General Motors’ US Sales Top 3 Million Vehicles in 2015
General Motors brought 2015 to a close with a December in which its Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands all combined for 290,230 vehicle deliveries and an 6% year-over-year increase, as well as an 8.2% increase in retail sales. On the whole, GM’s brands combined for a total of 3,082,366 vehicles sold in the United […]
Chevy Goes Once Again to Dark Side With Midnight Edition Trax
In a move that has Jedi across the country frowning in disapproval, Chevrolet has revealed that it will once again turn to the dark side for its power—it is adding yet another Midnight Edition vehicle to its lineup. This time, in an attempt to continue bringing in new buyers, Chevrolet is applying the Midnight treatment […]
2016 Chevy Trax Midnight Edition Learns the Power of the Dark Side
In light of the Star Wars mania that is currently sweeping the nation, the 2016 Chevy Trax has apparently turned to the Dark Side [oh, uh, SPOILER ALERT!] Today Chevrolet announced a seemingly Imperial-inspired 2016 Trax Midnight Edition, based on the LTZ trim, which features black wheels, black bezels, black beltline molding, black door handles, […]
Chevy Sales Up 17.6% in October; Malibu Sales More than Double
Chevrolet sales were up a whopping 17.6% in October with a total of 183,464 vehicles delivered in the United States. Chevy’s retail sales were up an impressive 20.1% with 133,912 units, a figure likely helped by a significant uptick in sales of the Malibu brought on by the release of the all-new 2016 model. Get […]
Chevy Sales Rise 11% in September; Retail Records Set
Chevrolet sales in September were up 10.9% with 170,675 Chevys sold across America. Chevrolet benefitted from year-over-year growth from a number of key models, and a 19% uptick in retail sales pushed the brand to its sixth straight month of retail sales and market share gains. Chevy’s Future Looks Green: With the all-electric Bolt The […]
2016 Chevy Equinox Overview
Debuted in Chicago earlier this year and set to be released this fall, the 2016 Chevy Equinox is a mid-generation refresh with a redesigned front and rear fascia and several new features. The 2016 Chevy Equinox is available in four trim levels, which include the L, LS, LT, and LTZ. The specs listed in this […]
Chevrolet Finds New Lows with #ChevyGoesEmoji Stunt
With every passing year, the shamelessly ratings-obsessed television news station depicted in the 1976 movie Network looks less and less like satire. Similarly, each new Millennial-pandering marketing campaign that the automotive industry churns out makes Honda’s April Fool’s Day HR-V “Selfie” Edition prank seem more and more plausible… Take #ChevyGoesEmoji, the bowtie brand’s latest attempt […]
Chevy Puts Out a Press Release That’s Entirely Emojis (You Know, For #Kids!)
Chevy has been courting the Millennial market hard—hiring a professional Instagrammer to cover the 2016 Volt’s debut; paying social media influencers to highlight cool, non-mainstream locations in urban centers; running commercials in which a young couple wearing Chuck Taylors and vintage clothing takes selfies while eating the “Best. Doughnut. Ever…” And now, the bowtie brand […]
Chevy Pickup Trucks Power Bowtie Brand’s May Sales Gains
Last month was good to Chevrolet, with the bowtie brand enjoying a total of 207,970 units sold in May 2015, which translated to a 1.4% increase in year-over-year sales. 146,681 of those vehicles were retail sales, which represents a substantial 8% year-over-year increase. Trucks did most of the heavy lifting last month, with Chevrolet pickup […]
Fourteen Chevys to Feature Android Auto and Apple CarPlay for 2016
In the automotive arms race to better integrate smartphones and vehicles, Hyundai may have been able to claim “First!” by equipping (only) the 2015 Sonata with Android Auto, but a few hours later, Chevrolet loudly countered with “Most!” Today Chevy announced that for the 2016 model year, the bowtie brand will offer Android Auto and […]
GM Sold 2.4 Million Vehicles Around the World in Q1 2015
General Motors announced Tuesday that it sold 2.4 million vehicles around the globe in the first quarter of 2015, 2% better than its sales from Q1 2014. The primary drivers of this growth are China, North America, and Europe, where sales have been up 9%, 6%, and 3%, respectively. “The momentum our brands are building […]
Chevy US Sales Down, Trucks and Crossovers Strong
Despite logging its best March for crossover sales and another month of forward momentum with its pickup lineup, Chevrolet’s U.S. sales were down slightly this past month. Chevrolet moved 173,886 units, a 3.2% year-over-year decline, as the final throes of poor winter weather spelled another lackluster month for cars industry-wide. More from Chevrolet: Advanced Chevy […]
Chevy Trax Safety Improved by Advanced Computer Simulations
As the subcompact SUV segment begins to really take off, automakers are having to come up with new ways to ensure that these smaller vehicles are still as safe as their full-size counterparts. One tool that Chevrolet’s using is advanced computer simulations, which helped the Chevy Trax earn an IIHS Top Safety Pick recently, as […]
Chevy Convinced Over 1,000 Young People to Buy a Trax
Chevrolet’s marketing campaign for the new Trax has been courting the young people demographic hard, from those Millennialtastic commercials to that hipsterish “Hidden Gems” social media push. And according to the most recent sales figures, GM’s aggressive pandering has… kind of paid off. According to GM, 47% of Trax buyers are new to the Chevrolet […]
12 GM Vehicles Land in The Car Book’s 2015 Best Bets
The Car Book’s 2015 Best Bets awards have been released, and a number of GM vehicles make the cut and stand tall among the industry’s best. The annual Best Bets, determined by The Center for Auto Safety and The Car Book, is based upon vehicles’ performance in nine different categories, including: combo crash tests, safety […]
Chevrolet’s “Hidden Gems” Campaign to Make Millennials Want a Trax
We’ve all seen those millennialtastic ads for the 2015 Chevy Trax, which feature a pair of trendy twenty-somethings driving their small SUV from one adorkable location to the next. Well apparently, those urban ads were just a preamble to a broader, hipper marketing campaign for the Trax called “Hidden Gems,” which enlists the aid of various […]
GM Hired an Instagram Guy to Instagram the 2016 Chevy Volt Debut
As they continue to chase the almighty Millennial dollar, car companies have begun resorting to everything from producing shamelessly pandering TV spots to hiring freelance social media experts. GM did the latter when it tapped 33-year old professional Instagrammer Kevin Lu to cover the 2016 Chevy Volt debut in Detroit last month, which bought them […]
2015 Jeep Renegade Fuel Economy Announced: 22/31/25 MPG
We’re still waiting for the brand new 2015 Jeep Renegade to start arriving in dealerships very soon, but in the time being, we’ve been getting bits of information trickling in. Just last month, Jeep announced its pricing structure for the all-new small SUV, and now the EPA has confirmed the 2015 Jeep Renegade’s fuel economy […]