Review: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ

Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Hatchback , Chevrolet , GM , New Car Reviews An Aveo By Any Other Name Is, Indeed, Sweet Whether General Motors likes it or not, the Sonic story starts in 2004, when GM decided to import a cheap, crummy little econobox from Korea. A product of its newest subsidiary, Daewoo , the Chevrolet Aveo had few charms. But it was available as a five-door hatchback, one of the few on the market at the time, and its starting sticker price was under $10,000. It was enough of a pitch that the car sold – and stuck around.

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First Look: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS

First Look: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS A slightly sharper subcompact. The Chevrolet Aveo RS concept, which debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, was more than just a quick preview of the brand’s new subcompact offering. It was a salvo of sorts, suggesting the company focused on developing a small car that was potentially substantial and – of all things – somewhat sporty. Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS – Automobile Magazine Photo Gallery: First Look: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS – Automobile Magazine First Look: 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us

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Chevy Volt tops Consumer Reports latest Owner Satisfaction Survey

Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Electric “Considering all factors (price, reliability, comfort, enjoyment, etc.), would you get this car if you had it to do all over again?” Perhaps no other question could produce a result as indicative of overall vehicle satisfaction, and so it’s no surprise that’s the query Consumer Reports poses to its subscribers every year, and for 2011, the Chevrolet Volt scored highest of all with 93 percent of respondents indicating they definitely would buy GM’s plug-in hatchback again. It’s not all lollipops and rainbows with the Volt these days, though, as Consumer Reports points out in the press release pasted after the break. For one thing, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had not yet opened its investigation into the Volt and other plug-in cars for spontaneous combustion after an accident .

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Mercedes-Benz SL r230FL Black Edition aerodyanmic kit by Prior Design

German tuner offers an individual aerodynamic kit on the Mercedes-Benz SL R230.

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Official: Chevy sells 2.35M vehicles in first half of the year, best in 100 years

Filed under: Car Buying , Chevrolet , GM General Motors has announced that Chevrolet managed to sell a total of 2.35 million vehicles across 120 countries in the first half of 2011, marking the best half-year in the company’s history. That figure marks an increase of 286,499 vehicles over the same period last year thanks to record sales in countries like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, South Africa and Turkey. The automaker also says that the swell is due in part to sales increases across its top five markets.

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