Lexus addition
Lexus recently confirmed that the CT 200h premium hybrid hatchback, shown recently at the Geneva auto show, will be headed to North America. The car (shown above) will stand as Lexus's entry-level model in Europe and will come to North America for a simultaneous global launch, possibly as soon as the 2012 model year. The sporty five-door will be the second vehicle on an exclusive hybrid platform, joining the larger HS 250h.
--Wheelbase Communications
Hybrid future
Retiring General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says GM will keep making big trucks and SUVs because U.S. buyers demand them, but a major portion of them will be gas-electric hybrids in the near future. The hybrid revolution is one of many changes Lutz witnessed in a 47-year career in automaking that ends May 1.
--Associated Press
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