GM claims it's first to sell million 30+ mpg vehicles

[MummyChunk]

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Four Chevrolet cars – the Spark, Cruze, Sonic and Volt – achiev
30 mpg or better in EPA combined city and highway driving
Combined 2012 sales of GM's mini, small and compact cars ar
expected to be up about 39 percent, driven by the launches of th
Spark and Buick Verano, and the ongoing success of the Chevrole
Sonic, Cruze and Volt
About 40 percent of GM's vehicles by sales volume are powered b
fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines – 10 percentage points highe
than in 2010
GM's two highest fuel-economy four-cylinder models are the 42-mp
Chevrolet Cruze Eco and the 40-mpg Chevrolet Sonic, both of which ar
powered by a turbocharged 1.4L ECOTEC engine mated to a six-spee
manual transmission
Chevrolet and Buick dealers delivered more than 50,000 vehicle
that use advanced lithium-ion battery technology. Chevrolet Volt sale
totaled more than 23,000 units, making the car the country'
best-selling plug-in vehicle
Combined sales of the Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Regal and Buic
LaCrosse powered by eAssist, which delivers EPA-estimated highway fue
economy of up to 37 mpg, totaled more than 30,000 units

In 2013, Buick will launch the 33-mpg Buick Encore crossover, Cadilla
will introduce the ELR extended-range electric vehicle and Chevrole
will expand availability of eAssist to include the all-new Impala
Chevrolet will also introduce a 2.0-liter clean diesel powertrain fo
the Chevrolet Cruze and a full-electric powertrain for the Spark

The launch of the Spark EV will make GM the first company to build
complete electric motor and drive unit for a modern electric vehicl
in the United States. By 2017, GM will have up to 500,000 vehicles o
the road with some form of electrification, with a focus on plug-i
technology

GM will release its December 2012 sales today at 10 a.m. EST

[Geoff Welsh]

From AB
Four Chevrolet cars � the Spark, Cruze, Sonic and Volt � achieve
30 mpg or better in EPA combined city and highway driving.
Combined 2012 sales of GM's mini, small and compact cars are
expected to be up about 39 percent, driven by the launches of the
Spark and Buick Verano, and the ongoing success of the Chevrolet
Sonic, Cruze and Volt.
About 40 percent of GM's vehicles by sales volume are powered by
fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines � 10 percentage points higher
than in 2010.
GM's two highest fuel-economy four-cylinder models are the 42-mpg
Chevrolet Cruze Eco and the 40-mpg Chevrolet Sonic, both of which are
powered by a turbocharged 1.4L ECOTEC engine mated to a six-speed
manual transmission.
Chevrolet and Buick dealers delivered more than 50,000 vehicles
that use advanced lithium-ion battery technology. Chevrolet Volt sales
totaled more than 23,000 units, making the car the country's
best-selling plug-in vehicle.
Combined sales of the Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Regal and Buick
LaCrosse powered by eAssist, which delivers EPA-estimated highway fuel
economy of up to 37 mpg, totaled more than 30,000 units.
In 2013, Buick will launch the 33-mpg Buick Encore crossover, Cadillac
will introduce the ELR extended-range electric vehicle and Chevrolet
will expand availability of eAssist to include the all-new Impala.
Chevrolet will also introduce a 2.0-liter clean diesel powertrain for
the Chevrolet Cruze and a full-electric powertrain for the Spark.
The launch of the Spark EV will make GM the first company to build a
complete electric motor and drive unit for a modern electric vehicle
in the United States. By 2017, GM will have up to 500,000 vehicles on
the road with some form of electrification, with a focus on plug-in
technology.
GM will release its December 2012 sales today at 10 a.m. EST.

I own three GM....and love them....but the day-to-day "WOW!" at 30mpg in
2013 is ffffing stooooopid. I routinely got 32+ in my 1990 (sic) VW
Jetta back in 1994. (Yes I owned a VW, it was my winter car, while my
GTO stayed in the garage.)
GW