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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

The Truth About Cars

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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2015 Buick Envision Compact Crossover Unveiled In China

Green Car Reports

General Motors unveiled its new 2015 Buick Envision at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show in China on Monday, giving us an advance look at a premium compact crossover likely to be sold in North America as well. where it will fill the rather large gap between Buick''s two.'

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2015 Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore Small SUVs Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Label

Green Car Reports

General Motors'' pair of small crossover utility vehicles has both managed to achieve impressive new safety ratings. The mechanically-identical 2015 Chevrolet Trax and 2015 Buick Encore received a "Top Safety Pick" label from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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GM retail sales in China in 1st 8 months of 2015 up 2.3%; down 4.8% in August

Green Car Congress

General Motors and its joint ventures had record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of 2015, up 2.3% The Buick Envision and Baojun 560 led the sales growth of GM’s SUVs during the month, rising 161.7%, while sales of the Baojun 730 MPV more than doubled. from the same period a year earlier.

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2015 Chevrolet Trax Crossover: Price To Start At $21,000

Green Car Reports

General Motors has released prices for the 2015 Chevrolet Trax subcompact crossover. Based on the Chevrolet Sonic--and essentially a lower-cost twin of the Buick Encore--the Chevy Trax will go on sale next year with a base price of $20,995, including destination.

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GM sets June and first half delivery records in China

Green Car Congress

General Motors and its joint ventures had record June deliveries in China of 273,563 units, which was up 11.2% The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands had their best June ever. from the first six months of 2015 to 1,810,476 units. Buick deliveries were up 10% year over year to 86,054 units in June. on an annual basis.

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Buick Verano Hybrid Coming--But Not Until 2015

Green Car Reports

General Motors may not have realized it, but the industry trade journal Automotive News seems to have published a previously unannounced piece of its future model plans--right out in the open. Remember The Purloined Letter, the classic Edgar Allen Poe story where a letter is hidden by storing it in plain sight?

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