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Penske Backs Out of Saturn Deal; Brand to Wind Down

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(PAG) has terminated its discussions with General Motors Company to acquire the Saturn brand, citing concerns directly related to the future supply of vehicles beyond the supply period it had negotiated with GM. Today’s disappointing news comes at a time when we’d hoped for a successful launch of the Saturn brand into a new chapter.

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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 21% in November; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.7%

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Sales of the Saturn VUE mild hybrid were down 31% to 134 units, for 9.8% The Saturn Aura sold 29 units, down 17%, for 2.0% Nissan sold 503 Altima Hybrids in November, up 42.5% Nissan sold 503 Altima Hybrids in November, up 42.5% Total Nissan sales were up 20.8% Tags: Hybrids Sales. of all VUEs sold.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% 338 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid, representing 11.3% 31 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid, representing 1.7% Nissan sold 222 units of the Altima hybrid in the US in April, down 72.3% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Earlier post.).

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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362 units of the Saturn VUE hybrid (10.4% 26 units of the Saturn Aura hybrid (1.3% Nissan posted 834 units of the Altima Hybrid, a 0.2% Tags: Hybrids Sales. GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% of total sales). of total sales). of total sales).

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 5.2% Year on Year in June; 3% New Vehicle Market Share for the Month

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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. Nissan posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, down 50% from June 2008. Nissan posted 666 units of the Altima Hybrid, down 50% from June 2008. year-on-year.

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AMP Unveils Electric Version of GM Equinox; Secret Sauce is the Drivetrain

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AMP, which currently up fits Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice vehicles, is targeting the Nissan Leaf, with its 100 mile range, as its closest rival. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Motors Plug-ins. Our own secret sauce is how we house the motors, and of course the software is unique. Steve Burns. Click to enlarge.

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More information on hybrid sales slump

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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. Nissan: Just 222 units of the Altima hybrid were sold in the US in April - a drop of 72.3

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