Spark

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 »

 

Chevy Spark gets 119-mpg rating

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013
General Motors says its Chevrolet Spark EV will get the equivalent of 119 mpg in combined city and highway driving, the best efficiency of any U.S. car on sale to the public.... Read More »

 

Chevy Spark EV rated at 119 mpg with 82-mile range

12:06 pm U.S. ET | April 24, 2013
General Motors says its Chevrolet Spark EV will get the equivalent of 119 mpg in combined city and highway driving, the best efficiency of any car sold to retail buyers in the United States. The 2014 Spark EV, which will be launched this summer in California and Oregon, will have an EPA-rated range of 82 miles when fully charged, GM said.... Read More »

 

GM to produce next-generation electric car in South Korea

8:40 am U.S. ET | March 28, 2013
GM plans to produce its next-generation electric cars in South Korea, the head of its South Korean unit told Reuters on Thursday, as the U.S. carmaker tries to revive momentum for the stalling vehicle technology.... Read More »

 

PLUGGING ALONG

Plugging along

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013
Are sales of electric-drive vehicles disappointing? No doubt. Has the buzz faded? Undeniably. So are electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids dead? Not really.... Read More »

 

THE GREEN SCENE

Green along the edges

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
Several automakers are limiting the launches of EVs or plug-in hybrids, waiting for demand to rise before going national. But boosting demand will require a coordinated effort between the public and private sectors, auto industry executives say.... Read More »

 

Chevy's recipe for Spark EV: Torque, tech

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
General Motors is betting on the Chevrolet Spark EV's torque and technology for an edge over growing competition in the still-tiny electric-vehicle market.... Read More »

 

2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW

GM touts Spark EV as fun for urban driving -- not as regulatory check mark

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 27, 2012
GM is launching an electric version of its Chevrolet Spark minicar as a green, fun-to-drive option for urban dwellers -- not to “check a regulatory box,” GM product chief Mary Barra insists.... Read More »

 

Spark EV: How GM is leveraging a $1 billion bet

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012
For General Motors to recoup the more than $1 billion it poured into the Chevrolet Volt's development, many observers say, the automaker must use the Voltec system on many other vehicles to amortize those hefty costs. That's true. But the planned launch next summer of an electric version of the Chevy Spark minicar shows how GM can leverage its Volt investment for other electrified vehicles... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Consumer Reports pans 4 Detroit nameplates for '13

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 26, 2012
Despite the Detroit 3's post-recession comeback, one thing refuses to budge: Sedans from Ford, Chrysler and General Motors still earn little respect from Consumer Reports.... Read More »

 

GM to boost Spark imports

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012
General Motors is increasing imports of Chevrolet Spark minicars for sale in the United States.... Read More »

 

GM to import more Chevy Sparks from Korea

3:52 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 11, 2012
General Motors is increasing imports of Chevrolet Spark minicars for sale in the United States following a stronger-than-expected launch here.GM recently upped its order for Sparks from the Korea plant that produces the car, Cristi Landy, marketing director for Chevrolet small cars, told Automotive News.... Read More »

 

Chevrolet Spark sales are heating up

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
Texas Chevrolet dealer Rox Covert is in truck country. But you wouldn't know it from the way customers snapped up all 16 Spark minicars he had on his lot since August. Buyers have included seniors, college kids, moms -- and lots of non-General Motors customers. The company says 54 percent of Spark buyers are coming from non-GM brands, which is among the highest conquest rates in Chevy's lineup.... Read More »

 

How Chevy's Spark aims to appeal to Gen Y consumers

3:34 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 3, 2012
Chevrolet marketers are aiming the Spark minicar at millennials, and to grab the attention of these Generation Y consumers, Chevy plans to follow the game plan it used for the launch of the 2012 Sonic -- forgoing TV spots in favor of a digital approach.... Read More »

 

Chevy Spark outdoes rivals' content, space

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 25, 2012
Chevrolet, best known for its trucks and sports cars, hopes to burnish its small-car bona fides with the upcoming launch of the Spark minicar. General Motors is aiming the Spark, a five-door hatchback, at young urban dwellers and first-time buyers who might be swayed by the Spark's modest price tag to buy new, rather than used.... Read More »

 

Honda, GM: We'll use Siri voice technology

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Honda Motor Co. and General Motors have confirmed that they plan to integrate Siri, Apple Inc.'s voice technology used on the iPhone, into upcoming vehicles. Toyota and Audi spokespeople said their companies were working with Apple but did not confirm specific plans to use Siri.... Read More »