Video: Chevrolet tries to Spark up some interest with World’s Largest Record Player

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Chevrolet, UK, Design/Style Chevrolet Spark DJ booth – click above to watch the video Wherever feral youths congregate, it’s pretty much a given that there’ll be a car on its side. Now Chevrolet has gone and made that a certainty by creating a Spark that’s intended to be rotated [...]

Carlos Ghosn on the Leaf and EVs: “There is no competition.”

Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Hatchback, Chevrolet, GM, Nissan, Diesel Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image gallery Will Nissan‘s upcoming Leaf electric car compete directly with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? Well, that depends on who you ask. Apparently, Nissan head Carlos Ghosn doesn’t believe the two eco-friendly automobiles will [...]

LG Chem to build lithium ion cell factory in Holland, MI

LG Chem has made it official. The South Korean manufacturer is moving forward with plans to start production of lithium ion cells in Michigan. LG Chem and its U.S. subsidiary, Compact Power Inc. (CPI), will spend $303 million to build the cell plant in Holland, on the west side of the state. By 2013, the [...]

Report: GM launching pair of low-pressure ‘test’ dealerships that offer competitor car drives

Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, Chevrolet, GM A[nother] different kind of car company. A[nother] different kind of car. Apparently, as it once did with its Saturn division, General Motors is again fiddling with the tried-and-true dealership sales model by creating two separate new test programs that would potentially offer a low-pressure car buying environment. One [...]

Coloring Between the Lines: Reader shades in 2012 Chevy Malibu patent drawings

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style 2012 Chevrolet Malibu renderings by Ted Krygier – Click above for high-res image gallery Yesterday, we brought you the official patent drawings of the next-generation Chevrolet Malibu – the Epsilon II-based sedan that will more than likely debut later in 2011 as a 2012 model. Less than [...]