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Chevrolet

With a lineup that includes some of the bestselling cars, trucks and SUVs sold in America, Chevrolet is routinely one of the bestselling brands in the US market. A refresh to the Camaro and Malibu along with new versions of the Corvette, Silverado and Impala join forces with the likes of the Volt and the Spark EV to offer an incredible range of performance cars and super efficient models in the same showroom.

By John Goreham on March 13, 2014 - 4:09PM
After being gifted the small pickup market by Chevy, Ford and Ram for years, the Toyota Tacoma is suddenly way behind the times. Here is Toyota's secret plan to keep it viable.
By Patrick Rall on March 13, 2014 - 11:03AM
The Chevrolet Camaro enthusiasts’ community is eagerly awaiting the debut of the 6th generation Camaro for the 2016 model year and while some are expecting a radically different GM muscle car with the next generation – rumors indicate that the next Camaro might not look all that different from the car in dealerships right now.
By Aaron Turpen on March 12, 2014 - 12:57AM
How do you make your new mid-sized pickup truck look good? Make claims about "engineering" and "advanced metallurgy" while comparing your smaller truck to full-sized, full-use, heavier-duty offerings from the competition. Chevrolet talks apples to watermelons in latest press release.
By Tim Esterdahl on March 10, 2014 - 8:31PM
There has been talk for years about bringing back a "true" compact truck, ala the 1970s-80s size, back to the U.S. market. For many truck buyers, the new pickups have grown too large and too powerful for their needs. Many think a Chevy LUV type vehicle may do very well. Apparently, GM does too and may be seriously considering bringing one to the market.
By Luke Ottaway on March 8, 2014 - 8:42AM
The Chevrolet Volt has been the gold standard among plug-in hybrid electric vehicles since its much-hyped debut in 2010, but the vehicle has remained largely unchanged since and appears to be due for a refresh as sales have stalled in recent months. GM hopes the second generation of the Volt will rejuvenate its flagship plug-in.
By Patrick Rall on March 7, 2014 - 6:04PM
Rumors have surfaced that the Oshawa Ontario Assembly Plant where the Chevrolet Camaro is built will be shut down for a while early this month for a week and then again for several weeks – not this shutdown is rumored to be caused by an excess of Camaro inventory.
By Patrick Rall on March 7, 2014 - 4:12PM
General Motors has already received enough orders for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to cause a yearlong backlog on certain configurations so to help slow the demand of the new C7 Stingray – the automaker has decided to raise the prices of both the Corvette and the most popular package.
By Patrick Rall on March 6, 2014 - 6:35PM
There aren't many changes expected for the Chevrolet Camaro until the next generation arrives for the 2016 model year, but to keep the interest of prospective Camaro buyers around the country, General Motors could introduce Lime Rock Green and Laguna Blue Tintcoat for the 2015 model year.
By Patrick Rall on March 6, 2014 - 2:12PM
The crew working on the National Corvette Museum surprised us all late yesterday afternoon when they pulled the 1984 PPG Pace Car up out of the sinkhole – but this surprise wasn’t as great as the 1,000,000th Corvette coming out of the hole as the customized ’84 Pace Car is by far the most badly damaged thus far.
By Patrick Rall on March 5, 2014 - 7:58PM
The engineers behind the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 looked at literally every aspect of the super muscle car – going so far as to design even the smallest details including the Bowtie emblem in the grille to yield improved performance of the most track capable Camaro of all time.
By Patrick Rall on March 5, 2014 - 7:27PM
The Corvette world got a surprising piece of news today as the white 1992 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible which was the one millionth Corvette ever built was extracted from the sinkhole in the floor of the National Corvette Museum.
By Patrick Rall on March 4, 2014 - 8:41PM
The crew responsible for extracting all of the historic American performance cars from the sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum was hard at work today – this time removing the black 1962 Chevrolet Corvette which was perched precariously along the side of the hole in the Earth with a 10,000lb slab of concrete pressed against the front end.
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2014 - 6:22PM
After removing the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Blue Devil Prototype from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole this morning, the crew spent the afternoon successfully lifting the 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Corvette out of the hole as well – although the damage to this classic Corvette is far too bad for it to drive away from the scene.
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2014 - 2:52PM
Finally the people at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky had some good news today as the first of the historic Corvettes to be swallowed by the sinkhole has been exacted – marking the start of a careful auto-archeological dig that is expected to take several weeks.
