Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg Confirms Diesel Chevy Cruze

Chevrolet Confirms Diesel-Powered Cruze In 2013

by CHEVROLET IN THE NEWS on JULY 27, 2011

Diesels are often praised for their strong fuel economy, and they’re increasingly seen as an attractive alternative to gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles. However, few manufactures offer diesels here in the Unites States. Apparently, Chevrolet is listening and is eager to satisfy customers that want more diesel options.

For 2013, Chevrolet will add a diesel-powered variant to the Cruze lineup. Diesel Cruzes are already on sale in Europe, but they will soon become an option for car buyers in North America for the very first time.

Although the Cruze is already one of Chevy’s most fuel-efficient models, the addition of a diesel engine will give even more options to car buyers that are searching for high-mileage. The availability of a diesel model will compliment the42 mpg Cruze Eco, which is currently the most fuel-efficient gas-powered/non-hybrid vehicle in America.

In addition to offering strong fuel economy, another engine option will likely fuel the Cruze’s popularity. The compact has recorded a total of 24,896 sales in the United States in June, the fifth consecutive month sales have exceeded 20,000 units. As Chevrolet’s share of the compact-car segment grows, the automaker is eager to give customers even more to love. 

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Chevy Dealer Customer Review Site Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg

Zeigler Chevrolet in Schaumburg has just launched its customer review site. See what our customers are saying about us and Chevrolet. You can visit site or post your own review the site is powered by Bizz Rater which is one of the fastest growing tech company right now. You can view the site or post a review at http://www.chevroletschaumburgreviews.com For more information about Zeigler Chevrolet you can be reached at 847-882-2200

Charging Station for Electric Cars coming to Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg

Zeigler Chevrolet is so excited about the Chevy Volt which is due to be at the dealership in the next 45 days. Zeigler Chevrolet will be the first in the area to have a charging station in front of the dealership for your electric car when it needs a quick charge. Check back with us at our website for more information to come. http://www.zeiglerchevroletschaumburg.com

2012 Chevy Volt Available for Ordering at Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg

In another major step forward for green transportation, Chevrolet dealers across the country are now taking orders for the 2012 Chevy Volt. And while availability of the Volt will increase dramatically—the 2011 model launched in seven states and Washington, D.C.—its starting price actually will decrease. Thanks to economies of scale that come with expanded production, the 2012 Volt will have an MSRP of $39,995; that’s more than $1,000 lower than the sticker price of the first Volts, and it can be further lowered by up to $7,500 in federal tax credits, bringing the car’s net cost to consumers down to $32,495.

And take note, that reduced price includes more features, too, like:

• Two new exterior colors (Summit White and Blue Topaz Metallic) and two new interior accent colors (White and Spiced Red)
• Standard keyless access with passive locking, which can automatically lock or unlock the Volt’s doors when the key fob gets close to the vehicle
• Standard three-year subscription to OnStar Turn by Turn navigation services
• Standard Chevrolet MyLink, providing Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones (late availability)
• Standard AM/FM stereo with CD player, MP3 playback and 7-inch diagonal color touch-screen display
• Optional in-dash navigation system
• Optional 17-inch sport alloy wheels with black inserts (late availability)

Chevrolet also will continue its stellar (and standard) warranty coverage, which includes:

• An eight-year/100,000-mile limited warranty on the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion battery
• Three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper coverage
• Five-year/100,000-mile roadside assistance and courtesy transportation
• Five-year/100,000-mile limited gas engine coverage
• Six-year/100,000-mile corrosion protection coverage

“We are giving consumers greater choice of content as the Volt becomes available nationwide by the end of this year,” said Cristi Landy, Volt marketing director. “This gives us the opportunity to be more flexible in our pricing and still provide additional high-tech content to customers who want to purchase it.”

To place your order for the 2012 Volt—which will still deliver an all-electric, no-emissions driving range of up to 35 miles and a total driving range of up to 379 miles—contact Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg today.

