Drivers rely on OnStar to evade Hurricane Gustav

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Thousands of Gulf Coast drivers seek help from GM's OnStar while fleeing Hurricane Gustav

They started calling General Motors Corp.'s OnStar service by the thousands early Saturday, and by Sunday, their numbers had grown to well over 3,000 per hour.

As more than 2 million people tried to outrun the deadly storm, OnStar beefed up its staff to around 500 and put emergency plans in place at three call centers in Pontiac, Oshawa, Ontario, and Charlotte, N.C.

Managers expected Sunday's calls to reach 75,000, about double the number on a normal Sunday.

The storm calls are sent to specially trained OnStar advisers, many of whom were on duty during Hurricane Katrina.

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