2010 Super Bowl TV Ads: Danica Patrick and GoDaddy.com Commercials - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 3, 2010
CBS bans one spot for being too...something PHOENIX - February 3, 2010: Danica Patrick has had many big weekends, but this weekend may be her biggest and most controversal yet. To begin with, Danica moves over from Indy racing to America's racing major leagues, stock cars. And while her NASCAR career won't start this S ... Continue reading
Chevy Cruze finalist for World Car of the Year, Camaro finalist for World Car Design of the Year
Feb 2, 2010
DETROIT February 2, 2010; The World Car Awards announced that Chevrolet Cruze is a finalist for the prestigious World Car of the Year Award, and the Camaro is a finalist for the World Car Design of the Year award. The winners will be announced at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, April 1. The Cruze is o ... Continue reading
Feb 2, 2010
GM Total Sales Increase 14 Percent Fourth Consecutive Month of Retail Sales Gains for GM's Four Brands Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX Retail Sales Up 161 Percent Fleet Sales Comprise 29 Percent of Total Sales DETROIT, Feb. 2 -- U.S. dealers for GM's brands - Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac - reported re ... Continue reading
Chevy Cruze Finalist for World Car of the Year, Camaro Finalist for World Car Design of the Year
Feb 2, 2010
DETROIT, Feb. 1 -- The World Car Awards announced that Chevrolet Cruze is a finalist for the prestigious World Car of the Year Award, and the Camaro is a finalist for the World Car Design of the Year award. The winners will be announced at the New York International Auto Show on Thursday, April 1. The Cruze is one of 1 ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2010
It already has a reputation for providing class-leading levels of style, safety and luxury at an affordable price, and now buyers of Chevrolet's top-of-the-range Cruze 2.0 VCDi LT can take advantage of an automatic gearbox to further add to the car's upmarket appeal ... Continue reading
Head-On Crast Test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs 2009 Chevy Malibu - VIDEO ENHANCED
Feb 1, 2010
WASHINGTON - February 1, 2010: In the 50 years since US insurers organized the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test conducted on Sept. 9 between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. In a real-world collision similar to this test, ... Continue reading
NaturalDrive Receives 2010 Certification for CNG 6-Liter Truck Retrofits
Jan 29, 2010
NaturalDrive Partners, LLC has obtained model year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions certification for its dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) retrofit of the General Motors 6 liter three quarter and full ton trucks. Models covered include the C25, K25, and K35 Silverado and Sierra vehicles in 2WD ... Continue reading
Automakers Now Want to Share Their Design Concepts with Consumers - VIDEO FEATURE
Jan 29, 2010
DETROIT - In the past, before TheAutoChannel's official singn-on in January 1996, what very little automotive information that was online was subject to subscription fees. Then, even after our launch, automakers, car price guides and the traditional magazines wanted to charge fees and they went to great lengths to hide ... Continue reading
GM Invests $246 Million in Electric Motors and Hybrid Components Creating Jobs in Baltimore
Jan 26, 2010
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26 -- -- Baltimore Transmission to be the first high volume U.S. electric motors manufacturing site -- Start of regular production scheduled for 2013 for next generation two-mode rear wheel drive motor -- Investment will create approximately 200 jobs General Motors will invest approximately $246 million ... Continue reading
GM to Be First Major U.S. Automaker to Manufacture Electric Motors
Jan 26, 2010
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- -- Electric traction motors are 'engines' for electric vehicles and hybrids -- First GM electric motors will debut in next-generation rear-wheel-drive Two-mode Hybrids -- Total investment of $246 million in electric motor and electric drive facilities in the U.S. GM will expand its in-house elect ... Continue reading
Pepco Energizes First Plug-In Vehicle Charging Stations
Jan 26, 2010
WASHINGTON--Pepco energized its first charging stations for electric vehicles today and gave Chevroletâs new Volt plug-in a quick âfill-upâ before its debut at this weekâs Washington Auto Show. The company will purchase 10 Volts to support a study on the effects of vehicle charging on the electrical ... Continue reading
Chevrolet at the Washington D.C. Auto Show
Jan 25, 2010
- Washington D.C. joins California and Michigan as a Chevrolet Volt lead retail market - Simultaneous rollout of Volt in lead retail markets - Chevrolet partners with D.C.-area utilities Dominion and Pepco in development and demonstration program - Chevrolet presents growing family of fuel-efficient small and compact c ... Continue reading
Honeywell's Small Gasoline Turbochargers to Be Launched on the Chevy Cruze in the US
Jan 22, 2010
New and rapidly growing smaller displacement engine segment to reach 4-6% of North America market by 2014 TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 21 -- Honeywell is taking the lead in turbo technologies designed specifically for small gasoline engines (1.4L) destined for the US, with the breakthrough launch of GM's Chevy Cruze - foresh ... Continue reading
Never Miss a Beat: Pause and Play Radio Will Wait for You
Jan 21, 2010
Detroit MI January 20, 2010; Youâre driving along listening to your favorite radio station and a commercial playing contains a website address you want to check out. But you canât â or shouldnât â be writing while driving. Wouldnât it be great to just hit a pause button on the radio? Now y ... Continue reading
The New Green Machine: 2010 Camaro Synergy Special Edition
Jan 18, 2010
DETROIT â Hot and cool exterior colors are a part of Chevy Camaro history. Now the 2010 model is getting its own. Chevrolet today debuts the Camaro Synergy Special Edition with pricing starting at $26,790. Synergy will be produced in limited quantities from February to May. âSynergy Green continues a long tra ... Continue reading
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