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• Lutz chimes in on the Chevy Beat

  Filed under: Concept Cars , Economy , Hatchbacks , Chevrolet , GM , Opinion/Editorial In the wake of the Chevy Beat news that started pounding the wires before the 4th of July weekend, the Wall Street Journal reached out to Bob Lutz for some commentary on the topic. Lutz, in an email to the Journal, said, "We always thought we'd do it at some point, but now it obviously enjoys a much higher priority." Based on what the Journal says, this loosely translates to "the 2012 timeframe." Unfortunately for GM, this is a car that its U.S. operation needs approximately yesterday. It would behoove the brain trust in the RenCen to stop debating this and simply end all the speculation by formally announcing a U.S. Beat and attaching a timetable, already (as in, now). We think that the car's appearance as an Autobot in next summer's Transformers follow-up will help create enough public interest for that GM will be forced to make some sort declaration if they haven't... Posted Jul 06 2008, 07:35 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Hatchbacks, BobLutz, Bob Lutz, GM, Chevrolet, Economy, Concept Cars, ChevyBeat, Chevy Beat, Groove, Beat, Opinion/Editorial, trax, triplets, GrooveTrax, UsBeat, us beat, groove trax

• LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet

  Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Trends , Economy , Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , SUVs , Trucks/Pickups , Green , Tech , Crossovers/CUVs , Chevrolet , GM Promising the best possible fuel economy for whichever type of vehicle its customers choose, GM's Bob Lutz and Ed Peper trotted a full lineup of green vehicles from their arsenal. The Aveo5, Impala E85, Malibu Hybrid, Tahoe Hybrid, Silverado Hybrid, Volt, Equinox Fuel Cell, Beat and Groove were used to show off that Chevy will be the brand carrying the greenish flame most prominently into the future for GM. Lutz talked about having a whole range of options available to meet future trends, from hybrids, to flex-fuel burners, to fuel cells, to electrics like start/stop technology and good old-fashioned economy cars that get great fuel economy. Gallery: 2008 Chevy Hybrids at the LA Auto Show Gallery: 2008 Chevy Aveo5 Continue reading LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet Permalink | Email... Posted Nov 15 2007, 06:01 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Tech, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, BobLutz, Bob Lutz, GM, SUVs, Sedans/Saloons, silverado, Trucks/Pickups, Chevrolet, Economy, Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Impala, Malibu, Tahoe, Trends, Volt, LA Auto Show, ChevyAveo5, Equinox, Ed Peper, Groove, Beat, Chevy Aveo5, EdPeper