Only two weeks after announcing the rebirth of the Saturn Vue as a Buick that might additionally be supplied as a plug-in hybrid, General Motors found out that the compact SUV has been canned. The information changed into damaged by way of GM's Vice Chairman Tom Stephens on Wednesday in a posting at the organisation's authentic blog. Stephens stated that GM decided to cancel plans for the rebadged Vue after negative feedback approximately the automobile from personnel, potential customers, sellers, media and analysts at a current preview in Michigan.
"The Buick crossover we confirmed obtained constant remarks from huge elements of all the audiences that it did not fit the top class characteristics that clients have come to anticipate from Buick," said Stephens.
"We have been all struck through the consistency of the complaint of the compact crossover. And what we determined to do in reaction is a superb example of the essence of the brand new General Motors? Acting fast, and boldly, and listening to feedback from clients, employees, dealers, media and pretty much everyone else with an opinion."
Buick's version of the Saturn Vue changed into scheduled to be released into the marketplace with a 2.Four-liter direct-injection 4-pot and a 3.0-liter direct-injection V6 in past due 2010, followed in 2011 by means of a plug-in hybrid version proposing a three.6-liter flex-gasoline V6 and two electric vehicles.
Stephens said that the "crucial" plug-in hybrid era of the Vue might be applied to any other vehicle "at no put off", with greater information to be released in the very near destiny.
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