May 17
Written by: Aaron Turpen 171 views
Published on May 17th, 2009 in Hybrid Vehicles
GM has announced that despite the pending sale of the Saturn brand, the 2-mode hybrid Saturn Vue that was to be released this summer will live. While it won’t be released this summer as planned, it will be released in 2011 along with it’s plug-in hybrid counterpart. The question is “under what brand?”
Since the Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain are similar to the Vue in size, performance, etc., they could be contenders for the power train. GM will be retaining the proprietary rights to the 2-mode power train that was to be the Vue’s, so it’s just a matter of where they decide to put it.
GM did promise that it will be out, in a car, under production by 2011. The planned plug-in version will come out at the same time as well.
All of this assumes, of course, that GM continued to live as an automaker and retains all of its properties when it declares bankruptcy–which is likely before June 1st.
Source: GM
Tags: chevrolet, GM, hybrid vehicle, saturn, Saturn Vue
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