Mar 15th, 2011 by Ross Edwards
Chevrolet has announced plans to sell a small SUV called the Chevy Captiva to fleet customers and rental car companies only. The Chevrolet Captiva will be similar in size to the Equinox and is currently sold in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia.
According to The Detroit News, the decision to sell a small SUV only to fleet customers and rental car companies will allow Chevy to sell the popular Chevy Equinox small SUV only to retail customers. Selling the Mexican-built Captiva to fleets instead of the Chevrolet Equinox will help distribute some of the manufacturing strain the Equinox’s popularity has caused. GM recently had to add production at a second plant to keep up with Equinox sales. AutoData, an independent company that compiles auto sales statistics, says that February 2011 Chevy Equinox sales were up 91% over last year.
The Captiva was sold as the Saturn Vue in the United States until GM canceled the brand, according to Cars.com. The Chevy Captiva will be available with a 172-hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine or a 264-hp 3.0-liter V6. Chevy has not announced fuel economy numbers for the Captiva, but the 2009 Saturn VUE was rated at 19-mpg city and 26 highway with the four-cylinder engine and 16-mpg city, 23-mpg highway with the V6.
Image via The Detroit News.
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