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Hydro-Québec, first company in Canada to acquire 20 electric vehicles with extended range Hydro-Québec and Chevrolet Canada announced a new partnership by which Hydro-Québec will integrate 20 Chevrolet Volts into its fleet, starting in 2011. “We are very pleased with this acquisition as it will enable us to include extended …

Chevrolet announced today that Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Oshawa, Ottawa-Gatineau, Vancouver and Victoria will be the initial launch markets for the Chevrolet Volt in Canada. Arriving at Canadian dealerships in the second half of 2011, the Volt is an award-winning electric vehicle with extended range that offers Canadians the ability …

Camaro compatriots have been waiting a long time for the proverbial other shoe to drop. Although a fantastic car in its own right, the hardtop version we’ve been enjoying is only half of the equation in GM’s Mustang-fighting effort. This is the other half. Of course, there’s a very good …

Well, if you thought that the American manufacturers were going to escape this latest wave of recall-phobia that’s striking the nation, you might not want to keep reading. GM is recalling 192,676 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon regular cab and extended cab pickup trucks from the 2004-2011 model years equipped …

A new five-year, $10.5-million partnership between General Motors of Canada, Waterloo-based Maplesoft Inc., and a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Waterloo is tackling the challenges of next generation electric vehicles. Through model-based design and prototype testing, the team will investigate crucial technologies for achieving more widespread use of …

General Motors of Canada is recalling 19,304 Chevrolet Impalas from the 2009 and 2010 model years to inspect for a small number of vehicles whose front seat belt webbing may not have been properly secured to the lap belt anchor pretensioner mounted to the side of the seat nearest the …

Neiman Marcus’ Christmas catalog has, for years, contained a very special edition of some fort of desirable vehicle or another. Ranging from Lexus’ to Rolls Royces to Range Rovers, the company has teamed with numerous manufacturers to produce some of the most extravagant special editions the world over… and charging …

When the then-new Chevrolet Malibu debuted, there were many stories of GM dealers purchasing Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords so as to control the customer’s competitive experience and bring the Malibu’s benefits to the fore. A useful tactic, it did earn some enterprising dealers more than a few sales, and …

Exclusive Program Lets Customers Help Create Their Own Corvette For enthusiasts who want to be personally involved in creating their Corvette, Chevrolet’s Corvette Engine Build Experience allows them to literally build the engine for their new car. In what is believed to be the world’s most hands-on super car program, …

After years of delays, evolutions, and updates, it would appear that the electric car once considered dead, has been given its date of resurrection, and that date is November 11th. Now going through its final stages of testing and certification, General Motors is finally able to schedule the Volt’s production.