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GM’s Real SUVs Are Real Satisfying For Today’s Customers

by Chevrolet in the News on July 12, 2011

Even as General Motors successfully works to meet customer demand for high-efficiency vehicles like the Chevrolet Cruze Eco (capable of 42 mpg highway) and Chevrolet Volt (already helping drivers go more than 1,000 miles between fill ups), the company knows that for many people, there’s still no replacement for rugged full-size, full-capability sport utilities and pickups. That’s why GM continues to put so much effort into continuously improving its lineup—effort that paid off recently when three General Motors body-on-frame vehicles won their segments in the 2011 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards.
One of the industry’s premiere benchmarks for buyer satisfaction, the annual awards rely on input directly from owners, who evaluate their vehicles across “48 separate categories that objectively measure the ownership experience,” according to George Peterson, president of AutoPacific.
The Cadillac Escalade topped the Luxury Sport Utility Vehicle segment; GMC Yukon took home the honors among Large Sport Utility Vehicles; and the Chevy Avalanche, with its versatile Midgate that can be used to either extend its cargo bed for extra hauling room or extend the size of its cabin to hold up to six passengers, won the Large Light Duty Pickup category.
And significantly, even though these vehicles were designed with a focus on functionality, they still offer notable GM fuel-efficiency technologies. Among them is Active Fuel Management—standard on all three AutoPacfic winners—which can sense when the vehicle doesn’t need the full power of its V8 engine and automatically and seamlessly deactivate four of the cylinders to reduce fuel consumption. In addition, both the Escalade and the Yukon—as well as the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups, and the Chevrolet Tahoe full-size SUV—are available with two-mode hybrid powertrains.
As just one example of what this innovative system can achieve, consider that the Yukon Hybrid can seat up to eight and tow up to 6,200 lbs., but it can also travel under electric power alone at speeds of up to 30 mph and achieve up to 20 mpg in city driving, even when equipped with four-wheel-drive—that’s the exact same urban fuel-efficiency performance as you get with a Toyota Camry V6.
The latest models of the award-winning Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Avalanche are on sale now.

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Chevy Cruze Loses Spare To Gain Fuel Efficiency

by CHEVROLET IN THE NEWS on JULY 8, 2011

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The all-new Chevrolet Cruze boasts outstanding fuel efficiency, with the ability to achieve up to 26 mpg city/36 mpg highway/30 mpg combined. But that didn’t satisfy Chevy engineers: To help deliver the most fuel-efficient gas-only compact in the U.S.—the Cruze Eco, which posts an EPA line of 28 mpg city/42 mpg highway/33 mpg combined—they made 42 unique changes to the Cruze, including swapping out a spare tire and jack for an onboard air-inflator system.

Not only does that help boost fuel efficiency by reducing the Cruze Eco’s curb weight by 26 lbs., but it also provides owners with a safer way to deal with flat tires.

“Getting rid of something as important as the spare tire wasn’t a decision we made lightly,” said Terry Connolly, GM director of Tire and Wheel Systems. “The universal implementation of tire pressure monitoring systems over the past five years has significantly reduced the likelihood that a flat tire will leave you stranded by the side of the road.”

In the Cruze Eco, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can detect a low-pressure situation early, before tire damage occurs. The driver is then able to plug the trunk-mounted inflator into the car’s 12-volt interior accesory socket and repressurize the tire within minutes. Even if an object like a nail or screw punctures one of the Cruze’s tires, the system can be used to inject a special sealant capable of plugging tread holes up to a quarter inch in diameter. The whole process takes just minutes, and with much less risk than a tire change. (However, note that per GM, reinflated tires should always be inspected at a repair facility as soon as possible after the car gets get back on the road.)

And if a tire is too severely damaged to be repaired, the Cruze Eco offers an even easier option: With GM’s OnStar telematics system, drivers can simply press the blue OnStar button on the Cruze Eco’s rearview mirror and request emergency roadside assistance.

The easy-to-use air inflator also makes it simple to ensure the Cruze Eco’s tires are inflated correctly for optimum fuel efficiency.

“The Cruze engineering team equipped the Eco with industry-leading low rolling-resistance tires. Ensuring that they stay properly inflated will help drivers get the full benefit of this lower fuel consumption,” added Connolly. “Tire pressure actually changes about one pound per square inch for every 10 degrees of ambient temperature change. Keeping your tires at the recommended pressure year round means drivers won’t have to fill the fuel tank quite as often.”

