GM, Ford and Clean Car Hype.

A couple of important automotive-related news hit the wire again today ahead of the LA Auto Show?s opening on Friday. Firstly, following Ford?s hybrid vehicle announcement, GM?s CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that his company was going ahead with plans to roll out a plug-in hybrid SUV based on its existing Saturn Vue hybrid model. A plug-in version of the Vue would be about 45% more fuel efficient than an equal-sized truck with similar characteristics.