GM’s Akerson vows lighter vehicles, hails potential of CNG

March 7, 2013

General Motors aims to cut the weight of its North American vehicles by as much as 15 percent by the 2016 model year, compared with GM’s current fleet, CEO Dan Akerson said today.

GM estimates that a 10 percent reduction in curb weight cuts fuel consumption by about 6.5 percent.

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