Month: June 2009

The news about Corvette sales just keeps getting better. For the fifth straight month, Corvette sales were stronger than the month prior. Chevrolet dealers sold 1,643 Corvettes in May, a 14% increase over April’s 1,407 deliveries. The May 2009 sales figure was also the highest since 2,318 Corvettes were sold in September of 2008. [More]

The news about Corvette sales just keeps getting better. For the fifth straight month, Corvette sales were stronger than the month prior. Chevrolet dealers sold 1,643 Corvettes in May, a 14% increase over April’s 1,407 deliveries. The May 2009 sales figure was also the highest since 2,318 Corvettes were sold in September of 2008. [More]

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Auto officials say Corvette is “American icon” Tuesday, June 2, 2009 LOUISVILLE, Ky.

As the legendary designer and former head of GM?s Color and Style department, Harley Earl will always be remembered for his contributions to automotive design he made during his reign at GM in the heyday of America’s automotive manufacturing era. It was Earl that envisioned the idea of a two-seater sports car in the early 50’s and that idea culminated with the unveiling of the Corvette at the 1953 Motorama Show in New York.

Harley retired in 1958 but stayed connected to General Motors as an automotive consultant. In 1963, the corporation honored his service with the gift of a personalized 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster that matched another ?63 Corvette built for Chicago Auto Show. [More]

As the legendary designer and former head of GM?s Color and Style department, Harley Earl will always be remembered for his contributions to automotive design he made during his reign at GM in the heyday of America’s automotive manufacturing era. It was Earl that envisioned the idea of a two-seater sports car in the early 50’s and that idea culminated with the unveiling of the Corvette at the 1953 Motorama Show in New York.

Harley retired in 1958 but stayed connected to General Motors as an automotive consultant. In 1963, the corporation honored his service with the gift of a personalized 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster that matched another ?63 Corvette built for Chicago Auto Show. [More]

Well, we all knew it was coming and the shoe dropped yesterday with GM declaring Bankruptcy.  We can debate back and forth as to the merits of that or what led the company to be in the position it is in today, or we can chose to look forward.  Pardon us for toting the ‘company line’ but we do, truly believe, that GM will be bigger and better yet once it gets through this process.

Throughout the entire process, we will keep you, our valued readers, informed of anything we hear from the dealer-side of things, and appreciate all of your comments and concern.  We are not shutting down, we did not receive any letter saying we were to close.

If you haven’t seen GM’s new media and marketing effort surrounding the bankruptcy filing, it really is worth sharing with you.  It is our impression that they are doing a nice job, within 24 hours after filing, in getting the word out – and it can only get better from here!

 

[ GM Reinvention.com ]

Now, it turns out the levy’s holding up, but Chevy’s run dry. In a town where Camaro is king, Chevy salesmen and customers today lamented the auto giant’s troubles but were confident that the company, like America itself, would rebound.

General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.