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Here come GM's hybrid SUVs

WHITE MARSH, Md. -- It's just a transmission -- a chunk of cast metal and plastic found in every car and truck that most owners never think about unless it breaks.

But for General Motors Corp., the first transmission off the line Monday for its new hybrid system marks its most aggressive attempt to fight Toyota's hybrid juggernaut, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The parts built at a plant outside of Baltimore will be bolted into GM's full-size SUVs hitting dealerships in the next several weeks and into some pickups next year. The SUVs will match the city fuel economy figures of a gasoline-powered Toyota Camry sedan.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 10:50 AM to Alternative fuels , GM | Permalink

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