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Hot on the heels of the Chevrolet Captiva launch this month comes a range of accessories designed to help owners stamp their own personality on this exciting new SUV. The rugged sports styling of the latest addition to the Chevrolet range can be further accentuated by a set of Irmscher 20” Evo Star alloy wheels and stainless steel side bars for the ultimate style statement.

Other exterior styling accessories specifically designed for the new Captiva include side steps, a chrome tailpipe trim, chrome effect door mirror housings, door handles and tail light surrounds, and side wind deflectors for the front windows to minimise wind noise.

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The all-new 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid will join baseball’s other stars as it makes its world debut in the All-Star Fan Zone today. The Malibu Hybrid’s appearance continues through the last out of one of MLB’s highlights of the year. Thanks to an affordable hybrid powertrain option, the all-new 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid not only will be the most refined new midsize sedan in the neighborhood, but one of the most fuel-efficient, as well. Powered by the GM Hybrid System, the first-ever Malibu Hybrid delivers an EPA rating of 24 mpg city and 32 mpg highway – a two-mpg increase over the non-hybrid four-cylinder model – and will be Chevrolet value-priced, offering customers an affordable hybrid choice.

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The Chevrolet Volt concept was awarded the 2007 North American Specialty Concept Vehicle of the Year and the Most Significant Concept Vehicle of the Year at an awards ceremony at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn. The Holden EFIJY won the 2007 North American Concept Car of the Year Award.

Organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO), the sixth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards recognize those vehicles most likely to shape the future of the automobile industry. Bob Boniface, Director, GM Advanced Design, and Chevrolet Volt Lead Designer, accepted the awards on behalf of GM.

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Thousands of people lined up, grabbed a penny and rubbed away on the world’s first ‘Scratch Car-d’ today. The unique SUV took two months to prepare and was completely covered in silver latex, the material found on lottery scratch cards, which took 14 hours to scratch off. Underneath were thousands of individual panels, with one revealing a symbol to win the vehicle.

The ‘Scratch Car-d’ was unveiled in London’s Covent Garden on a bed of 16,995 pennies to mark the launch of the new Chevrolet Captiva, the company’s first SUV for the UK market.

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General Motors Corp. made history today as its Chevy Sequel – the world’s most technologically advanced automobile – became the first electrically-driven fuel cell vehicle to achieve 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen, in and out of traffic on public roads, while producing zero emissions.

“With this drive, General Motors has reached another important milestone toward the commercialization of our fuel cell vehicles, by achieving the range expected by today’s consumers,” said Larry Burns, GM vice president, research & development and strategic planning. ”And we did it while producing zero emissions, as a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle only emits water. In addition, the hydrogen produced at Niagara Falls , used to fuel Sequel, was derived from hydropower – a clean, renewable resource. This means that the entire process – from the creation of the hydrogen to the use of the fuel in the vehicle — was virtually carbon dioxide (CO2) free.”

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Motoring holidays are now an even more attractive proposition for Chevrolet owners, thanks to a special offer throughout the summer on cycle carriers and roof boxes. Attached to a pair of roof-mounted ‘X’ bars, the versatile Chevrolet Cycle Carrier provides secure transport for most sizes of bike. It is available from participating Chevrolet retailers at the special offer price of £79. Roof ‘X’ bars clamp on to the car roof and are designed specifically for all Chevrolet models. They are available at the special offer price of £99, or £149 for Matiz models. They are also necessary if you want to extend luggage capacity with the aid of a roof box.

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Get comfortable. There’s so much new and exciting with the 2008 Corvette that you’ll want to grab a hot drink, sidle up to your computer screen and absorb all the details. The changes involve everything from an all-new, larger and more powerful V-8 engine to refinements in driving characteristics that solidify the Corvette’s position as the preeminent American sports car – and further the argument that it is one of the world’s best. There are also a host of exterior and interior refinements that raise the Corvette’s luxury status and enhance the feeling of craftsmanship.

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The Corvette Z06 ‘Ron Fellows edition’ has been introduced to mark the contribution of the Canadian racer to the success of the Corvette racing programme and is available in strictly limited numbers in the UK. Just 399 are planned for production, with 33 destined for Europe. The highly exclusive model is distinguished with Ron Fellows’ autograph, the first signature to appear on a Corvette in the brand’s 54-year history, plus unique Arctic White paint accented with a racing-style fender stripe, a full-width racing-type rear spoiler and polished 10-spoke aluminium wheels. Just six of the Corvette Z06 ‘Ron Fellows edition’ will be available in the UK, priced at £69,185.

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Making their all-singing, all-dancing debut at this week’s New York Auto Show, a trio of new concept cars proves that Chevrolet is in tune with buyers’ demands across the world. With the ‘raps’ well and truly off, the Beat, Groove and Trax could well hint at the next small Chevrolet to climb its way up the charts.

Created at GM’s design studio in Incheon, South Korea, the new supermini supergroup were designed with a global market in mind, and by making their live debut in the USA, the newcomers underline Chevrolet’s commitment to offering its product range across the whole of the world. At the same time they reflect changing tastes in the US car market, where smaller, more fuel-efficient models are recording more and more sales each year.

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What better way to illustrate the uses for the new Chevrolet HHR Panel than with the vehicles themselves? Chevy is doing exactly that at the New York Auto Show with two eye-popping wraps – one for business, the other for pleasure. A delivery vehicle that looks like a bouquet on wheels shows how the HHR Panel can deliver the goods without draining the gas tank. A personal-use Panel, “Skull From Hell,” was designed by student Jim McCammon of Detroit ’s Center for Creative Studies. The show opens to the public on Friday. HHR Panel will be offered in LS and LT trims, with 2.2L and 2.4L engines – both of which help deliver 30 mpg in highway driving.

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