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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. 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. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

Green Car Congress

Sales of the two-mode Sierra and Silverado pickups dropped 52% to 156 units, for 0.51% of models sold. Sales of the Saturn VUE mild hybrid were down 31% to 134 units, for 9.8% The Saturn Aura sold 29 units, down 17%, for 2.0% Sales of the two-mode tahoe/Yukon/Escalade were down 36% to 489 units, representing 4.7%

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US Hybrid Sales in February Drop 29%; Lower Decline Than General LDV Market

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The two-mode Sierra pickup joined the Silverado two-mode pickup for 47 units representing 0.2% The Saturn VUE hybrid posted 188 units, for 6.4% The Saturn Aura posted 23 units, representing 1.5% The Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode full-size SUVs posted a combined 632 units, representing 8.4% of combined model sales.

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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68 units of the Silverado and Sierra two-mode pickups (0.22% of total sales). 362 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid (10.4% 26 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid (1.3% GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% of total sales). of total sales). of total sales).

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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95 units of the two-mode pickups (Silverado, Sierra), representing 0.27% of sales of those models. 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% of combined sales of those models. 547 units of the Malibu hybrid, representing 3.7% of Malibu sales. of VUE sales.

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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GM hybrids currently comprise the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Vue BAS hybrids; and the Tahoe, Silverado, Yukon, Sierra, and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. General Motors. GM reported a total of 1,454 hybrid vehicles delivered in the month, up 26.5% year-on-year. Overall, GM light-duty vehicle sales in June were down 33.4%

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

More knowledgeable shoppers may even be able to name some upcoming EVs from GM: the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup , the Cadillac Lyriq luxury SUV, or the EV versions of Chevy’s Equinox and Blazer compact crossover utilities. The Task Force ultimately agreed.