Volt’s website gives you a very clean looking, easy to read rundown of pretty much every bit-o-tech Volt has to offer. From diagrams of the recharge device (like posting your secret sauce recipe online, careful GM!) to how you can go mobile anywhere in Volt are all there to read. Chevy even threw in some graphs to help you understand just how much you’ll save on a yearly commute when driving a rechargeable Volt – and don’t forget about those tax cuts when you purchase an eco-friendly automobile.

Go have a look yourself at the EV Volt for 2011, view the interior and exterior galleries and gawk at the sexy charts that help an average Joe understand how frugal a Volt can be.

Chevrolet and Corvette racing are gearing up to make a huge dent in the world’s most intense motorsports event: American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

This is a preview of what to expect from the Corvette Racing Team as they document the ALMS season in their upcoming video series. Stay tuned as we continue to update this ongoing battle between American muscle and top automotive engineering.

He defended his comments, saying, “My thoughts on what has or hasn’t been the cause of climate change have nothing to do with the decisions I make to advance the cause of General Motors.”

Apparently the only things that’ll survive the Mayan Apocalypse of 2012 are cockroaches and Chevrolet’s Aveo. Yup, first we were shocked anyone at GM would Ok 2010’s Aveo RS, but it now appears GM will stick with the tiny econo-ride for a few years more. Aveo continues to become less “crappy” looking and sportier as years progress. It’s angry front grill and stylish interior makes us think twice about all those jokes people crack…or like how we just compared Aveo to a cockroach.

The 2012 Aveo sedan will still be based on a Daewoo platform when it goes into production in 2011. Chevy’s promoting the car as a competitor to the 2011 Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit & Nissan Versa. Aveo’s future interior looks better than previous models, with a sports car-like dash (two-tone mind you) integrated control panel and a large tach with a digital information center. Maybe 2012 will finally be the year of Aveo in your driveway, and not just at Enterprise/Avis rental lots.

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In 2008, Lordstown was supposed to be one of GM’s 24-hour moving plants, producing cars every hour of the day. By January 2009, two shifts were eliminated at Lordstwown, idling some 2,800 workers. “Last April, GM idled the whole plant for three weeks to cut supply and lower operating costs.”

According to AutoBlog – “The addition of a third shift should bring a number of union employees back to work building the all-important new Cruze…”

Holy Crap! Did You See The New Chevy Caprice Cop Car? Well, here it is! THANK YOU Jalopnik for taking & posting the photos of the Chevy Caprice PPV at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.

“The Caprice PPV is powered by a 6.0-liter LS2 V8 engine rated at an estimated 355 HP and 384 lb-ft of torque mated to a six-speed auto transmission. Power output compares favorably to the 340 HP HEMI in the Dodge Charger police edition and absolutely blows away the Ford Crown Vic’s 250 HP 4.6-liter V8.

We’re told that bigger engine will deliver an expected best-in-class 0-to-60 time of under six seconds along with a similarly best-in-class top speed. But, for those forces uninterested in the super-sized 6.0-liter eight-cylinder engine, we’re also told a V6 engine will be offered beginning in the 2012 model year.”

According to The Motor Authority: “Cost cutting at GM and fears that the German supplier of the Camaro Convertible’s roof mechanism was about to go under led to last week’s claims that the car was put on hold indefinitely. However, the supplier in question is still in business and has a new agreement signed with GM. ”

General Motors figures a $50 million development price for the Z28, and as Motor Authority added its “niche status” will probably keep this muscle car down. If the Chevy Z28 (aka, IROC baby!) does come to life, expect a 550hp 6.2L V8 engine from the Cadillac CTS-V to the Camaro’s engine bay.

As said at AskPatty: Danica Patrick, the Indy Racing League’s most talked about driver will be making her official NASCAR racing debut in just a few weeks driving the #7 Chevy as a driver for Dale Earnhardt Junior’s JR Motorsports Nationwide team (aka JRM) sponsored by GoDaddy. Danica is expecting to run 13 Nationwide races for JRM, in addition to a full-time schedule with Andretti Autosport in the Izod IndyCar Series.

“This event is an uncommon opportunity to see a world-class female athlete compete on the same national professional stage as her male counterparts with what we understand is a good chance to win,” says Gillian Zucker, President of Auto Club Speedway. “This is perhaps the only sport where such a thing is possible.”

