ChevroletAutomakers pressed to sell no-emission cars to reluctant buyers 2:48 pm U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to consumers in the United States who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.... Read More »
GM poised to leap out of 'lease hole' 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  For nearly two years, GM dealers have been suffering through a shortage of off-lease customers. That's because leasing by GM dealers all but dried up in late 2008, amid the financial crisis, and didn't resume in earnest until mid-2010. Three years later, those first post-crash lessees are returning to Cadillac, Buick-GMC and Chevrolet showrooms.... Read More »
Chevy slumps in Europe as rival brands rise 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  Chevrolet, General Motors' best-selling brand globally, is falling further behind rivals in Europe as the region's buyers turn their backs on the marque's aging products. Chevrolet is positioned as a value brand in Europe and its Spark/Matiz minicar and Aveo subcompact account for almost half of the brand's volume.... Read More »
'14 GM pickups get strong projected resale values 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 17, 2013  The redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra now arriving in showrooms sport sharply stronger resale values than the models they replace. ALG, a research company that monitors and projects vehicle values, assigned a forecasted residual value of 55 percent after 36 months for the crew-cab Silverado, and 56 percent for the Sierra.... Read More »
GM denies it will build Chevrolet Cruze at Poland plantJune 13, 2013 12:52 CET  General Motors will start building the Chevrolet Cruze at its Opel plant in Poland, a report said, drawing a denial from GM.... Read More »
Chevy hikes Volt spiffs to spur sales, lower stockpiles 2:55 pm U.S. ET | June 11, 2013  GM is boosting incentives on the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid to spur sales and lower stockpiles amid price cuts and lease deals on the Nissan Leaf and Fiat 500e electric vehicles.... Read More »
GM goal: Loyalty on the lift 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013 General Motors' expansion of free maintenance across its 2014 Chevrolet, Buick and GMC lineups aims to draw more customers to the showroom -- and to keep them coming back to the service drive.... Read More »
Chevy prices new SS below rivals 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  The Chevrolet SS sports sedan will have a sticker price of $44,470, making it Chevy's priciest sedan when it goes on sale in the fourth quarter. Still, the price is below that of the two main competitors in the small market for nonluxury, rear-wheel-drive performance sedans: the Chrysler 300 SRT ($47,240) and Dodge Charger SRT ($45,270 for the Super Bee trim level). All prices include shipping.... Read More »
Turbos: MPG or muscle? 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Some automakers say turbochargers offer high fuel economy and quick acceleration, the best of both worlds. Well, yes and no. Turbocharged vehicles allow automakers to keep power output high while they downsize engines for better fuel economy. But much of the mpg gain is lost when American drivers stomp the gas pedal and enjoy turbos' high performance.... Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE Chevrolet slumps in EuropeJune 10, 2013 06:01 CET  Chevrolet -- General Motors' best-selling brand globally -- is falling further behind rivals in Europe as the region's buyers turn their backs on the marque's aging product lineup. Steep declines of Chevy's best-selling models in Europe pushed down the brand's sales in the region by 33 percent to 45,706 in a total market down 7 percent, according to industry body ACEA. Chevy's market share was 1.1 percent, down from 1.5 percent during the same period last year.... Read More »
GM may not build next-generation Aveo in S. Korea; union threatens strikeJune 7, 2013 10:39 CET  General Motors has told its South Korean labor union it has no plans to produce the next-generation Aveo small car in the country for the time being, prompting the union to threaten strike action. GM says the Chevrolet model will be built in China and the United States.... Read More »
Chevy prices new SS sedan below rivals 5:10 pm U.S. ET | June 4, 2013  The Chevrolet SS sports sedan will carry a sticker price of $44,470, including shipping, making it Chevy's priciest sedan when it goes on sale in the fourth quarter.... Read More »
Energy, real estate rebound driving pickup sales, Detroit 3 share gains 12:34 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2013  Record energy production coupled with a sustained housing recovery are pushing pickup sales to the highest level in as much as eight years and driving Detroit's comeback. Detroit's 3 automakers have gained 1.2 points of market share this year, the first time all three have gained share during the January- though-May period in at least 18 years, as sales continue on a pace for the best year since 2007.... Read More »
GM deliveries up 3%, led by trucks, Cadillac 5:32 pm U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  General Motors' May sales rose 3 percent, falling short of the industry's overall pace for the first time this year. But sales of GM's pricier, most profitable vehicles -- pickups, large SUVs and Cadillacs -- were up strongly.... Read More »
Cruze woos VW fans with 46-mpg diesel 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  The gaudy 46 mpg highway rating on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, combined with its smooth powertrain and relatively quiet cabin, might be enough to ease Americans' leeriness of diesel cars.... Read More »
Reuss: Rapid Malibu redo shows new GM mind-set 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  General Motors' rushed restyling of the Chevrolet Malibu spotlights a more assertive approach to product development, GM North America President Mark Reuss says. Reuss last week unveiled a roomier and more fuel-efficient Malibu for 2014, aimed at reversing the car's sales slide in the critical mid-sized sedan market.... Read More »
KEITH CRAIN The more things change 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  It doesn't seem that long ago that a lot of us were driving station wagons. It looks to many like we have slowly migrated back into three-row vehicles.... Read More »
Most powerful Corvette ever 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 has been rated at 455 hp at 6,000 rpm and 460 pounds-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm -- the highest standard-power rating ever for the Corvette. An optional performance-exhaust system boosts the rating up to 460 hp and 465 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »
Chevy's rushed redo boosts Malibu space, mileage for 2014 11:00 am U.S. ET | May 31, 2013  GM is making its next Chevrolet Malibu roomier and more fuel efficient as part of an unusually early overhaul aimed at reversing its sales slide in the critical mid-sized car market.... Read More »
LATEST LAUNCHES Chevrolet Trax joins Opel Mokka in growing segmentMay 30, 2013 14:11 CET  Chevrolet says the Trax will not compete with the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, its sibling model, even though both small SUVs will offer the same engines and transmissions.... Read More »
MIKE COLIAS A good GM diesel car ... has hell frozen over? 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 25, 2013  General Motors' passenger-car diesel program has, quite literally, been to Hell and back.... Read More »
GM prices Chevy Spark EV below $20,000 after tax credits 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2013  GM will price its new Chevrolet Spark electric vehicle at $27,495, including destination charges and before federal tax credits, placing it among the cheapest EVs on the market.... Read More »
GM's Cruze diesel ghostbuster 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  No one on Mike Siegrist's engineering team talks about the failed Oldsmobile diesel V-8 from the 1980s. But it's there, a 745-pound cast-iron ghost. Siegrist leads the 50-member engineering team that is equipping the first GM car in North America with a diesel since 1986.... Read More »
NEEDED: 'THICK SKIN' GM designer knows crucial launches produce a love-hate response 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Chevrolet designer Tom Peters describes the blocky, chiseled front end of the 2014 Silverado pickup as a "fist in the wind." The metaphor also could describe the resolve Peters needs to weather his critics as the lead designer for two of the most closely scrutinized vehicles on the planet: the Silverado and Corvette.... Read More »
Chevy joins 'Mad Men' buzz on Twitter 4:11 pm U.S. ET | May 20, 2013  Chevrolet brought some more attention to its role in "Mad Men" on Twitter after last night’s episode. AMC’s television drama "Mad Men" follows a fictional New York advertising agency in the late 1960s, which currently is working on a campaign for the Chevrolet Vega.... Read More »
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