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Survey: Car Quality Dinged By Tech Glitches
DETROIT (AP) - Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they’re not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail. The top complaints in...
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GM Says New Corvette To Get 29 MPG On Highway
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors says the new Chevrolet Corvette sports car will get 29 miles per gallon of gas in highway driving. The 2014 Corvette Stingray has a 455 horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 engine...
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New Chevy Impala Tops Sedans In Consumer Reports’ Tests
DETROIT (AP) - The first American sedan in 20 years to earn Consumer Reports’ top score is the Chevrolet Impala. Really. The magazine has ranked the completely reworked 2014 version of the full-size...
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Edmunds: The 17 Best Cars You Can Buy
DETROIT (WWJ) - Some cars offer great value while others excel in particular features such as cargo space or in-cabin technology. But which cars are quite simply the best? Edmunds, an online resource...
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GM Boosts Prices As Pickup Truck Battle Rages
By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is adding a twist to the fight for supremacy in the red-hot U.S. pickup truck market: It’s raising prices. GM is adding almost $2,100 to the...
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End Of Year Shapes Up To Be Prime Car-Buying Time
By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - If the spirit of giving — or of treating yourself — has inspired you to buy a car this holiday season, you’re in luck. Many local auto dealerships are...
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RouteOne Partnering With GM For Online Sales Services
FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) – The Farmington Hills-based online auto finance service provider RouteOne LLC Friday announced support for General Motors Inc. initiatives on its online platform. Included are...
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Social Media And The Super Bowl: Study Finds Women Drive Favorite Ads
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ) – Lambert, Edwards & Associates, a Grand Rapids public relations firm with offices in Detroit and Lansing, says men dominated social media discussions on the Super Bowl before...
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GM Recalls Nearly 780,000 Compact Cars
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – General Motors is recalling almost 780,000 older-model compact cars in North America because a faulty ignition switch can shut off the engines without warning and cause crashes. The...
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Lexus Tops 2014 Vehicle Dependability List
DETROIT (AP) - The race to increase vehicle fuel economy is taking a toll on quality. Owners of three-year-old vehicles are reporting more problems than they did a year ago, according to J.D. Power and...
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Chevrolet Bringing Tiny Trax SUV To US And China
NEW YORK (AP) — Chevrolet’s smallest SUV is heading to its biggest markets. The Chevrolet Trax will go on sale in the U.S. and China early next year. General Motors Co. unveiled the 2015 model Tuesday...
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Watch Aspiring Filmmaker’s Chevrolet Mother’s Day Ad
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – A Chevrolet Equinox ad illustrates the fact all parents learn. Babies fall asleep on a car ride. It’s what they do. In celebration of Mother’s Day the commercial tells the story...
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Detroit Grand Prix Extends Deal To Keep Race On Belle Isle
DETROIT (AP) - Chevrolet is extending its sponsorship agreement with the Detroit Grand Prix, keeping it on Belle Isle through at least 2016. “We love coming to Detroit to race,” Chip Ganassi Racing...
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May Car Sales Return To Pre-Recession Levels
DETROIT (WWJ) - Good weather and a strong Memorial Day weekend helped car buyers ignore reports of recalls, pushing car and truck sales up more than ten percent in May. “I’m totally flabbergasted,”...
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Chevrolet and Man Utd. Reveal New Home Shirt
By Edward Cardenas SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) – Chevrolet and Manchester United unveiled Monday the new home jersey for the popular English soccer team which features the automaker’s trademark bowtie on...
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US Opens Probe Of Chevrolet Impala Air Bag Performance
DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened a formal investigation into air bag failures in some Chevrolet Impala full-size cars made by General Motors. The National Highway...
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What Would Wayne Rooney Drive? Manchester United Players Share Their Rides...
By Edward Cardenas DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Members of the Manchester United soccer team paid a visit Friday to the General Motors Wintergarden to celebrate the team’s seven year shirt sponsorship with...
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New Corvette Feature Keeps An Eye On Valets
By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - Face it. If you own a luxury or sports car, whenever you hand the keys to a valet, you imagine the car going on a high-speed joyride like the Ferrari in...
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GM Recalls 221,558 Sedans For Fire Risk
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling 221,558 Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Impala sedans because the brake pads can stay partially engaged even when they’re not needed, increasing the risk of a...
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GM Recalls 117,000 Vehicles For Stalling Risk
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling more than 117,000 vehicles from the 2013 and 2014 model years for a defect that could cause them to stall. The recall involves the Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban,...
