WARREN, Mich. - General Motors' retiring vice chairman says GM will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them. But Bob Lutz says a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future.
He says GM must apply hybrid technology to more vehicles in order to meet revised fuel-economy standards coming in 2020.
Lutz, who steps down May first, has some regrets. He overhauled Saturn and Pontiac, two brands that GM has decided to drop. He says Saturn had a world-class lineup, but GM didn't have the money to market it properly. Still, he says he supports the decision to dump the brands.
Lutz says his proudest achievement is the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt, which is due out later this year. The Volt can go 40 miles on an electrical charge.
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WARREN, Mich. - General Motors' retiring vice chairman says GM will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them.
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Published: March 12, 2010
Published: March 12, 2010
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