GM Announces LAIAS Debuts

[Flybrian]

FOR RELEASE: 2006-11-22

Elegance And Efficiency Converge In GM's Los Angeles Auto Show Lineup

LOS ANGELES – The General Motors portfolio at the Los Angeles Auto Show continues the company’s ongoing and dramatic product resurgence, with a focus on cars and SUVs that feature sophisticated, globally inspired designs as well as advanced, fuel-saving technologies.

The show will feature all-new entries by Buick, GMC and Saturn – including two of the four hybrid models GM will launch in calendar year 2007, as well as a resurrection of Cadillac’s Platinum Series and special-edition Saab models that commemorate the vehicle brand’s 60 th anniversary. Chevrolet will highlight two hydrogen fuel cell models – the Sequel and the Equinox Fuel Cell – that provide show goers with a glimpse of clean, petroleum-free transportation.

“We always look forward to the L.A. Auto Show because Los Angeles is such an important market for trend-setting cars and trucks,” said GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, who will kick off media days as the keynote speaker at the Motor Press Guild breakfast. “Besides launching a number of exciting new production cars, trucks and crossovers, we’ll also demonstrate our commitment to addressing fuel economy and environmental concerns with several very important advanced technology vehicles.”

According to the recently issued 2007 EPA Fuel Economy Guide, GM leads the industry with more vehicles that achieve an EPA-estimated 30 mpg or more on the highway. For the 2007 model year, GM offers 23 such vehicles, up from 14 in 2006.

Here are the specific models that GM will highlight in L.A. :

• 2008 Buick Enclave
• 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid
• 2008 Saturn Vue
• Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid
• Saab 9-3 60 th Anniversary Edition
• Saab 9-5 60 th Anniversary Edition
• HUMMER HO 2 Design Concept (Design Challenge entry)
• Cadillac Platinum Series (XLR, STS, DTS)
• Cadillac DTS-L
• Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell
• Chevrolet Sequel

[79VetteZ06]

GM saved the best for their homeground show.

Good to know about the hybrid foray. Although nothing about the new type of hybrid which we heard about a few days ago? Do they want to shock everybody?

[turbo200]

sounds exciting [sarcasm]

[SuperSport623]

Secret part of that list that got cut off:

Production version camaro convertible

Impala Concept

Production Ready Malibu

Grand Prix

anyother zetas

[loki]

so is the enclave the highest on everyones' list of wanting to see?

[sciguy_0504]

Enclave and, somewhat surprisingly, the new Platinum Caddys because they are a surpruse to me and I thought the last-gen Platinum Escalade was pretty cool.

[Flybrian]

Yeah. I'm anxious to see how the Platinum treatment is applied here. If its done in a good way with some real exclusive and rich trimming...ehhhh!

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Hopefully Platinum doesn't equal Ghetto, since that's the way Cadillac seems to be leaning with recent show cars.

[Northstar]

Hopefully Platinum doesn't equal Ghetto, since that's the way Cadillac seems to be leaning with recent show cars.

219021[/snapback]

Wasn't the Sixteen the last show car? I don't think it was ghetto... unless I'm forgetting something after it.

[FAPTurbo]

Hopefully Platinum doesn't equal Ghetto, since that's the way Cadillac seems to be leaning with recent show cars.

219021[/snapback]

I don't think there's such thing as platinum "crunk," so, no... I doubt the Platinum version will be ghettoblasted. i

[Dsuupr]

I'm looking forward to the Enclave as well as the Vue.

It as smart of them to use LA as their Hybrid intros.

[pow]

Let's hope the AURA Greenline will hit 30 MPG city.

[loki]

Let's hope the AURA Greenline will hit 30 MPG city.

220195[/snapback]

from what records are it'll get the same mileage ,basically, as the vue greenline... not sure where that thread is though

[Mule Bakersdozen LS]

The Enclave sounds like the only exciting entry on there, the others just special editions or stuff we've already seen.

Edited November 27, 2006 by Mule Bakersdozen LS

[pow]

from what records are it'll get the same mileage ,basically, as the vue greenline... not sure where that thread is though

220253[/snapback]

Makes sense, as the AURA is even heavier then the VUE. That's 27/32, which falls short of Camry's 40/38 or Altima's 41/36. Make it "free" (same price as non-hybrid 24/34 Camry) and then it'll be worth something.

Edited November 27, 2006 by empowah