News By Topic: Chevrolet

GM Employees Donate $28,500 to Help Tornado Victims in Oklahoma

Jun 7, 2013

Plant, community initiatives still underway to support ‘Help 4 Oklahoma’ campaign FLINT, Mich. – General Motors Co. employees around the country have so far raised approximately $28,500 to help people in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma. In some instances, plant collections by GM and the UAW have been supplement ... Continue reading

2014 GM U.S. Models to Include New Maintenance Plan

Jun 7, 2013

Eligible 2014 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC models covered by program Certain scheduled maintenance services provided for two years/24,000 miles “ Customers who purchase or lease an eligible new 2014 Chevrolet, Buick or GMC car, truck or crossover in the U.S. will be covered by a new maintenance program that includes certain ... Continue reading

GM to Make Door Unlock, Remote Start Standard

Jun 7, 2013

Broadened key fob-based RemoteLink Mobile App services good for five years DETROIT “ Remotely unlocking doors, activating horn and lights and remote start for factory-equipped vehicles are among services General Motors will make standard via smartphone for five years through the OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App. GM announ ... Continue reading

Rapid Prototyping Speeds Updates on 2014 Chevrolet Malibu

Jun 7, 2013

3-D printing used to model design changes on midsize sedan’s interior and exterior DETROIT – When Chevrolet set out to refresh the Malibu’s interior and exterior for 2014, designers used one of the most cost-effective and time-saving methods in its high-tech tool box: rapid prototyping, also known as 3-D ... Continue reading

GM Annual Stockholders Meeting Preliminary Voting Results

Jun 6, 2013

General Motors Company today announced at its annual meeting of stockholders the preliminary voting results representing 87.4 percent of eligible votes. Item 1: Election of directors Director Nominees: 1. Daniel F. Akerson 8. Admiral Michael Mullen 2. Stephen J. Girsky 9. ... Continue reading

Empower Energies Builds Solar Charging Station for McCluskey Chevrolet in Cincinnati, Ohio

Jun 5, 2013

Empower Energies announced the completion and commissioning of a new Solar Electric-Vehicle (EV) Charging Station at McCluskey Chevrolet at the King's Automall in Cincinnati, Ohio. The eight-space installation has the capacity to charge about 3000 electric vehicles per year -- from completely empty to full -- directly ... Continue reading

High-Precision Product TURBO3000D Now Available for Powerstroke, Chevy Duramax Pickup Trucks

Jun 5, 2013

TURBO3000D CEO Andrew S. Matuch is proud to announce newly developed installation kits for the Ford 6.0 and 6.7 Powerstroke and the Chevy Duramax diesel engines. TURBO3000D is a patented, easily installed, fuel emission reduction retrofit device. Drivers should expect a smoother idle, an increase in engine horsepower, ... Continue reading

2014 Chevrolet SS Priced at $44,470

Jun 4, 2013

DETROIT – The suggested retail price for the 2014 Chevrolet SS sports sedan is $44,470, including a $995 destination charge, Chevrolet announced today. Title and license fees are extra. The SS goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2013. The U.S.-exclusive SS – Chevrolet’s first rear-drive performance sed ... Continue reading

GM Reports its Highest Monthly Sales Since September 2008

Jun 3, 2013

Cadillac up 38 percent in 2013; Largest increase since 1976 DETROIT – General Motors Co. sold 252,894 vehicles in the United States in May, up 3 percent compared with a year ago. Retail sales increased 9 percent, fleet sales were down 10 percent and the fleet mix was 26 percent of total sales. “Cadillac is gr ... Continue reading

Chevrolet 'Pitch Day' Sees Amateurs Play At Iconic Old Trafford

May 30, 2013

Three amateur football teams got the chance to compete in a once-in-a-lifetime tournament at Manchester United's historic Old Trafford stadium in an event hosted by Chevrolet and FourFourTwo, the largest football magazine in the U.K ... Continue reading

Hydroformed Aluminum Frame Rails from Vari-Form Help GM Reduce Weight of the New-Generation 2014 Corvette Stingray

May 29, 2013

Participation in the much-anticipated debut of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray successfully extends the collaboration between Vari-Form and General Motors. This summer, Vari-Form will begin production of all-aluminum hydroformed frame rails for the new-generation 2014 Corvette Stingray. This advanced technology yi ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Performance Rides Again with Hot Rod Power Tour

May 28, 2013

Weeklong road trip led by ‘Long Haul’ of Hot Wheels 1967 Camaro Concept DETROIT – A caravan of Chevrolet high-performance production and concept vehicles will be led by the Hot Wheels 1967 Camaro Concept at the start of the Hot Rod Power Tour – the weeklong road trip that kicks off the summer cruisi ... Continue reading

Road Trip! Add a GM Plant Tour to Summer Sightseeing

May 28, 2013

Editors: CORRECTS second bullet title to Baltimore Operations instead of Baltimore Transmission Plant and CORRECTS location to White Marsh, Md., from Baltimore; CORRECTS product to electric motors, instead of engine technology; CORRECTS third bullet to show distance between Corvette assembly plant and museum, deletes r ... Continue reading

Chevrolet IndyCar V6 Engine Powers Tony Kanaan to Career-First Indianapolis 500 Victory

May 28, 2013

“ Tony Kanaan, No. 11 Hydroxycut KV Racing Technology SH Racing Chevrolet, had been denied a trip to victory lane many times at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), but as fate would have it this year, he was in the right place at the right time to capture his first Indianapolis 500 win. Kanaan, the 2004 IZOD IndyCar Se ... Continue reading

2014 Corvette Stingray Cranks Out 460 Horsepower

May 28, 2013

SAE certifications confirm new Corvette has most powerful standard engine ever DETROIT – The 2014 Corvette Stingray’s all-new LT1 6.2L V-8 engine is SAE-certified at 460 horsepower (343 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 465 lb-ft of torque (630 Nm) at 4,600 rpm, with the available performance exhaust system, Chevrolet ann ... Continue reading