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Mahindra Mahindra Takes Majority Stake in REVA Electric Car Co.

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Its REVA electric vehicle was first commercially available in Bangalore in 2001 and in London in 2004, under the G-Wiz brand. In January 2010, the Chevrolet e-Spark premiered at the Delhi Auto Show, with GM India’s platform powered by REVA. Tags: Electric (Battery). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

But women tended to prefer their crossovers a tad smaller and didn’t mind having the occasional Nissan Altima or Chevrolet Malibu in the driveway — likely because they tend to sticker rather low vs the competition. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. Both liked crossovers and high-volume Japanese sedans.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

But women tended to prefer their crossovers a tad smaller and didn’t mind having the occasional Nissan Altima or Chevrolet Malibu in the driveway — likely because they tend to sticker rather low vs the competition. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. Both liked crossovers and high-volume Japanese sedans.

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Junkyard Find: 1996 Saturn SC2

The Truth About Cars

As we all know, the 2000s didn't work out so well for Saturn , with the aging S Series replaced by the Opel Vectra -derived L Series and then by a bunch of machinery few were able to distinguish from other GM products. And, hey, Opel and Vauxhall remained in the GM Empire until fairly recently. But we're not here to mourn Saturn.

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The New General Motors Launches; Lutz Unretiring

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Created from the old GM’s strongest operations in an asset sale approved by the Federal bankruptcy court on 5 July ( earlier post ), the new GM is built on four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. The four brands will offer a total of 34 nameplates by 2010, compared to old GM’s total of 48 in 2008 and 63 in 2004.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

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General Motors: Having been universally panned for its disregard of the EV1 and failing to get off the ground with a group of comparatively unsuccessful hybrids, the new GM is aiming to hit back with the Chevrolet Volt (see article ) – arguably the most eagerly anticipated green car in North America. Faye Sunderland.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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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. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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