| Group Vice President of General Motors
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| | increase customer choice. In addition,
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| Powertrain, Tom Stephens was elected as
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| | Stephen's team is also working on a
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| the new member of the National Academy of
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| | number of future technologies that will
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| Engineering (NAE).
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| | provide customers with far more options
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| NAE or National Academy of Engineering
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| | including plug-in hybrid technology and
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| was established in 1964 and operates
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| | GM's range-extending hybrid electric
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| under the Congressional Charter granted
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| | drivetrain equipped in the Chevrolet Volt
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| by the National Academy of Science in
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| | concept.
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| 1863. The members of this organization
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| | Stephen occupies a position in General
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| are comprised of the nation's premier
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| | Motors' Energy and Environmental Strategy
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| engineers who are voted by their peers
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| | Board and serves on the automaker's North
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| for their extraordinary contributions to
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| | American and Automotive Strategy Boards.
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| engineering.
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| | He also serves on the board of directors
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| The election in NAE which is attended by
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| | for FIRST or For Inspiration and
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| about 2,200 US members is among the
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| | Recognition of Science and Technology
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| highest professional merit afforded to an
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| | Robotics Competition. Add to his long
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| engineer. The Academy members pay tribute
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| | list of positions hold at the moment, is
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| to those who have shared outstanding
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| | his membership at the Detroit Science
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| contributions to engineering research,
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| | Center Board of Trustees. He also holds a
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| practice, or education, pioneering and
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| | position on the University of Michigan
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| developing new fields of technology, and
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| | National Advisory Council.
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| sponsoring major advancements in
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| | General Motors Corporation is the
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| traditional fields of engineering.
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| | world's largest automaker and has been
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| The global powertain organization that
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| | the leader in the global industry sales
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| Stephens is heading is comprised of
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| | for 76 years. It was founded in 1908 and
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| 52,000 employees working at more than
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| | currently employs about 284,000 employees
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| eighty manufacturing plants and
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| | around the world. Its global headquarters
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| engineering centers in 17 countries. The
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| | is in Detroit. General Motors
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| organization can produce about thirty-six
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| | manufactures cars and trucks in
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| thousand engine and thirty-two thousand
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| | thirty-three countries. GM is used not
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| transmissions a day.
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| | only as an acronym for the company itself
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| According to Automotive Engineering
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| | but also used to refer to its line of
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| International's editor Lindsay Brooke,
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| | auto parts like GM parking light, GM
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| Stephen's powertrain team is launching a
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| | oxygen sensor and more.
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| new wave of gasoline and clean diesel
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| | General Motors has sold nearly 9.1
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| engines, six-speed transmissions, hybrids
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| | million vehicles last year under the
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| and alternative-fuel powertrains for
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| | following brands: Buick, Chevrolet,
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| General Motors' cars and trucks that will
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| | Cadillac, GMC, GM, Daewoo, Holden,
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| improved fuel economy, enhanced
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| | HUMMER, OPel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, and
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| performance, reduce emissions and
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| | Vauxhall.
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