Consumers say they want green rides, but sales of gas-guzzlers are sky-rocketing - The Globe and Mail
On my desk, beside notes about Honda and General Motors’ incipient fuel-cell alliance and GM’s modular strategy for producing six electrified cars, is the spec sheet for a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe – all snarling 455 horsepower of... ” Automotive News says sales of performance vehicles worldwide are exploding – up 70 per cent in the United States and 14 per cent in Europe since 2009. “Demand for some vehicles is so white hot, auto makers can’t keep up,” the industry... “Dodge, in fact, recently announced it was suspending new orders for its 707-hp Dodge Challenger and Charger Hellcat models. Yet, Toyota is doubling down this fall on its Prius hybrid bet, launching an all-new version. GM has led with plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt and says it has figured out how to make money on its fleet of six electrified cars. Pam Fletcher, GM’s executive chief engineer for electrified vehicles, says the secret is sharing pricey powertrain components and technologies in its electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrids: the Chevrolet Bolt, Volt, Spark EV and Malibu and the... Hyundai – between the 2016 and 2018 model years – plans to launch four new hybrids, two plug-in hybrids and an electric car in North America, reports just-auto. Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
