(SAYING) Here at the GM battery lab, the Volt's 16 kilowatt lithium ion batteries are run through the rigors of extreme driving,weather fluctuations and abrupt movements.

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GM, a big run-down in inventories and a fall in exports.

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In the past, GM's divisions were run as separate companies, but many, including Oldsmobile, have become just brands.

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Investor enthusiasm is high because GM, following its government-run bankruptcy in mid-2009, is much healthier now, with a competitive cost structure and clean balance sheet.

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