More GM Powertrains on the Way
November 1, 2004
Filed under Trailer News
General Motors said its plans for new engines and transmissions will result in 50 new
engine variants and 10 new six-speed automatic transmission variations in the next few
years. The new six-speed transmissions will include gearboxes made for both front- and
rear-wheel drive.
GM said, by 2007, it will have a hybrid system for its SUV V-8 engines
that will combine displacement-on-demand technology with a strong hybrid system to boost
the fuel economy of its big SUVs by 25 percent, while retaining towing performance
