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Hmm... Equinox meets Accord here

Courtesy of Automotive News! Camaro convertible will debut in Detroit Jamie LaReau | | Automotive News / January 4, 2007 - 11:37 am DETROIT -- General Motors will introduce the Camaro convertible concept on the eve of the Detroit auto show at the GM Style event. GM says it will begin selling the convertible in late 2009. The car will debut Saturday, Jan. 6, amid a fashion-type show combining celebrities, couture and cars. The show opens to the media Sunday, Jan. 7. The Camaro convertible will be in Hugger Orange pearl tri-coat paint with twin gunmetal gray sport stripes. The color is an update of one offered in 1969. The convertible is based on the original Ca…

2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS In its own way, it’s subtler. by Conor Twomey (2006-03-13) If there's one thing the TrailBlazer wasn't crying out for it was more power. A new interior, maybe… but not more power! To my mind, the 300-hp, 5300 Vortec V-8 offers about as much performance as the TrailBlazer really needs for the daily school run, but that didn't stop Chevrolet from slotting the Corvette's LS2 V-8 into its engine bay and beefing up the looks and suspension to match. The resulting vehicle is called the TrailBlazer SS, although confusingly, it's sold as a package on LS or LT short-wheelbase models with 2WD or 4WD, rather than being a model it its own right. G…

Don't know what to get for Christmas? Running out of time? Well, for that last minute Christmas shopper in all of us, you can now purchase a genuine factory Corvette C6R...for the mere price of $650,000. Check out the link to GM's corporate racing site. http://www.globalwebcart.com/bbvstuff/item...2dxm455&d=1

June issue of High Performance Chevy list some of what they have been told to expect [in general] for the new Camaro from GMPP. Dealers will offer: Exhaust Packages Cold Air Packages Cams Headers Rims DOT Drag Radials I just hope they inclued the non GM aftermarket early in the cars development as it will be the key with winning the low cost performance car title back from the Mustang. This all falls in line with similar offerings from Pontiac SPO parts for the Solstice. I would expect the Camaro will have much more to offer and I hope some of of what GM offers will include the V6 engine packages too. In the same story they did offer some more info on…

I cannot understand what this dude is saying. But I do understand the sweet clatter of a baby Duramax engine. Check out this new S-10!

Link: http://www.livescience.com/technology/0802...quals-past.html

William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com October 19, 2013 Automakers are throwing a fair number of alternative fuels in a effort to improve mileage and emissions to see what sticks. General Motors announced this week that they are introducing Bi-Fuel Impala that will be available to fleets and consumers starting next summer. The company points out that the Impala is the only manufacturer-produced, full-size bi-fuel sedan in North America. The Bi-Fuel Impala can run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. The vehicle features two tanks for the fuels and has a total range of 500 miles. The driver can change from CNG to gas and vice versa thanks to a button …

I have been trying to do a google search of IMpala to see if I could find a leaked photo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hakim1125/3033554224/

Hey all, I am looking at buying a 2006 Malibu LS 4cyl with 11000 verified KMs on the clock, for $13000.......Good Buy?? The story is that the previous owner leased it from the dealer I am buying it from (who I do trust by the way) and then got a job in Europe taht she didn't think she was going to get. She had to move and the car got returned to the dealer and she paid the penalties (the new employer actually did). Thoughts?

The 2006 Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, and Avalanche are now involved with employee discounts

General Motors to build new Chevy crossover in Tennessee, not Michigan Sharon Terlep | Link to Original Article @ The Detroit News Artist Conception by Northstar General Motors Corp. won't add a third shift to its Delta Township plant near Lansing, where the automaker builds a new trio of seven- and eight-passenger crossover sport utility vehicles. GM had been considering adding work at the Delta plant when it adds a fourth crossover to its lineup for the Chevrolet brand. Instead, the factory in Spring Hill, Tenn. will build the Chevy, expected sometime in the 2009 model year. A GM spokesperson said it's not yet clear how many jobs the decision could affect.

