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June 2008
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Old Jobs Not Coming Back, McCain Warns Ohio Autoworkers
From The Trail | June 27, 2008By Michael D. Shear LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- Sen. John McCain told autoworkers here that he will continue to support the free trade agreements that... more
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L.A. gets first hydro station
From News | June 27, 2008Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl was marking the opening of California's first retail hydrogen station on Thursday, and the Chevrolet... more
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Hydrogen Station Opening Was Made For TV News
From Green Car Advisor | June 26, 2008Betcha it'll be on TV tonight!Cameramen crowded the apron this morning to get shots of a Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicle filling up with... more
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1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo [Down On The Street]
From Jalopnik | June 26, 2008It seems impossible, but we're on the 286th street-parked Alameda vehicle in this series and only now are we seeing a Chevrolet Monte Carlo... more
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The New Ferrari California is Ugly
From The Truth About Cars | June 25, 2008How do I put this delicately? The new Ferrari California looks like a Chevrolet Corvette crossed with a BMW Z4 tuned by Brabus. The front... more
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GM Hybrid Pickups May be Last Run for Canadian Factory
From Automobile Blog | June 23, 2008Even with its closure slated for 2009, GM's Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant will begin production of the 2009 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado... more
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Why Aren't All Small Cars Selling? [Question Of The Day]
From Jalopnik | June 23, 2008With media outlets (including this one) constantly screaming "OMG STFU GAS PRICES!" you'd think there would be a small car revolution, balancing... more
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Science Magazine Calls Miles Per Gallon An “Illusion”
From The Truth About Cars | June 22, 2008Two Duke University Business School researchers studied the difficulty in perceiving gas saved when comparing vehicles rated by miles per... more
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A Corvette Weekend For Dad
From KickingTires | June 19, 2008This past weekend I brought home a test car appropriate for Father’s Day: a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette coupe that I knew my Vette-fanatic dad... more
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GM Puts Brakes on SUV, Truck Redesigns
From Green Car Advisor | June 19, 2008By Scott Doggett, Contributor General Motors Corp. has indefinitely suspended plans to overhaul its large pickups and sport utility vehicles... more
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Corvette ZR1 – Side air bag not included
From Consumer Reports Cars Blog | June 19, 2008The Chevrolet Corvette has been an American performance icon since the original Blue Flame six-cylinder engine was replaced with a V8. Through... more
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The Official Corvette ZR1: By the Numbers
From NextAutos.com and Winding Road - Car Reviews, Vehicle Road Tests, Photos, Videos, Pricing, Buyer's Guides | June 18, 2008Figures for the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 came in this week. Its 6.2-liter, 638 horsepower V-8 screams to 60 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds... more
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Personal Picks: Gas-saving sedans
From Consumer Reports Cars Blog | June 18, 2008This month’s group couldn’t be timelier. With gas hovering at $4.00, all of us at Auto Test and the CR Autos Editorial group are being bombarded... more
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GM Supports The Troops and Hopes To Boost Sales
From Strategies for Smart Car Buyers | June 17, 2008GM recently announced that it had revamped its long-running military discount program. Open to all active and reserve members of the US military... more
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Kit for the Big Dog: Updates to the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
From NextAutos.com and Winding Road - Car Reviews, Vehicle Road Tests, Photos, Videos, Pricing, Buyer's Guides | June 16, 2008The 2008 Chevrolet Corvette received extensive upgrades, which included most notably a revised exhaust, more efficient gearboxes, a stronger... more