News Dropped this morning on the old AP – and via Detroit News, who says it best: General Motors Co. will announce this morning it is calling off its search for a CEO and naming its chairman and interim CEO Edward Whitacre Jr. as its permanent CEO.

Sources familiar with the matter told The Detroit News that Whitacre will take the top job. Top GM officials said at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month that Whitacre, a former CEO and chairman of AT&T, was likely to keep the top job permanently.

The Obama administration, which named Whitacre chairman of GM’s board last summer, strongly supports the move. The Treasury Department holds a 61 percent majority stake in GM after it swapped most of its $50 billion in government loans.

GM CEO Fritz Henderson unexpectedly resigned on Dec. 1, and Whitacre vowed to run the company on an interim basis as the company searched for a new CEO. Whitacre installed a new chief financial officer, Chris Liddell, who was CFO at Microsoft Corp.

Whitacre said last month he wasn’t planning to stay long-term as chief executive.

“I’m enjoying it, I’ll say that,” Whitacre said in mid-December. “It’s a terrific company, great future, great people. Do I want to do it long-term? I told the board no. But I haven’t defined that. I can’t define that myself.”

But Whitacre did take other steps that suggested he was staying for a while. He moved out of the Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center and into a downtown Detroit apartment.

Whitacre has named a number of other top advisers and executives in recent weeks, including new lobbyists. He also named GM board member Steve Girsky as a special adviser.

He also has shaken up long-held assumptions at GM, started holding regular Monday meetings with key executives and made boosting market share and growing the business a top priority. Whitacre had said he was shocked that only Henderson was responsible for profit and loss at GM. He has also made holding executives accountable for results a mandate.

Whitacre has also been candid that GM’s reputation took a hit in accepting a $50 billion government bailout. He has offered a more conciliatory tone toward GM’s closing auto dealers and vowed to repay GM’s outstanding $5.7 billion in government loans by the end of June.

Whitacre told GM executives soon after arriving that he was most comfortable as CEO.

“I don’t know how to be a chairman and not a CEO,” Whitacre said, according to the Associated Press. “I’m a guy that likes to be in charge.”

GM faced a number of hurdles in selecting a new CEO from the outside. One was paying enough to attract a top leader, since the company is under government pay limitations because it got a government bailout.

GM began notifying people of the decision last week, including the White House, but the government had no role in the CEO decision.

DETROIT – Chevrolet today announced the world debut of the Aveo RS show car at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. It features a European-inspired hot hatch look designed to appeal to young enthusiasts, and hints at the next-generation Aveo.

Longer, wider and more spacious than the current production Aveo, the Aveo RS showcases the car’s upscale-looking design cues both inside and out, and presents the many personalization options potentially available on the next-generation car.

“We hope the Aveo RS show car will demonstrate that we are as serious about redefining the Aveo and its place in the small-car segment as we were about reinventing the Malibu,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet general manager.

The Aveo RS show car, finished in electric Boracay Blue, wears global Chevrolet design cues such as the dual element grille, round taillamps and fender flares, but designers turned up the attitude on the show car with low openings and a lower mouth trimmed in a combination of brushed and polished aluminum. Outboard fog lamps are integrated into an exaggerated brake-cooling inlet that flows into the front fender flares, creating an aggressive-looking face.

Exposed headlamps, with their brushed aluminum structural surround, are inspired by the designers’ affection for motorcycles. The sleek side profile is characterized by uninterrupted body side lines, a high beltline and low roofline. The side mirrors with amber-colored turn signal indicators carry the same shape as the car and seemingly disappear into the profile. At first glance, the car actually looks like a three-door hatch because the rear door handles are discreetly located in the “C”-pillar area.

“The Aveo RS show car demonstrates how progressive design can inject personality into a small car,” said Michael Simcoe, executive director, North American Exterior Design. “We want customers to see it and have an emotional reaction to it.”

No performance-minded car earns its street cred without large wheels and tires. The Aveo RS show car’s wheels are 19-inch, five-spoke with a gun metal metallic finish Chevrolet logo. The wheel openings reveal large Boracay Blue brake calipers.

The rear of the show car continues the sport theme, with an integrated spoiler that flows from the roof, a center-mounted exhaust and chrome exhaust tips. The exposed motorcycle-inspired rear taillamps feature tinted aluminum housings and a discreet Bowtie logo.

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