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2015 Chevy Colorado Crowned Truck Of The Year
DETROIT (WWJ) - Chevy’s new Colorado compact pickup has been named Motor Trend Truck of the Year. The new mid size pickup was cited for what Motor Trend called a “right-sized” package, as well as its...
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GM Plans Affordable 200-Mile Electric Car In 2017
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to start selling an affordable electric car in 2017 that will be able to go 200 miles on a single charge. A person briefed on the matter...
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New 2016 Chevy Camaro Revealed On Belle Isle [PHOTOS]
DETROIT (AP) – For almost 50 years, gearheads have swooned over the Chevrolet Camaro for its muscular looks, throaty exhaust and high-horsepower engines. A four-cylinder engine? Heresy. But that will...
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GM To Offer Android, Apple Systems In Many 2016 Models
DETROIT (AP) – By the end of the year, nearly every major automaker will begin offering Apple’s CarPlay or Google’s Android Auto, two systems that effectively turn a car’s dashboard screen into a...
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Chevrolet Releases All Emoji Press Release
By Edward Cardenas DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Emoji have become a popular way to express emotions by smart phone users and those posting updates on social media, and now Chevrolet has utilized the picture...
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Dominos Unveils DXP Delivery Vehicle With Built-In Pizza Warmer
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – If you’ve ever delivered pizza — you know the challenges. Keeping the pizza hot and not sliding all over the place isn’t easy. Dominos is attempting to solve those problems with the...
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Chevrolet Wins Motor Trend Awards For 2016 Car, Truck Of The Year
DETROIT (WWJ) – Chevrolet has swept the 2016 Motor Trend Car and Truck of the Year awards at the LA Auto Show. The Chevy Camaro and the Chevy Colorado took top honors. It’s the Camaro’s second straight...
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Muscle Cars Aren’t So Strong In Crash Tests
DETROIT (AP) – Muscle cars may look cool, but they don’t offer the best protection in a crash. The Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger didn’t get the highest ratings in new tests by the...
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US Auto Sales Fall In May As Growth Slows — GM Down 18 Percent, VW 17 Percent
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – U.S. car buyers are tapping the brakes. May is usually one of the strongest months of the year for the U.S. auto industry, as Americans buy cars ahead of summer road trips. But last...
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GM Unveils New Compact Chevy SUV In Super-Competitive Market
By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) – While sales of its main competitors are rising, the aging Chevrolet Equinox compact SUV has taken a dramatic tumble so far this year in the fastest-growing...
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GM Starts Producing 200-Mile Electric Chevrolet Bolt
TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ORION TOWNSHIP (AP) — It can go more than 200 miles on battery power and it costs less than the average new vehicle in the U.S. But in an era of $2 per gallon gasoline, the...
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Chevy Bolt Isn’t Stylish, But GM Is Pushing Its Practicality
TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The executive in charge of marketing the new electric Chevrolet Bolt keeps coming back to one word. “Driving an electric vehicle is just now practical,” Darin...
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Trump’s Latest US Corporate Twitter Target: General Motors
DETROIT (AP) – In another tweet targeting a U.S. company, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes...
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GM Recalling Roughly 800,000 Pickups For Steering Defect
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. is recalling roughly 800,000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks worldwide. The company says the vehicles can temporarily lose electric power...
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Chevrolet Introduces Camaro ZL1 For 2018 NASCAR Cup Series
DETROIT (AP) — Chevrolet has introduced a new car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series — a Camaro ZL1. The Chevy Camaro has only two Cup Series victories to its credit, both by Tiny Lund in 1971. More...
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Alonso To Be Powered By Chevrolet In Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fernando Alonso will be powered by Chevrolet for his second attempt to win the Indianapolis 500. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images) Alonso is entering the race with McLaren,...
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Did Biden Just Let The “E-Ray” Out Of The Bag About A New Electric Corvette?
CBS Detroit – In a recent campaign stop in Warren, it appears Joe Biden may have released details about GM’s new electric Corvette that appears to be in the works. According to a report by The Detroit...
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American Cancer Society And Chevrolet Celebrate 10-Year Partnership In Fight...
(CBS DETROIT) – Since 2011, Chevrolet has been a partner in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movement, raising over $13.8 million to fund the future of groundbreaking...
View ArticleINDYCAR SERIES Drivers Discuss Upcoming Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Coming...
(CBS DETROIT)– Construction crews on Belle Isle Monday will be replaced by pit crews this weekend. After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Indy car racing series is back on track in the...
View ArticleGM To Restart Production Of Chevy Bolt After Battery Fire Recalls
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due to a series of battery fire recalls. The automaker says...
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