Chevrolet Trucks - Ambitious fuel economy goals announced
Ambitious fuel economy goals announced
Baltimore Sun - Declaring that the U.S. Department of Transportation is doing its part to break a national addiction to foreign oil, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta came to Baltimore today to unveil what he called “significant improvements” in fuel
Tahoe, transformed
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GM sticks to pricing plan
Detroit News - DETROIT — General Motors Corp. is having success with a new sales strategy that emphasizes lower sticker prices over big rebates, but the automaker is likely to see a drop in U.S. vehicle sales and market share this year as it rehabs its ailing
In a Tough Market, G.M. Hopes for a Rebound in S.U.V. Sales
New York Times - DETROIT, March 27 General Motors said Monday that heightened competition and a soft market for sport utility vehicles would complicate the company’s recovery this year. “When we look at what competitors are doing in the marketplace, it is a very
New Tahoe: Best SUV yet still has a way to go
Texarkana Gazette - Conventional wisdom holds that Chevrolet hit a homerun with the all-new, 2007 Tahoe. With sharply improved ride and handling, a power train that reaches new levels of smoothness and fuel efficiency (for GM), handsomely chiseled good looks, and a
New Fuel Economy Rules Would Save Less Than Two Weeks of Gas a Year
YubaNet - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a miniscule change in fuel economy standards for light trucks. According to a Union of Concerned Scientists analysis of the plan, the new standards will save less than two
Chevy takes over top U.S. spot
Arizona Daily Star - DETROIT Chevrolet was the best-selling brand in the U.S. market in 2005, outpacing Ford for the first time in 19 years, General Motors Corp. said Wednesday. But that was where the good news ended for GM and other U.S. automakers, who continued to
Our View Standards will help reduce oil addiction
Mankato Free Press - The Bush administration has taken a good first step toward reducing America s addiction to oil with its tougher mileage requirements to be completed next week. The new fuel mileage standards for SUVs and pickups will require automakers to
Exemption intact
Louisville Courier-Journal - Ford’s Louisville-built pickups will continue to be exempt from federal fuel-economy standards under rules announced yesterday, although several large sport utility vehicles will be included, officials said. Commercial pickups, such as the F-250 and