Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak told reporters in Frankfurt at the 2007 International Motor Show that progress was moving along "very quickly," and the brand will introduce a plug-in version of its Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid "in 2009-ish."

Lajdziak was in Germany to unveil the production version of the 2008 Saturn Astra hatchback.

The compact Saturn sport-utility will be able to travel "up to 10 miles solely on electricity," wrote the Detroit Free Press. The plug-in Vue will be the third hybrid option offered by Saturn. The brand will reportedly build an updated version of its belt alternator starter (BAS) mild-hybrid Vue this fall, followed by a more advanced two-mode hybrid powertrain in the second quarter of 2008. The plug-in Vue "will combine lithium-ion batteries and GM's innovative two-mode hybrid system with the ability to recharge from 110-volt household current," wrote the newspaper.

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Source: Detroit Free Press