2012 Chevy Sonic

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Say goodbye to the Aveo – the latest Chevy subcompact will be known as the Sonic. The 2012 Sonic was officially announced today at the Detroit Auto Show. My first impression is pretty positive – this is a much better *looking* car than the Aveo. Both sedan and hatchback forms look better than the outgoing [...]

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First Chevy Volt to be auctioned for education

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Chevy is finally building production Volts. To celebrate, they’re going to auction off the very first Volt, and donate all proceeds to the Detroit Public Schools. (General Motors North America President Mark) Reuss announced the auction during an event at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, where the Volt is assembled. At the event, Reuss announced the first Volt built [...]

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2009-2010 Chevy Impala Recall

If you’re the proud owner of one of the 303k Chevy Impalas that GM is recalling, well, you may not want to trust those seat belts. Certain units from model years 2009 and 2010 are affected by this recall. On the defective cars, the seat belt may not restrain you as intended in the event [...]

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2011 Chevy Volt – Auto Observer

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Bill Visnic from AutoObserver recently drove the Volt and had this to say: “But first and foremost, the Volt is about electric driving, and the experience is excellent. The Volt torques away from stoplights leaving conventional cars waiting for their engines to get up to speed. Acceleration is linear and assuring and almost always exceeds [...]

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2011 Chevy Volt First Drive – Popular Mechanics

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We all have high hopes for the Volt. GM is banking on it to be awesome, so interest in electric cars remains high. Would-be buyers are hoping that it will fulfill their dreams of a gas-free commute to work, while still giving them the range they need on the weekends. Popular Mechanics just completed the [...]

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2012 Chevy Malibu Spy Shots

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Chevy has the 2012 Malibu out and about, undoubtable tweaking it for release next year.  This won’t be an all out redesign – the Malibu is still very young.  It is a refresh though, with some reworking of the sheetmetal. Beyond looks, Chevy is expected to finally dump the four speed auto, in favor of [...]

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2011 Chevy Volt Priced from $41000

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Talk about a letdown. Surely you remember the back and forth, and back again when it came to the Volt’s price. First it was under $30k, then over $40k, then low thirties, etc etc. At least that soap opera is over… though I don’t think it’s good news for Chevy or for would-be Volt buyers. [...]

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Recall Alert: 2005-2006 Corvette

GM is recalling just over 40,000 Corvettes from the 2005 and 2006 model years. Every Corvette from those years equipped with the tilting & telescoping steering wheel is affected. If the driver repeatedly moves the steering column to find just the right spot, the system could get confused a display an error message. In very [...]

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