Archive for Category: "Chevy"

GM Slaps Chevy Grille on Nissan NV200 for U.S., Canada Markets

GM Slaps Chevy Grille on Nissan NV200 for U.S., Canada Markets

The van segment has been a quiet place at GM for many years now, with the venerable Express/Savanna full-size vans soldiering on with only the smallest of updates. That all changed Tuesday as GM announced its partnership with Nissan in producing the Chevrolet City Express – a small, economical van targeted at fleets and tradesmen. [...]

2014 Silverado Gets Luxo-Truck ‘High Country’ Package

2014 Silverado Gets Luxo-Truck ‘High Country’ Package

Chevy just announced their new dog in the massive fight of western-style pickup trucks. For 2014, the Silverado can be ordered with the High Country package complete with loads of exterior chrome and interior saddle brown leather. The High Country will top the current LTZ as the premium trim level. Standard power comes from the [...]

Chevrolet Debuts 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Chevrolet Debuts 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Chevrolet is entering the U.S. and Canadian diesel car markets this summer with a 2.0L turbo-diesel version of its hottest-selling sedan, the Cruze, 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. Built [...]

Chevy Uses Virtual Reality To Reinvent Impala’s Interior

Chevy Uses Virtual Reality To Reinvent Impala’s Interior

The Impala has long been the car of choice for rental fleets and police cruisers, but Chevrolet now wants better for the iconic nameplate. So for 2014, they set out redefine the Impala. Chevy would need to reinvent the sedan both outside and inside in order to break the not-so-glamorous stereotype. They began by designing [...]

The 2014 Corvette Stingray Loses Its Top At Geneva

The 2014 Corvette Stingray Loses Its Top At Geneva

The expected release of the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible at the Geneva Motor Show brought a few unexpected features. The Vette’s top is now fully electronic and can be lowered at the push of a button, either on the dash or on the driver’s key fob. The top can also operate while driving at speeds [...]

General Motors taps Volkswagen exec for Chevrolet brand

General Motors taps Volkswagen exec for Chevrolet brand

General Motors (GM) has appointed Tim Mahoney as chief marketing officer of global Chevrolet and global GM marketing operations leader, effective April 1. Mahoney will be responsible to execute Chevrolet’s new brand platform, Find New Roads, and for overall coordination of GM’s global marketing operations. He will report to Alan Batey, GM vice president, U.S. [...]

GM is not selling 2014 Chevrolet SS in Canada

GM is not selling 2014 Chevrolet SS in Canada

General Motors (GM) said that it will not sell its Chevrolet SS performance sedan in Canada, reports The Globe and Mail. The new Chevrolet SS is a rear-wheel-drive V8 sedan with enough comfort and style to match its unparalleled performance. GM has not explained why the 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan will not be available to [...]

Chevrolet Brings 2014 Silverado To Pace NASCAR Truck Series In Daytona

Chevrolet Brings 2014 Silverado To Pace NASCAR Truck Series In Daytona

Daytona is a busy place this time of year, and February 22 will be no different with the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado setting the pace for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ NextEra Energy 250. Pictured below is the 2014 Silverado dressed for track duty. White racing stripes and emergency lights contrast the deep blue [...]

2014 Chevy SS Debuts At Daytona Speedway

2014 Chevy SS Debuts At Daytona Speedway

Chevrolet made a lot of people happy today with the release of the 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan – a V-8-powered four-door that first saw our shores as the Pontiac G8 GT. Based on the Holden design and underpinned with the Zeta platform, the SS looks to be a strong performer. The SS is powered by [...]

Chevy Using “Smart Materials” To Eliminate Electric Actuators in 2014 Corvette

Chevy Using “Smart Materials” To Eliminate Electric Actuators in 2014 Corvette

Corvettes have always been made of lightweight materials – from the first C1 model built in 1953 with its fiberglass body, to today’s C7 sporting bits of carbon fiber throughout. The absence of useless weight is key. Engineers at Chevrolet have been busy developing innovative ways to save ounces everywhere they could. Once such example [...]

 
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