General Motors and Minivan

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

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2020

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.

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Minivan Chevrolet China Buick

GM’s Sales in China Surpass 1.5 Million Units

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

On 10 November, General Motors and its joint ventures in China surpassed 1.5 Domestic sales of China’s best-selling vehicle, the Wuling minivan, surpassed 500,000 units for the year, while sales of the Wuling Rong Guang minivan topped 20,000 units in October for the fourth consecutive month. This was a rise of 59.8%

China

China Sale Buick Minivan

GM preparing to launch 2 more EREVs and a PHEV

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2011

General Motors is preparing to launch two more extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), CEO Dan Akerson told reporters on the sidelines of the 2011 Automotive News World Congress. Detroit Free Press.

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GM sets February sales record in China; up 30.4% to 240,554 vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold 240,554 cars and trucks in China in February, setting a record for the month. Benefiting from Sunshine minivan sales of 50,950 units, the Wuling brand sold 117,969 units in China. Sales rose 30.4% from February 2011 and were the third highest for any month in GM’s history in China.

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GM China Sale 2011

GM sales in China up 21.3% to set May record

Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 231,183 vehicles in China. Demand rose for its entire minivan lineup. Demand was up 21.3% from the same month in 2011 and 1.7% from April of this year. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 7.1% from May 2011 to 99,113 units. year on year. from last May. year on year.

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GM China Sale Minivan

GM Sales in China Increase 49.6% in First Eight Months to More Than 1.1M Units; Record Sales in August, Up 112.7%

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors sales in China in the first eight months of 2009 increased 49.6% Its Wuling Sunshine minivan remained the overall market leader, as monthly sales reached 49,298 units. Sales of its high-end minivan, the Wuling Rong Guang, once again topped 20,000 units. on an annual basis to 1,111,401 units.

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GM Buick Sale Minivan

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered 461,716 vehicles in China in the first quarter, down 43.3% The minivan has a range of 300 kilometers on a single charge and supports DC fast charging. from 813,973 in Q1 2019. Cadillac deliveries topped 26,800 units (-40% y-o-y). Wuling Rong Guang EV. Rong Guang EV.

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GM China Cadillac Chevrolet

GM sells more than 250,000 vehicles in China in October; new record for month

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

General Motors and its joint ventures sold an October-record 251,812 vehicles in China. Another Wuling minivan, the Hong Guang, had sales of 34,220 units—an increase of 63.9% Sales were up 14.3% on an annual basis, as GM’s major brands in China reached new highs for the month. year-on-year and a new record for the period.

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GM China Vehicles Minivan

GM and JVs Set New May Sales Mark in China

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China in May. Its most popular model remained the Wuling Sunshine minivan, which generated sales of 56,989 units. Buoyed by strong demand for the Chevrolet brand and ongoing positive demand for its other brands, GM sales totaled 196,004 units. to 105,395 units.

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GM China Sale Buick

Ducker: automotive aluminum content to hit explosive growth from 2015 to 2025; 50 years of uninterrupted growth “guaranteed”

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2014

The study surveyed all major automakers and forecasts that Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler will become the biggest users of aluminum sheet in the next decade. lbs (186 kg) and minivans at 396.5 The study forecasts that in 2015: Pickup trucks will contain the most aluminum at 548.9 lbs (248 kg), SUVs at 410.3 lbs (180 kg).

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2015 North America Minivan 2012

GM Sets New January Sales Record in China

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures in China sold 219,192 vehicles in January. Its three volume models—the Wuling Sunshine and Wuling Rong Guang minivans and Chevrolet Spark mini-car—ll delivered best-ever monthly sales. Sales were up 97.0% from the first month of 2009. Sales of vehicles by Shanghai GM jumped 150.1%

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GM China Sale Buick

Baojun E100: GM's tiny, two-seat electric car for China

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 14, 2017

Most North Americans and Europeans will likely never have heard of Baojun, but it's one of many brands operated under General Motors' SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture in China.

