GM retooling Epsilon platform; new sport wagons planned
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GM retooling Epsilon platform; new sport wagons planned
GM retooling high-volume Epsilon platform; new sport wagons planned - - By JASON STEIN | Automotive News - - Source: Autoweek
General Motors is developing a new version of its mid-sized front-wheel-drive Epsilon architecture to add a sport wagon at Saturn and possibly at other GM divisions worldwide.
Company sources say GM will use the architecture, internally known as Epsilon 2, to enter new segments. The current Epsilon is GM's highest-volume global car architecture. Saturn will be the initial North American beneficiary with a new crossover vehicle or a sport wagon by 2009 or 2010, a GM source says. Those Saturn vehicles will be developed jointly with Opel.
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The upgraded architecture will be applied to the next generation of the Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saab 9-3, says Gene Stefanyshyn, Epsilon vehicle line executive.
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Insiders say Epsilon 2 also presents an opportunity for GM to benefit further from European operations.
General Motors is developing a new version of its mid-sized front-wheel-drive Epsilon architecture to add a sport wagon at Saturn and possibly at other GM divisions worldwide.
Company sources say GM will use the architecture, internally known as Epsilon 2, to enter new segments. The current Epsilon is GM's highest-volume global car architecture. Saturn will be the initial North American beneficiary with a new crossover vehicle or a sport wagon by 2009 or 2010, a GM source says. Those Saturn vehicles will be developed jointly with Opel.
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The upgraded architecture will be applied to the next generation of the Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saab 9-3, says Gene Stefanyshyn, Epsilon vehicle line executive.
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Insiders say Epsilon 2 also presents an opportunity for GM to benefit further from European operations.
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