By Patrick Rall on March 3, 2014 - 1:45PM
General Motors will use high performance to capture attention at this week’s Geneva Motor Show with the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Corvette C7R race car serving as the collective center piece of a display which focuses on American muscle.
By Patrick Rall on February 28, 2014 - 2:12PM
We have some good news about the tragic sinkhole which swallowed up 8 historic Chevrolet Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum – extraction of the damaged cars is scheduled to begin on Monday March 3rd.
By Patrick Rall on February 27, 2014 - 5:59PM
Corvette Racing confirmed recently that they will be sending a pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06-based C7R race cars to the fabled 24 Hours of LeMans race in France for the 15th consecutive year – with the hopes of winning their 8th class victory over that 15 year span.
By Patrick Rall on February 25, 2014 - 1:21PM
The new Chevrolet Corvette C7R race teams met up once again with the many Corvette Daytona Prototype teams this past weekend for the winter testing session for the 12 Hours of Sebring and while the Corvette DP teams continued to shine – the Z06-based Corvette C7R teams continued to struggle.
By Patrick Rall on February 25, 2014 - 11:33AM
The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 is the best performing Camaro of all time so it should come as no big surprise that the new Z/28 actually has a feature called Flying Car Mode – an addition that helped the GM team to cut 5 seconds off of their Nürburgring lap time during testing of the newest Super Camaro.
By Patrick Rall on February 24, 2014 - 8:46PM
The Chevrolet Impala has gone from being one of the go-to large cars in the US to being a vehicle that is largely reserved for rental fleets and old people, but that could all change with the introduction of the redesigned 2014 Impala – a car that will make you think twice about how you look at the Chevy Impala.
By Patrick Rall on February 24, 2014 - 4:01PM
Since a massive sinkhole swallowed up 8 historic Chevrolet Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum, fans around the world have wondered just how badly damaged those rare American sports cars are and due to the popularity of that discussion – the museum will have these Corvettes on display in their damaged state for a short time before the cars are sent off for repairs.
By Patrick Rall on February 24, 2014 - 2:41PM
The incredible Hennessey Venom GT has once again set a top speed record with the help of the Corvette ZR1’s LS9 V8 – but even though the Venom GT turned in the highest top speed run of any street legal car ever, a set of restrictions prevent this recent record run from counting with the Guinness Book of World Records.
By Patrick Rall on February 21, 2014 - 3:03PM
If you were thinking about buying a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 but you felt that (somehow) the 505 available horsepower just wasn’t enough you are in luck – as Callaway Cars has just announced a limited edition package that increases the output of the Z/28’s LS7 engine up to a whopping 652 horsepower.
By Patrick Rall on February 20, 2014 - 1:26PM
General Motors has offered up a list of 28 reasons why the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 will rule the road course but realistically, these are 28 key points about the new Z/28 that clarify why it is likely the best Camaro of all time.
By Patrick Rall on February 19, 2014 - 2:58PM
We know now that General Motors has agreed to repair the eight cars damaged by the sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky – but removing those rare Corvettes will be an intricate and involved process that is expected to take two to three months.
By Patrick Rall on February 18, 2014 - 4:19PM
This past weekend, the 2014 Chevrolet SS Daytona 500 Pace Car being driven by former NASCAR driver Brett Bodine as one of the primer races ahead of the big race exploded into flames while lapping the track – a problem which General Motors believes was caused by the auxiliary electrical system that is necessary for the pace car duties.
By Armen Hareyan on February 18, 2014 - 10:05AM
Sean Cloud is the president of the local Chevy Camaro Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but his wife drives a Ford Mustang. He owns a 2012 Camaro SS Manual, 45th Anniversary Edition, but he says he gets "a lot of flack" for having a Mustang in his garage. Here Sean in his own words.
By Armen Hareyan on February 14, 2014 - 4:36PM
Chevy Volt made it to the NASA Global Climate Change front page participating in a pilot program that investigates potential ways to lower emissions and shows how to save 60,000 pounds of Carbon dioxide with just ten EV drivers.
By Patrick Rall on February 14, 2014 - 4:17PM
While talking about the cars damaged at the National Corvette Museum earlier this week I have commented that a good body shop should be able to repair and the future of these eight Corvettes is looking a little brighter as General Motors has announced that they will take all of the damaged cars to fully repair them for the museum.
By Patrick Rall on February 14, 2014 - 11:21AM
Over the past week we have been talking about the sinkhole tragedy at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky while looking at pictures and watching video of the carnage, but thanks to the people at the museum – we have a look at the 8 damaged Corvettes prior to the earth swallowing them.