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CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up

Clean Fleet Report

Today’s headline news is trucks, highlighted by General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s keynote unveiling the coming Chevrolet Silverado EV, announcing it was available for online reservations. GM will have full lines electric pickups for Chevrolet and GMC brands. GM’s Answer to the F-150 Lightning. Four-wheel steering.

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GM Egypt to produce the Chevrolet Move in 2012; first SAIC-GM-Wuling vehicle assembled outside of China

Green Car Congress

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) announced today that the assembly of its Chevrolet Move—sold as the Wuling Rong Guang in China—will be assembled at General Motors Egypt starting in the third quarter of 2012. In 2009, GM began selling the imported Chevrolet N200 passenger van in Egypt and other African markets.

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GM Daewoo Launching Chevrolet Cruze in Vietnam

Green Car Congress

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) and Vietnam Daewoo Motor Company (VIDAMCO) are launching the Chevrolet Cruze in Vietnam. As motorization in Vietnam accelerates, many of the present 26 million motorcycle riders will switch to four wheels over the coming decade.

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Chevrolet to compete in 2012 IndyCar Series with New 2.4L E85 V-6 Engine

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet will compete in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series with a new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V-6 racing engine powered by E85 ethanol fuel. The new purpose-built Chevy IndyCar engine will be developed jointly by General Motors and Ilmor Engineering. The Chevrolet IndyCar V-6 will have a displacement of 2.4

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Rental Review: The 2023 Chevrolet Malibu, Last Domestic Midsize Standing

The Truth About Cars

In its current guise since 2016, the ninth-gen Chevrolet Malibu is no spring chicken; the rumor is an all-new model will arrive in 2025. Minus points go to the old-school LCD screen in the center of the gauges, which could easily be from 2002. Let’s hop in and journey east, through the Appalachian Plateau. .&

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

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. The system replaced the starter motor and alternator with a belt-driven motor/generator rig that generated five horsepower and 48 pound-feet.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

The Truth About Cars

General Motors built cars on the N Platform and its derivatives from the 1985 through 2005 model years, and five-speed manual transmissions were available on various N-based machines throughout that time. Starting with the 2002 model year, the Quad 4 was ditched in favor of a 2.2-liter liter Ecotec four-banger making 140 horses.

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