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The New Chevy Sonic at Zeigler Chevrolet Schaumburg

When it comes to helping the country move toward a greener future, building high-quality, high-efficiency new cars like the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Veranois just part of the battle. At General Motors, how those cars are built is just as important. That’s why when the Sonic and Verano go into production this fall, they’ll be manufactured at a GM assembly plant that gets 40 percent of its energy by burning landfill gas.

And not only will using landfill gas at its Orion Assembly Plant in Lake Orion, Mich., help GM save $1.1 million per year in energy costs, it also will greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released into the air. In addition, it’s just one of the many steps GM is taking to shrink the environmental impact of assembling its new small cars, including:

• Upgrading the Orion facility’s lighting, which each year cuts electricity usage by 5,944 megawatts and reduces CO2 emissions by 3,676 metric tons, while saving GM $430,000 in annual energy costs.
• Implementing waste-reduction programs that have helped plant workers reduce total waste by more than 25 percent in just five years.
• Launching an enhanced paint shop that uses 50 percent less energy per car than the one it replaced, without sacrificing paint quality or appearance.

“With these improvements, we’ll reduce greenhouse gas production by about 80,000 metric tons at a full three-shift capacity,” said Maureen Midgley, GM executive director of Global Manufacturing Engineering. “This is equivalent to the emissions from 14,000 vehicles per year, and the electricity reduction is equal to the output from 3,500 homes.”

Both the turbocharged Chevy Sonic—available in both hatchback and sedan configurations—and the elegant Buick Verano—Buick’s premium compact sedan—will go into production this fall and reach dealerships before the end of the year.

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GM Uses Gas To Save Gas With Chevy Sonic, Buick Verano

When it comes to helping the country move toward a greener future, building high-quality, high-efficiency new cars like the Chevrolet Sonic and Buick Verano is just part of the battle. At General Motors, how those cars are built is just as important. That’s why when the Sonic and Verano go into production this fall, they’ll be manufactured at a GM assembly plant that gets 40 percent of its energy by burning landfill gas.
And not only will using landfill gas at its Orion Assembly Plant in Lake Orion, Mich., help GM save $1.1 million per year in energy costs, it also will greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides released into the air. In addition, it’s just one of the many steps GM is taking to shrink the environmental impact of assembling its new small cars, including:

• Upgrading the Orion facility’s lighting, which each year cuts electricity usage by 5,944 megawatts and reduces CO2 emissions by 3,676 metric tons, while saving GM $430,000 in annual energy costs.
• Implementing waste-reduction programs that have helped plant workers reduce total waste by more than 25 percent in just five years.
• Launching an enhanced paint shop that uses 50 percent less energy per car than the one it replaced, without sacrificing paint quality or appearance.

“With these improvements, we’ll reduce greenhouse gas production by about 80,000 metric tons at a full three-shift capacity,” said Maureen Midgley, GM executive director of Global Manufacturing Engineering. “This is equivalent to the emissions from 14,000 vehicles per year, and the electricity reduction is equal to the output from 3,500 homes.”
Both the turbocharged Chevy Sonic—available in both hatchback and sedan configurations—and the elegant Buick Verano—Buick’s premium compact sedan—will go into production this fall and reach dealerships before the end of the year.

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Chevy Volt Earns IIHS “Top Safety Pick” Status

by Chevrolet in the News on May 26, 2011

Already one of the most innovative and highly awarded vehicles ever built by Chevrolet, the all-new Chevy Volt also is one of the safest: Just ask the experts at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which recently recognized the world’s first mass-produced extended-range electric vehicle with its much coveted “Top Safety Pick” honor.
Just like other Top Safety Picks, the Volt had to both offer electronic stability control—a standard feature on the Chevy—and garner the highest possible scores in IIHS evaluations of side, rear, frontal and rollover crash protection. On the other hand, one particular Volt characteristic did have a noticeable affect on its safety performance. Because of its high-efficiency battery pack, the Volt outweighs many similarly sized vehicles on the road today, and those added pounds can mean added protection to occupants.
Because size and weight affect crashworthiness, as explained by Joe Nolan, chief administrative officer for the IIHS, the Volt’s extra mass provides it with “a safety advantage over other small cars,” making it “a win-win for fuel economy and safety.”
In addition, the Volt showcases a wide range of standard safety content, including:

