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Archive for the ‘General Motors’ Category

New Tires Help Gas Mileage

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

When people talk about all of the new technologies that accompany the development of hybrid and electric vehicles, the discussion usually focuses on batteries and electric motors.  One very important aspect of this development, however, is often ignored:  tires.  Tire manufacturers are working hard to create a new generation of rolling stock that will provide [...]

GM Cuts Saturn, Shrinks Hybrid Lineup

Monday, May 4th, 2009

As part of its plan to once again become financially viable, the beleaugered automaker General Motors has been shedding some of its various brands in order to focus on their core vehicle lines.  One consequence of this is that Saturn is being dropped, even though that particular brand accounted for 28% of GM’s hybrid vehicle [...]

Chevy Drops Two Hybrids

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Word from General Motors indicates that the company will be getting rid of their Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid and that they will not be going ahead with a Chevrolet Equinox Hybrid model.  The Malibu Hybrid has proven to have very sluggish sales to the point where GM claims that they have a sufficient backstock of the [...]


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