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Will a version of the new Buick Excelle be the next Voltec model?

Mar 22nd 2009 7:56PM - 2 Comments

The next-generation Buick Excelle has been spotted testing in the usual camouflage. The existing Excelle is only sold in China, but now that General Motors has decided that Buick will be one of its four core brands in the U.S. market, it seems likely ...

Geneva 2009: Opel goes Voltec, Ampera coming in late 2011

Mar 3rd 2009 6:11AM - 0 Comments

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Ampera concept General Motors Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster began this morning's press conference in Geneva with an acknowledgment of the dire financial straights that the entire industry is ...

Lutz: Chevy Orlando coming, could get Voltec powertrain

Aug 3rd 2009 4:04PM - 23 Comments

Chevrolet Orlando concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Before GM's financial woes got so out-of-hand that the giant automaker was forced to declare bankruptcy, plans were in place to bring the Orlando, a new seven-passenger ...

GM: Volt on track, Voltec battery progressing well, next-gen will be better

Mar 18th 2009 7:54PM - 16 Comments

There was one main message hammered home during a conference call on the Voltec plug-in hybrid propulsion system that GM held earlier today: even though the Chevy Volt is not yet finished, GM is getting the second and third generation Voltec systems ...

GM confirms Orlando for U.S., looking at making it a Voltec PHEV

Jan 26th 2009 5:59PM - 10 Comments

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Chevrolet Orlando In many ways, the future of the Voltec drivetrain is the future of GM. A big success with this plug-in architecture will go a long way to giving the company enough money to pay the ...

Next gen GM hybrid pickups to get 50% better towing, Voltec possible

Feb 26th 2009 8:52AM - 16 Comments

click for a high res gallery of GM's hybrid pickups General Motors is currently in the midst of launching its hybrid full-size pickup trucks and our man Jeremy is in San Antonio this week to try them out. One thing about the auto industry is that ...

GM: Volt won't become a brand name

Nov 6th 2009 6:30PM - 13 Comments

2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery The Chevrolet Volt isn't scheduled to hit the market for another whole year, but there's so much anticipation for the vehicle that some are already asking if The General will try to make a ...

Rendered Speculation: Vauxhall Ampera goes "Outback" for CUV

Nov 23rd 2009 1:49PM - 4 Comments

When new Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly visited the company's Ellesmere Port factory in the UK last week, he dropped a hint that there would be more than one version of the upcoming Opel/Vauxhall Ampera. That's not really any great surprise as GM has ...

REPORT: GM will build Cadillac Converj

Nov 9th 2009 2:24PM - 21 Comments

2009 Cadillac Converj concept – click above for high-res gallery After much hemming and hawing, General Motors will reportedly build a version of the Cadillac Converj, the gorgeous but awkwardly named extended-range coupe concept first ...

Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility"

Nov 10th 2009 11:50AM - 18 Comments

2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Electric vehicles are for people who would rather drive slow, boring commuter cars that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't spew pollutants from their tailpipes. Gas-powered cars ...

Geneva Preview: Google translate says Chevy Volt = Opel Ampera

Jan 26th 2009 7:29PM - 6 Comments

click to enlarge the Ampera teaser When we get to Geneva for the big show in early March, Opel will have the production of its first Voltec technology car ready to debut. The Ampera, as it will be called, is essentially an Opel-branded version of ...

REPORT: Toyota looking to apply Prius name to other hybrid vehicles, but not as a sub-brand

Sep 18th 2009 7:02PM - 4 Comments

Not long ago, we wondered just how steep the hill of customer acceptance is for a new technology like the Volt is. The question was how well the Chevy Volt and the Voltec powertrain could compete with the established Prius brand? Toyota, for its ...

Plug-In Ecosystem update: in the pre-Volt era, GM working with dozens of utilities to build plug-in communities

Apr 2nd 2009 7:27PM - 6 Comments

During the Washington Auto Show in February, GM announced that cities like San Francisco and DC were likely going to be the first to get the Volt roll-out. Today, GM gave an update on how it is helping to bring about the infrastructure for the Volt ...

Rendered Speculation: What if Saab made a Volt?

May 18th 2009 7:03PM - 5 Comments

Every automaker has specific styling cues that it uses to make its designs instantly recognizable. It would seem this is especially true of a car's front fascia, and it's often fun to graft the grille and headlights from one automaker onto a ...

Geneva 2009: Ampera comes branded with Opel and Vauxhaull badges

Mar 2nd 2009 6:53PM - 3 Comments

Click above for image gallery of the Vauxhall Ampera Holden. Chevy. Opel. Vauxhall. These are the brands that we so far know will get a version of the plug-in Volt. Granted, the Europeans will call it the Ampera, but under all those models will ...

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