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Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2009
Shanghai-GM will end production of its mild hybrid Buick LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid, introduced in 2008. The Buick hybrid shares the same first-generation mild hybrid system used in the Malibu hybrid (now also suspended, earlier post ). Tags: Brief. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
The 2011 Buick Regal’s direct injection Ecotec 2.0L engine microcontroller features a 32-bit Freescale microprocessor that operates at 128 MHz—the fastest throughput engine microprocessor in the industry, according to Karla Wallace, GM senior manager, global powertrain electronics engineering. MPC5566 Block Diagram.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2009
The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for GM) Click to enlarge. The new five-passenger crossover will build on the success GM has had with the Buick Enclave. Source: GM Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
GM is revealing the 2011 Buick Regal sport sedan to customers in the Los Angeles area today. The 2011 Buick Regal. is the same engine offered in the Buick LaCrosse, but in the smaller, lighter Regal, it delivers more agile performance. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge. Both the standard 2.4L
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2009
GM has cancelled its recently announced compact Buick crossover, which would have offered the plug-in hybrid system originally targeted for the Saturn VUE. Buick crossover canceled. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). We were all struck by the consistency of the criticism of the compact crossover. This happened in one day.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
will spend $483 million and add 483 jobs building current- and next-generation Ecotec four-cylinder engines at its powertrain complex here, assuming successful incentive negotiations with local and state officials, GM North America President Mark Reuss said. Tags: Brief. General Motors Co. The additional work would bring to almost $2.9
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2009
The Buick Business Concept Vehicle. The Buick Business Concept, a new mild hybrid concept vehicle designed to showcase Buick’s future vision of “business class on the road,” made its global debut at Auto Shanghai 2009. The next-generation GM Hybrid system is paired with a 2.4-liter Tags: China Hybrids.
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