article thumbnail

Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking.

VUE 101
article thumbnail

Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

Green Car Congress

In 1985, he gained a master of science degree in industrial engineering and operations research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the United States. This was followed by responsibility for the compact cars of General Motors Europe in 2004 and for all compact cars of General Motors worldwide in 2005.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

Green Car Congress

Peugeot Citroën (PSA); General Motors (GM); Mazda; Mercedes; Mitsubishi; Ford; Honda; the. General Motors. Diesel’s share in new passenger car sales in Western Europe has been increasing since 1997, Pike notes, surpassing 50% of sales in 2004. The company has long. Pike’s Contenders category includes BMW; PSA.

Clean 240
article thumbnail

Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

Baua Electric

In an unrelated quality problem, Toyota and General Motors Co. told owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4 and Pontiac Vibe models, mostly in the United States, to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel.

Toyota 40
article thumbnail

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The EPA report is the authoritative reference for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. l/100 km)—a 0.5 mpg per year. mpg per year.

article thumbnail

GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

Green Car Congress

General Motors discussed its future plans in China during a press conference in conjunction with the start of Auto Shanghai 2013. GM expects the number of vehicles on China’s roads to surpass the number in the United States and Europe by the end of this decade. —Gary Smyth.

China 246
article thumbnail

The New General Motors Launches; Lutz Unretiring

Green Car Congress

The new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy Friday morning. The four brands will offer a total of 34 nameplates by 2010, compared to old GM’s total of 48 in 2008 and 63 in 2004. The four brands will offer a total of 34 nameplates by 2010, compared to old GM’s total of 48 in 2008 and 63 in 2004.