• GM’s StabiliTrak electronic stability control system
• Front side, knee and full-length side-curtain airbags
• LATCH (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for Children) compatibility for safety seats
• A five-year subscription to the OnStar Directions and Connections Plan with Automatic Crash Response, stolen vehicle assistance and navigation capabilities
• A driver-operated alert feature, developed in conjunction with the American Federation of the Blind, that can be used when the Volt is running in its near-silent all-electric mode to sound a warning for pedestrians (particularly those with visual impairments)

“Safety remains one of the most important factors buyers weigh when purchasing a vehicle,” said Doug Parks, Volt global vehicle line executive. “The IIHS designation reiterates the Volt as a safe, practical vehicle that can be a family’s only car—without compromises.”

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Chevy Volt Captures “World Green Car Of The Year” Honors

by Chevrolet in the News on May 25, 2011

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt—the world’s first mass-produced extended-range electric vehicle—recently added another impressive recognition to its increasingly crowded trophy case when it was named “World Green Car of the Year” at the New York International Auto Show.

“The selection of the Volt as the World Green Car is a further proof point of the fuel-efficient technologies that are now being offered by the Chevrolet brand around the world,” said Rick Scheidt, vice president of Chevrolet marketing. “This award, and the others that have preceded it, validate the efforts of the development team to build a truly remarkable vehicle with the potential to transform transportation around the globe.”

And speaking of those other honors, they include being named:

• 2011 North American Car of the Year
• Motor Trend 2011 Car of the Year
• Green Car Journal 2011 Green Car of the Year
• One of Car and Driver’s 10Best for 2011
• Automobile Magazine 2011 Automobile of the Year

The Volt’s unique powertrain also was named one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2011.
But that’s about what you might expect from a car that delivers such unexpectedly high marks in fuel efficiency. According to the EPA, the Volt achieves the equivalent of 95 mpg city/90 mpg highway/93 mpg combined when relying on its advanced electric propulsion system—capable of providing up to 50 miles of all-electric, no-emissions driving on a single charge—and it gets standout EPA ratings of 35 mpg city/40 mpg highway/37 mpg combined when leveraging its high-efficiency I4 engine—which, if the Volt’s battery runs low, can provide hundreds of extra miles in driving range.
As a result, in the month of March (the latest month for which full data is available), Volt drivers averaged more than 1,000 miles between fill ups. A stellar example of this kind of performance comes from Volt owner Gary Davis of Greenville, S.C., who didn’t have to buy his first tank of fuel until nearly two months after he bought his car: “In my Volt I’ve driven 4,600 miles on 8.4 gallons of gas. That’s an impressive 547 mpg that I am achieving with my Volt.”
The 2011 Volt is on sale now at select Chevrolet dealers around the country and will continue rolling out to new markets as the year goes on.

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Chevy Cruze Named To “10 Best Interiors” List

by Chevrolet in the News on May 27, 2011

The all-new Chevrolet Cruze—in its 2LT RS trim—took home one of the industry’s most prestigious honors recently, when Chevy’s fuel-sipping compact earned a place on the annual Ward’s 10 Best Interiors list.
According to Ward’s editors:
“The Cruze illustrates clearly how the growing market for economy cars has convinced auto makers that cutting corners in the passenger compartment no longer works. Soft-touch surfaces, high-grade plastics, properly bolstered leather-appointed seats and great attention to noise reduction make the Cruze a wonderful value at $22,910.”
Of course, it’s an even better value at $16,525, which is the starting MSRP on the base Cruze. And even here, the Chevy offers plenty of high-quality materials and standard content, including 10 air bags—the most in the Cruze’s segment—along with a six-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 sound system, air conditioning, ambient lighting, power windows and door locks, a tilt/telescopic steering wheel, six months of GM’s OnStar system, and more.
The sporty RS appearance package that helped the Cruze garner its recognition from Ward’s then builds on that strong foundation with further interior design touches like an uplevel instrument cluster with chrome accent rings, opaque cluster bevels and ice-blue backlighting. Also in the mix is an aggresive RS body kit for the exterior, with model-specific fascias, rocker moldings, rear spoiler and foglamps.
The 2011 Ward’s 10 Best Interiors list was based on a long list of criteria, among them being a vehicle’s materials, ergonomics, safety, human-machine interface, comfort, fit and finish, overall value, and aesthetics. Judges reviewed 51 new or significantly refreshed vehicles for this year’s recognition, eventually whittling the number down to just eight winners.
To get the inside story on the whole 2011 Chevrolet Cruze family—including the 42-mpg Cruze Eco—visit your local dealership today.

