Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

A limited amount of 2010 Malibu hybrids may be produced to fulfill fleet sales requests. The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. 2008 Malibu hybrid.

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Malibu Hybrid 2010 VUE Saturn 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Monthly US sales of hybrids. Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Total LDV sales in the US were down 34.4%. of Camry sales.

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Sale Hybrid LS 600H VUE 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Reported US sales of hybrids. Reported US sales of hybrids rose 21% year-on-year by volume in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold in November 2009, compared to 746,789 units in November 2008. of LS sales.

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Sale Hybrid VUE Saturn 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids. Reported sales of light-duty hybrids in the US dropped 29% by volume in February year-on-year to 16,020 units. New hybrid sales represented 2.3% New hybrid sales represented 2.3% of the new vehicle sales for the month. Sales of the non-hybrid Camry dropped 39.8% of all Auras sold.

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GS 450h VUE Sale Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Monthly reported sales of hybrids in the US. Reported sales of hybrids in the US in January dropped 32.2% Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% Total light duty vehicle sales in the US dropped 37.1% Year-on-year sales of passenger cars dropped 36.3% Total Camry sales were down 34.2%

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LS 600H GS 450h VUE Sale 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Based on the current restructuring plan, GM is accelerating the wind-down or sale of Saturn to the end of this year.

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VUE Plug-in GM Saturn 150