Get ready for a wave of hybrid press releases coming from Detroit’s North American International Auto Show, running from January 13-27 January. The first two announcements to hit the wire are about “two-mode” hybrid SUVs from General Motors and BMW. If these vehicles seem familiar, it’s because the underlying technology has been in development for years—and has been trotted out at previous auto shows. In fact, a hybrid Saturn Vue was first announced at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003.
January 6, 2008
GM commenced production for the 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid at its state-of-the-art facility in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. The SUV will be the first hybrid vehicle to be manufactured South of the Border. The new Vue Green Line uses 27 percent less fuel than a conventional gasoline-powered Vue.
via Associated Press
Dec. 2, 2007
