Chevrolet News
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Beginning in late fall 2016, if you’re lucky enough to visit the Warren Technical Center campus of General Motors [NYSE:GM], in Michigan, you might find your shuttle quite intriguing: a 2017 Chevrolet Volt, driving itself. The automaker plans to deploy a fleet of Volt extended range electric cars to drive people autonomously within the campus. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model X Spreads Its (Falcon) Wings: Production Details Revealed To use the service, employees would use a smartphone application, reserving the vehicle and then selecting a destination. Using autonomous technology under...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Will Add Hatchback As Well As Sedan, Following Ford, HondaThe next-generation Chevrolet Cruze will be offered as a hatchback, a GM executive said recently.
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U.K. To Miss Out On 200-Mile Chevy Bolt EV, GM's 'Electric Car For Everyone'?North American buyers are eagerly anticipating the debut late next year of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a 200-mile subcompact electric car promised to sell for $37,500 before incentives. That same car will also likely be sold in Europe, under GM's German Opel nameplate--effectively replacing the...
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2016 Chevy Volt: Limited Markets Only, Nationwide Rollout In Spring For 2017 VoltThe second-generation Chevrolet Volt won't become available nationwide until next year.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt First Drive: Plug-In Hybrid Home RunThe all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is just about here, and it builds on all of its predecessor's virtues while resolving most of that car's vices. It's got a lot more electric range--53 miles--and at 42 miles per gallon, it's more fuel-efficient on those rare occasions when the range-extending engine...
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Should I Buy A Used Chevy Volt Electric Car?The Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car scores higher on owner satisfaction than any other vehicle GM has sold since it began surveying its buyers. It has attracted new buyers who'd never otherwise haveconsidered a Chevy. And GM data reveals that 80 percent of all Volt trips, and two-third...
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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has been rated by the EPA at 53 miles of electric range, a nice boost on Chevy's earlier promise of "at least 50 miles." The EPA also rates the 2016 Volt at 42 mpg combined when the engine is running, and 106 Miles Per Gallon Equivalent combined when operating solely on electricity. Together, those three ratings are substantial improvements over those of the outgoing 2015 Chevy Volt: 38 miles, 37 mpg on gasoline, and 98 MPGe on electricity. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt Powertrain: How It Works In Electric, Hybrid Modes The 53-mile range gives the 2016...
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2016 Chevy Colorado Diesel Pickup Priced At $31,700; Fuel Efficiency To Come LaterThe 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax diesel will go on sale this fall.
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2012 Chevrolet Volt Racks Up 250,000 Miles, One-Third Electric, Rest At 39 MPGAn Ohio owner claims to have covered nearly 250,000 miles in his Chevy Volt.
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Chevy Cruze Hybrid Coming Soon To Join Diesel, Gasoline Models?Sometimes a few words can make all the difference. In last week's seminars and presentations on the new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan, GM discussed its 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and gave a few scant details on a future 1.6-liter diesel model as well. But the company also suggested...
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GM Targets Tesla With 200-Mile Bolt EV Mantra: 'For Regular People, Not Elites'If we heard it once, we heard it a dozen times this week. The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car is "for regular people, not for the elites." You'd almost think that General Motors had adopted the "1 Percent" meme that appears to be the lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street. DON'T...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Unveiled; 40-MPG Highway Rating PromisedThe 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was unveiled in Detroit.
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We learned very few new details about the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV today, but General Motors released a development video that will likely excite fans and potential buyers of the 200-mile electric car. The bulk of today's GM media presentation is about the 2016 Chevy Cruze, to be unveiled tonight. But GM's Electrification team turned out in full force to discuss the Bolt EV in the lead-up to the Cruze launch. DON'T MISS: GM Officially Confirms It Will Build Chevy Bolt Electric Car With 200-Mile Range The goal of the Bolt EV, said Pam Fletcher, is to make "electric cars approachable to the all...
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New 2016 Chevy Cruze To Sell Alongside Older 'Cruze Limited'The first-generation Chevrolet Cruze will live on as the Cruze Limited.
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Orion Plant For 2017 Chevy Bolt EV To Get Small Cadillac SUV As Well: UPDATEGeneral Motors will invest $245 million and add 300 jobs at its Orion Assembly plant.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze To Be Shown This Week, Hatchback Model Included: ReportThe 2016 Chevrolet Cruze could be sold as both a sedan and a hatchback.
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Chevy Bolt EV Prototype Electric Cars Now Testing In PublicWhen General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced the Chevrolet Bolt Concept, it changed everything in the world of electric cars. She said it would have a battery range of 200 miles, cost $37,500 before incentives--putting it squarely into the mass market--and be sold in all 50 states. Now spy shots...
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Chevy Impala Natural-Gas Version Delayed By A Year Over Unspecified ConcernsThe Chevrolet Impala bi-fuel natural-gas model was delayed over a year, but GM won't say why.
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The U.S.-spec 2016 Chevrolet Cruze will debut June 24.
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Chevy Spark EV Electric Car Sales Suddenly Surged; Here's WhyIt was one of the major electric-car news stories last month: Sales of the Chevrolet Spark EV electric minicar soared to 920 in April. The electric Spark had consistently sold at around 100 cars a month since its June 2013 launch. And it was widely considered to be a compliance car: one sold only...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Configurator Live, California Order Books OpenThe 2016 Chevrolet Volt is now available to order in California.
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Chevy Bolt EV Trademark To Be Shared With Yamaha After U.S. Patent Office Suspension: UPDATEThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended GM's application for the Chevrolet Bolt trademark.
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Loses Weight, Adds Turbo Four For Fuel EconomyMuscle-car fans pretty much set the Internet on fire this weekend as news and photos of the redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupe emerged. The second generation of the reanimated Camaro pony car has tauter styling, more power, and less weight. All of that adds up to a car with tauter handling that...
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Fortune Puts Volt In 'Dustbin Of History' Despite New Model Coming (UPDATE)Two carmakers sell plug-in electric cars; one is a pricey, sexy all-electric sport sedan, the other a range-extended electric compact hatchback. One (the Tesla Model S) is a huge success, with its maker "going from strength to strength." The other (the Chevy Volt) is "headed to the dustbin of...
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