 

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Chevrolet Volt Is Edison Award Gold Medalist

by Chevrolet in the News on May 16, 2011

The groundbreaking 2011 Chevrolet Volt won a major new honor recently when the world’s first extended-range electric vehicle was recognized with a Gold Medal from the 2011 Edison Awards. Inspired by the persistence and excellence of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison—who earned more than 1,000 U.S. patents—the awards are given annually to recognize the top achievements in innovation from around the country.
The Volt more than lives up to that ideal, thanks to industry advances in key areas like aerodynamics and powertrain development. Hours of painstaking work in GM wind tunnels make the Volt the most aerodynamic vehicle ever sold by Chevrolet, while the car’s incredible propulsion system is allowing drivers to go more than 1,000 miles between fill ups. That’s because the Volt can deliver up to 50 miles of all-electric, no-emissions driving on a routine overnight charge.
And there’s no need to worry about “range anxiety” with the Volt, either. If its battery pack runs low, the car’s high-efficiency I4 engine can take over to deliver hundreds of more miles of driving capability at an EPA-rated 35 mpg city/40 mpg highway/37 mpg combined.
Backed by this kind of practical technology, the Volt’s long list of honors also includes:

• Motor Trend Car of the Year
• Automobile Magazine Car of the Year
• Green Car of the Year
• Popular Science Best of What’s New
• Ward’s 10-Best Engine designation

“Being selected as an Edison Award winner validates our drive to develop an all-new transportation solution,” said Tony Posawatz, vehicle line director for the Chevrolet Volt. “Innovation has been at the heart of the Volt from its onset; from the development of the Li-ion battery to the drive unit and the driver connectivity.”

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2012 Chevy Corvette Changes Zeigler Chevrolet Scahumburg

2012 Corvette: America’s Best Gets Better

by Chevrolet in the News on May 24, 2011

After pushing Corvette performance to new levels with the incredible ZR1, and then commemorating Chevy’s 100th anniversary with the debut of the Chevrolet Centennial Edition, the brand has re-set the bar once more by unleashing significant upgrades for the 2012 model year.
“We constantly strive to make the Corvette a better car on the road and the track,” says Tadge Juechter, Corvette vehicle line director and chief engineer. “For 2012, the Corvette lineup achieves its highest performance level ever, while at the same time being easier to drive and enjoy thanks to several changes and new features inside the car.”
It all starts in the Corvette’s cabin, where the entire 2012 lineup gets a thorough interior refresh that includes a new seat design with larger, more supportive bolsters and available Microfiber suede inserts; a revised steering wheel that showcases streamlined switch trim and wrapped spokes, along with different badging for each different Corvette model; a padded center console and armrests; and a new uplevel audio system from Bose. The fresh setup boasts nine speakers (two more than the previous system), and includes new tweeters and improved bass performance. In addition, customers can now choose from four brake-caliper colors—red, yellow, silver or gray—to further fine-tune their ‘Vette’s appearance.
But the big news comes at the top of the Corvette lineup, where the big boys play. The two best-performing Corvettes—the lightweight Z06, boasting a 505-hp V8, and the ZR1, living up to its title as the ultimate Corvette with a supercharged 638 horses under the hood—get some fine-tuning of their own. Among their available performance-oriented enhancements: New Michelin Cup ZP competition-style tires, developed by the same Michelin engineers who are behind the rubber for Corvette Racing’s American Le Mans Series efforts. The 285/30-19 (front) and 335/25-20 (rear) tires are then wrapped around all-new aluminum wheels, available with either satin-black or machined finishes. And not only are they five pounds lighter than the outgoing wheels, but they’re stronger, too.
The 2012 model year also will see the introduction of Corvette’s exclusive Performance Traction Management (PTM) technology to the Z06. PTM helps manage torque delivery for optimum performance and, when combined with the new wheel/tire combination, helped cut three seconds from the Corvette’s lap times during testing at the Virginia International Raceway.
Other new optional goodies include a full-width racing-style spoiler for both the Z06 and ZR1, as well as the addition of Magnetic Selective Ride Control—the world’s fastest-reacting suspension technology—for the Z06.
Production of the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette lineup is expected to begin in July.

