Article: GM Adds Full-Size SUVs and Pick-up Trucks to Advanced Technology Portfolio; New Strong Hybrid System Evolved from Proven GM Allison Transit Bus Technology.

DETROIT, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors will add a strong hybrid powertrain to its next-generation full-size sport-utility vehicles and pick-up trucks, adding to its broad portfolio of advanced propulsion technologies.

The full-size vehicles are a key part of GM's strategy for using technology to increase efficiency on its most popular, high-volume products. The gasoline-electric, full-size trucks will use a version of the advanced hybrid technology that will power 235 transit buses in King County (Seattle), Wash., beginning next year.

The strong hybrid full-size SUVs and pick-ups, which debut in 2007, also will feature GM's Displacement on ...

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