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Auto Critics Getting Charged Up for Chevy Volt

(Oct. 11) -- The Volt, Chevrolet's new quasi-electric car, doesn't go into production until Nov. 11. But some select journalists got a chance to test-drive the car early, and the first reviews are starting to crop up. The consensus seems to be that it works. The Volt is technically a hybrid, but unlike other hybrids, it...

Driver Crashes SUV While Fleeing Vampire (or So She Says)

(June 30) -- A Colorado driver thought she spotted a vampire -- then something really went bump in the night. The 58-year-old motorist said she crashed her car into a canal in Mesa County because she was trying to get away from a vampire. Authorities told KKCO-TV that the driver claimed she spotted the bloodsucker while...

GM Puts Brakes on Memo Nixing Chevy Nickname

DETROIT (June 11) -- Relax, Chevrolet fanatics. Turns out you can take your "Chevy to the levee" or any other darn place you please. General Motors Co. on Thursday backed off what it called a "poorly worded" internal memo that asked employees to refer to the brand only as "Chevrolet" instead of its long-standing and...

Blog: 'Chevy' Nickname Out of Gas? Gimme a Brake

(June 10) -- Folks, there are bad ideas, and there ones that are legendary in their badness. Unfortunately for General Motors, it would appear that the automaker may very well be lobbying for its own wing in the Dumb Idea Hall of Fame. The New York Times reports that a memo distributed to workers at the company's...

Has The CoT Leveled The Playing Field?

Yesterday, I was all set to talk about how Chevy is kicking everybody's ass with the car of tomorrow. Ford driver Greg Biffle and the stats would even back me up.Despite putting down the fastest COT test lap in Richmond on Tuesday, Biffle says Chevy is dominating: "We were probably the best in 2005 as a manufacturer, and...