General Motors in Geneva: Seven World and European Premieres
28 February 2006| Source: General Motors (GM Europe)
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --
- Top attraction: Futuristic Saab Aero X Sport-Coupé Concept
- Additional World Premieres: Opel GT, Chevrolet Epica and Captiva
- European Debuts: New Cadillac Escalade, 310-hp Saab 9-5 Aero
BioPower Concept, Chevrolet Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid
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With four world and three European premieres among many other new models,
General Motors (GM) ushers in the new automotive spring season at the 2006
Geneva Motor Show (March 2 to 12). The highlights are the futuristic Saab
Aero X sport-coupé concept, the new Opel GT and the new Chevrolet Epica and
Captiva models, which are unveiled for the very first time. The two new
Chevrolets will already be available by mid-2006, with the GT roadster
following in spring 2007.
GM also presents three European premieres: the new Cadillac Escalade, the
Chevrolet Tahoe with two-mode full hybrid system and the 310-hp Saab 9-5 Aero
BioPower Concept, which can run on pro-environmental bio-ethanol (E85) fuel.
The six GM brands represented on the Swiss market have a total of 13 new
model variants on display.
GM Europe President, Carl-Peter Forster, said in Geneva: "This impressive
product initiative clearly shows that our powers of innovation are not
affected by current economic challenges. On the contrary, intensive global
development cooperation within GM is yielding more and more tangible results.
Our position in Europe is stronger than it has been for a long time."
Contact: Johan Willems
Director, Product Development & Technology Communications
General Motors Europe
Telephone: +49-6-42-760243
E-mail: johan.willems@de.gm.com
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