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	cars - GM Daewoo
		GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-ku, Incheon, South Korea.
		On November 25, 2003, the design center was relocated to the new 2-story building at the Bupyeong headquarters and assigned the task to style a new SUV based on GM's Theta automobile platform to be released in 2006.
		Following the GM buyout in 2002, GM Daewoo lost interest in its overseas assets; the deals on supplies of pre-assembled CKD kits should end in 2005 and the facilities are likely to rely on its own production capabilites since that point.
	www.carluvers.com /cars/GM_Daewoo (1219 words)

	Automotive News - GM Plans Small Wagons for '08
		Theta is the architecture for GM's current front-wheel-drive sport wagons, such as the Chevrolet Equinox and Saturn Vue.
		GM's newest offerings would be smaller than current Thetas, which are larger than the RAV4 and CR-V. GM's decision likely is a response to the growing number of small sport wagons offered by Asian automakers.
		GM uses the term "architecture" to signify a set of common components, performance characteristics, a common manufacturing process and a range of dimensions and connecting points for key component systems.
	www.automotiveaddicts.com /July05news/7-22-05.html (319 words)

	GM looks to revitalize midmarket marques \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		GM is weighing whether the CTS should be smaller to appeal to overseas buyers.
		Longer term, GM is weighing a move to rear-wheel drive, probably on the CTS's Sigma architecture for the 2010 model year, at which time the DeVille name may be dropped.
		GM cannot market the Lightning in Europe because of upcoming pedestrian safety regulations, so the vehicle is moving – largely intact – to Saturn.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041030/news_mz1d30marque.html (2591 words)

	Develop Esp Theta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mu Alpha Theta National Log 1 Contest - The Mu Alpha Theta National Log 1 Contest is a free contest sponsored by Mu Alpha Theta, the national high school mathematics honor society.
		GM Theta platform - Theta is General Motors' mid-size crossover SUV and compact SUV automobile platform.
		Theta Criterion - In syntax, the Theta Criterion (in its original form) states that in a grammatical sentence, every theta role that a verb can assign must be realized by some argument, and each argument may bear only a single theta role.
	security.vvvvvv3.com /developesptheta.html (198 words)

	Daewoo - Wikicars
		The factory was not acquired by GM and is currently 51% owned by Korean banks and 49% by the Romanian government.
		Following the GM buyout in 2002, GM Daewoo lost interest in its overseas assets; the deals on supplies of pre-assembled CKD kits will end in 2005 and the facilities are likely to rely on its own production capabilities from that point on.
		The [[Chevrolet Captiva]] SUV, based on the [[Chevrolet S3X]] concept developed using the GM Theta platform, is scheduled for a summer 2006 release.
	wikicars.org /en/Daewoo (1858 words)

	GM Will Build Front-Drive Rivals for 'Cute-Utes'
		Moving the Tracker and Vitara to a fwd crossover platform represents a major shift for the small sport-utilities.
		But GM and Suzuki have seen a new generation of "cute-utes," such as the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape, outsell them as consumers seek car-like handling.
		The Chevrolet and Suzuki sport wagons, due for the 2004 model year, will be the first vehicles added to GM's new Theta platform created for the Saturn Vue sport-utility coming out this fall.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2001/07/23/025895.html (202 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		GM owns about 3% of Suzuki, and the two jointly operate the Canadian plant that builds XL7, Equinox and Torrent.
		All are based on what Greek-letter-fascinated GM calls its theta platform.
		The tester's mileage struggled to stay in the midteens around town because of the lead-foot driving inspired by the zip and because of unusual amounts of cold-weather idling to keep warm.
	www.usatoday.com /printedition/money/20061215/drivexl7.art.htm (860 words)

	GM eyes hot-dip for Equinox body panels - Steel American Metal Market - Find Articles
		According to GM sources, the new SUVs could make greater use of hot-dipped galvanized steel with pure zinc coatings in exposed body applications than any other vehicle built by the company in North America to date.
		GM plans to sell 150,000 of the new vehicles annually, and therefore would need more than 100,000 tons of galvanized, cold-rolled and hot-rolled steel to produce the principal body, closure and structural components for those vehicles.
		If GM decides to use hot-dipped galvanized instead of electro-galvanized steel in the outer panels of the Equinox, some sources indicated that would be just the "tip of the iceberg" in the big automaker's plans for such steel.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_2003_June_11/ai_103033949 (572 words)