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Chevy Volt Uses Recycled Material From Gulf Oil Spill. Video Zeigler Chevrolet

Chevy Volt Uses Recycled Material From Gulf Oil Spill

by Chevrolet in the News on December 22, 2010

General Motors has devised a way to “creatively recycle” oil-soaked plastic boom material from the BP oil spill. The material, salvaged from the Gulf of Mexico, has been re-purposed for auto parts used in the Chevrolet Volt.
“Creative recycling is one extension of GM’s overall strategy to reduce its environmental impact,” said Mike Robinson, GM vice president of Environment, Energy and Safety policy. “We reuse and recycle material by-products at our 76 landfill-free facilities every day. This is a good example of using this expertise and applying it to a greater magnitude.”
If GM didn’t devise a method to convert the 100 miles of material, it would have likely wound up in landfills. Luckily, the material is much better suited going into the all-new Volt. The parts used with this material deflect air around the Volt’s radiator and are comprised of 25 percent boom material and 25 percent recycled tires, and the remaining is a mixture of post-consumer recycled plastics and other polymers.
“This was purely a matter of helping out,” said John Bradburn, manager of GM’s waste-reduction efforts. “If sent to a landfill, these materials would have taken hundreds of years to begin to break down, and we didn’t want to see the spill further impact the environment. We knew we could identify a beneficial reuse of this material given our experience.”
The Chevy Volt was recently awarded Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal, so it seems appropriate that the extended-range EV is built with recycled and/or renewable materials. For more information on this incredible process, see the video below.

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Advanced Tires Help The Chevy Cruze Maximize MPG

by Chevrolet in the News on May 5, 2011

As gas prices exceed $4 per gallon in many parts of the country, the Chevrolet Cruze Eco is a compact car that’s ready to help drivers save money at the pump. Although it’s equipped with a fuel-efficient powertrain, the Cruze Eco also boasts one innovative feature that helps conserve fuel — its tires.
General Motors worked closely with tire manufactures to produce an industry benchmark tire that boosts fuel efficiency by three miles per gallon on the Chevy Cruze Eco, the most fuel-efficient model in the Cruze lineup. That may not sound like much, but that translates into about 38 extra miles on a tank of fuel and a savings of about $112 per year for the average driver.
“This tire is way beyond anything in its category,” said GM engineer Chuck Lantz. The Cruze Eco tires make use of special polymers built into the tread compound to reduce rolling resistance, which means less energy is required to keep the tire moving.
So the question is, what makes this tire so unique? According to Lantz, the Cruze Eco’s tires are made of an advanced high-tech polymer that reduces rolling resistance without sacrificing traction.
“Thanks to the high-tech polymers we used, we were able to create a high-MPG set of tires without making tradeoffs in other important areas like tire-braking traction and all-weather handling,” said Lantz. “As far as the ride goes, these tires are as smooth as any tire on the road today.”
The fuel-sipping Chevy Cruze Eco achieves 42 miles per gallon on the highway. With a starting suggested price of $19,175, Cruze Eco offers hybrid-like fuel economy without the premium price tag.

