Penske Says EVs Will Be At the Forefront for Saturn

Home

News

Electric Cars

Penske Says EVs Will Be At the Forefront for Saturn

Eric Loveday

Author BIO

Eric Loveday is a car enthusiast with a love for everything automotive. He purchased a 1970 Chevelle at age 16, quickly outgrew its dated engineering... More

LATEST ARTICLE
Mercedes to Meet Future CAFE Requirements With Hybrid Vehicles
Failure to meet CAFÉ standards can result in stiff fines for automakers. In particular, Mercedes... Read More

N/ALEADERBOARD RANK
797ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED
0COMMENTS POSTED

2,438 views Jun 15, 2009

General Motors Executive Vice President for GM Powertrain and Quality Tom Stephens introduces the Saturn Vue Green Line Plug-In Hybrid, making its world debut at the 2008 North American International Auto Show Monday, January 14, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. The Vue Plug-in Hybrid battery recharges from 110-volt household electrical outlet in four to five hours. Production is scheduled for 2010.(Photo General Motors)

Enlarge Photo

Related Photo Galleries

See more photos »

According the Roger Penske, electric vehicles may be the first new vehicle built through the Penske-Saturn company.

When the deal is finalized, Saturn will turn their attention to a new emphasis on fuel efficiency and a low price. According to Penske, "EVs will be right at the forefront and might be the first produced" by the Penske-Saturn company.

The Penske Automotive Group has agreed to acquire Saturn from GM pending some legal work; the deal should go through and be finalized soon.

Currently, Penske has the sole distrubtion rights to Daimler's Smart car including the SmartForTwo and the upcoming SmartForTwo EV. He has stated that Saturn dealers will remain independent of Smart dealers. The two will not sell each others cars on their lots.

Saturn has the support of 3.5 million customers and Penske hopes for annual sales of 200,000 units. The Saturn EV could help them meet those goals.

Source: Edmunds

Posted in:

News Electric Cars

Contribute

Send us a tip Comment Contact the editor

Have an opinion?

Comment (1)

Fred Posted: 9/10/2009 10:40am PDT

Imagine where Saturn would be now if GM had not "pulled the plug" on the EV1? I will be glad to see Saturn return to it's roots providing fuel efficient, low cost, innovative cars.

Post Reply

Vote

Bad stuff?