Hello, my name is Gabe, I am 14, and I love CHEVY! My father owned numerous Chevrolet Chevelles, and was a muscle buff, so its no wonder I like the Chevelle! But I am depressed that no such beast made it to the 1978 redesign . But of course It probably would have been a stripped down Monte Carlo,or would it have been the basis for the Monte Carlo?(How Ironic! The Monte was a plusher version of the Chevelle!) In my scenario, the Heavy Chevy would have continued on, and eventually, the Monte Carlo would take the long walk in 1981, and the proposed Monte SS would have become the Chevelle SS! The Chevelle would have gotten its own dedicated platform, the S Body, which is bas…

William Maley Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com April 19, 2012 When you think of Chevrolet, one of the first things that comes up is the SS. The nameplate that signifies added performance on a Chevrolet model has found more than a million homes since the first SS model, the 1961 Impala SS was introduced. So it seems a bit odd that General Motors decided to trademark the SS name this year. Someone uncovered a application filled by GM on April 13 trademarking SS. So what does this mean? Well, most everyone thinks that reason why GM trademarked SS is due to it being using as a designator, and there have been rumors that a civilian version of the Caprice PPV will hit …

CAPTIVA SPECIAL HAS THE ‘EDGE’ * Special edition Captiva seven seater with 20-inch alloys and side bars * Distinctive ‘Zest Brown’ paint, free of charge (other colours optional) * Over £2,400 worth of free kit and just £19,995 on-the-road You too could have the ‘Edge’! For a strictly limited period, Chevrolet is offering a limited edition ‘Edge’ version of the popular Captiva SUV, with over £2,400 worth of extras free of charge. The seven-seater ‘Edge’ model is based on the 2.0 VCDi LT model and is available to order from Chevrolet retailers, priced at £19,995 – a saving of £1,145 against the standard Captiva 2.0 VCDi LT with seven seats. As well a…

Any word on when the Avalanche will be making its unveiling?? They've release all of them pretty much except for this one, so Im waiting impatiently...anyone know when theyre gonna show it?

William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com December 9, 2013 Just a couple days after Chevrolet announced that 2015 Corvette Z06 will debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the fine folks at Automobile Magazine got their hands on some new spy shots of a Z06 mule undergoing some testing. Now the pictures reveal some information that we have known about since Chevrolet showed off a teaser shot such as the enlarged brakes, the unique black multispoke wheels, and air vents on the fenders to keep the brakes cool. One item that is very notable is a raised hood, possibly bulge or scoop. A source tells Automobile that the Z06 could be packing a supercharged version of the Sting…

Volkswagen has tainted the reputation of diesel in the U.S. So it seems a bit odd that Chevrolet is not only going ahead with offering a diesel in the upcoming Equinox, but also adding a diesel option for the Cruze. Yesterday, Chevrolet officially announced that the 2018 Cruze sedan and hatchback would come with a 1.6L turbodiesel four-cylinder. It will come with the choice of either a six-speed manual or nine-speed automatic. Official power figures are not out and Chevrolet would not confirm if this is the same engine found in the Equinox. "People who drive diesels, love diesels. And so there is a customer base there that wants to drive this type of vehicle an…

I'm so glad I live in the USA and not Brazil, omg what an ugly C-20, circa 1987.

G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com 1969 Chevrolet Corvette 427/430 L88 http://rickcole.com/1969-chevrolet-corvette-427430-l88-coupe/ Found this on Rick Cole Auctions web site, was not aware myself of the L88 Corvette, but WOW talk about SEX on Wheels! This is a freakin BEAUTIFUL Corvette. Quoting from their page as this car goes on auction and based on their estimate is expected to sell between $650,00 to $750,000 dollars. Only 2,576 original miles. 1 of 10 built with a 4.56 positraction rear axle. I love this part of the stated info: When launched in late 1967, the L88 option created much confusion among…

I was talking with ZL-1 today, well we talk a lot because we are almost on the same time Zone, and the rest of you just lag behind us! Anyway he mentiontioned how he has never been in a GM plant and really would like to see it on the inside. So that got me thinking, how could I share that experience that I have enjoyed over the last 19 years being at almost all of GM's Assembly plants at one time or another. Then it hit me, I can show y'all virtually. :AH-HA_wink: Please follow a new Corvette ZR1 through the entire production process. We start with just the frame and end up in the plant parking lot with a brand new super car. Enjoy the plant tour! Warning this V…

IF YOU CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND CLICK ON "SINGING" UNDER THE TOPIC VIDEO CLIP, YOU WILL SEE THE REAL CLASSIC CHEVROLET COMMERCIAL OF ALL TIME! http://www.vintagechevrolet.org/articles/V..._dinahshore.htm

