Originally Posted by bwilson4web

But this also brought up another lawsuit that may have merit.

A hybrid system that lacks the ability to move the vehicle on electric only power is not a hybrid-electric vehicle. To call an auto-stop vehicle lacking electric motive power a hybrid is at best, misleading, and at worse, an attempt to bring hybrids into disrepute. What is sad is GM has a two-mode transmission coming out, a true hybrid, and GM knows what a fraud the 'auto stop' hybrid is. Yet they are introducing another hybrid 'poison pill' with the Malibu.

I have no standing in bringing suit against GM. Only the owners of the recently discontinued Silverado, current Saturn VUE owners and future Malibu owners really have standing. But we have a saying in the South along the lines of "He needed killin'" and that pretty well defines my feelings about marketing calling "auto stop" a hybrid. But it is another example of GM abusing their own customer base.

To treat your customers, knowingly to a fraudulent hybrid claim, invites at worse a lawsuit. At best, it destroys the company's credibility. It simply drives GM's loyal customers to other vendors, building down a once great company.

Bob Wilson