Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Chevy Volt At Global Green Pre-Oscar Party

Hear what celebrities had to say about the Volt when featured at the Green Pre-Oscar's Party.

Monday, 27 February 2012

On the Big Screen

If you watched the Oscar's last night, you will know that the movie set in the 1960s during the civil rights movement, The Help, was a nominee for Best Picture, and also brought Octavia Spencer an award for "Actress in a Supporting Roll."

This faded-green 1948 GMC pick-up makes an appearance on the silverscreen during the movie. Let's take a look back at some other appearances of GMC on the Big Screen.

Motorhomes produced in 1970 made an appearance on the 1996 Blockbuster hit Twister

In 1989's Lethal Weapon 2, Mel Gibson rips a house from its foundation driving a one-ton GMC pickup, and in 1993's Free Willy a pickup tows a killer whale to its freedom.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Arnold are seen driving around in a 1993 GMC Jimmy in the action movie True Lies.

Clint Eastwood, playing Robert Kincaide in The Bridges of Madison County, drives a 1960 GMC pickup as his work truck.

The GMC Yukon and Yukon XL (formerly Suburban), are frequent choice vehicles of Hollywood law enforcement agents, making appearances in 1994's Speed and in 1998's The Negotiator.

Stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal drive a number of GMC's from 1950 and 1955 in Brokeback Mountain.

A GMC Topkick played the roll of Ironhide in the action blockbuster Transformers.

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Resale Value: Vehicles that Maintain Their Quality and Performance

In tough economic times, it is important when purchasing a vehicle to know whether or not your vehicle will lose its value over time, making it hard to resell or trade-in. Chevrolet prides itself in creating vehicles that maintain their quality and performance over time. In the 2012 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards, five Chevrolet vehicles won.

Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com says that “Taking the time to research and choose vehicle makes, models and options wisely now can help new-car shoppers get as much money as possible when they sell or trade-in the vehicle in the future.” (Chevrolet Culture). Below are Chevrolet's Five Winning Vehicles.

Sports Car: Camaro V6

Electric Car: Volt

High-Performance Car: Camaro SS

Full-Size SUV: Traverse

Overall Top Ten Cars: Camaro

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Chevrolet Camaro: Fan Heritage Video

A celebration of the Chevrolet Camaro and it's heritage, over ten (10) 2010/2011 Camaro were featured, also including one of each past generation Camaro in a tribute homage. We hope all Camaro and car enthusiasts alike enjoy. A non-commercial fan project.

Monday, 13 February 2012

Top Ten Moments in Chevrolet Motorsports

A Century of Racing Greatness


#10 Zora's Wild Ride

In 1956, to make the new '56 Chevy's V8 known, Zora-Arkus Duntov (the father of the Corvette) raced the yet to be revealed preproduction model at Pikes Peak Hill Climb. He set a new record and catapulted Chevy into the racing spotlight.

#9 | The Chaparral Can Ams

1964-1970: Jim Hall, with assistance from Chevrolet Research and Development forever changed the motorsports world. He dominated the Can Am circuit in a uniquely designed automobile that had high mounted wings, movable aero packages, underbody suction fans and more. After winning many races, race officials finally caught up to the Chaparral , putting and end to its program. It is remembered in the design of every Cruze Eco.


#8 \| Victory is electric

1197-1999: Larry Ragland made history driving a special Chevy S-10 to victory at the 1997 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, without using a single drop of gas. In doing so, he would lay the ground work for the Chevy Volt.

#7 | Cruze crushes WTCC

2010: Chevy departs from their large V8s and scored a devastating punch to the dominating BMWs at the time by winning Driver’s Championship and the Manufacturer’s Championship.


#6 \| Dale Earnhardt Sr. wins the Daytona 500

1998: After 19 years of chasing the checkered flag at the beach, Dale Sr. finally conquered the Daytona 500, recording his first and only victory in the “Great American Race.” The scene that followed is widely considered to be one of the most touching moments in sports history, as crews and competitors alike lined Pit Road to shake his hand on the long, slow drive to Victory Lane.

#5 | Corvette versus the World

2008: Corvette slays the biggest rivalries, BMW, Ferrari, and Porsche, winning its 8th consecutive Manufacturer's Championship and making it the most successful team in American Le Mans Series history.

#4 | Jimmie Johnson takes Five

Jimmie Johnson rode Chevy V8 power to an unprecedented five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver’s Championships − the first driver ever to do so. Leaving some to wonder, was it the man? Or the machine?

#3 | Impala meets Daytona

1959: On February 20, the Impala took its first ever win in its first ever race.

#2 | Mr. Corvette goes to France

1960: Because of an unofficial ban on factory racing at the time, legendary sportsman Briggs Cunningham introduced Corvette to the continent. In its international debut, Corvette ruled the “Big Bore” GT category, scoring the first-ever Chevrolet victory at Le Mans − a winning tradition proudly continued today, most recently with a spectacular GTE Pro class trophy at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.

           #1 | The race that started it all

   1907: Legend has it that William “Billy” Durant, founder of General Motors, invited Louis Chevrolet and his younger brother Arthur to race for the honor of being his personal chauffeur. Louis, already an international racing sensation, easily blew away Arthur. Stunned by Louis’ seemingly complete disregard for personal safety, Billy handed the prized job to Arthur on the spot. Even so, Louis won in the long run. A few short years later, with Billy’s enthusiastic backing, the first Chevrolet was born. The rest, as they say, is history.

Do you think that Chevrolet got it right??

2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette

Chevrolet, founded by a racing pioneer 100 years ago, celebrates its performance heritage with the 2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette, which features a sleek black color scheme, unique design elements and Corvette's trademark sports car technology. Brought to you by Sports Car Illustrated.

Friday, 10 February 2012

Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 2011 Muscle Car of the Year

The Chevrolet Camaro Convertible has been awarded the “Muscle Car of the Year 2011” by Evo Middle East, a leading auto publication distributed across the region. The award was presented to John Stadwick, the President and Managing Director of General Motors Middle East Operations (right), by Editor-in-Chief of Evo magazine, Bassam Kronfli.

It is equipped with similar model configurations as the Camaro Coupe. The standard model has a 312-horsepower direct injection V-6 engine delivering 8 L /100km highway while the SS model features the 6.2L V-8 engine producing 426 horsepower.

“We are thrilled with this award and the recognition the Camaro Convertible has received from Evo magazine” said John Stadwick, president and managing director of General Motors Middle East Operations. “The introduction of the convertible strengthens Camaro’s dominant position in the sports segment.”

Over the last 80 years, Chevrolet has established itself in the Middle East as one of the most trusted automobile brands.

Reporting from DUBAI , U.A.E (Information received from GM Canada Media)

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Chevrolet's Ten Most Important Trucks

November of 2011 marked the 100 year celebration of Chevrolet. Since the first truck in 1918, Chevrolet has produced some iconic trucks over the last 93 years. Have a look at the list of the top ten favourites from Truck Trend.