Corvette2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW New Vette on the way -- but only for top Chevy dealers 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette, scheduled to be unveiled at the auto show here this week, will be in showrooms by late summer. But some Chevy dealers will be left out. For the first time, General Motors is requiring Chevrolet dealers to meet a sales-volume threshold to carry the Corvette, dealers say.... Read More »
New Vette gets classic name and more power 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter's mission was formidable: The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette had to perform better than any Vette that came before it, be more comfortable than the car it replaces and help General Motors meet ever-tightening fuel economy regulations.... Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE Old and new GM parties like it's .... 10:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  A car as significant as a redesigned Chevrolet Corvette is cause for a party for General Motors.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Retooled Chevy Corvette guns for new generation of enthusiasts 7:00 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  GM aims to capture a new generation of sports car lovers -- many raised on video games and extreme sports -- with a complete overhaul of the Chevrolet Corvette that promises additional power, a more refined and comfortable interior, and modern styling. GM believes the ground-up overhaul of the next-generation Corvette deserves a badge not worn by any 'Vette since 1976: a Stingray.... Read More »
The new Vette: What people are saying 7:19 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  From industry analysts to automotive journalists, what people are saying about the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray:... Read More »
JAMES B. TREECE Corvettes that might have been 10:30 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  It's a fair bet that every designer at General Motors wants to work on the iconic Chevrolet Corvette.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Milestones and a few potholes: A 60-year drive with America's sports car 7:00 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  The arrival of the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette today at the Detroit auto show falls just four days short of a key anniversary -- 60 years ago the original Corvette concept, EX-122 -- debuted at the 1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City.... Read More »
U.S. Treasury's 'Corvette geeks' helped save car, GM engineer says 7:49 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  As GM worked through bankruptcy in 2009, the chief engineer for the Corvette was called on to discuss the future of the iconic sports car. Revamping of the Corvette, last redesigned in 2004, had been halted a few times as the automaker struggled financially and ended up in a government-backed reorganization, said the engineer, Tadge Juechter. GM had to answer to President Barack Obama's Treasury Department and auto task force.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Luxury, performance drive buzz at Detroit show 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2013  This year's Detroit auto show has a decidedly "green" theme. Green as in the color of money, that is. An aura of luxury pervades many of the show's new models as automakers from Europe, Asia and the Motor City itself strive to bring more affluent consumers into showrooms. Whether one seeks a sedan, coupe or crossover, pricy new choices are not in short supply.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW GM aims new Corvette beyond successful plumbers 12:34 am U.S. ET | Jan. 11, 2013  The Chevrolet Corvette, once the coolest of cool rides on Route 66 and the rest of America's roads, has suffered the cruelest of fates: It's known as an old man's toy. Even the head of Chevy marketing acknowledges that too many people see it as the car of "the successful plumber."... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Teaser videos hint at a redesigned Corvette for 2014 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012 It's long on tease and short on substance, but Chevrolet's campaign to generate buzz for the redesigned 2014 Corvette is well under way.... Read More »
DALE JEWETT GM teases 2014 Chevrolet Corvette with new video 10:50 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16, 2012  The next step in General Motors' marketing campaign that leads to the reveal of the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette took place Thursday with the release of a 47-second teaser video, titled "Conception."... Read More »
5th generation of GM's small-block V-8 will give next Corvette 450 hp 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29, 2012  General Motors will introduce the fifth iteration of its storied Chevrolet small-block V-8 engine next year when it rolls out a faster, more fuel-efficient Corvette.... Read More »
GM powers up redesigned V-8 engine for 2014 Corvette 11:17 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2012  The next-generation Chevrolet Corvette will be powered by a new 6.2-liter small-block V-8 that will produce more horsepower and torque than the current engine and deliver better fuel economy, General Motors said today.... Read More »
GM will idle Corvette plant for 6 months to prepare for new model 10:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 18, 2012  Chevrolet plans to end production of the 2013 Corvette in February and idle the sport car's assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky., for six months as it retools for the highly anticipated all-new model. Production of the redesigned 2014 Corvette is scheduled to begin in August or September next year, General Motors said today.... Read More »
GREG MIGLIORE Remaking the Ford Mustang 2:37 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 23, 2012  By the time the next-generation Ford Mustang debuts in 2014, it will have worn a decidedly retro look for nearly a decade. From the styling to the chassis to the raw power, the pony car remains a throwback and a simple, true American pleasure. Expect that mantra to continue, but the execution will evolve, moving the Mustang forward into a broader, potentially global audience as it nears a half century of performance.... Read More »
Lords of the Ring 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012  The average American car buyer probably has never heard of the fabled old racetrack in the dark and rainy German forest. But there are plenty of performance-oriented consumers. And that interest keeps automakers hopping to prove themselves at the racetrack.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Suppliers boast, GM secrets are toast 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012 Automakers are pretty good at keeping secrets about future products. But occasionally suppliers let cats out of bags unintentionally, and General Motors has been burned twice recently.... Read More »
DALE JEWETT Next-gen Corvette nose accidentally unwrapped by supplier 12:33 pm U.S. ET | July 10, 2012  Canadian tooling supplier Omega Tool thought it was just showing off its capabilities in a promotional video. Unfortunately for Omega and the Chevrolet Corvette team, the video also reveals the front bumper cover for the redesigned 2014 Corvette, known as the C7.... Read More »
DALE JEWETT The Corvette challenge: What would you change? 8:13 am U.S. ET | June 22, 2012  Usually, Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter is the guy answering the questions. He answered most of mine recently as we hammered a 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 convertible on the roads around the General Motors Proving Ground in southeast Michigan.... Read More »
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