SPEED GT - Reese to Return with Banner Corvette in '06 Written by: News Wire Leighton Reese, of Minnetonka, Minn., announced that he and Banner Engineering will return in 2006 with an elevated program that will see Reese campaign his familiar black and yellow Chevrolet Corvette in the SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. “We at Banner Engineering are delighted to continue the relationship we have had over the years with Leighton Reese,” said Bob Fayfield, CEO of Banner Engineering. “In 2005 we demonstrated that we can run up front in the very tough SPEED World Challenge GT series but we feel that we have some unfinished business and will be looking to place t…

General Motors Europe presents its new compact car the Chevrolet Cruze during a world premiere at Pavillon Dauphine in Paris, Wednesday in preview of the 2008 Paris Car show. The Cruze, will be assembled in Lordstown, OH in 2010 for the North American market, it is the first model built on the compact-car architecture designed and engineered by GM's European operations. Based in Russelsheim, Germany, GM Europe also is developing the architecture for all of GM's mid-size cars.

Consider this a sequel to this poll: http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=474 So, yea or nea?

GM Sets Records at Bonneville Text & Photos edited by F. de Leeuw van Weenen Source: General Motors 08-15-2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sets First-Ever Bonneville Record Using E85 Fuel Two Ecotec-powered Chevy Cobalt SS race cars set land speed records yesterday at the Bonneville Salt Flats on the first possible day for record runs during the 58th Annual Speed Week event. The Bonneville Student Project Chevrolet Cobalt SS, based off a naturally-aspirated Cobalt SS and converted to run on E85 ethanol for 2006, set a 156.073 mph record in the G/FCC class (G Class/Unblown Fuel Competition Coupe), while the Chevy So-Cal Cobalt SS set a 218.392 mph record in the G/BFA…

Hello, Does anyone mind sharing what they paid for there new 2007 Chevy Truck, comparing sticker versus actual price? I just came back from the dealer and the best I could get for a 2007 2 door extended cab 4x4 Z71, LT1 was $2000 off the sticker. Sticker was $32,800. They told me a story of GM having narrower margins in 2007 for negotiations. Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance!

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Illustrated: Chevrolet Corvette C7 Left Lane News' new rendering of what they think the C7 will look like. At least they aren't saying it's mid-engined. Link to original Article @ Left Lane News

First for anyone that does not know this... in LeMans series there are 4 classes running the track at the same time. It goes like this Prototypes LMP1 LMP2 GT cars GT1 this would be race versions of your production super cars like C6, Aston, Saleen, large Ferraris, Lamborghini and Maserati GT2 Porsches, small Ferraris, Panoz, BMW Well Aston 009 won today with the #3 Corvette taking second in GT1, 007 Aston 3rd. These two teams really go at it and today was exception. The #4 Corvette that just won Lemans 24 had a good crash and went in for repairs and lost many laps but #3 was up tip and tail with both Astons all day. At one point both a Aston and C6 went around at …

Chevrolet Corvette Those with the means happily pay six-figure prices for cars with the Corvette's kind of track-ready performance. At about $53,000 new, the Corvette is a bargain for exotic car wanna-haves. There will be a big market of people looking to save even more by buying your used one. The Corvette was also among the Overall Top 10. Gallery: See the winners in Nine Categories. October 5, 2005; Posted: 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT) CNN Money Story NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When you're buying a new car, you don't want to think about unloading it even before you've gotten the first whiff of new-car smell. But failing to think about resale value -- how muc…

By William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com March 13, 2013 The current Chevrolet Impala holds the title of being the queen of the fleet market. Last year, nearly 75% of the 169,351 Impalas sold went to the fleet market (about 127,013 vehicles). With the new Chevrolet Impala just around the corner, General Motors would not like to have a repeat of that. Chevrolet marketing chief Chris Perry said yesterday at the media launch of the 2014 Impala that Chevrolet will sell the old Impala to fleets for one more year. Those fleets looking to get their hands on the 2014 model will have to wait till next year. GM's goal is to drop fleet sales of the Impala to around 30%…

Article about Chevy's future on CNN. Says Chevy is getting it's own version of the Aura and it is more striking than the Saturn!!!!!! http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/funonwheels/...cool/index.html

We should thank Ford for keeping the pony alive, i am happy behond words that GM will build the Camaro again, but Ford kept it alive, would GM have brought back the Camaro if ford stopped making the stang? I can't wait to get my new camaro biggest motor i can get, let the good times roll. J-P

I found this while poking around the net the other day, thought you guys might like it. Look about halfway down the page. Baldwin Motion 5th gen Enjoy, // c0ld_phuz10n Edit: oops, there was already a pic of this in another thread:http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...?showtopic=5681 my mistake.

