It was reported last week that along with Saturn, GM will lose a quarter of its hybrid sales when the automaker ends production of the brand with the 2009 model year lineup. However, there may be a solution.
According to Tom Stephens, GM’s vice chairman of global product development, the next-generation GM hybrid technology will not be delayed when Saturn ends production later this year.
Stephens told Automotive News that the hybrid drivetrain for the plug-in Saturn Vue will still come to fleets in early 2011 and may also be offered to customers in one of GM’s four core brands - Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC or Buick.
Likely candidates for GM’s plug-in hybrid technology could be the...
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