Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2012
Their report, “Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”, was developed for the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Marketing the use of biobased materials being used in an automobile costs money and must be part of the consideration in the cost of using biobased parts. —“Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2009
As part of the new plan, GM will accelerate the wind-down or sale of HUMMER, Saturn and Saab to the end of 2009, and phase out Pontiac by the end of 2010. The Pontiac brand will be phased out by the end of 2010. The revised plan moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn, and Hummer to the end of 2009, at the latest.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
Elements of the new plan include: GM will sell or phase out the Hummer brand by 31 March, with a final resolution no later than 2010. GM has developed a specific proposal that would have the effect of capping its financial support, with Saab’s operations effectively becoming an independent business entity 1 Jan 2010.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
Jan Ake Jonsson, Managing Director for Saab Automobile. GM also developed a specific proposal that would have the effect of capping its financial support, with Saab’s operations effectively becoming an independent business entity 1 Jan 2010. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2009
Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. The first new 2010 Ford Taurus sedans were delivered at the end of July, as well as the first Transit Connects. Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% year-on-year.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. See Chevy Volt for latest.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. It is completely falling apart.
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