 

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Chevy Volt Helps Feathered Friends Feel Right At Home

by Chevrolet in the News on May 2, 2011

The advanced lithium-ion batteries in the Chevrolet Volt are a key enabler of the car’s environmentally friendly mission, and not just because they can help the drivers achieve an emissions-free, all-electric driving range of up to 50 miles. Showcasing GM’s long-time dedication to recycling, 10 environmental and facilities engineers from General Motors, along with a group of local kids from Detroit’s Lasky Recreation Center, recently teamed up to hatch a new way to get the most from the Volt’s batteries: Converting scrap battery covers—which would have otherwise ended up getting tossed out with the trash—into nesting boxes for the wood ducks, screech owls and other bird life living at GM facilities across the country.
“This is a great example of finding an alternative use for something we receive in our assembly plant every day,” said John Bradburn, manager of waste-reduction efforts for GM. “Our employees think about waste differently than most … they view it as a challenge to keep items in their use phase.”
And this isn’t the first time the Volt has extended its ecologically sound approach to the auto industry beyond the road. Earlier this year, GM announced it had developed a way to take the plastic boom material being used to soak up oil from the Gulf of Mexico and then recycle it into parts found under the Volt’s hood. This effort is expected to keep more than 100,000 pounds of plastic waste out of landfills this year alone.
“This was purely a matter of helping out,” added John Bradburn. “If sent to a landfill, these materials would have taken hundreds of years to begin to break down, and we didn’t want to see the spill further impact the environment. We knew we could identify a beneficial reuse of this material given our experience.”

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Chevy Volt: Real-World Efficiency From Real-world Drivers

by CHEVROLET IN THE NEWS on APRIL 29, 2011

Chevrolet has been bragging about the amazing fuel efficiency of the all-newChevy Volt ever since it was approved for production, but now that the car is actually on sale, the company is letting Volt owners do the job. In fact, Chevy recently showcased the stories from a trio of early Volt buyers, all of whom have plenty to boast about.

Take Matt Stehouwer of Lansing, Mich. Stehouwer was so eager to buy one of Chevy’s innovative extended-range electric vehicles that he went to New York to take delivery of his Volt. Since then, he has covered approximately 1,500 miles in the Volt, including both his drive back to Michigan and a daily 32-mile round-trip commute to work, and is averaging 62 mnpg.

Retiree Mike McCarver upped that ante by reporting a 93 mpg average in 800 miles of Volt driving so far. The resident of Los Altos, Calif., relies on his Volt for around-the-town driving and an occasional trip to his vacation home, located 80 miles away. Said McCarver: “I really believe that over the long-term we have to have technology that is going to get us off fossil fuels and the Volt does that—I have the option of never buying gas again.”

Then there’s Mike DiPisa, of Lyndhurst, N.J. With a daily round-trip commute of 26 miles, DiPisa says, “I haven’t filled up my Volt since I took delivery.” The bottom line here: Of the first 1,485 miles that DiPisa drove in his extended-range electric vehicle, grid electricity provided the power to cover 1,391 of them. That works out to an average of 231 mpg—a performance Chevrolet says “is on the high end of real-life experiences of early Volt owners, but it isn’t that unusual.”

All told, according to the company, “By recharging their Volt regularly, owners are easily surpassing the 93 miles per gallon equivalence, or MPGe, on full electric operation and an overall 60 MPGe composite fuel economy during extended-range operation.

“The EPA ratings make the Volt the most energy-efficient compact car on the market today.”

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Chevy Camaro Overtakes The Ford Mustang

by Chevrolet in the News on December 29, 2010

The long reign of the Ford Mustang has finally ended. For the first time since 1985, the Chevrolet Camaro has overtaken the Mustang’s sales leadership.
Just one year General Motors emerged from a bankruptcy restructuring, the new Camaro has overtaken the Mustang, arguably the hottest generation yet. Through November, Ford sold 68,264 Mustangs. Chevy had sold 75,685 Camaros.
Making this feat even more impressive, the Camaro has outsold the Mustang without a convertible model or a high-performance Shelby GT500 competitor. However, the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible will go on sale in February and a Z28 model is due at the end of 2011.