	Future Vehicles - IntelliChoice
		Built on the Mazda 3 platform, the MX-Flexa is sized to compete with the Toyota Matrix.
		To ensure structural rigidity, the coupe platform was fortified for the open-top model ensuring similar ride characteristics between the two.
		Based on the GM Lambda platform, a sport wagon to come standard with a V-6 engine; a V-8 will be added next year.
	www.intellichoice.com /future/future/year/2007 (5655 words)

	GM Daewoo
		Following the GM buyout in 2002, GM Daewoo lost interest in its overseas assets; the deals on supplies of pre-assembled CKD kits should end in 2005 and the facilities are likely to rely on its own production capabilites from that point on.
		GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co., South Korea's third-largest automaker, says it is recalling 17,962 of its Matiz subcompact cars at home due to potential transmission problems, officials said Thursday.
		GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. will likely be forced to stop production of compact vans and trucks that run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) beginning next year due to tougher emissions standards, company officials said on Wednesday.
	www.transporteon.com /Engines-G/GM_Daewoo.php (2081 words)

	Cheersandgears.com - Theta - Car Based SUV FWD/AWD
		Theta underpins the Saturn Vue for 2002, the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox and the 2006 Pontiac Torrent as well as the next Suzuki Grand Vitara
		The Theta architecture is produced at GM's joint venture with Suzuki in the Canadian CAMI plant.
		Theta has FWD as well as AWD capabilities and can support a high power V6 engine such as the Saturn Vue Red Line.
	www.cheersandgears.com /platforms/theta.htm (186 words)

	Whoppers Told by Suzuki Salesman - SX4 Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He asked me if I was sure about this I told him to do a GM Theta search on Google, read any and all reviews of the GM Thetas (that never mention Suzuki's help in developing the Theta or Saturn's use of the Theta.) He said he would.
		I believe the XL is on the theta platform, just longer and with suzuki everything else, and I have heard that Suzuki and Nissan teamed up and traded some cars, nissan gets some kei cars for asia and suzuki gets a pickup and maybe a minivan for the US.
		GM and Suzuki have been partners since Suzuki came to America.
	www.sx4club.com /forums/showthread.php?p=837 (1223 words)

	GM and Suzuki Jointly To Develop Hybrids for N America - GMInsideNews Forums
		GM cut its stake in Suzuki from 20% to 3% in March, but the partnership continues in such areas as joint production in North America.
		GM currently has two hybrid architectures it is applying to SUVs: the full two-mode hybrid under development that will appear first in select models of its full-size SUV line-up, and the mild-hybrid enhanced-BAS architecture applied to the Saturn VUE Green Line, due to go on sale later this year.
		Probably going to just take the VUE hybrid sytem and put it in their new crossover that is running on GM's Theta platform and using the 3.6L engine.
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?p=647554#post647554 (803 words)

	Daewoo Pictures from Car Picture Gallery
		GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea.
		In February 2005, GM invested US$49 million to raise its share in the company to 48.2%.
		Suzuki still holds 11% of GMDAT but is reported to be considering selling this to GM.
	www.cars-directory.net /gallery/daewoo (374 words)

	Upcoming 2005 Suzuki SUV - CarSpace Automotive Forums
		Suzuki is rumored to be getting a new SUV on the GM Theta platform, which will come out of the CAMI plant in Canada, but that won't happen until MY2006 or 2007.
		The Theta platform WILL NOT be used by Suzuki auto, they have an internal issue with a non-true 4wd vehicle.
		Spy reports have already shown that GM and Suzuki are working on the next XL7 and/or Grand Vitara replacement based on the Theta platform.
	townhall-talk.edmunds.com /direct/view/.ef263e3 (642 words)

	The (unofficial) General Motors Truck Blog: 06/01/2005 - 06/30/2005
		GM's switch to the GMT 800 platform, starting in 1999, was a welcome change.
		Opened earlier this year, the Heritage Center is intended to be a culimnation of GM's historical archives, along with their historical vehicle collection.
		Not only is this font identical to that on Aero Astros, but it clearly indicates that GM wished to remain in the heavy truck market, if only with smaller conventionals.
	gmtblog.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_gmtblog_archive.html (2315 words)

	Which SUV? - Page 6 - GMInsideNews Forums
		The Suzuki XL-7 is built on the Theta platform - which it shares with the Equinox, Torrent, and Vue - but I don't think the Grand Vitara shares any mechanicals with another US GM product...and certainly not the Acadia.
		The Grand Vitara was replaced in the fall of 2005 by a new vehicle using some components of the GM Theta platform, and is built in Japan.
		The 2007 XL7, which debuted on April 13, 2006 at the New York Auto Show, shifts to the larger front wheel drive-based Theta platform, and will be built alongside the Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent at CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?p=783489 (721 words)

