Tuesday, June 03, 2008

GM sales down whopping 32% in May, time for more hybrids?

Where is the Saturn Vue hybrid?

GM's sales were down 32% in May, and truck and SUV sales were down an unbelievable 39% for the same period. Is there any wonder that GM is quickly dropping large vehicle production? And, while the Chevy Volt is a fantastic piece of automotive vision and technology, it can't help GM for years, and even when it is launched, it will still take a few more years to scale up production.

Isn't it time for GM to increase its dual mode hybrid production? Hybrid vehicles, such as the Ford Escape hybrid, are proving that small hybrid SUVs, such as the soon-to-be-released Saturn Vue hybrid, can sell well. Unlike Ford, however, GM doesn't lease hybrid technology from Toyota. Thus, isn't it time for GM to leverage its dual mode investment and put this hybrid technology into as many vehicles as possible, as quickly as possible?

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1 Comments:

Anonymous angrd said...

Since the dual mode hybrid powertrain wasn't optimized for small vehicles, especially cars, is it even relevant anymore?

11:42 AM  

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