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Old 06-04-2008, 12:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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GM says: next Aveo will have class leading MPG

Via GCC:

Buried among announcements about the possible demise/sale of HUMMER, green-lighting the Volt and a bunch of other stuff...

Quote:
Also recently approved was a next generation of the popular Chevy Aveo. Based on a global architecture, the Aveo is also expected to have segment-leading fuel economy when it goes on sale in the US market in the second half of 2010.
We'll of course see if that actually materializes, but it's nice to see GM may... MIGHT.. perhaps go from last place MPG in the subcompact segment to aiming for the top.

Are the small car fuel economy wars of the 80's and early 90's back on?

I hope so.

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008...sponds-to.html

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