I thought I heard there was going to be another rear wheel drive concept possibly at Detroit. Has anyone heard anyting or know anything???

Again there is talk of a CORVETTE BRAND split away from CHEVROLET and a mid Engine SUPER VETTE in the future. I think this could work if done correctly. And with KAPPA production moving to the VETTE plant in the future and a possible KAPPA-X BODY merging also it seems even more logical. With the next gen VETTE and KAPPA cars possibly related with KAPPA useing a steal frame (aka todays kappa and base vette) with I4 and V6 power and the VETTE useing a V8 and lighter more advanced aluminum frame (aka ZO6) and other high tech features it could work and cost less then two NEW UNIQUE PLATFORMS. I would hate to see CHEVY lose the VETTE but maby CORVETTE's better future would be …

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William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com August 23, 2013 When Chevrolet introduced the 2014 Camaro at this year's New York Auto Show, they only showed the coupe. We were wondering when Chevrolet would announce, let alone show it. Well we now know. Much like the Corvette Stingray convertible, the 2014 Camaro Convertible will make its official debut in Europe. To be shown at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show, the Camaro Convertible is exactly the same as the Coupe, minus the roof. There is a revised front end with a narrower grille and headlights. The back end has a reshaped deck, new headlights, and tweaked diffuser. Interior gets Chevrolet's MyLink infotainmen…

Someone help me out on this one. The 2006 Impala's 3.5 V-6 (210 hp) can take E-85 gas, but not the 3.5 in the Malibu, G6. For that matter, why don't all of GM's passenger V-6 and V-8 engines at least have the option of E-85 gas? The station down the street from my office is selling 101 octane E-85 at $1.98 per gallon, as opposed to the $2.79 for low octane unleaded at the same station. GM needs to get out in front of this issue. E-85 gas helps reduce our foreign oil dependency (which multiplies American power in the world), is good for the environment and helps the American farmer. Why doesn't GM at least offer E-85 compatability as an opti…

I found new Chevy Silverado HD images and could resist making a new ad, going right after Toyota. So I did. Tell me what you think! Feel free to comment and enjoy the ad how-ever you wish!

You will now be able to get that new Camaro SS in blue! http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.p...9304&page=3

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6th month update for Volt 1712. Summer went by uneventfully. I continue to drive Monday - Friday gas free with bit of gas used on the weekends. So far I've traveled 5930 miles, 4170 electric and 1760 on gas (70% electric). For the 1760 gas miles the Volt used 42.5 gallons of gas for an average of 41.4 MPG. My overall mileage is 139 MPG, factoring in the cost of electricity it's roughly 89 MPGe. The bulk of gas used was for two long distance trips. One, in July, from CT to the Outer Banks of NC. That round trip was approx. 900 miles. The trip down averaged 44 MPG, the trip home 46 MPG. Those numbers include the 40 miles or so of electric miles at the beginning of …

Chevrolet is starting to tease us with their upcoming release of the 2022 Chevrolet BOLT EUV Power Flow Screen. Chevrolet BOLT EUV will be the first Chevrolet to use the GM Super Cruise, industry's first true hands-free driver assistance system for compatible highways. Bolt EV and Bolt EUV go into production Summer of 2021 and will go on sale that year as a 2022 model. Check out the video released from Chevrolet this week. Expect over the next 6 months additional released info as we get closer to production. Chevrolet-Gives-2022-Bolt-EUV-Drivers-More-EV-Insight-on-Power-Flow-Screen.mp4 https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/home.de…

Anyone noticed that there's no 2006 Optra Sedan?

Rumors from GMI said a regular cab SS with almost 400hp would become available sometime in 2006. Does anyone have any information that will confirm or deny those rumors. Have not seen anything lately, just wondering if anyone might have some good info about this. Thanks

Ok - just a random question... We've seen spy pics of the Camaro and Challenger on Detroit Area roads. Has anyone seen or been able to substantiate any chance they may share the same roads at the same time? Seeing both of them together by accident (nudge-nudge-wink-wink) would be a major buzz generator. Maybe our Detroit area C&G'ers could enlighten us?