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GM sets June and first half delivery records in China

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2016

General Motors and its joint ventures had record June deliveries in China of 273,563 units, which was up 11.2% Demand for the Rong Guang V minivan was up 20%. on an annual basis. The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands had their best June ever. Demand was up 5.3% from the first six months of 2015 to 1,810,476 units.

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GM China Buick Cadillac

GM China Sales Rise 38.0% in 1H09 to 814,442 Units

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

General Motors China and its joint ventures sold 814,442 vehicles in China in the first half of 2009. Its Wuling Sunshine minivan was China’s most popular vehicle, with sales of 295,789 units in the first half. This represented an increase of 38.0% from the first six months of 2008. from the first half of 2008.

GM

GM China Sale Minivan

GM Sets New June, First Half Sales Records in China; China First Half Sales Outpace US

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2010

General Motors and its joint ventures set new marks for unit sales in China in the month of June and for the first half of the year. to 94,295 units, as demand for China’s most popular mini-commercial vehicle—the Sunshine minivan—exceeded 55,000 units for the month. Sales in June rose 23.2% from June 2009.

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GM China Sale Buick

2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

Charged EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The secret to this remarkable debut lies in a deal announced back in 2020 between Honda and General Motors. The minivan didn’t help the smaller Japanese company, which exited passenger cars in 1993 and the US market altogether in January 2009. Is it really a Honda? It seems safe to suggest GM probably won’t suffer that fate.

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Honda GM Isuzu Acura

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

General Motors’ vehicle sales in China rose 28.8% The Sunshine minivan was the best-selling vehicle in China for the eighth consecutive year, on sales of 668,783 units. Rong Guang minivan sales were strong as well, totaling 335,952 units. to a record 2,351,610 units in 2010. Wuling sales in China rose 14.8%

2010

2010 GM China Sale

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. Develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. General Motors. Technology.

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Lithium Ion Grant Obama St. Louis

DOE to Award $187M to 9 Projects to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Develop a flexible combustion system for their minivan platform based on a downsized, turbocharged engine that uses direct gasoline injection, recirculation of exhaust gases, and flexible intake air control to reduce emissions. General Motors Co. 37,328,933. Advanced Technology Powertrains for Light-Duty Vehicles (ATP-LD).

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Fuel Economy Downsizing Vehicles Waste

KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

General Motors saw the most significant climb among the respondents in this year’s survey, as 40% of executives expect its market share to increase over the next five years, up considerably from 13% in 2010 and 15% in 2009. Honda ranked seventh, ahead of Ford, and Toyota ranked ninth just ahead of General Motors.

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Global Auto Fuel 2010

GM Electric Meriva Van Tests Vehicle-to-Grid Charging in Germany

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Last summer, Karl Stracke, the vice president of global vehicle engineering of General Motors, said the company planned to test three battery-electric vehicles in different global regions. This morning, the company's Opel unit announced that it would test a fleet of Opel Meriva small minivans converted to electric power in Germany.

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Germany Minivan Grid General Motors

Presidential Auto Task Force Concluded Plug-In GM Volt Likely Too Expensive To Be Commercially Successful in the Short-Term

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

As a result, the President’s Designee has found that General Motors’ plan is not viable as it is currently structured. Chrysler’s product strength is in the pickup, SUV, and minivan segments—all of which are relatively low in fuel efficiency.

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Volt Plug-in GM Chrysler

2011 Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept To Be Unveiled in Beijing

Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2010

Tomorrow at the Beijing Motor Show, General Motors will unveil its a concept car that likely shows what will be its second unique model of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.

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Volt Chevrolet Concept 2011

Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2016

This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker's 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research. Now, General Motors has said that the Lyft ride-sharing service, in which it invested half a.

Chrysler

Chrysler Minivan Google General Motors

Toyota-backed U.S. self-driving startup garners $67 million investment

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

May Mobility plans to begin demonstration tests in 2024 using self-driving vehicles based on the Sienna minivan, according to the report. The vehicles are expected to include buses to start, before later including taxis and other automobiles.

