The Truth About Cars
MAY 13, 2024
The very first press car I ever received was a red 2008 Mercury Sable , so let's take a look at the same kind of car at the end of its 16-year career. Matter of fact, there are eight Chevrolet Corvairs there right now , including an extremely rare 1968 500 coupe (which UP&P thinks is a 1963 model). Here's a shiny new 3.5-liter
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2016
Chevrolet introduced the 2017 Cruze Hatchback on the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. turbo engine with direct injection and Stop/Start technologies, electric power steering and, on Premier models, a Z-link rear suspension. It joins Colorado and Trax as the latest Chevrolets to push into new segments.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2011
In 2007, four-cylinder models represented 23% of Chevrolet retail sales in the US— less than either V-6 or V-8 equipped models. So far this year, that number has increased to 46%, making fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines the top choice in the Chevrolet lineup, according to GM. The Malibu features an Ecotec 2.4L
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2012
At its Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino, Italy, GM is harvesting the 300 kWh of energy from its test benches—equipment that tests various measures of a running engine—to power all of the facility’s computers. —Pierpaolo Antonioli, managing director of the General Motors Powertrain Engineering Center.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 14, 2012
a company that has developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), will display a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van fitted with the company’s hybrid technology at the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase on 16 March.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
General Motors and its local joint venture partner UzAvtosanoat opened a new engine plant in Tashkent, 400 kilometers from the automakers’ vehicle manufacturing facility in Asaka. The facility, which covers 40 hectares, is GM’s first engine plant in Uzbekistan. engines for use in GM small passenger cars sold globally.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2010
Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. Several targets announced in 2008 have already been achieved. Shanghai GM will introduce 12 new engines through 2015, including several with small displacements, such as a 1.5-liter liters and 2.5
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