by Leo Karl III | Nov 30, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
November 30, 2010 – New Canaan, CT KARL Chevrolet has confirmed that General Motors has officially cleared the first 2011 Chevy VOLT’s for shipment from production at the corporation’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The first 200 retail...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 24, 2010 | Dealership News, Go Green!, New Vehicles
November 24, 2010 – New Canaan, CT It is now official – the Environmental Protection Agency – better known as the EPA – has revealed the official Fuel Economy Label that will be shown on the 2011 Chevy VOLT. The VOLT is rated at a combined 93...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 23, 2010 | General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
November 23, 2010 – New Canaan, CT The EPA has just announced official fuel economy ratings for the Nissan Leaf, the first mass-produced Electric Car. The Leaf will display a fuel economy rating of 99mpg, even though the car uses no ‘gasoline’...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 9, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
Monday, November 8, 2010 – Secaucus, NJ and New Canaan, CT That’s right, were coming to you from the Meadowlands in New Jersey, where GM is conducting sales and service training for dealership staff ahead of the official launch of the 2011 Chevy VOLT...
by Leo Karl III | Nov 2, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
Late last week, while sitting at his desk working up a quote for a customer, Steve Karl was greeted by a gentleman in his office doorway who introduced himself as “Manager of Residual Values” for General Motors. No big deal; we get visits from lots...
by Leo Karl III | Oct 5, 2010 | Dealership News, General Commentary, Go Green!, New Vehicles
In our lifetime, there has not been another new vehicle that has garnered so much attention and grass-roots interest as the Chevy VOLT ….. and its not even available for sale until late November 2010! Since its debut as a concept car at the Detroit Auto...