Lutz: Chevy Orlando coming, could get Voltec powertrain

Chevrolet Orlando concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

Before General Motors‘ financial woes got so out-of-hand that the giant automaker was forced to declare bankruptcy, plans were in place to bring the Chevrolet Orlando, a new seven-passenger multi-purpose vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2011. First seen at the Paris Motor Show last year, the Orlando concept was a modern take on the nearly defunct but extremely useful wagon shape that seemed destined to replace the retrotastic HHR in GM’s lineup. Now that GM’s back on track, it would seem the previously stalled Orlando project is moving forward as well.

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  Irmscher’s Bumblebee tribute Cruze — Click here for high-res image gallery
  When German tuning house Irmscher decided to create a tribute to Transformers hero Bumblebee, they didn’t do just another yellow Camaro with black stripes…
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  You might be interested in reading a piece I wrote about this on AllCarsElectric.com called Hybrid Minivans: the road not taken.
  Inspired and concerned, I reached out to GM vice chairman Bob Lutz to share with him what I see as a significant need…
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  Volt body panels being stamped – Click above to watch the videos after the jump
  The other day we pointed you at a video produced by General Motors that is part of a series on the building of the pre-production Chevy Volt prototypes…

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