chevy-volt-runs-out-of-charge-in-lincoln-tunnel/feed/ 0 (photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Auto Bombshell: Fiat Likely Moving Chrysler-Jeep Production to Italy http://newstalk870.am/auto-bombshell-fiat-moving-chrysler-jeep-production-to-italy/ http://newstalk870.am/auto-bombshell-fiat-moving-chrysler-jeep-production-to-italy/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:25:16 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=103991 Fiat has been overseeing production of Jeep and it could now be moving overseas!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/auto-bombshell-fiat-moving-chrysler-jeep-production-to-italy/feed/ 0 Obama: "We Got Back Every Dime" Back From Financial Bailout — Budget Office: "No" http://newstalk870.am/obama-we-got-back-every-dime-of-financial-bailout-budget-office-says-no/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-we-got-back-every-dime-of-financial-bailout-budget-office-says-no/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:00:59 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=100596 Apparently Obama's own financial authorities don't agree with him.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-we-got-back-every-dime-of-financial-bailout-budget-office-says-no/feed/ 0 (Photo by John W. Adkisson/Getty Images) General Motors Recalling 474,000 Cars Due to Faulty Gearshift http://newstalk870.am/general-motors-recalling-474000-cars-due-to-faulty-gearshift/ http://newstalk870.am/general-motors-recalling-474000-cars-due-to-faulty-gearshift/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:00:44 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142904 General Motors announced Friday that it plans to recall nearly 474,000 of its Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn vehicles due to a serious issue that could result in the car rolling freely while in the park position.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/general-motors-recalling-474000-cars-due-to-faulty-gearshift/feed/ 0 Bryan Mitchell, Getty Images GM Wants Out of Government Ownership But Obama Refuses http://newstalk870.am/gm-wants-out-of-government-obama-refuses/ http://newstalk870.am/gm-wants-out-of-government-obama-refuses/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:22:16 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=94434 General Motors is pushing the Treasury Department to sell its stake in the company, but the Feds are resisting... interesting!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gm-wants-out-of-government-obama-refuses/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) GM Losing $49,000 for Each Chevy Volt With Taxpayers on the Hook http://newstalk870.am/gm-losing-49000-for-each-chevy-volt-built-taxpayers-on-hook/ http://newstalk870.am/gm-losing-49000-for-each-chevy-volt-built-taxpayers-on-hook/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:30:16 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=93158 While General Motors (and the White House) are touting "record" sales of the electric hybrid Volt,   leading economic experts say it's racking up red ink.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gm-losing-49000-for-each-chevy-volt-built-taxpayers-on-hook/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) GM's 16% Growth Fueled By Government Purchases http://newstalk870.am/gms-16-growth-fueled-by-government-purchases/ http://newstalk870.am/gms-16-growth-fueled-by-government-purchases/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:00:53 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=78064 Before anyone gets too giddy about progress from the General Motors buyout,  consider the bulk of that came from government purchases of GM vehicles.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gms-16-growth-fueled-by-government-purchases/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Chevy Temporarily Halts Volt Production http://newstalk870.am/chevy-temporarily-halts-volt-production/ http://newstalk870.am/chevy-temporarily-halts-volt-production/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:15:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=44201 Saying they needed to maintain "proper inventory"  GM officials have announced they have temporarily halted production of it's electric car, the Volt.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/chevy-temporarily-halts-volt-production/feed/ 0 (photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Is GE 'Forcing' Employees To Drive Electric Cars? http://newstalk870.am/is-ge-forcing-employees-to-drive-electric-cars/ http://newstalk870.am/is-ge-forcing-employees-to-drive-electric-cars/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:00:27 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=41509 According to a report on the website Gas2,  GE and GM have signed a "deal" that will essentially force GE employees to drive Volts for company use.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/is-ge-forcing-employees-to-drive-electric-cars/feed/ 0 (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) GM Willing To Buy Back Chevy Volts From Customers http://newstalk870.am/gm-willing-to-buy-back-chevy-volts-from-customers/ http://newstalk870.am/gm-willing-to-buy-back-chevy-volts-from-customers/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:21:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25662 GM says car is safe, but some consumers worried after three crash-test battery fires.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gm-willing-to-buy-back-chevy-volts-from-customers/feed/ 0 (photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Government Will Lose $14 Billion from GM Bailout http://newstalk870.am/government-motors-14-billion-gone/ http://newstalk870.am/government-motors-14-billion-gone/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:44:34 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=2455 Spin Doctors--in reverse.  After touting the repayment of Chrysler's 5.9 billion bail out loan from the Feds, the government's National Economic Council released a report today saying the Federal Government will lose approximately 14 billion in taxpayer funded money in the GM bailout.

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