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Largest ever order for natural gas vans

General Motors has secured its largest ever order of compressed natural gas vehicles – after mobile phone giant AT&T ordered 1,200 Chevrolet Express CNG vans for its cargo vans across the USA. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, CNG vans can reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 25 per cent – and the [...]

Chevrolet to introduce environmental labels

Chevrolet vehicles sold in the USA will soon boast an ecologic environmental label – allowing drivers to see how each vehicle rates environmentally in terms of manufacturing, driving and recycling. Starting with the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, ecologic labels will be included on the rear driver-side window of Chevrolet cars. They will communicate a number of [...]

Demand for range-extended Volt to outstrip supply

The Chevrolet Volt may have become a ‘political punchbag’ (see story) in its native US but over here in the UK, Chevrolet dealers are expecting that demand will far outstrip supply. According to Headlineauto.co.uk, Chevrolet UK has already been contacted by over 2,500 people interested in the Volt, before the model has even arrived on [...]

‘No danger’ and ‘no cover-up’ in Volt safety investigation asserts GM chief

‘No customer was ever in danger’, GM CEO Dan Akerson asserted yesterday as he faced a US Congress sub-committee yesterday morning following an investigation into the safety of the firm’s Chevrolet Volt model. According to the GM chief, the safety tests the range-extended Volt was put through would have been near impossible to recreate in [...]

US Committee quizzes safety response to Volt fire

A US House of Representatives committee is to address concerns that investigation into the safety of the Chevrolet Volt may have been delayed because of a conflict-of-interest that arose out of the US Government’s partial ownership of General Motors (GM). A new report entitled ‘Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA Know and When Did They [...]

New concept manages Chevrolet Volt charging

Yesterday we reported on the news that the Chevrolet Volt has been deemed safe after an investigation by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (see article) – and now it appears that charging the vehicle could be easier than ever. That’s because Google has teamed up with OnStar to create a new service to [...]

Chevrolet Volt ‘safe’ concludes investigation

An investigation into the safety of a range-extended electric car, the Chevrolet Volt has been closed after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled that the car is no more likely to burst into flames after a crash than its combustion rivals. The news is being welcomed by GM which is preparing to launch [...]

New Delhi debut for Chevrolet Sail

The North American International Auto Show may be ongoing, but the 11th Auto Expo inNew Delhi is not to be forgotten either. General Motors used the event to unveil the first two products from its joint Indian venture with SAIC – a Chevrolet Sail premium hatchback and a Chevrolet MPV Concept. The Chevrolet Sail hatchback [...]

Chevrolet tops the sales chart in US

Remember when General Motors was on the brink of bankruptcy? Well now the company is back with a bang, with its Chevrolet brand topping the sales charts in the USA for 2011. The brand posted its largest year-on-year retail sales increase in the last 35 years thanks in part to the success of the Chevrolet [...]

GM makes safety changes to Volt after fire controversy

General Motors has announced series of enhancements to the range-extended Volt model following an investigation into battery fires by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Two previous tests of the Volt by the NHTSA resulted in battery fires, promoting the US safety authority to launch an investigation into the possibility of crash-induced battery fires. [...]