Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

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. Large non-luxury SUVs were up 25% in July, and they are up 15% year to date. Including the Cadillac Escalade, SUV sales are up 32%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

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. The percentages are even higher after five years of ownership. Click to enlarge. Average diesel take rates. Model year.

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Gasoline Cost Of Diesel Fuel Economy 150

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

But it wasn’t making oodles of cash per vehicle like the company’s larger pickups and SUVs had been. 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.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 18, 2022

The sculpted hood leads to a crossover SUV cabin that morphs into a truck bed. The interior though is all SUV, seating five with black-on-black front heated and ventilated leather seats. Flash Drive: 2015 GMC Canyon. The Santa Cruz has a unique side profile with an angled transition from the rear window to the bed rails.

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Hyundai MPG Clean Cleaning 80