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GM China finishes series of 2013 Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge events

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GM China held three “Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge” events this year in which a small group of owners of specified models drove a defined route to find out who could achieve the best fuel efficiency. The series just wrapped up with the Beijing event, in which 10 owners of Baojun 630s equipped with 1.5-liter

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

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Chevrolet Readies Its Counterattack to the Ford F-150 Lightning. With an announced on sale date of spring 2023, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV is slowly getting attention from full-size pickup owners. Clean Fleet Report wanted to give an update as we are one year out from seeing the Silverado EV in Chevrolet dealerships.

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

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From the first spy photos to seeing it in person to pushing the start button, I have never been disappointed by the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe. Chevrolet engineers have created a Corvette that is a joy to drive, whether around town, on a cross country road trip or at the track. Smile-Inducing Fun. Road Manners.

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Chevrolet makes Stop/Start standard on base 4-cylinder in 2015 Impala; 5% improvement in city fuel economy

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Impala with stop/start yields an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 22 mpg city (10.7 l/100 km), 31 mpg (7.6 l/100 km) for the highway and 25 mpg (9.4 The Impala becomes the second vehicle in Chevrolet’s US. The Impala becomes the second vehicle in Chevrolet’s US. million in 2013 to 55.4 million in 2022. Earlier post.).

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Chevrolet introduces Malibu XL flagship for China; hybrid model following later this year

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Chevrolet has launched the Malibu XL, the brand’s new flagship sedan for China. Chevrolet’s latest hybrid technology will also be available in the Malibu XL lineup later this year. liters/100 km (39 mpg US), and is eligible for the Chinese government’s 50% purchase tax cut for vehicles with small-displacement engines.

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Shanghai GM launches Chevrolet Sail 3; start-stop standard across all 5 variants

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Shanghai GM launched the Chevrolet Sail 3 in Chengdu; the third-generation Sail had been unveiled last month at the Guangzhou Motor Show. Safety cage construction protects occupants in the event of a collision. Five variants of the new family car with a choice of new 1.3L engines are available. liters per 100 km (44.3 Up to 5.7%

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2018 Honda Accord Hybrid rated by EPA at 47 mpg combined

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The EPA has now released the fuel-efficiency ratings for the 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid, and they came in 1 mpg below the combined number the company had hoped to reach. At a drive event last fall, Honda said it hoped the redesigned Accord Hybrid could manage the same fuel-efficiency ratings as last year's model: 49 mpg city, 47 highway, 48.

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