	Saturn VUE - Wikicars
		A large electric motor is connected to the accessory drive via a belt, with a special automatic transmission fitted.
		Its unibody platform is shared with the Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent and the European Opel Antara.
		The four-cylinder VUE was available with the VTi continuously variable transmission (CVT) until GM cancelled it for 2005.
	wikicars.org /en/Saturn_VUE (821 words)

	AcuraZine Community - Next Generation Saturn Vue News Unveiled at LA Show (page 2)
		GM's ownership of Korean automaker Daewoo is already paying off with numerous Daewoo-built models being sold under various GM nameplates including Chevy and Suzuki.
		It was a cool-looking two-door SUV with a sleek shape, and according to GM it would become the basis for the next-generation Saturn Vue.
		If GM could bring that to the production vehicle with only minor changes, it would be a huge first step towards a revived GM.
	www.acurazine.com /forums/printthread.php?t=321586 (2021 words)

	GM Daewoo - Wikicompany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		GM Daewoo may halt production of LPG-powered cars on emissions...
		South Korea: New emissions law to impact GM Daewoo LPG vehicle...
		GM Daewoo Auto and Technology to become UzDaewooAuto's strategic...
	wikicompany.org /wiki/GM_Daewoo (481 words)

	Auto Show Notebook
		The 2007 Suzuki XL7, introduced Thursday at the New York Auto Show, now is a front-wheel-drive vehicle based on General Motors Corp.'s Theta platform.
		GM and Suzuki also jointly developed the engine.
		GM recently sold its stake in Suzuki for $2 billion US, but the automakers have said they will continue working together.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/business/060415/b041510.html (645 words)

	Feature Article - EQUINOX: Executing the Theta Architecture in a Bigger Package - 05/04
		The '05 Equinox is based on the GM Theta architecture.
		One thing to keep in mind about this GM approach is that an "architecture" is also something that can take variant forms: while the Equinox is based on a body-frame-integral design, the VUE is a space frame.
		According to Robert Benedict, assistant chief engineer, HVV6 China Engine Programs, the GM Global Manufacturing System is in place in China at Shanghai General Motors (Pudong, Shanghai), as it is in other GM plants, so the Chinese engine is as good as an engine built in North America.
	www.autofieldguide.com /articles/050405.html (1121 words)

	Chevrolet EQUINOX CENTRAL View topic - BREAKING NEWS -- REVIEW: Chevy Equinox VS. Saturn Vue !!! Equinox prices, 2005 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Granted, the optional V6, auto-trannied Vue (standard or Red Line) is the most powerful pick of the Theta litter, with 250 horses and 242 lb-ft of torque on tap from its engine (borrowed from Honda), but that combo will also cost you the most, starting at $22,980.
		For one thing, the Equinox is considerably larger than the Vue, its platform stretched six inches compared to its Saturn cousin.
		When last we tested an Escape, we were able to run 0 to 60 mph in less than 8.2 seconds; Chevrolet claims 8.5 seconds for the Equinox.
	www.equinoxcentral.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=266 (1919 words)

	2007 Grand Vitara - Honda Element Owners Club
		The new ones are based on the same GM platform as the Chevy Equinox and Pontiac Torrent.
		The Grand Vitara is not based on the GM chassis.
		The Saturn VUE (Theta platform) uses some of the same GM components....as well as a Honda sourced engine (the GM L66 is a 3.5L SOHC produced by Honda...and also used the the Acura MDX)
	www.elementownersclub.com /forums/showthread.php?p=339252#post339252 (704 words)

	Straightline - Spy photos: 2007 Suzuki XL-7
		Built at the same plant as the Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent, the seven-passenger XL-7 will ride on a stretched version of GM's Theta platform.
		Well, none of the GM version have 3 rows of seats, so this should be a bit different.
		GM still doesn't have a 7 passanger cross-over like the Freestyle or Pacifica.
	blogs.edmunds.com /?14@@.ee9011f/3 (215 words)

	Opel Antara GTC, Gran Turismo Crossover, 1 of 2 - car magazine, auto reviews at motiontrends.com
		Unlike the previous generation, the new Frontera will be derived from GM's unibody Theta platform, hence the Antara GTC abbreviation for Gran Turismo...
		The Theta platform is already known for its flexible adaptation to various sizes in the Saturn Vue (since 2002),
		Even more, Automotive News (autonews.com) quoted GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz (12/9/2005) saying that "the Antara Concept will be identical to the future Saturn Vue", which should be built in the USA in a "few years" time.
	www.motiontrends.com /2005/m09eng/gmanta/antarapage1.shtml (757 words)

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