Chevy News Articles
Soccer Player Phil Jagielka Chooses Ampera
It is not only in the U.S. that the Chevy Volt gets chosen by celebrities. Everton and England international soccer player Phil Jagielka has taken delivery of England’s Volt cousin, the Vauxhall Ampera extended-range electric vehicle. A central defender with 16 international caps, Jagielka will be driving a top-of-the-range Ampera Electron in Power Blue. “I [...]High-Mileage Chevy Small-Car in the Offing
GM’s next-generation Chevy small-car will vault the company into the 40 mpg range, according to industry insiders. Spy photographers have captured the front-drive car in action, powered by a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine. Originally planned as the next-generation Cobalt subcompact due in 2010, it will now get is own name and be put forward as part [...]A Little Bit of Chevy Volt in Chevy Cruze
The recent announcement of the $41,000 price tag on the Chevy Volt disappointed many fans—and spurred debate about the taxpayer dollars required to bring the plug-in hybrid to life. But the new Chevrolet Cruze shows how General Motors is hedging its bets on the Volt’s high-cost components by installing them on a high-volume model. The [...]Plugging In Your Volt: Not With Just Any Old Cord
When you imagine plugging an electric or plug-in hybrid car into the wall to recharge, what do you envision in your hand? A standard orange extension cord? Time to change that picture; production electric-drive vehicles will all use a special cord, with a plug and socket on the car end that’s unlike any you’ve seen [...]GM Pledges to Become 'Industry Leader' in Fuel Efficiency, But IPO Still Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
Don’t call it a comeback. As General Motors moves forward with plans to recapture its status as a publicly traded company, one question seems to dominate coverage in the financial press: Why now? Despite two consecutive profitable quarters, consumer confidence continues to drag and most analysts are pessimistic about the short-term outlook for both domestic [...]GM Touts Euro-Developed 2013 Chevy Cruze Diesel
Perhaps emboldened by the fact that its Cruze nameplate is Chevrolet’s global best seller, and hoping to create anticipation for a 2013 diesel variant co-developed in Europe for the U.S., GM is putting German automakers on notice. “The market for diesel cars in the U.S. is small at present, but is expected to grow due [...]Chevy and Clean Diesels Hit Greenest Car List
The Honda Civic GX, a vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas, was named last week as the greenest car of the year by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid claimed spots two and three in ACEEE’s annual environmental rankings—the Green Book Online—followed by the [...]Chevy Cruze Eco Joins the 40-MPG Club
Chevrolet will use the 2010 New York Auto Show, kicking off this week, to formally unveil the Cruze Eco—a conventional gas-burning car that could give hybrids a run for the money. When it hits dealerships in late 2010, it will be the only conventional US model to break 40-mpg, either on the highway or in [...]42 MPG Cruze Diesel Coming This Summer
Chevrolet will launch this summer a 2.0L turbo-diesel version of the Cruze. GM said this Cruze diesel is featuring the cleanest diesel passenger car engine General Motors has ever produced. Clean diesels generate at least 90 percent less Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and particulate emissions when compared to previous-generation diesels. The 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel [...]President Obama Says He Will Buy a Chevy Volt
You’ve heard of campaign promises? A commitment made by a jovial President Obama could be called one for after his term in office at which point he said he will buy a Chevy Volt. Mentioning to the United Auto Workers his famous visit to the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant from which many photos of him sitting [...]