Chevrolet Automobiles Blog

The Opel GTC concept that made its debut in Paris last year is destined for production, and GM produced this short animation to preview the upcoming hot hatch. While what we see is only a computer rendering of the GTC, GM insists that it's very close to what ...    Read more

The sixth-generation Corvette is now entering its eighth year of production, but it appears Chevrolet isn't about to let its hallowed sports car languish entirely for the 2012 model year. A forum post by a Chevrolet dealer reveals the General has a few small upgrades in store for ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has tested few -- if any -- recent mainstream electric vehicles, but after the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf passed a battery (pun intended) of tests, both models have been named as ...    Read more

At times, it has seemed the only cheerleaders for wagons in the U.S. have been automotive journalists, which have waxed poetic about this breed’s combination of practicality and driving dynamics, unmatched by bulkier and heavier crossovers and SUVs. But it appears wagons may also have some fans in GM’s boardroom, ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week along with the weekend racing schedule for your convenience. The New York auto show was the big news this week, but there was plenty going ...    Read more

The full-sized truck offerings from General Motors are due for a redesign, but there’s a possibility that the current Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra may stick around for a bit longer. GM CEO Dan Akerson stated today that it doesn’t make sense to accelerate the rollout of new trucks in ...    Read more

The redesigned, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu lineup will include a high-mpg ECO model that pairs a 180-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder with an electric motor-generator and a lithium-ion battery pack. The electrically assisted Malibu is expected to achieve city/highway fuel economy ratings of 26/38 mpg. Chevrolet is not calling the gas/electric powertrain a hybrid, ...    Read more

According to a report from CNBC, the U.S. Treasury may sell more of its shares in General Motors as soon as this June. The Treasury still holds a 33-percent stake in GM after helping it recover from bankruptcy. However, CNBC reports that selling the shares now would result in a big ...    Read more

GM says that the bowtie-brand achieved sales growth in four of its five top markets, with the United States posting the biggest increase at 416,505 vehicles sold in the first quarter, a 23 percent increase compared to 2010.  Chevy also saw double-digit gains in China (159,303 sold/17 percent increase) and ...    Read more

Today, on the eve of the Shanghai motor show, General Motors revealed its five-year strategic plan. The highlight of the announcement comes with a goal of doubling its Chinese sales to 5 million units annually by 2015. "We've set aggressive goals with our five-year plan. We are confident that ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We've gathered a few of the top stories of the past week along with the weekend racing schedule for your viewing pleasure. 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Photo Leaks Prior to Unveiling Said to be an accident, Chevrolet leaked ...    Read more

The New York auto show and the Shanghai Motor Show overlap this year, leading many automakers to choose one or the other to unveil their latest creations. Most attention will likely be focused on New York, but that doesn't mean Shanghai is without several significant introductions of its own. Here's ...    Read more

Hoping to compete with Toyota’s youth-oriented Scion brand, Chevrolet unveiled its production Z-Spec accessories line today with the new Sonic, which goes on sale this fall. Chevy gave us a preview of the accessory line in Fall 2010 with the Cruze, Spark and Volt Z-Spec concepts at the 2010 Specialty ...    Read more

General Motors Design wants students to try their hand at styling future GM vehicles, and is launching an online competition that it claims will help “kick-start the car design careers” of winning entrants. Entrants will receive design briefs from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC, and must use the information to create ...    Read more

I am stranded in the nation’s capital, trying to get to the Geneva motor show, and my world is slowly dying around me, one power bar at a time: • BlackBerry—two power bars out of five • iPhone—38 percent power • iPad—13 percent power • PowerBook—95 percent power United has blown my connection, and the ...    Read more

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu won’t make its official debut until next week’s Shanghai Motor Show, but a General Motors slipup means we got a look at the car today. This full, undisguised image of the 2013 Malibu appeared on GM’s media site early this morning -- and was subsequently removed. What ...    Read more

Chevrolet is milking the public’s curiosity about its upcoming Malibu sedan for all it’s worth with a continuing slow drip of photos, renderings, and information. As part of a lead-up to a live video reveal next week, a close-up photo of the car’s head unit has been ...    Read more

While we already reported on the Detroit three’s aggressive hiring of tech grads, apparently there will soon be plenty of opportunities for engineers as well. Evidence of this is the fact that the U.S. auto sector added 32,000 jobs in the last year, thousands of which were for ...    Read more

Although billed as a 1967 model, the very first Chevrolet Camaros actually launched in the summer of 1966 -- making now the perfect time to celebrate the muscle car’s 45th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Chevrolet is foregoing cake in favor of a special-edition Camaro package and a litany of ...    Read more

Ward’s has just released its “10 Best Interiors” list for 2011. Although better known for its “10 Best Engines” list, the trade publication has ranked its favorite automotive interiors since 2005. This list is made up of cars from various manufacturers and classes, and features the 10 cars Ward’s believes ...    Read more

Australians have all the luck.  In addition to wild kangaroos and koalas, car-based trucks, also known as Utes, roam the country. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Holden Ute, Holden will be introducing a series of special edition Utes to celebrate -- including the Thunder Ute model. Differentiating the Thunder ...    Read more

We've seen the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu undergoing testing, but last we knew, the new sedan wasn't expected to go on sale until sometime next summer. That's apparently no longer the case, as new reports suggest the midsize sedan's launch has been expedited by nearly four months. Chevrolet originally ...    Read more

General Motors is expanding the number of vehicles using its direct-injection 3.6-liter V-6 for 2012, although the two latest applications couldn’t be any more different. First up, Cadillac announced that the 2012 SRX crossover will arrive in dealerships later this year with the 3.6-liter V-6 as its sole engine offering, replacing ...    Read more

Want more giddy-up in your pickup? Chevrolet tuner Callaway now has the answer for you -- by adding a supercharger to the Silverado pickup, they have boosted output for both the 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter V-8 engines as high as 540 hp. To increase performance, Callaway added a Roots-style Eaton TVS supercharger ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz is adding the E-Class to its latest bunch of recalls, which may have faulty parts that could harm technicians. Chevrolet will recall some 2100 Cruze sedans for improperly fastened steering wheels. 2011 Chevrolet Cruze The Problem: Chevrolet discovered an improperly fastened steering wheel on at least one of its ...    Read more