(October 15, 2012) LONDON  — Vauxhall’s Ampera extended range electric vehicle — the European version of the Chevrolet Volt —  was honored with the Industry Innovation prize at the 2012 GreenFleet awards.

This caps a memorable week for the pioneering Ampera, winning a hat trick of top gongs, also including the electric honor at the Scottish Car of the Year awards and the green car category at the British Insurance Security Awards.

(October 15, 2012) DETROIT — General Motors is opening an Information Technology Innovation Center in Warren, Mich., and expects to hire up to 1,500 high-tech employees over the next several years to support the company’s new approach to IT services.

The GM Michigan Innovation Center is the second of four planned Innovation Centers in the United States. GM last month announced the opening of the first facility in Austin, Texas, where 500 new IT jobs will be created.

(October 14, 2012) POLAND — Last week the ten millionth vehicle produced in the 41-year history of the two Fiat industrial sites in Poland, the former FSM (Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych) factory in Bielsko-Biała (1971) and the Fiat Auto Poland factory in Tychy (1975), came off the assembly lines.

The vehicle, a Fiat 500C Lounge painted Corsa Red and fitted with a 1.2 gas engine, is earmarked for the German market.

(October 14, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — When the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show takes place in Las Vegas, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, enthusiasts will see 24 "Moparized" Chrysler vehicles on display at the ultimate aftermarket show.