EV/AV Report: April 12, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Chevrolet announced the future home of the new electric Silverado pickup, Communauto is expanding their electric fleet in Canadian cities and drivers in Saskatchewan are upset over what they are calling an unfair EV tax. EV Truck Race Amping Up Quickly becoming one of […]
Mixed materials strategy cuts 450 lbs off Chevrolet Silverado
By Tom Davis Detroit, Michigan — January 16, 2018 — General Motors has announced its next-generation Chevrolet Silverado is now 450 lbs lighter after the OEM created what it calls a “mixed-materials strategy.” “With the all-new Silverado, we’ve taken the best truck on the road and made it even better,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors […]
IIHS announces 2017 Top Safety Picks
Arlington, Virginia — December 11, 2016 — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its 2017 Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ lists. Good or acceptable ratings in the Institute’s new headlight evaluations set the latest crop of qualifiers apart. A total of 38 models earned the “plus” accolade, and 44 earned Top […]
Report: Most pickup headlights not performing adequately
By Mike Davey Arlington, Virginia — October 26, 2016 — Late-model pickup trucks are falling short in the headlight department, according to the latest study conducted by the US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Honda Ridgeline was the only one large pickup tested by IIHS that is available with “Good” rated headlights. Even […]
IIHS adds three vehicles to Top Safety Pick+ list
Arlington, Virginia — September 26, 2016 — The US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recently named three new vehicles to its Top Safety Pick+ list. The three vehicles are the 2017 Chevrolet Volt, the 2017 Cadillac XT5 and the newly introduced Chrysler Pacifica. The Pacifica is the first minivan to earn a 2016 […]
GM recalls 13,950 Chevy Cobalts in Canada
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — August 17, 2015 — General Motors has announced a recall of 73,424 Chevrolet Cobalts in Canada and the US. The recall is due to a wiring issue that may interfere with deployment of the roof-mounted driver side airbag after a collision. The majority of the recalled Cobalts are model […]
Chevy responds to ‘steel vs. aluminum’ ads
By Jeff Sanford Chevrolet is clearly having fun with its new “steel-vs.-aluminum” ad campaign. When asked for comment on the new series of ads, a Chevy PR person got back to us within ten minutes with some interesting stats. Chevy PR was clearly ready for the inquiries. “The full-size trucks market is starting to heat […]
Chevy says Ford F-150 takes longer to repair than Silverado
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 7, 2015 — The gloves are off. Chevrolet’s summer truck marketing campaign is pulling no punches, and the new aluminum Ford F-150 is the target of some very funny commercials that play on the supposed strength of the all-steel Silverado. Is the decision by Ford to go […]
