General Motors in Geneva: Seven World and European Premieres

- Top attraction: Futuristic Saab Aero X Sport-Coupé Concept

- Additional World Premieres: Opel GT, Chevrolet Epica and Captiva

- European Debuts: New Cadillac Escalade, 310-hp Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower Concept, Chevrolet Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid

GENEVA - February 28, 2006: With four world and three European premieres among many other new models, General Motors (GM) ushers in the new automotive spring season at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show (March 2 to 12). The highlights are the futuristic Saab Aero X sport-coupé concept, the new Opel GT and the new Chevrolet Epica and Captiva models, which are unveiled for the very first time. The two new Chevrolets will already be available by mid-2006, with the GT roadster following in spring 2007.

GM also presents three European premieres: the new Cadillac Escalade, the Chevrolet Tahoe with two-mode full hybrid system and the 310-hp Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower Concept, which can run on pro-environmental bio-ethanol (E85) fuel. The six GM brands represented on the Swiss market have a total of 13 new model variants on display.

GM Europe President, Carl-Peter Forster, said in Geneva: "This impressive product initiative clearly shows that our powers of innovation are not affected by current economic challenges. On the contrary, intensive global development cooperation within GM is yielding more and more tangible results. Our position in Europe is stronger than it has been for a long time."