GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant, the facility that’s building the Chevrolet Volt, has produced 140 unites of the highly-anticipated EREV, 40 of which are not-for-retail salable vehicles. Continue reading.
It’s no secret that the Chevy Cruze has received its fair share of accolades all over the world. And as the Delta II-based sedan goes on sale in the U.S. in just a couple short weeks, the road police in St. Petersburg, Russia are getting a special version of the Cruze for themselves. Continue reading.
General Motors has elected to build its next-generation ECOTEC four-cylinder engines at the Spring Hill, Tennessee facility. Continue Reading.
“China is the only country that has different subsidy policies [for electric vehicles based on origin]“, said General Motors VP of China David Chen at a recent conference. He added “The U.S. government provides US $7,500 for every electric car no matter where it comes from.” Continue reading.
Sometimes it’s rather interesting (if not entertaining) to see the ways in which people express surprise. This rings especially true when said people are surprised by a product from our most favorite automaker.
So when the folks at the Tri-Shield covered up the logos and badges of the all-new Regal and put unaware passerbys behind the wheel of the new Epsilon II-based sedan, the drivers were more than astonished to find out they just drove a Buick.
The video, which is part of Buick’s social media-oriented Moment of Truth effort, had slightly over 1,800 views on YouTube at time of writing. Click past the break to watch the video and see the disbelief for yourself.
A little fly on the corporate walls of OnStar has recently let us know that the automotive telematics company is considering offering some services to non-subscribers. Continue reading.
It’s time to say “yay” for Chevrolet: the bow tie brand has the most loyal online car shoppers!
According to an online car shopping brand loyalty study by CarGurus, 70 percent of those who searched online for a Chevrolet vehicle did not appear to consider any other brand during their browsing/shopping experience. Continue reading.
Since Oprah Winfrey’s $7 million giveaway of Pontiac G6 sedans back in 2004, the words “you get one, and you get one, and so do you” have become nigh impossible to forget. Today, Oprah may repeat the 2004 giveaway – only this time – the vehicle to be given away is rumored to be none other the Chevrolet Traverse. Continue reading.
Hot on the heels of the first commercial for the U.S. launch of the Chevrolet Cruze, we get another good one.
Titled New Kid and narrated by Tim Allen, the ad cites critical acclaim from our friends at Autoblog, which called the Cruze interior “Lexus quiet,” as well as Automobile Magazine, which compared the Cruze to a Cadillac.
So should the Cruze lay low on its very first day and get the lay of the land? Given the positive reviews, probably not… . Hit the jump to watch the 30-second commercial.
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