Mad, Mad World: Chevrolet’s Corvette Z06 enters the supercar segment—and changes the game MAC MORRISON Published Date: 9/5/05 2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 ON SALE: Now BASE PRICE: $65,800 POWERTRAIN: 7.0-liter, 505-hp, 470-lb-ft V8; rwd, six-speed manual CURB WEIGHT: 3132 lbs 0 TO 60 MPH: 3.7 seconds (mfr.) FUEL MILAGE (EPA COMBINED): 18.8 mpg “I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they’re everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” When recently paroled Brooks Hatlen penned those words to his former prison mates in the film The Shaw-shank Redemption, he meant them as an indictment of a world that bore no resemblanc…

http://www.americanlemans.com/home/index.aspx 2.54-mile, 12-turn Grand Prix course 10 hour 1000 mile race It was a "bloody" battle between the two C6-R's and the two Aston Martin DBR9 for GT1 placement. Some great footage of these four cars batteling through much of the race. silver car may be Saleen with the car two back from last Aston may be Maserati, no mistaking the Corvettes and Astons In the end it GT1 class was 1. #4 Corvette 3rd overall 2. #57 Aston ...4th overall 3. #63 Saleen..6th overall 4. Maserati......8th overall 5. Aston Martin 11th overall 6. #3 Corvette [lost drive] 12th overall 7. Viper ...........20th overall GT1 i…

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Largest donation in the National Corvette Museum's history: http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/904

I was in a Ford dealer this weekend. The salesman was talking up their new engines for 2011, saying he got to test drive a ecoboost V6 and of course it was the best thing ever! Any news on GM's Gen V V8's? Are they going to be introduced prior to the 2013 redesign or will GM have upgraded engines out sooner to compete with Ford's new offerings? I'm planning on upgrading my Sierra sometime but haven't been impressed enough with anything to warrant the cost.

In a Chevy dealership I saw an Equinox with a different front end. Is that a new front end for ALL Equinoxes or just a special edition?

[source: Inside Line] Chevrolet Volt's Design Director Snipes at the Aerodynamic Qualities of the Competition Date posted: 07-29-2009 DETROIT — The war of words between the creators of the Chevrolet Volt and its competition are getting ugly. In a Web chat on Tuesday on the corporate GM FastLane blog, the Volt design director accused the competition of "grossly exaggerated aero figures that are not repeatable when we test their vehicles in our tunnel." Bob Boniface, the Volt design director, did not name names. But he made the remark in response to a question by Lyle Dennis from GM-Volt.com, who mentioned that the Tesla Mod…

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/...521040-sun.html I knew the Torrent was getting replaced with a GMC a year ago, but killing the Nox is news to me. Any insight on this new vehicle? The H4? or perhaps they are just killing the Nox in name only and the new vehicle will be another Chevy?

America's Sports Car Becomes a Global Superpower By Karl Brauer Date posted: 11-10-2005 I'm catapulting the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 between apexes on a deserted, twisting canyon road in central California, and all I can think is, "Whatever you do, don't contract that annoying 'Jeremy Clarkson' strain of Tourette's syndrome!" The risk of blurting out all manner of multisyllabic drivel is very real, and the last thing I want is an involuntary impression of Britain's Top Gear host marring my otherwise enjoyable ride. Then it happens, coming out of a smooth left-hand sweeper in 2nd gear I dip into the 7.0-liter V8's enthusiastic 470 lb-ft of torque. The 3-inch…

http://media.gm.com/us/powertrain/en/produ...009_LE8_HHR.pdf +6 hp for the 2.2L http://media.gm.com/us/powertrain/en/produ...009_LE9_HHR.pdf +4 hp for the 2.4L that's kinda nice, at least.

While not a scientific poll Hot Rod Magazine has posted the results of their poll. It give us some insite to the performance crowd and what they expect from Chevy and the Camaro. 1,700 people responded. Most questions were offered in the following form Very likley Somewhat likley Not very likley Here are the top answers. Top Tranny at 63% 6 speed manuel: This is not a suprise with this in a performance magazine I suspect the non enthusitast will make up a good percentage of auto buyers. Would you buy IRS as an option 36% Very likely But they only want to pay $1000 If IRS was standard would you pay extra for a solid axle: Not very likely at 43% and if they did i…

Does anybody think that GM will try and push these cars out for production sooner than expected? Or have the oil companies bought them off to keep fuelies? In a recent MT or R&T mag there was a GM ad in there that made a notion about hydrogen vehicles then had a "Shell" logo on the bottom of the page also (basically showed GM and Shell as partnering up on the Hydro thing). I remember reading a Popular Mechanics back some years ago about the Autonomy and that GM had set down with Exxon originally about the hydrogen idea and going in on setting up hydrogen stations, Exxon basically said that they weren't interested and didn't think that there would ev…

