article thumbnail

Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

VUE 91
article thumbnail

GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

Green Car Congress

Meanwhile, GM has decided to replace the ignition switch in all model years of its Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Pontiac G5, Solstice and Saturn Ion and Sky in the US, since faulty switches may have been used to repair the vehicles. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

article thumbnail

Pioneering Calif. broker Bert Boeckmann dies at 92

Baua Electric

” Boeckmann took possession of Galpin Ford in 1968 and led the gang because it added franchises, together with promoting the primary Saturn car within the U.S. I worked every day from 8 a.m. He labored six days a year smartly into his 80s, even upcoming his son, Beau, become president and COO in 2014.

article thumbnail

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster completes tenth launch and landing in a year and a half

Teslarati

In comparison, in 2005, SpaceX was selling Falcon 1 – designed to launch 1 ton to LEO and ~400 kg to SSO – for the equivalent of around $8 million today. SpaceX charges customers a fixed price of $1 million for a 200 kg (440 lb) slot on a Transporter mission, meaning that a 4-ton payload would theoretically net the company $20M.

Saturn 123
article thumbnail

GM and Chrysler Submit Updated Restructuring Plans; Up to $18.6B More Needed; Outlines for Product Plans

Green Car Congress

Saturn will remain in operation for the next several years, through the end of the planned lifecycle for all Saturn products. In the interim, if Saturn retailers or other investors present a plan that would allow a spin-off or sale of Saturn Distribution Corporation, GM would be open to any such possibility.

Chrysler 150
article thumbnail

Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

He weathered years of business turmoil—mergers begun and abandoned, MCI’s acquisition by WorldCom, and finally a declaration of bankruptcy in 2003 and sale to Verizon in 2005. As senior vice president for data architecture he worked to help the company expand the Internet side of its business. Hi Eric, would you like some help?”

Google 142
article thumbnail

GM to pay $35M fine for ignition switch defect recall timing

Green Car Congress

The GM recall covers the 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. After review and consultation by NHTSA, GM twice expanded the recall to include a total of 2,190,934 vehicles in the United States.

GM 199