Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2009
General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. But an ongoing luxury revamp meant it could sell them at far higher prices, ensuring that the brand was consistently profitable. The BrightDrop Zevo 600. Photo courtesy of BrightDrop.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 9, 2010
Daimler is already working on a next generation battery pack developed with Evonik Industries AG. Fuel prices dropped dramatically as a result of the recession, and reviews of the 41-miles per gallon car took issue with its sluggish performance and clunky transmission. Smart sold 24,622 cars in the U.S.
Cars That Think
APRIL 30, 2023
Fifty years ago, on 14 May 1973, a modified Saturn V rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying Skylab, the United States’ first space station. Jeffrey Hall In the weeks leading up to Skylab’s reentry, a cottage industry of commemorative memorabilia emerged. got in on the action.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. By partnering with these two industries. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. ’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. Former vice chairman Bob Lutz said as much a year ago.
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