In another random announcement about sales (following the one about the Chevrolet Cruze, Buick LaCrosse and the Cadillac CTS), General Motors released a statement saying that nearly two out of three buyers for the Chevrolet Equinox and Traverse have traded in non-Chevrolet vehicles so far in 2010. Nearly half of those buyers traded in a [...]
Engineers from General Motors” Dept. 180 are back once again and this week they are telling us how they put the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox through a parade of punishments including harsh weather, terrain and durability tests. Check out the latest Dept. 180 video after the jump. Click here for our review of the 2010 Chevrolet [...]
General Motors said today that it will be adding additional production of the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox and 2010 GMC Terrain in order to meet growing customer demand of the hot-selling crossover/SUVs. GM said Equinox/Terrain combined sales are up 100% in Canada and 128% in US over last quarter. The Detroit automaker will be adding a [...]
You probably hate the hassle involved when shopping for a new car and going from dealer to dealer. Well, General Motors plans on changing all that with its new “Test Drive Studio” program, which will offer shoppers the chance to test-drive Chevrolet vehicles against those of its largest rivals. According to Steve Tihanyi, GM’s general [...]
Engineers from General Motors’ Dept. 180 are back this week to explain another crucial test they conducted to make sure buyers of the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox are as comfortable as possible. Following the smoke test that checks for leaks and the climate test, Dept. 180 now explains the seat test. In this episode the Dept. [...]
General Motors’ Project Driveway, which involves 120 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles, was set up to see how hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles adapt to the real world and if customers will be able to use them as daily drivers. One of the more impressive aspects of the Project Driveway project was to see if [...]
Early last month, General Motors released a video of its engineers from Dept. 180 putting the Chevrolet Equinox through a test to ensure a quiet ride by filling a pressurized 2010 Chevrolet Equinox with smoke to look for leaks. Dept. 180 is back again and this time they are showing us how they put a [...]
What exactly is a smoke test? Basically, its a test conducted by GM engineers to ensure a quiet ride by filling a pressurized 2010 Chevrolet Equinox with smoke to test for leaks. And for a little fun they fill it with some other stuff. Weird stuff. Stuff their bosses wish they hadn’t. Check out the [...]
As 2009 winds down and 2010 rears its head around the corner, we thought it appropriate to reminisce about our favorite drives of ’09. Of course it only makes sense to compare apples to apples, so we picked our favorite test-car in each of seven categories. The consensus of our staff is below – click [...]
In a statement released today, GM announced that they will be investing $C 90 million to re-tool CAMI Automotive’s West Body Shop plant in Ontario, Canada. According to DetNews, the investment plan will boost production of the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox by about 40,000 units and recall about 150 laid-off employees. “This investment is [...]
