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NEWS ABOUT: Chevrolet

Chevrolet stories: 20 news summaries

(Newser) - General Motors finds itself with a rare hot-selling car on its hands as it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy. The retro-styled 2010 Chevy Camaro, which taps into nostalgia for the company's muscle cars of the '60s, has been creating a buzz in GM showrooms around the country and is expected... More »

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General Motors • Chevrolet • auto industry • Camaro

(Newser) - Recession be damned, desire for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro far outstrips supply—and some dealers are even charging a premium for the sporty new ride, USA Today reports. “Our current production schedule can’t meet the demand,” a General Motors spokesman said. But “that supply-demand tension is... More »

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General Motors • recession • model • Chevrolet • auto industry • supply and demand • cars • automobile • Camaro • Ford Mustang

(Newser) - General Motors will file for bankruptcy protection Monday, insiders tell Bloomberg. The company has apparently decided that it cannot make the government-mandated June 1 deadline to shed $44 billion in debt. The timeline is unclear, but bondholders' agreement today to forgive debts in exchange for a stake in the “... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • debt • recession • Treasury Department • Chevrolet • auto industry • Cadillac • bankruptcy protection • bondholder

(Newser) - If General Motors goes into bankruptcy next Monday—as is widely expected—the US government will own 70% of the automaker, the New York Times reports. Under a plan that GM officials detailed today to union members, the UAW would take a 17.5% stake though its health care... More »

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United Auto Workers • General Motors • Treasury Department • Chevrolet • auto industry • Obama administration • President Obama • bankruptcy protection • UAW

Seeking Sales Bump,
GM Targets Middle East

New models will be introduced soon

May 4, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors hopes to rebound from a 19% first-quarter drop in Middle East sales by introducing new models and helping buyers with down payments, Reuters reports. "There are a lot of people who walk into showrooms who aren't able to buy because they can't get financing," says the... More »

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Middle East • General Motors • Chevrolet • auto industry • auto sales • Hummer • automobile

auto review

 $1B Buys Quiet, 'Potent' Ride 


Apr 29, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - To allay skepticism about progress on the development of the much-ballyhooed Chevrolet Volt, GM let Chuck Squatriglia of Wired take an engineering prototype for a spin. The vehicle—a Chevy Cruze with a Volt drivetrain—didn’t look like much, and not all of the features worked, but the ride... More »

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General Motors • electric cars • Chevrolet • Chevrolet Volt • Chevrolet Cruze

OPINION

 Five '70s Cars That Plain Suck 


Apr 19, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 1970s was "a decade of excess mediocrity in so many quarters it's hard to catalog it all," Tony Borroz writes in Wired. But you can start with the cars. Here follow five total flops.
  • Ford Mustang Cobra II: "An over-glorified Pinto" that made a
... More »

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Chrysler • Ford • AMC • Chevrolet • auto industry • Mercury • 1970s • cars

AUTO REVIEW

Muscled and Svelte, New Camaro Is No Meathead

Reworked car could be Detroit's savior

Mar 21, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors hopes to muscle its way back from the brink of bankruptcy by reintroducing the Chevrolet Camaro, a macho stud-machine that is flexed to impress, Joseph Szczesny writes in Time. “The new Camaro goes well beyond the old-fashioned ‘Detroit iron’ of the 1960s and '70s,” writes... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • fuel efficiency • Chevrolet • cars

OPINION

 Detroit's Sourest 
 Lemons 

A look at these clunkers will leave little doubt why Motown's in such a mess

Dec 7, 08 8:12 PM CST
(Newser) - With Detroit automakers making headlines on Capitol Hill, the New York Daily News offers a retrospective on the Motor City’s biggest lemons:
  • Ford Edsel: A gas-guzzling marketing disaster that became a byword for failure.
  • Chevy Aveo: From 0 to 60 in 11.7 seconds.
... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Detroit • Chevrolet • Consumer Reports • Plymouth • Hummer • cars • Buick

 Volt's Looks Kill Some GM Buzz 

Plug-in electric car finally unveiled today; production model too ordinary for some fans

Sep 16, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - GM offered its first official look today at the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, CNNMoney reports, the electric car slated to go on sale in 2010. Its tame appearance drew the ire of gearheads hoping it would look more like the futuristic concept version. "A lot of people are saying they're... More »

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environment • General Motors • electricity • gas prices • electric cars • Chevrolet • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • cars

 Cars Driven Out of Pop Music 

In the lyrics of popular music, where have all the cars gone?

