MORE CROSSOVERS ON THE WAY FROM GM!

AUTOWEEK

Published Date: 11/7/05

A month aftershowing its all-new full-size sport/utility vehicles, General Motors announced it will launch several new car-based crossover vehicles over the next four years.
Bob Lutz, vice chairman of product development, said crossovers are becoming more popular and that the company estimates the segment will account for more than 2.5 million sales in the United States this year, and could grow to 3.5 million units by 2010.
“We see great opportunity in strengthening and expanding our family of crossover vehicles,” Lutz said.

GM offers seven (what it considers) crossover vehicles in the States now: Chevrolet Equinox and HHR, Pontiac Torrent and Vibe, Buick Rendezvous, Cadillac SRX and Saturn Vue.
GM was light on specifics regarding its crossover strategy, but Pontiac, GMC and Saturn will be the first to get new crossovers, within the next 18 months. Saturn’s will be called the Outlook, GMC’s the Acadia and Buick’s the Enclave. Other divisions will get their own by 2009, bringing GM’s total in the segment to 14 vehicles.

Meanwhile crosstown rivals at Ford announced the 2007 Lincoln Aviator (above) will premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The new crossover goes on sale late next year.