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Chevy IndyCar Engine Offers Promise for Passenger Cars

2012-05-22

DETROIT – The unbeaten track performance of the new Chevrolet IndyCar V-6 engine is bringing acclaim to the engineers who created it and hope for its significant technology to find its way into passenger cars.

Chevrolet Volt Saves Supertanker of Gas

2012-05-17

DETROIT– Chevrolet Volt owners collectively have saved a supertanker of gasoline since the electric car with extended range went on sale, compiling 40 million miles on electricity and avoiding the use of more than 2.1 million gallons of gasoline.

Chevrolet Announces New SS Performance Sedan

2012-05-17

DETROIT – Chevrolet today announced the return of a V-8 powered, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan to the U.S. lineup, the Chevrolet SS. The SS will also be Chevrolet’s next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar and will debut in its race configuration at the 2013 Daytona 500.

Smart Driving Could Save $100 a Month at the Pump

2012-05-16

DETROIT – With the official start of the summer driving season fast approaching, Chevrolet is reminding consumers of some easy ways to maintain their vehicles and drive smarter to help improve fuel economy and save money at the pump.

Fun with Bat Houses and Wood Duck Nesting Boxes

2012-05-14

DETROIT – There’s nothing inherently funny about converting scrap Chevrolet Volt battery covers into wildlife habitats such as wood duck nesting boxes to bat houses, but it makes pretty good cartoon fare just the same.

Chevy IndyCar Engine Offers Promise for Passenger Cars

Chevrolet Volt Saves Supertanker of Gas

Chevrolet Announces New SS Performance Sedan

Smart Driving Could Save $100 a Month at the Pump

Fun with Bat Houses and Wood Duck Nesting Boxes

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Chevy IndyCar Engine Offers Promise for Passenger Cars

2012-05-22

Guy Fieri To Pace Indianapolis 500 in Corvette ZR1

2012-05-21

DETROIT – Restaurateur, best-selling author and host of the Food Network’s hit show “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” Guy Fieri will drive the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Pace Car to lead the field of 33 drivers to start the 2012 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

CHEVY INDYCAR AT INDIANAPOLIS: Ryan Briscoe Puts Chevrolet on the Pole for the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500

2012-05-20

Ryan Briscoe Puts Chevrolet on the Pole for the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500; James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay Made it an All-Chevrolet Front Row; Historic Run is 17th Indianapolis 500 Pole for Team Penske

GM Donates Chevrolet Volt to Colorado Conservation Trust

2012-05-17

DETROIT – General Motors will donate a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range to the nonprofit Colorado Conservation Trust. The vehicle will be presented June 21 to the winner of a silent auction at the annual “Q for Conservation” event that generates revenue for conservation projects throughout the state.

Chevrolet Volt Saves Supertanker of Gas

2012-05-17

Chevrolet Announces New SS Performance Sedan

2012-05-17

Smart Driving Could Save $100 a Month at the Pump

2012-05-16

Fun with Bat Houses and Wood Duck Nesting Boxes

2012-05-14

Chevrolet Will Add New Small SUV to Global Lineup

2012-05-14

DETROIT – The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet global portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.

2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to Pace 96th Indianapolis 500

2012-05-08

INDIANAPOLIS – A 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will lead the starting field of the 96th Indianapolis 500 to the green flag Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With 638 horsepower, the Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful production car ever to pace the race.

2012 Chevrolet Traverse Named USAA ‘Best Value’

2012-05-04

DETROIT – The 2012 Chevrolet Traverse crossover utility is the best value among large SUVs, according to USAA’s Best Value vehicles list, which identifies the top 2012 automobiles in 16 categories that give consumers the most for the money.

Camaro ZL1 Joins the 11-second Club

2012-05-04

DETROIT – The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is officially in the “11-second” club, as engineers recently turned an 11.93-second/116-mph quarter-mile elapsed time run in a showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 automatic. A Camaro ZL1 manual ran an 11.96-second ET at 117 mph.

Motor City Moms Make Their Marks on the Malibu

2012-05-02

DETROIT – What can unite a blue-haired, roller derby jammer; a crash expert; an organic gardener with specially trained hearing skills, and a Harvard master’s degree candidate with a patent for lighting technology?

CHEVY INDYCAR AT SÃO PAULO BRAZIL: Will Power Keeps Team Penske and Chevrolet Perfect

2012-04-29

Will Power, behind the wheel of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet V-6 Indy car, kept Team Penske and Chevrolet perfect in 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series competition with today’s win of the São Paulo Indy 300. It is the third consecutive victory this season for the Series’ points leader, as well as his third consecutive win on the challenging 2.536-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in São Paul, Brazil.

CHEVY INDYCAR AT SÃO PAULO BRAZIL: Will Power Puts Chevrolet and Team Penske on Pole for São Paulo Indy 300 with New Track Record

2012-04-28

For the fourth time this season, a Team Penske Chevrolet V-6 IndyCar has won the pole for an IZOD IndyCar Series race. Will Power put the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet in the number one starting position with a blistering lap time of 1:21.4045, a new track record, around the a 2.536-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in São Paul, Brazil.

Chevrolet Primed for Rising Demand for Diesel Cars

2012-04-26

DETROIT – The planned U.S. introduction of a 2.0L clean turbo diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze next year is expected to benefit from growing interest in diesel cars, sales of which could double by mid-decade, according to market research firm Baum and Associates.

Four Decades Later, Mini Cars Livin’ Large Sedan Life

2012-04-25

DETROIT – Mini-cars like the coming Chevrolet Spark are a fraction of the size of the average American 1973 full-size sedan, which were some of the largest passenger cars ever. But looks can be deceiving. Designers are putting a lot more inside small cars than might be expected.

Chevrolet Salutes U.S. Military Appreciation Month

2012-04-25

DETROIT – Chevrolet will salute the nation’s active duty and retired service members in May by providing an exclusive “Honor” badge to customers who buy an eligible vehicle through the General Motors Military Discount program.

CHEVY INDYCAR AT SÃO PAULO BRAZIL: Chevrolet V-6 IndyCar Set to Debut on Streets of São Paulo, Brazil

2012-04-25

Next on the schedule for the Chevrolet V-6 powered teams in the IZOD IndyCar Series is the São Paulo Indy 300 on the Streets of São Paulo, Brazil; a 2.536-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit. As has been the case for the first three events of the season, it will be the first appearance in Brazil for the 2.2 liter, twin-turbocharged, direct-injected purpose-built Chevrolet racing engine powered by renewable E85 ethanol fuel.

GM Shows Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 Mobility Concept Vehicle

2012-04-23

BEIJING – General Motors showed the company’s vision of the Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept at Auto China 2012 today. It is an evolved design of the company’s revolutionary mobility concept revealed at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

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