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GM 2015 Colorado and Canyon V6 mid-size pickups offer segment-leading fuel economy

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The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon ( earlier post ) will offer segment-leading fuel economy for V-6 midsize pickups, based on current EPA fuel economy estimates. EPA fuel economy (mpg US) for 2015 6-cylinder pickups with automatic transmission. Equipped with a 305 hp (227 kW) 3.6L Equipped with a 305 hp (227 kW) 3.6L

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GM’s truck and crossover sales pass 1M unit mark for 2014

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Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. Including the Cadillac Escalade, SUV sales are up 32%. Small, compact, medium, large—sales were strong across the board.

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Fuel-Cell Sales, Tesla Wins Trademark Fight, 2015 Chevy Colorado Pickup Priced: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: Why Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda will probably sell fewer fuel-cell vehicles than you think, Tesla wins a Chinese trademark battle, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups will start around $21,000. The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car and 2016 Audi A3.'

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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Buick and Cadillac are still supposed to pioneer the automaker’s electrification efforts (even though the company’s flagship EVs presently sail under the GMC or Chevrolet marquee) and will eventually host nothing but electric models by 2030. However, Buick sales figures have clearly been trending in the wrong direction since roughly 2015.

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Ex-Tesla exec joins General Motors’ Board: ‘GM & Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future’

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Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Tesla’s President of Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, and Delivery & Service. . Earlier this month, GM announced plans to pause the production of the GMC Hummer EV for several weeks. I’m super excited to be a part of this iconic U.S.

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Auto Industry's MPG Report Card, Dealer Dilemma, GM Mid-Size Pickups: Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports: The auto industry is making good progress in meeting gas-mileage goals, why dealers are a bottleneck for electric-car sales, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks are on their way to showrooms. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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UMTRI study finds total cost of ownership of diesels in US often much less than gasoline counterparts

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Alternative powertrain sales. Sales of light-duty vehicles with alternative powertrains in 2014 was a mix of increases and decreases over 2013 sales. Belzowski 2015. Data: Polk, 2015. Percentage differences in miles per gallon (mpg) between comparable diesel and gasoline vehicle pairs. Click to enlarge. Model year.

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