31Mar 2023 by controllers
Chevrolet Announces Retirement of Camaro Nameplate After Nine Model Years

Chevrolet Announces Retirement of Camaro Nameplate After Nine Model Years

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Discover the latest news from Chevrolet as they prepare to say goodbye to the Camaro in 2024. We generally only cover Corvettes, but many Corvette owners also have a Camaro, and we thought some of you would find this interesting. We learn that Chevy is saying Goodbye to a Legend as Chevrolet announces the end of the Camaro nameplate in 2024 but promises it's not the end of the story. We have a press release from Chevrolet that will explain what it means for the Camaro. Read on to learn the details. SIXTH GENERATION CAMARO BOWS OUT, CHEVROLET ANNOUNCES FINAL COLLECTOR’S EDITION Chevrolet Motorsports will continue to compete across the world; Chevrolet announces this is not the final chapter for nameplate. https://youtu.be/KdLgTwl7Plw 2023-03-22 DETROIT – After nine strong model years in…
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09Dec 2022 by controllers No Comments
75+ Best Car Museums to Visit in the U.S.

75+ Best Car Museums to Visit in the U.S.

Corvette News and Archives Category, Miscellaneous, Other Chevrolet News
Corvette, Muscle, and Classic Car Museums You Can't-Miss Check out our directory of the Best Car Museums to visit. We have listings for Corvette Museums, classic cars, vintage cars, muscle cars, exotics, and some of the most famous car museums to car museums near you. Links are provided to their websites so you can get directions and hours. Want to see some of the coolest cars ever made? From an early Corvette to an old-fashioned Fiat 500 to an exotic Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, these are the best car museums you can visit (and some of the most famous car museums in the country). In fact, there are so many awesome museum collections that we couldn’t include them all! So if you don’t see your favorite one on this list, tell…
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03Nov 2021 by vettevues
Chevrolet ZZ632/1000 Wins New Product Award Performance-Street at SEMA 2021

Chevrolet ZZ632/1000 Wins New Product Award Performance-Street at SEMA 2021

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All “car guys” eyes are on SEMA this week.  The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award winners Tuesday (November 2, 2021), in the Performance-Street Product category, the Winner was the ZZ632/1000 Crate Engine by General Motors. Chevrolet ZZ632/1000 Wins New Product Award Performance-Street at SEMA 2021. Photo Credit Gary Rosier for Vette Vues Magazine 12/30/2021 NOTE UPDATE: GM Performance has confirmed the ZZ632/1000 unit's MSRP of $37,758.82. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award winners at the 2021 SEMA Show. These awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge automotive aftermarket products that will be available in 2022.SEMA’s annual New Product Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievements in developing products being introduced to the automotive specialty-equipment market at the SEMA…
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26Oct 2019 by vettevues No Comments
GM Team Members Complete Ratification of New Four-Year Agreement

GM Team Members Complete Ratification of New Four-Year Agreement

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Agreement delivers industry-leading wage and benefit package to U.S. hourly workforce Grows GM's U.S. manufacturing operations with investment of $7.7 billion and 9,000 jobs Press Release: 2019-10-25 UAW-GM Members Complete Ratification of new four-year agreement. Highlights: Wage increases or lump sum payments provided in each of the four yearsRetains world-class health care coverage at no additional cost to employeesEnhanced employee profit sharingShortens grow-in period for in-progression employeesA clear path for temporary employees to become permanent employees and grow to highest wage levels GM Team Members Complete Ratification DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced that GM team members have ratified a new four-year labor agreement covering employees at 55 UAW-represented workplace sites across the U.S. The new agreement provides GM hourly workers with a world-class wage, benefit and profit-sharing…
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26Sep 2019 by vettevues No Comments
Genovation’s All-Electric Vehicle Breaks Speed Record

