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GM: Volt won't become a brand name

The Chevrolet Volt isn't scheduled to hit the market for another whole year, but there's so much anticipation for the vehicle that some are already asking if The General will try to make a brand out of the Volt name. The answer, according to Brent Dewar, Chevy's chief of global operations, is no: Our thought is to take the Volt technology to other products... The Volt was the original vehicle that we started, but I wouldn't see that as a brand marketing direction for us. While other models in GM's lineup are likely to get their own ... Read more →

VIDEO: GM puts the Volt through its paces to test durability Jeremy Korzeniewski

These days, we hardly give any thought at all to driving our precious cars and trucks over rough, potholed pavement. Sure, it's uncomfortable and we avoid the nastiest stretches when possible, but ...

SEMA 2009: Wicked Chevelle isn't as fuelish as it seems Frank Filipponio

The clean exterior of this 1970 Chevelle hides a wicked little secret. If you take a look at the photo above, you'll see what we mean. The bundle of plumbing you see spilling out of the engine ...

Live webchat with Frank Weber and Doug Parks today at 4pm Sam Abuelsamid

Frank Weber, who has served as the vehicle line engineer for the Chevrolet Volt program for the past two and an half years, is packing up his wife and kids and moving back to Germany next month. ...

Report: General Motors delays Cruze launch by three months Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors is desperate to avoid the recall stigma that plagued the first year of North American production of the original Ford Focus a decade ago. That car was recalled five times in the ...

Equinox fuel cell vehicles ready for Vancouver Olympics; Volts due in February 10 days ago on Autoblog Green

Vancouver continues its two-fold path towards reducing gasoline usage (H2 and plug-ins) with a new fleet of eight Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles that will used during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Games start February 12. The fuel cell vehicles are being used for test ...

Posawatz: Volt range-extended mileage to be "better than any conventional car." But what about hybrids? 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

So, plenty of time has passed since General Motors first made the announcement that its Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle would score 230 miles per gallon on the yet-to-be-completed EPA testing procedure for such vehicles. Still, lots of questions remain, such as How many miles per ...

GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test drive! 16 days ago on Autoblog Green

Take a close look at the Chevy Volt in the photo above. We've seen it a number of times already but we've never said anything about the color. While it's predominantly silver, it does have a green (or more specifically emerald) tint in it. According to General Motors spokesman David Darovitz, this ...

GM's OnStar EV Lab opens its doors, loves the Chevy Volt 17 days ago on Autoblog Green

One of the features that GM is promoting with the Chevy Volt, due late next year, is a completely new level of connectivity for the plug-in hybrid. Well, completely new isn't quite right. The Volt will certainly communicate with the grid and with GM in new ways, but the underlying OnStar ...

REPORT: GM aims for 44 mpg from 2011 Chevy Cruze XFE 17 days ago on Autoblog Green

When General Motors first announced the 2011 Chevy Cruze for the United States market, the automaker bandied about a fuel mileage estimate of over 40 miles per gallon on the highway. That's a laudable goal to be sure, but there's apparently more in store from GM's next small car platform in the ...

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