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Chicago 2009: GM transforms Volt into Jolt, Beat into Skids, Trax into Mudflap

GM didn't see fit to invite Megan Fox to the Chicago Auto Show this week, but the General did bring what it thinks are the real stars of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen: the cars. For our purposes, the Chevy Jolt (née Volt) was the star of the new Autobot line-up, even if the interior reveals it to be most certainly not a Volt and the floppy badges mean this car is not yet ready for a close-up. Still, GM did provide some footage of from the new movie (available to you after the jump) and it's nice to see little details like ... Read more →

Chevrolet Mini (aka Spark) to launch production in India this year Sam Abuelsamid

The tiny subcompact that GM first showed as the 2007 Beat concept could start production by the end of this year in India. A report in Indian Autos Blog indicates that for the Indian market the car ...

Detroit Preview: 2010 Chevy Spark beats a path to the web Alex Nunez

As the hours wind down before the 2009 Detroit Auto Show finally kicks off in the morning, more vehicles are leaking through the manufacturers' embargo nets. The latest addition to the list is the ...

Spyshots: Chevy Beat spotted on the wild! Xavier Navarro

The Chevy Beat was voted the favorite of the trio of subcompacts that GM introduced at the 2007 LA Auto Show. Although it's set to start production next year in South Korea, we've gotten a sneak ...

No GM minicars in U.S. for the time being Jeremy Korzeniewski

With sales of the smart going well and cars like the MINI flying off the showroom floor, you might expect the big automotive giants to want in on that action too. Perhaps they do, but it doesn't ...

Chevy will get mini car by 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high res gallery of the Trax Although we were deeply saddened by the notion that General Motors would not be bringing its Beat subcompact car to the Unites States, the General is apparently planning to send a new minicar to America to replace the Aveo that we are currently ...

GM hopes to make more money on smaller cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The General, along with the rest of the American automakers, has a long established history of making the most profits from the largest vehicles. Small cars from the Detroit 3 have therefore fallen way behind the imports when it comes to desirability. GM Global Design Chief Ed Welburn went so far as ...

Downer of the Day: Chevy Beat not coming to U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more live shots of the Chevy Beat concept We called the apparent decision by the General to bring the Beat to the U.S. a "no brainer". Unfortunately, that premature news wasn't quite based in fact, as the cool little mini-car will not be coming to American shores. Too bad, 'cause ...

No brainer of the day! GM to bring Chevy Beat to US market 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In perhaps the most obvious move of the decade, MarketWatch is reporting that GM will in fact bring the upcoming Chevy Beat to the U.S. market. The Beat was one of a trio of mini-car concepts that appeared at the New York Auto Show in 2007. GM announced last November in Los Angeles that the Beat ...

Chevy Beat seen on the set of Transformers 2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors enjoyed an advance marketing bonanza for the Chevy Camaro by having it play one of the Autobot heroes in Transformers last summer. People who were otherwise unaware of GM's ponycar revival got a heavy dose of it in the blockbuster, and it has been on everyone's (not just ...

Spy Shots: Possible Chevy Beat mule sighted in U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Whether the Chevy Beat mini-car makes it to the U.S. market is still an open question - although if fuel prices keep climbing it seems increasingly likely. Regardless of its ultimate fate in this market, at least mule vehicles are being tested on U.S. soil. Autoblog reader Rob tipped us off that he ...

GM working on small car to challenge Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We told you recently about a car looking very much like last year's Chevy Beat concept being spotted testing in China. We still don't know if that car was actually a GM prototype or copy from one of the countless Chinese automakers who have no qualms about using the design departments of other, ...

Spy Shots: Chevy Beat spotted on the road in China, is it real? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At last year's New York Auto Show, the Chevrolet mini car triplets were the stars of the show, particularly the lime green Chevy Beat. Later in the year at the LA Auto Show, GM announced that the Beat would indeed go into production around 2010. The first spy shots of what appears to be a Chevy ...

Beat, Groove or Trax? GM wants you to vote for your fave minicar concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Which of the Chevy triplets is most likely to succeed? That's the question that GM is trying to answer with their latest Internet vote (in January, GM asked us to vote for the Volt). The three concept cars: the Beat, the Trax and the Groove, have been in the public eye for a little less than a week ...

New York Auto Show: Chevy Beat Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high res gallery of the Beat digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Chevy_unleashes_the_concept_triplets_in_NY_Beat_Trax_Groove'; The Vertigo Green Chevrolet Beat three door hatchback is meant to evoke a micro version of the import tuner cars popularized by movies like ...


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