Genovation’s All-Electric Vehicle Breaks Speed Record

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Updates September 25, 2019 The Genovation Extreme Electric car (GXE) made history again on September 25, 2019, by breaking the land speed record for a street-legal all-electric vehicle. The GXE broke its own world record for fastest street-legal all-electric supercar with 210.2 mph. "First, we got rained out. Then we battled massive crosswinds. The GXE still broke its own world record for fastest street-legal all-electric supercar: 210.2 mph...and there's more record-breaking to come." https://youtu.be/EuNGG_X01-E July 28, 2016 The Genovation Extreme Electric car (GXE) made history on July 28, 2016, by breaking the land speed record for a street-legal all-electric vehicle. The GXE reached the record-breaking speed of 205.6 mph during supervised tests with Johnny Bohmer Racing at Space Florida's Shuttle Landing Facility in Kennedy Space Center, FL. The record was…
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01Jun 2018 by vettevues
New GM World Display Celebrates Racing Heritage

New GM World Display Celebrates Racing Heritage

Corvette News and Archives Category, Corvette Racing News, Other Chevrolet News
Motorsports-themed experience debuts ahead of Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix DETROIT — General Motors’ motorsports heritage takes the pole position in GM World in the heart of the company’s Renaissance Center headquarters in Detroit. A dozen modern and vintage racing vehicles and pace cars from across the motorsports spectrum fill the new display, which opens this week to the public ahead of the June 1-3 running of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. “The new display in GM World celebrates one of the richest histories in motorsports,” said Tim Mahoney, chief marketing officer of Global Chevrolet and GM Global Marketing Operations leader. “With the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix only a few days away, it offers a great reason to visit the Renaissance Center before heading to Belle Isle for the races.” GM…
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11Dec 2017 by vettevues
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Opens Two New Exhibits

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Opens Two New Exhibits

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is turning up the heat this winter with two new limited-run exhibits honoring some heroes of horsepower and a legendary fixture at the front of the field. [caption id="attachment_4951" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Incredible Engines of the Indy 500[/caption] The exhibit includes the opportunity to see some of these famous engines up close and learn about the masterminds that designed these power plants, many of whom have taken their place in the Auto Racing Hall of Fame alongside the drivers they helped send to Victory Lane. Visitors will hear the roar of the powerful Novi, and the "whoosh" of the turbine engine, while a "parts petting zoo" will offer a chance to learn more about what made an Offenhauser go. Who knows, maybe even modern parts like…
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03Nov 2017 by vettevues
2018 Camaro Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Edition

2018 Camaro Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Edition

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The 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels Edition Offers Full-Scale Fun Fans can purchase life-size Hot Wheels Camaro beginning in spring 2018 Chevrolet and Hot Wheels revealed the 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Edition, celebrating 50 years of partnership, performance innovation, and design. The commemorative package pays homage to iconic Hot Wheels features including a Crush exterior color and stripes that replicate the toys’ famous orange tracks. Chevrolet and Hot Wheels today announced the 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary Edition, celebrating 50 years of partnership, performance innovation, and design. The commemorative package pays homage to iconic Hot Wheels features including a Crush exterior color and stripes that replicate the toys’ famous orange tracks. The $4,995 package, available on Camaro 2LT and 2SS coupe and convertible models, goes on sale in…
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16Oct 2017 by vettevues
Chevrolet El Camino History and 1959 Ads

Chevrolet El Camino History and 1959 Ads

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Here is some history on the beginning of selling a car truck they called the Chevrolet El Camino which started on October 16, 1958. The first-generation Chevrolet El Camino lasted two years starting with the 1959 model. It was listed and titled in North America as a truck. It was a combination sedan/pickup truck built and was built on the Impala body. Like the Chevrolet Impala, the El Camino had the same “cat’s eye” taillights and climactic rear fins. The totals for the first generation El Camino were 1959 El Camino Total of 22,246 and 1960 El Camino Total of 14,163. The Ford Ranchero's first generation ran from 1957-to 1959, two years before the new El Camino. Chevy introduced the second generation, El Camino, in 1964; this one was built…
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