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In China, Wuling launches electric minivan, Chevrolet introduces 48V MHEV Monza

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In China, Wuling launched its first electric minivan, the Rong Guang EV, and Chevrolet launched four new Monza variants featuring 48V mild hybrid technology. In China, General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun and Wuling brands. Rong Guang EV.

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GM and JVs deliveries in China down 43.3% in Q1; Wuling introduces EVs

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Buick had deliveries of nearly 129,600 units (-42.5% The minivan has a range of 300 kilometers on a single charge and supports DC fast charging. The Rong Guang electric vehicle has the same dimensions as the model powered by a standard internal combustion engine. Cadillac deliveries topped 26,800 units (-40% y-o-y).

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GM sales in China up 28.8% in 2010 to 2.35M units; new record in its largest market

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Buick sales rose 23.0% Two other Buick models—the New Regal and LaCROSSE—dominated China’s upper-medium sedan segment, with combined sales of 183,713 units. In December, Shanghai GM began taking orders for the all-new Buick GL8 luxury MPV. Rong Guang minivan sales were strong as well, totaling 335,952 units.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. While the Chrysler 300 improves to “Average,” the Pacifica minivan falls to “Below-Average.”

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Tesla says Model S comes out on top in US-NCAP crash testing with lowest Vehicle Safety Score

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While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. The MY 2013 vehicle with the next-lowest VSS is the Buick Verano (FWD) with 0.50, and also with a 5-star overall rating. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

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Theyre delaying their EV plans, rejiggering factories, and acknowledging what some clear-eyed observers (including IEEE Spectrum ) suspected all along: Not every car buyer is ready or able to ditch the internal-combustion engine entirely, stymied by high EV prices or unnerved by a patchy, often-unreliable charging infrastructure.

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