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GM to double range of greener models
By Jin Jing |
April 12, 2010, Monday
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GENERAL Motors plans to nearly double its models with 25 new and upgraded cars in China over the next two years, including fuel-efficient technologies.
The US car maker's decision to accelerate new models underscores its ambitions to drive up sales in China, the world's largest auto market, while establishing itself as an important player in green vehicles after emerging from bankruptcy last year.
GM said by 2011, it will increase the application of turbochargers, advanced engine management systems and class-leading aerodynamics to further improve the fuel efficiency of its locally produced passenger cars.
This would include a small turbo-charged engine and advanced transmission system that could save fuel consumption by 7 percent to 9 percent, in addition to electric power steering, start-stop systems and hybrid systems to improve fuel efficiency by up to 15 percent.
"GM has demonstrated its commitment to helping drivers go farther on every tank of gas by introducing state-of-the-art powertrain and vehicle technologies that significantly reduce the fuel consumption of our products built and sold in China," said Kevin Wale, president and managing director of General Motors China Group
GM's first electric car Chevrolet Volt, which can drive 60 kilometers in one battery charge, will be introduced into China next year, following the official debut in the United States this year.
GM, the biggest international car maker in China, sold 1.82 million units last year with an year-on-year growth of 68 percent. It is targeting 2 million units this year.
The US car maker's decision to accelerate new models underscores its ambitions to drive up sales in China, the world's largest auto market, while establishing itself as an important player in green vehicles after emerging from bankruptcy last year.
GM said by 2011, it will increase the application of turbochargers, advanced engine management systems and class-leading aerodynamics to further improve the fuel efficiency of its locally produced passenger cars.
This would include a small turbo-charged engine and advanced transmission system that could save fuel consumption by 7 percent to 9 percent, in addition to electric power steering, start-stop systems and hybrid systems to improve fuel efficiency by up to 15 percent.
"GM has demonstrated its commitment to helping drivers go farther on every tank of gas by introducing state-of-the-art powertrain and vehicle technologies that significantly reduce the fuel consumption of our products built and sold in China," said Kevin Wale, president and managing director of General Motors China Group
GM's first electric car Chevrolet Volt, which can drive 60 kilometers in one battery charge, will be introduced into China next year, following the official debut in the United States this year.
GM, the biggest international car maker in China, sold 1.82 million units last year with an year-on-year growth of 68 percent. It is targeting 2 million units this year.
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