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Toyota North America Taxi Japan

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind. Adjusted fuel economy distribution by model year.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA

TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. I was once a Pathfinder owner - a first-gen four-door. Here’s the view from Downtown Canada. All are 2023s or 2024s.

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Cars Minivan Jeep Toyota

Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 3, 2024

The electric hypercar company was developing an autonomous taxi based around the Renault Espace minivan. General Motors’ Cruise). News of the endeavor broke in 2021, when the media caught wind of a filing with the Croatian Ministry of Transportation. Rimac is trying to build an entire ecosystem for automated EVs.

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GM enjoys sales surge in China

Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2009

The emerging markets may hold the key to success for auto manufacturers going forward and so General Motors can take great heart in the news that its domestic sales in China leapt allowing it to record its best July ever. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors China GM Shanghai GM. per cent compared to last year.

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GM China Sale General Motors

SAIC-GM-Wuling: The beginning of missed opportunities?

China EV

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Wuling I visited has many outer vestiges of its old state-owned days including disused railroad tracks running into the plant and piles of coal still left from when it was burned to heat and light the minivan plant. Even before the JV was formed however, Wuling’s manufacturing process was already transforming using the GM system.

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GM 2001 China Chinese

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

Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

Since then, Nissan, Hyundai, Mazda, and General Motors Buick brand have all announced EREV plans of their own. In 2021, Toyotas decision to redesign its Sienna minivan exclusively as a hybrid seemed risky. Those parallels may bode well for EREV tech in the United States and elsewhere.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Sale

Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Waymo began their operations and testing with Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, but in 2018 the I-Pace was added to the fleet. The Cruise which is owned by General Motors has stated that it will begin accepting passengers soon. It takes only 4.6 seconds to reach 0-60 MPH.

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San Francisco Phoenix Lithium Ion Minivan

2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The secret to this remarkable debut lies in a deal announced back in 2020 between Honda and General Motors. The minivan didn’t help the smaller Japanese company, which exited passenger cars in 1993 and the US market altogether in January 2009. Is it really a Honda?

Honda

Honda GM Charging Isuzu

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. 6/15/07 General Motors Corp. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Then Ill pack it in around 80." Newsweek ).

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Lithium Ion

Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader.

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Chrysler 2009 Dodge Circuit Electric Cars

EV Driven

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

GM’s Sales in China Surpass 1.5 Million Units

GM preparing to launch 2 more EREVs and a PHEV

GM sets February sales record in China; up 30.4% to 240,554 vehicles

GM sales in China up 21.3% to set May record

GM Sales in China Increase 49.6% in First Eight Months to More Than 1.1M Units; Record Sales in August, Up 112.7%

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

GM sells more than 250,000 vehicles in China in October; new record for month

GM and JVs Set New May Sales Mark in China

Ducker: automotive aluminum content to hit explosive growth from 2015 to 2025; 50 years of uninterrupted growth “guaranteed”

GM Sets New January Sales Record in China

Baojun E100: GM's tiny, two-seat electric car for China

GM sets June and first half delivery records in China

GM China Sales Rise 38.0% in 1H09 to 814,442 Units

GM Sets New June, First Half Sales Records in China; China First Half Sales Outpace US

2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

DOE to Award $187M to 9 Projects to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles

KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

GM Electric Meriva Van Tests Vehicle-to-Grid Charging in Germany

Presidential Auto Task Force Concluded Plug-In GM Volt Likely Too Expensive To Be Commercially Successful in the Short-Term

2011 Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept To Be Unveiled in Beijing

Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

Toyota-backed U.S. self-driving startup garners $67 million investment

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

Hypercar Company Rimac Developing Robotaxi Service

GM enjoys sales surge in China

SAIC-GM-Wuling: The beginning of missed opportunities?

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

Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs – Charged EVs

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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