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2009 Chevrolet Traverse Earns Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Rating

Chevrolet Traverse 2009The all-new 2009 Traverse crossover, available at Chevrolet dealers this fall, starts at $34,655 MSRP. The Traverse is a stylish, well-equipped crossover that can still carry part of the hockey team and their gear, but with fuel consumption typical of smaller vehicles. Read more »

Corvette ZR1 by the Numbers - General Motors of Canada

Corvette ZR1Chevrolet announces performance results and pricing for the new ultimate-performance Corvette
The official 2009 Corvette ZR1 performance numbers are in and they’re good. Very good:
· 0-96 km/h in 3.4 seconds
· 0-160 km/h in 7.0 seconds
· Quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.3 seconds at 210 km/h
· Unmatched performance and efficiency for the dollar at $125,195 MSRP Read more »

Chevy is Ready to Rock Richmond International Raceway

Chevrolet Rock And Roll Tour TrailerChevrolet is getting ready to rock out on Sept. 6th at 5:45 p.m. prior to the start of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400! For the sixth-straight year Chevy will bring together the sounds of rock and roll and the intensity of NASCAR racing during the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. This year’s event is featuring a pre-race concert by Three Days Grace. The chart-topping rock band will perform on the front-stretch of Richmond International Raceway. Read more »

Two victories for Phoenix Carsport Racing Corvette duo Fässler-Deletraz in Bucharest street race

Two victories for Phoenix Carsport Racing Corvette duo Fässler-Deletraz in Bucharest street raceThree weeks after the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the sixth round of the FIA GT Championship was yet another highlight. The second edition of the “Bucharest City Challenge” saw the cars and drivers in action at a 3.071 kilometres long, very fast and spectacular street circuit in the centre of the capital of Romania. Read more »

Rob Huff And Nicola Larini Ready To Win In Germany

Chevrolet WTCCThe Chevrolet WTCC team is heading towards the east next weekend, for the 15th and 16th rounds of the 2008 World Touring Car Championship in Oschersleben, Germany. All three Lacetti drivers will be more than motivated to succeed at the track which – due to its twisty nature and many race incidents – traditionally is one of the most difficult hurdles of the WTCC season. Rob Huff – who came so close to winning at Brands hatch – and Nicola Larini will both be making the most of running a relatively light car while most other front runners are closing in on the maximum success ballast limit. Read more »

GM Announces $500 Million Investment for New Small Car

2011 Chevrolet CruzeGeneral Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner today announced that the company will invest more than $500 million in the U.S. to build the Chevrolet Cruze, an all-new global compact car. The vehicle will be built at its Lordstown, Ohio plant. The Chevy Cruze will be officially unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in a few short weeks. In a surprise move, the investment announcement was accompanied by a glimpse of the Cruze life-size show property. Read more »

New Chevrolet Cruze – first pictures

Chevrolet CruzeThey’re the first ever views of the Chevrolet Cruze! Here are the first pictures of Chevrolet’s all-new compact family car, which is set to make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October.

On sale next spring, the four-door model is an entirely global car, which will go on sale across all continents as one of Chevrolet’s core new models. Read more »

GM Full-Size Pickups And SUVs Deliver Better Fuel Economy And Same Great Capabilities With New ‘XFE’ Models

2009 Chevrolet Tahoe XFEGeneral Motors is building on the segment-leading fuel economy of its full-size pickups and SUVs with new XFE models of the 2009 Chevy Silverado, Chevy Tahoe, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon. The vehicles use a combination of mechanical, aerodynamic and mass-reducing enhancements to deliver a 5-percent increase in EPA-estimated highway fuel economy and more than 7-percent improved mileage in city driving. Read more »

General Motors Delivers 17 ‘08 Models That Get 30 mpg or Better on the Highway

GM - Fuel EfficiencyFrom nicely equipped entry subcompacts to award-winning midsize sedans and a capable, compact SUV, General Motors offers plenty of choices for consumers who want to wring more miles out of a gallon of gas. Seventeen 2008 GM models – more than any other automaker – achieve EPA fuel economy of 30 miles per gallon or higher. Read more »

Alain Menu Is The King Of Kent

Alain MenuThe Chevrolet WTCC team dominated the proceedings at Brands Hatch. Swiss touring ace, Alain Menu, won his third consecutive WTCC race at the Kent track, the first driver in the WTCC history to score three wins at the same track. Rob Huff looked the certain victor in today’s first race, when two laps from the end his front left tyre punctured. Read more »

John Middlebrook to Pace Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Corvette Z06

Corvette Z06INDIANAPOLIS – In 1997, when John Middlebrook served as Chevrolet’s general manager, he said: “Corvette is now, and will continue to remain Chevrolet’s flagship. It is our technological and image showcase. Even more importantly, Corvette stands as the most singularly dramatic example of what we mean by ‘Genuine Chevrolet.’ Corvette is much more than just a car. It’s a love affair. Words alone fail to convey the passion it inspires.” Read more »

See A Splash Of ‘Popbang’ Colour On The Chevrolet Motor Show Stand!

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Visitors to the British International Motor Show will be able to check out unique renderings of a pair of very special cars on the Chevrolet stand. Read more »

Don’t miss the Beat!

Chevrolet BeatThe Camaro Convertible might be hugging the limelight, but an equally important star of Chevrolet’s motorshow stand will be the baby Beat… Read more »

US Muscle comes to London!

Chevrolet Camaro ConceptAmong the hustle and the bustle, make sure you check out the muscle!
Chevrolet’s iconic concept car, the Camaro Convertible, will be making its first UK appearance at the British International Motorshow at Excel, London, alongside the Beat minicar concept. Read more »

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