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0Report: GM targeting 50 mpg with diesel Chevrolet Cruze 1313516940
2011 Chevrolet Cruze – Click above for high-res image galleryIn late July, rumors of a U.S.-bound diesel Chevrolet Cruze were officially confirmed to be true by General Motors. We'll have to wait until sometime in 2013 to see the oil-burning Cruze, but GM insiders seem more than willing ... -
Official: Official: Diesel Chevrolet Cruze coming to U.S. in 2013 1311370020
Rumors of a diesel-powered Chevrolet Cruze have been floating around the Intertubes ever since the sedan's launch last year, but now, we have the official word straight from General Motors: A diesel Cruze is definitely coming to the United States. Unfortunately, we won't see the oil-burning Cruze ...
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How the Chevy Volt leads buyers to the Cruze 1310774220
Is the Chevy Volt just a big bait and switch? According to CNN Money (yep, that's the same site that recently called the Chevrolet Volt's technology obsolete), the Volt is more or less a brilliant marketing ploy dreamed up by some clever folks over at General Motors. CNN Money says the Volt is ...
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Chevrolet Cruze decel fuel cutoff (DFCO) boosts fuel economy by 2% 1309452420
One of the Chevrolet Cruze's relatively simple fuel-saving technologies is deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO). DCFO is not a new technology and, in plain terms, all it does is automatically stop fuel from going into the Cruze's turbocharged 1.4-liter Ecotec engine while the four-door compact is ...
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Official: 2012 Chevrolet Cruze gets fuel economy bump, more standard equipment 1308312540
We already told you that the six-speed automatic-transmission-equipped Chevrolet Cruze is getting a two-mile-per-gallon fuel economy bump in 2012. General Motors has made the news official, and the automaker has also revealed a few upgrades for the upcoming model year. On the 2011 Cruze, a $525 ...
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Chevy Cruze leads compact vehicle sales in May 1307382840
For the first time in half a decade, a Chevrolet topped the compact vehicle list in sales in the U.S. The Chevy Cruze, with recorded sales of 22,711 units in May, beat the compact competition. Alan Batey, U.S. vice-president of Chevrolet sales and service, says that:
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GM to invest $109 million to boost 1.4-liter Ecotec engine production 1305723300
General Motors has announced that it will invest $109 million to boost production of its 1.4-liter four-cylinder Ecotec engine. GM says this spending will add (or keep) 96 jobs at its manufacturing facilities in Flint, MI and Bay City, MI. Of the $109 million, $84 million will be used to increase ...
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2012 Chevrolet Cruze quietly gains 2 miles per gallon *UPDATE 1305637200
2011 Chevrolet Cruze RS – Click above for high-res image galleryWe're not entirely sure how they've done it, but those miserly engineers from General Motors have managed to eke out an additional two miles per gallon from the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze – at least in certain ... -
Chevy Cruze Eco uses Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires for "hybrid-like" fuel economy 1304959980
With the national average gas prices inching to nearly $4 a gallon ($3.96 today), efforts to boost the fuel economy of new vehicle models are heating up. Take, for example, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco. General Motors' tire development engineers worked with tire manufacturers to develop what ... -
GM-SAIC patent filing reveals 7-speed dual-clutch trans for FWD vehicles 1302638520
A patent filing has revealed that General Motors, in partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), is indeed developing a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission for front-wheel drive applications. It's rumored that this trans will eventually find its way into The General's ...

