Chevrolet’s new facebook app looks to bring families together

Chevrolet has launched a new Facebook application aimed at encouraging friends and family to reunite over the Christmas period and empower some of the brand’s ‘can-do-spirit’. The ‘Make it Happen’ app allows Chevrolet fans to gather friends and family online, create a dream event and include images and content associated with their relationship history. The idea is that this will show the friends and family what they are missing and encourage them to grab every opportunity that presents...

Chevrolet turns 100

American car brand Chevrolet hit one-hundred years not out yesterday. In what has been one of the busiest year’s on record for the GM-owned marque in the UK, the model line-up now includes the Orlando, Cruze Hatch, and Aveo. Next year will see the manufacturer launch the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Volt, and ahead of the launch the Volt will be taking part in the Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge tomorrow. "We've a proud heritage that we feel we should celebrate...

Video: Chevrolet Aveo does a bungee jump

As new car launch stunts go, the guys at Chevrolet in the States take some beating after they hooked up an Aveo to a huge bungee and dropped it from a ten storey high tower. The crazy stunt, which took place in Long Beach California, was dreamt up to attract the new model’s 18-30 year old target customer – with extreme sports said to be highly popular. Part of the ‘Let’s do this’ marketing campaign in the USA, visitors to the website www.letsdothis.com had to click on a virtual hand that,...

New Chevrolet Aveo available from January

The new Chevrolet Aveo is set to arrive in showrooms next January with four engines available from launch. The engines will be a 1.2-litre petrol unit developing 86PS, a 1.4-litre petrol engine with 101PS or two 1.3-litre diesels, with power outputs of either 75 or 95PS. All come with a five-speed manual gearbox as standard, while the 1.4-litre models have the option of a six-speed automatic. Even in basic trim, the Aveo has features such as remote locking, a rear spoiler, CD-stereo radio,...

Chevrolet presents Best Accessible Accommodation award

Britain's best holiday accommodation for mobility-impaired motorists was named as Bench Cottages at the Disabled Motoring UK awards in a category sponsored by Chevrolet. A popular marque with disabled drivers and their families through the Motability scheme, Chevrolet currently have the large Orlando MPV 1.8 LS, available through Motability for a £349 Advanced Payment. The awards took place on Friday 16th September at the Goodwood Hotel during the Goodwood Revival Festival and celebrated...