Sep 7, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Songs paying homage to cars exploded onto the scene in the earliest days of rock 'n' roll, but since the the Beach Boys described the workings of their "409" and Bruce Springsteen sang about "Racing in the Street," auto-themed rock seems to have gone the way of... More »

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music • Dodge • rock and roll • Chevrolet • cars

 GM Plans New Chevy Compact 


Aug 21, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors will invest $500 million to build its new compact car in the US, the Detroit News reports. The Chevrolet Cruze, expected to get about 45mpg, will go into production in 2010 in Lordstown, Ohio. The ailing automaker, once heavily reliant on SUVs, continues to alter its production line... More »

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General Motors • fuel efficiency • SUV • gas prices • Chevrolet • auto industry • compact

 GM May Cut More
 Jobs, Brands 

Only Cadillac, Chevy deemed safe as automaker struggles to return to profitability

Jul 7, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is considering slashing thousands of white collar jobs, while simultaneously selling off or discontinuing even more brands, the Wall Street Journal reports, in a furious attempt to return to profitability. For years GM has resisted shrinking its large stable of brands, even as rivals Ford and Chrysler committed to... More »

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layoffs • General Motors • Chevrolet • auto industry • Big Three • Cadillac • Hummer

GM, After 16% Sales Dive, Eases Finance Options

No-interest loans, for up to 6 years, on models including pickups and SUVs

Jun 23, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors is offering no-interest financing for up to 6 years on a selection of its 2008 automobiles in an effort to boost US sales, which plummeted 16% in May, Bloomberg reports. Soaring gas prices have hurt sales across the board, and falling trade-in values and general tightening of purse-strings... More »

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General Motors • Treasury Department • gas prices • Chevrolet • auto industry • trucks • cars

 Detroit Looks 
 to Pump Up Exports 

US automakers say cheap dollar, low-cost labor puts them in driver's seat

Apr 8, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar’s declining value, lower labor costs, and other terms of new UAW deals have US automakers looking overseas as they attempt to reclaim market share and profitability, reports the Wall Street Journal. About half of US vehicle exports in 2007, which totaled $50.66 billion, went to... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Ford • Chevrolet • auto industry • US exports

Malibu Wins Car of the Year

Mazda CX-9 wins best truck at Detroit auto show

Jan 13, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - General Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • Mazda • Chevrolet • auto industry • auto show • Chevy Malibu • Mazda CX 9 • Detroit Auto Show • cars

Top Rides of 2008

Popular Mechanics rolls out 2008's hottest rides

Nov 10, 07 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Popular Mechanics test drove a fleet of upcoming cars and trucks to conceive this list of 2008's best rides, in ten categories:
  1. Design: Nissan GT-R
  2. Value: Scion xB
  3. Energy efficiency: GMC Yukon Hybrid and Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
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General Motors • list • Nissan • Mitsubishi • Chevrolet • trucks • Scion • BMW • Cadillac • cars

GM Road-Tests Hydrogen Fuel

Oct 20, 07 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is lending vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells to drivers in LA and New York to see if the alternative technology works in the real world, the LA Times reports. In the largest such road test of its kind, GM will loan more than 100 of its expensive Chevy... More »

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Chevrolet • hydrogen fuel cells • alternative fuels • Chevy Equinox

It Wasn’t
Fred's Truck

Legend of Thompson
as scrappy, itinerant candidate may be
just that

Sep 18, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Banish the legend of Fred Thompson as the down-home, Chevvy-driving election slayer, says a journalist who covered Thompson's 1994 Tennessee Senate race.  Much is made of his come-from-behind victory over Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, who led  by 21 points nine months before Voting Day. But it's bogus, says Politico’... More »

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Fred Thompson • Senate • Bill Frist • Tennessee • Chevrolet • Election Day • Contract With America

10 Cheapest Rides to Own

Don't sacrifice your bank account to the wheel with gas and insurance costs

Sep 11, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Affordable cars start at the sticker price—the lower the better. But over time, insurance payments and gas costs add up. Forbes searches out the 10 vehicles that will leave the smallest footprint on your wallet.
  1. Toyota Yaris
  2. Honda Fit
  3. Toyota Corolla
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Toyota • list • Honda • Ford • Hyundai • Chevrolet • Kia • Pontiac • auto industry • cars

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