Not a great way to start a day at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky as a sinkhole opened up in the museum's Skydome area and taking with it eight Corvettes on display. According to a statement from the museum, a security company notified officials around 5:44 AM that motion detectors had gone off in the skydome. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a massive sinkhole measuring 40 feet wide and 25 to 30 feet deep. Luckily, no one was injured when the sinkhole erupted. The bad news is that eight Corvettes currently sit at the bottom of the sinkhole. The eight models are: 1993 ZR-1 Spyder on loan from General Motors 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” on loan f…

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New Atomic Orange Metallic:

The third SSR is up for sale. Check out this article on the vehicle! http://automotivetraveler.com/jump/2081

I have some friends I work with that have family at Lordstown and work on the G5 and Cobalts built there. One guy I work with has an uncle who does final checks and runs the new cars on a wheel dyno. Sorry I don't have all the details but from what I have been told he has been training on a new Cobalt Turbo. The only main details I could gleem are that it is much more powerful than the present SS. He also said the engine really was much the same as the Sky and Solstice just in a transvese location. I tried to confirm the 5 speed auto tansaxle but he did not comment. I did see it is set to be on the HHR SS so it should be expected. I would guess this car will s…

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By John K. Teahen Jr. Automotive News / September 12, 2005 Chevrolet executives aren't talking much about it these days, but they nervously await each month's sales figures, hoping against hope that it still can be done. The "it" is 3 million new-car and light-truck sales in 2005. It's possible, but it will be a far reach for General Motors' top-volume division. GM is eager for Chevy to return to 3 million. So what else is new? GM is eager for every brand to sell every car and truck possible. Chevy hasn't sold 3 million cars and trucks in a year in more than a quarter of a century. The division first made it in 1972 and 19…

It's already hot at 11 a.m. as we pull our 2009 Nissan GT-R into the visitor's parking lot at GM's proving grounds in Arizona. The Japanese supercar looks like a spaceship next to the aging, 1960s-era brick buildings that front the massive desert test facility on the outskirts of Phoenix. Although the few GM employees who see the GT-R barely pay it any attention, we suspect they know why it's here. Somewhere deep inside this test facility there's a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 getting prepped for a comparison test, and now the competition has arrived. We make a few calls and sign a few release forms before a Cyber Gray ZR1 emerges from the main gate and pulls up next t…

I'm not sure what's going to come of it, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it: http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471681

Would it be possible to keep the solid rear axle and have fold-flat 3rd row seats? Envision a cargo/storage well AFTER the solid rear axle (in between the axle assembly and the rear bumper. Pretty much where the gas tank/spare wheel sits. You'd need to move the gas tanks forward (between the frame rails, towards the middle of the vehicle). This is doable. You'd need a longer filler tube, but wtf. A side benefit would be that the weight of the gasoline would be centrally located in the vehicle; helping stability (which shouldn't be a concern on a vehicle weighing 5500lbs to start with, but again, wtf). The exhaust pipe would also need special routing (off to the si…

Last week in (yet another) celebration of the arrival of the 2010 Camaro, a parade of some 40 Inferno Orange Metallic Camaros rumbled from Victory Park in Dallas to Sundance Square in Ft. Worth with a police motorcade. It was Chevrolet's first large-scale Camaro event, and hopefully it means that now we can get on to seeing them on the streets, instead of just talking about them being on the streets. You can check out some short-n-shaky video clips of the event after the jump, including some footage of a vintage Eighties Garland Police Camaro, as well as the gallery of photos below. Autoblog

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GM has had a string of hits lately that demand respect, they also have had a few that are less then thrilling. Some times even a big company needs to step up and realize that bringing in an outside designer will not hurt. www.n2amotors.com This company has used the 1957, 58 & 59 chevy to build their 789, they have used the 63, 65 & 67 corvette to build the new Stinger. These are cars that Chevy could so use in bringing in individualism to drivers who want an amazing car with style. Enjoy the web site at the cars are beautiful.

Anyone have any updates on the production schedules for the new trucks?

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Rendered: Two-Door Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback By Ed Hellwig | September 21, 2010 | Photo Illustration: Theophilus Chin Next week, the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback will make its world debut at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. It'll have four doors and likely use the same drivetrain lineup as the sedan version that's been on sale in Europe for some time now. As usual, the announcement included a note about sales of the hatchback in the U.S. Specifically, it said that there wouldn't be any sales in the U.S., at least not yet. This comes as a bit of a blow to those who see the Cruze as GM's best shot yet at a true import fighter. Sure, sedans always sell better than hatchbacks he…