Sep

GM extends employee pricing offer, adds ‘09 models

Posted by mbattel Published in Auto Industry, Aveo, Chevrolet News, Cobalt, Colorado, Corvette, Credit, Equinox, Gm News, HHR, Hybrid, Impala, Incentives, Jupiter Chevrolet News, Malibu, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe

DETROIT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has extended its employee-level pricing discount program by one month through the end of September and increased the number of 2009 model year vehicles carrying the offer to boost sagging sales and clear out inventory.

The program, launched in late August, applies to almost its entire line-up of 2008 model year vehicles and has been expanded to include most 2009 model year vehicles at dealerships, including all Silverado and Sierra pickups, GM spokesman John McDonald said on Wednesday.

GM’s better-selling cars, such as the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac Vibe are also included in the extended offer, the No.1 U.S. automaker said.

(Reporting by Soyoung Kim and David Bailey, editing by Dave Zimmerman)

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May

Test Drive the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell SUV

Posted by Csavage Published in Car Preview/Review, Equinox

If you happen to live in New York City, Washington, D.C. or Southern California, you just might get a chance to test drive Chevy’s new Equinox Fuel Cell electric SUV…for free.

Powered by General Motors’ fourth-generation fuel cell system, which is its most advanced system to date, over 100 vehicles will be tested by drivers over a three month period to see just how well they will do on the streets.

GM Gets Even Greener

General Motors already has a great line of green vehicles, ranging from the Sierra 2-Mode Hybrid and the Concept Chevy Volt to the Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid and the Chevy Malibu Hybrid.

But with our country’s increasing reliance on petroleum and the continuous pollution caused by it, GM wanted to create an even more advanced sustainable car.

That’s where “Project Driveway” comes into play. The Equinox Fuel Cell SUV, which runs completely on compressed hydrogen, could be one of the cleanest vehicles on the road.

To see if this is true, Chevrolet is letting everyone from families and celebrities test drive the Equinox for an average span of three months.

Using the information obtained from the people test driving the cars, GM will then try to create other alternative energy vehicles that rely less on oil and more on renewable energy sources.

If you’d like to apply to test drive the Equinox Fuel Cell SUV, you have to be at least 21 years old, a U.S. citizen and have a valid driver’s license. If you meet these requirements, then go here to begin the application process.

You can read more about Chevy’s fuel cell vehicles here.

This is really a great opportunity for eco-minded people to see firsthand just how fuel cell vehicles work.

You’ll not only have fun test driving a new vehicle, but you’ll feel better about yourself knowing that you’re not contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Mar

2010 Chevrolet Equinox - Spied

Posted by Csavage Published in Car Preview/Review, Equinox

“Heeeeere, boy!” Chevy’s version of GM’s new crossover family jumps the fence.

Car & Driver reports on their website that they have new “spy” pictures of the 2010 Equinox. The report says:

“Based on the pictures we just got from our spies, the 2010 Chevy Equinox appears to share its body-side stampings, wheelbase, and certain other key elements with the Cadillac. This prototype’s front end appears to be darn close to that of the shorter-wheelbase Vue, although its thin bar in the middle of the grille—as opposed to a fat bar at the top of the grille—clearly gives this one away as a Chevy”.

For the full Car & Driver report visit the link here.