The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The maker of the iPhone is getting into the business of electric cars. GM looks to the birthplace of Saturn for making electric vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Porsche updates its plug-in hybrids. And the Model Y gets recalled, but because of OTA updates it’s not a big deal.

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Porsche Plug-in GM Saturn 92

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. Annual sales for the group would be roughly at six million cars and trucks making it one of the top three automotive groups in the world.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

However, as green cars become more mainstream could it mark the end for exclusive green car brands? It appears that it is no longer viable for companies to designate one of their brands as green because advanced fuel efficient technology is expected across their range.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn. However, with the wind down of Saturn as part of GM’s restructuring plans, Stephens has reiterated that plug-ins remain a “key element in GM’s reinvention&#.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The competition has challenged university engineering students to re-engineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions while retaining performance and consumer appeal. Tags: Green cars Latest news EcoCar EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge Ohio State University.

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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. Honda: The first full month of sales for the Insight gave Honda a boost to the number two slot behind Toyota.

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