As part of this year’s 20th anniversary celebration, Chevrolet has joined forces with Univision to showcase the all-new Chevy Malibu by integrating the Malibu into the broadcast of this premiere awards show. Malibu will provide millions of viewers with exclusive “back stage” access throughout the broadcast.
-->20 February 2008 Chevrolet will be the exclusive automotive sponsor for the 20th anniversary celebration of Premio Lo Nuestro a la Mъsica Latina (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) on February 21, 2008. Chevrolet and Univison Communications Inc. have together celebrated Latin music for over eight years. This year, Chevrolet along with Univision will showcase the all-new Chevy Malibu (2008 North American Car of the Year) by integrating the Malibu into the broadcast premier awards show.
-->Download this press release as a PDF document. Miami, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE-PRNewswire)–February 19, 2008–Chevrolet today announced its exclusive automotive sponsorship of this year’s 20th anniversary celebration of Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) on February 21, 2008. For over eight years, Chevrolet and Univision Network’s Premio lo Nuestro have celebrated Latin music, bringing the hottest talent to people’s homes.
-->(Mon 18 Feb 08) Three months before the five-door Chevrolet Aveo five-door supermini make its debut on the UK market, it has been confirmed that a three-door version will join it in June. The three-door Aveo will be officially revealed at next month’s Geneva Show. Built in Poland, it uses an 83bhp 1.2-litre petrol engine and has a CO2 rating of 132g/km, which puts it in VED Band C ( 120 annual car tax). More details, including UK pricing, will be announced in the next few weeks.
-->The “Chevy Rocks the Future” event at Walt Disney Studios today will “celebrate promises…to preserve the environment.” The Tahoe two-mode hybrid SUV will be there, too. The Jonas Brothers, who have toured with “Hannah Montana” and appeared on the smash hit TV series, will perform and will surely mention to the audience that they have their own Tahoe Hybrid.
-->Chevrolet has entered the world of super cars with the release of the 2009 Corvette ZR1, the fastest and most powerful car ever built by General Motors. Sub-4-second 0-to-60 mph runs and top speed of more than 200 mph are possible because of the supercharged 6.2-litre LS9 V-8 that produces at least 620 horsepower.
-->The newcomer will join the five-door Aveo that arrives in May, while the three-door will arrive the following month. Chevrolet’s new production facility in Warsaw, Poland, is about to begin full-scale production of the Aveo, which is expected to become Chevrolet’s best-selling model line across Europe over the next 12 months. Power will come from a 1.2-litre engine developing a 82bhp, with CO2 emissions of 132g/km.
-->Powered by 82bhp 1.2-litre petrol engine This is the three-door Chevrolet Aveo supermini, which will go on sale in September. It follows in the footsteps of the five-door model, which goes on sale in May. Although based on the same underpinnings as the Kalos that it replaces, the Aveo has been thoroughly reworked, with new exterior styling, interior trim and engine.
-->In Europe the car will be built in Chevrolet’s new production facility in Warsaw, Poland. This facility is about to begin full-scale production of the Aveo, a model expected to become Chevrolet’s best-selling model line across Europe.
-->General Motors is issuing a recall of over 181,000 Chevrolet HHR wagons. GM found that some of the vehicles don’t meet government standards for protecting occupants from head injury in a crash. The company said HHRs not equipped with optional roof rail-mounted airbags and sold between 2006 and 2008 failed GM’s side-impact tests. GM says the recall will begin in late March, when the parts become available. The company will send out notification letters to customers.
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