Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles. GM Spring Hill Manufacturing, home to the former Saturn brand from 1990 to 2007, operates as a fully integrated complex.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Having already taken the decision to close its Pontiac brand, General Motors has now announced that it will proceed with the sale of Saturn. Tags: Cars Latest news general motors Chrysler Fiat GM to sell Saturn Saturn. At this point, GM has declined to comment on a potential Fiat-GM tie-up.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

General Motors is continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition. and will donate a Chevrolet Camaro to each one of the 16 universities that were recently selected for the exclusive competition.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In recent years, General Motors brands Buick and Cadillac have announced that they will give dealers a buyout option if they are unwilling to sell electric vehicles. This is yet another reminder that GM can be a dysfunctional family of brands, to say the least (look at Saturn). Chevrolet Bolts on a dealership parking lot.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

General Motors has announced that there will be no retail production of the Chevrolet Malibu hybrid for model year (MY) 2010 due to “elevated inventory levels of the 2009 model.” The Malibu hybrid shares components with two other GM mild hybrids: the Saturn Aura and Vue hybrids. 2008 Malibu hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. This revised plan also moves up the resolution of Saab, Saturn and Hummer to the end of 2009 at the latest. -

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

He was deeply involved in developing clutch-to-clutch transmission controls for the Saturn Automatic and GM Allison transmissions used in Heavy Duty Trucks. His work in clutch-to-clutch control set the stage for other 6-, 8-, 9- and 10-speed transmissions at GM. The award honors the memory of Edward N.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2014

As a result of new CEO Mary Barra’s request for a comprehensive internal safety review following the ignition switch recall, General Motors announced three separate recalls involving US production and sales of approximately: 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana from the 2009-2014 model years with gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

In its recent S-4 filing and updated Viability Plan ( earlier post ), General Motors said it will reduce its dealer network from 5,969 stores today to approximately 3,600 by the end of 2010. We have said from the beginning that our dealers are not a problem but an asset for General Motors. outside of GM’s control.

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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. Earlier post.). We were all struck by the consistency of the criticism of the compact crossover.

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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. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2010

Launching a brand-new car make is a tough task; just ask General Motors (RIP Saturn). But if you're electric-car startup Coda Automotive, you have at least one plus (it's a pure electric car, which is sexy) to offset several potential minuses (who's Coda? it's made in China? I can't buy one outside California?). Video exclusive!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

General Motors. The Saturn VUE hybrid posted 188 units, for 6.4% The Saturn Aura posted 23 units, representing 1.5% The GS 450h posted 22 units, a 71.4% by volume year-on-year, representing 3.7% of all GS models. The LS 460h L also sold 22 units for an 80.4% drop, representing 3.1% of all LS models sold. of all VUEs sold.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2009

The Ohio State University took first place out of 17 universities in the US and Canada that competed in the first major milestone of this three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors, and many others including the Government of Canada.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2010

Recent spy shots posted by our sister site Motor Authority show that despite delays, General Motors is continuing to develop the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. Smart brought in Lajdziak, the former chief of the Saturn brand for General Motors Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

General Motors sold 1,534 hybrids in April, comprising: 523 units of the two-mode SUVs (Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade), representing 4.5% 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% of Malibu sales.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Now reported widely around the web, Fisker Automotive seems to be near a deal to acquire General Motor's Boxwood Road assembly plant in Wilmington, DE, where GM produced the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice. GM is discontinuing both the Saturn and Pontiac brands.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. General Motors. Cost to manufacture is one of the main considerations.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

In an online blog, General Motors’ (GM) vice chairman Tom Stephens stated that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of its four core brands followings its’ restructuring. The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

In addition, General Motors’ nearest thing to a green brand - Saturn, the brand under which it put out its first hybrids - is falling victim to the company’s restructuring following the global economic crisis. It was expected to function in a similar fashion to the Scion brand with a compact, mid-size and SUV model.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

General Motors: A total of 1,454 hybrid models were delivered in the month, which is a rise of 26.5 GM hybrids currently include the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Saturn VUE BAS; as well as the Tahoe, Silverado, Sierra, Yukon and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. The LS600h meanwhile saw a 57.5

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2009

General Motors: The company sold 1,534 units in April which consisted of: 523 two-mode SUVS (Tahoe, Yukon Escalade); 95 two-mode pick-ups (Silverado, Sierra); 547 Malibu hybrids; 338 Saturn VUE hybrids; 31 Saturn Aura hybrids. Meanwhile, the Ford Escape and Mariner hybrids saw sales drop by 40.5 per cent to 19 units.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2009

General Motors. GM hybrids currently comprise the Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura and Vue BAS hybrids; and the Tahoe, Silverado, Yukon, Sierra, and Cadillac Escalade two-mode hybrids. GM reported a total of 1,454 hybrid vehicles delivered in the month, up 26.5% year-on-year.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Easley said General Motors Corp. General Motors is also on the plug-in bandwagon with its Saturn Vue Green Line. Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Corp. may also join the program as researchers seek to develop lighter and safer vehicles that the batteries can power.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

The two-mode plug-in hybrid technology that was originally supposed to appear in the Saturn VUE will now make its debut in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news general motors Buick Buick Enclave GM plug-in hybrid cars two-mode plug-in hybrid.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. Good, sexy cars and a great price. But the Volt could be in a class by itself.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

General Motors 2MT70 FWD two-mode hybrid transaxle, as seen from. Design parameters of the current design include a 50% improvement in EPA composite fuel economy as compared to a conventional Saturn VUE, as well as a 7.5 The current viability plan does not include production and sales to dealers of Saturn products beyond 2009.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

General Motors. Non-core brand sales declined when compared with June as Pontiac dipped 7%; Saturn was down 21%, and HUMMER and Saab declined 26%. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% decline year-on-year by volume.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

The GM recall covers the 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007-2010 Pontiac G5, 2003-2007 Saturn Ion, 2006-2011 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky vehicles. After review and consultation by NHTSA, GM twice expanded the recall to include a total of 2,190,934 vehicles in the United States.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Then the students replaced the Explorer's big gasoline engine with a fuel-sipper taken from a General Motors Corp. Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor. Frank explains, showing how he and the students filled that space with batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies. See the press release , EPRI announcement and Daimlers description (with graphics).

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