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Safe Kids USA Launches Heat-Stroke Prevention Campaign

by Chevrolet in the News on April 25, 2011

In 2010, a record 49 children between two months and six years of age died from heatstroke after being left unattended in a vehicle. This year, the first such tragedy occurred in the very first week of March, in Texas, when a parent accidentally left her child in a car during a long day at work.
It’s a trend that demands expanded prevention efforts, and Safe Kids USA is stepping up to the plate with an awareness campaign called the “Never Leave Your Child Alone in a Car” program, which is being sponsored by long-time Safe Kids partner the General Motors Foundation.
Leveraging its national network of 600 coalitions and chapters, Safe Kids USA is working with local police and fire departments, hospitals, child-care centers, government agencies, businesses and other groups to ensure parents and other caregivers understand the lethal danger of leaving children alone in vehicles. Among the resources being used are billboards, print ads, web banners and radio announcements, in English and Spanish.
“These tragedies can happen anywhere at any time as child deaths in cars and trucks from heat stroke have occurred as early as February and when the outside temperature was as low as 57 degrees F,” said John Formisano, president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide. “Our coalition network across the United States will help alert the 250 million vehicle owners to the dangers because everyone needs to understand this critical issue and how to ensure the safety of children.”
Key information all drivers need to know includes:

• Always locks all vehicles—A simple step like locking your vehicle when it’s unattended can help assure that kids can’t enter it and become trapped. Remember: 30 percent of recorded heat-stroke deaths in this country occur when a child gets into an unattended vehicle.
• Create a reminder system—It may seem surprising, but many child heat-stroke deaths happen when a distracted driver leaves the car and forgets his/her child. Help reduce the chance of this occurring by creating reminders for yourself, like placing your cell phone, briefcase, gymbag—something you’ll need at your next stop—on the floor in front of your child. That way, you’ll see your child the next time you get out of the car.
• You can also set an alarm on your phone, or a daily prompt on your electronic calendar. Another good tactic if you use daycare is to set up a plan in which you’re called if your child doesn’t arrive after at a certain time—just don’t forget to update your daycare partner if you change your daily routine.
• Call 911 immediately if you see an unattended child in a car—EMS professionals will be able to determine if a child is in trouble, which can happen fast. Children’s body temperatures rise three to five times faster than an adult’s, leaving them much more vulnerable to heat stroke. And if a child is missing, check nearby vehicles—including their trunks—first!

Safe Kids USA is part of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability to children ages 1 to 14.
For more information about preventing child heat-stroke deaths, please visit www.ggweather.com/heat and www.safekids.org/nlyca.

New Chevy Crossover to Debut Zeigler Chevrolet

New Chevy Crossover To Debut For Fleet Customers

by Chevrolet in the News on April 22, 2011

As fleet customers across the country continue increasing their demand for compact crossovers, Chevrolet is answering the call by introducing the Chevy Captiva Sport. The nimble new model is a variant of the Chevrolet Captiva, the brand’s very popular global crossover, which is sold in some 50 international markets.
“It says a lot about our ability to draw on international programs and proven, quality crossovers that we were able to identify and federalize a strong new entrant such as Captiva Sport for the U.S. market,” said Alan Batey, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Sales and Service. “We turned to our global network for a solution to quickly meet the rising demand from local fleet customers and continue to meet strong retail demand for the Equinox.”
And to be clear here: The Equinox, with it’s best-in-class fuel economy—up to 32 mpg highway—and array of family-friendly features, will remain a key player in Chevrolet’s retail lineup.
As for the Captiva Sport, it will offer fleet owners Euro-style driving dynamics and fuel-economy numbers, room for five passengers, plenty of cargo space and more, including:

• Both I4 and V6 direct-injection engines
• A fuel-saving six-speed automatic transmission
• Available all-wheel drive
• A standard six-speaker sound system with XM Satellite Radio
• Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, traction control and electronic stability control
• A long list of available up-level content, like a 10-speaker sound system, sunroof, rear-view camera, and leather-trimmed and heated front seats

“The range of features offered by the Captiva Sport is as rich as any Chevrolet vehicle,” added Batey. “Our fleet customers will find it to be a versatile vehicle that gives them the cargo capacity they need, in a fuel efficient package that will help keep their ownership costs in check.”
The new Chevrolet Captiva Sport is slated to launch in the fourth quarter of this year.