Study Ranks Major US Cities by How Friendly They Are to Electric Vehicles
Where can you live that loves electric vehicles? Well, according to researchers at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the answer to that question is Portland, at least according to a study titled “Plug-in electric vehicle readiness: Rating cities in the United States,” where researchers looked at 36 cities, including 25 of […]
Mazda Technicians Compete in Master Technician Competition
Mazda is bringing its National Master Technician Competition back to North America, the first time Mazda North America has hosted the competition in eight years. Competitors are a mixture of Mazda Master Technicians and Mazda Elite Master Technicians, which each have a chance to win and be sent to Mazda’s Japanese headquarters in Hiroshima to compete […]
Uber Losing $1 Billion Per Year in China
Ride-sharing app Uber has had some real problems in China. About a month after CEO Travis Kalanick made China a priority and announced plans to invest $1 billion in the Chinese market, the government decided to raid Uber’s offices in Guangzhou and Chengdu over a law banning private drivers from offering taxi services. In addition, […]
Chevy Offers New Midnight Special Editions for Its Popular Truck Lineup
Sales of Chevrolet trucks rose by 27% last year and that number might increase even more in 2016, as Chevy has just introduced new additions to its Midnight Special Edition series. Safe Driving: These tips could help you the next time you find yourself driving in a thunderstorm Truck buyers couldn’t get enough of the […]
Chevy Starts 2016 with 10th Straight Month of Retail Increases
Chevrolet started the year with its best performance at retail since 2005, moving 108,861 units for an 11.6% year-over-year sales increase. Car sales rose 25% and truck and crossover sales were each up 5%, bringing the brand its 10th straight month of gains at retail. On the whole, Chevrolet sales totaled 137,803 units, down 3.6%. […]
Subaru Donates Nearly 600,000 Meals to Feeding America
Last year was another record breaker for Subaru in the United States. In fact, 2015 marked the seventh consecutive year of sales wins. To mark the occasion, Subaru has vowed to donate one meal to Feeding America for every vehicle it sold in 2015, which comes out to a whopping 582,675 meals. Subaru did a […]
Four Wheeler Names Ram 1500 Rebel 2016 Pickup Truck of the Year
When it comes to 4×4 systems, Four Wheeler knows what it’s talking about. As the leading authority on 4×4 systems, this magazine continually keeps its eye out for the best in the business—which is why it comes as no surprise that the Ram 1500 Rebel was named the prestigious magazine’s 2016 Pickup Truck of the […]
Chevy Wins Advertising Award for Viral “Technology and Stuff” World Series Gaffe [VIDEO]
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For the third annual year, One Show held its Automobile Advertising of the Year Awards at the Detroit Auto Show. And while brands like Honda and Acura took home trophies for their creative commercials, Chevrolet was honored for a very different piece of viral marketing. Specifically, Chevy was recognized for the way it capitalized on […]
Lyft Announces Price Drop in 33 Cities
Lyft and Uber have been duking it out for years to be the best-of-the-best in the car-share service industry—and it looks like that competition isn’t going to end anytime soon. The most recent saga in this competition, though, looks like it’s going to benefit the two car services’ customers more than the companies themselves. Following […]
GM Wins Overall Loyalty Award from IHS Automotive
General Motors was honored with the Overall Loyalty to Manufacturer award from IHS Automotive in its annual Automotive Loyalty Awards this week. Three of its products—the Chevrolet Corvette and Colorado and the GMC Yukon Denali XL—also earned awards for being at the top of their segments for loyalty among customers. New Vehicles from GM: 2017 Buick […]
Chevrolet Posts Best US Sales Since 2007
Chevrolet sales totaled 188,794 units in the US in December, raising the brand’s cumulative sales for 2015 past the 2-million mark. December sales were up 2.1% thanks to strong performances from the Equinox, Trax, Silverado, and Colorado in particular, leading the brand to a year-end total of 2,125,347 units sold. New Vehicle Research: 2016 Chevrolet […]
Chevrolet Sells 1.4 Million Vehicles with 4G LTE Wi-Fi
Chevrolet’s big push to offer available Wi-Fi across its lineup has paid off in a big way. Today, the bowtie brand announced that it has sold more than 1.4 million vehicles with 4G LTE connectivity since June 2014. That’s more connected cars sold by Chevy than the entire rest of the automotive industry combined. Of […]
Chevrolet Cuts to Heart of Silverado-vs-F-150 Debate in “Saws” Video
When you hear that the latest Silverado commercial involves Chevy “taking someone to the woodshed,” you might start to worry that the bowtie brand has gotten a bit overzealous in its attempts to reform Ford F-150 supporters. Don’t worry—the truck wars haven’t quite gotten to that point yet. In a new video posted today, Chevrolet […]
Chevy Brings Back “Real People, Not Actors” to Mock Ford F-150
It’s been a while since Chevrolet aired a new installment of its “Real People, Not Actors” commercials, a series of ads in which a sandy-haired man presents some pretty loaded questions to a focus group of regular folks who aren’t actors (or are they?). But this Thursday, the bowtie brand will resurrect its temporarily dormant marketing […]
Details Emerge of 2017 Chevy Volt
It was with a mixture of sadness and anticipation that we learned that Chevrolet would only be releasing the second-generation Chevrolet Volt in limited markets and only for a short time, as the brand would quickly be coming out with the 2017 model to be released nationwide. Other Chevy News: The Army is considering using […]
Animal Uprising Seems Imminent as Owl Attacks Police Officer
It is happening, people: the animals are beginning to rise up against us. It’s hardly surprising. I mean, we are filling the air with smog, and it seems a certain percentage of us purposely swerve to run over animals on the side of the road. But now, it seems that owls are stepping their game […]
2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Named Truck Trend’s Truck of the Year
Just a couple of months after the 2016 Chevy Colorado defended its Motor Trend Truck of the Year title, General Motors has won yet another end-of-the-year award, as the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali has been named Truck of the Year by Truck Trend. A full week of testing by Truck Trend editors and staff, […]
Google Says You’ll Probably Search for This Article About the Chevy Malibu, Silverado, and Camaro
Today Google released its annual Year in Search 2015 report, revealing that the two most frequently searched car models this year were the 2016 Chevy Malibu and 2016 Chevy Silverado—which is why I crammed the names of both those vehicles into the title of this article, in a shameless attempt to generate clicks. All told, […]