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02-24-2008, 05:28 PM
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Chery to Upstage Buick Lacrosse Hybrid at Olympics
Chery hybrids will make up the majority of Beijing Olympic's official fleet
Posted Feb 20th 2008 8:14AM by Lascelles Linton Filed under: Hybrid, China  Chinese hybrids are going to make a big splash at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Chery won the contract to provide fifty of the eighty cars in the official traffic service, and all will be hybrids. Dubbed "Olympics Green Messengers," the hybrids include forty Chery BSGs and ten Chery ISGs, which are based on the Chery A5 sedan (pictured). We were clued in that hybrids would play a significant role in the Olympics (a giant advertising event) when GM said it would introduce the Buick LaCrosse Hybrid at the games. Considering China is literally part-owner of all the country's automakers that hope to market hybrids around the world soon, it's no surprise GM is going to be upstaged by Chinese hybrids when the opening ceremonies take place August 8.
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02-25-2008, 10:21 AM
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Re: Chery to Upstage Buick Lacrosse Hybrid at Olympics
This whole Chery hybrid thing already doesn't sound good on paper
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02-25-2008, 11:00 AM
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Re: Chery to Upstage Buick Lacrosse Hybrid at Olympics
This might either make or break the Chinese auto makers. A bad fire or other disaster would sure look bad to say the least. And the cars will be on the world's stage for sure.
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02-25-2008, 11:13 AM
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Re: Chery to Upstage Buick Lacrosse Hybrid at Olympics
They want to show off their own automakers, not the U.S.A.'s. I wouldn't expect anything less.
Hopefully Chery doesn't screw it up.
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02-25-2008, 03:47 PM
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Re: Chery to Upstage Buick Lacrosse Hybrid at Olympics
If I were an athlete and had to ride in one of those I would refuse. Heck I would be safer running in the streets through the Bejing traffic then riding in one of those cars.
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