New Canaan, CT

On Sunday, April 7, 2013, the entire community of New Canaan is invited to attend a very special event at the YMCA on South Avenue.  Hands for Life New Canaan aims to train 1,000 or more individuals in the potentially life-saving skill of hands-only compression CPR.  In just fifteen minutes, you can learn how to be prepared to save a life.  KARL Chevrolet is proud to be one of the local sponsors.  Here are the details:

The Chevrolet Volt has created an entirely new segment of vehicles in the automotive marketplace known as "Extended Range Plug-In Electrics".  The reality is that plug-in electric vehicles are here to stay.  Battery technology coupled with electric drive motors have developed in such a way that they are now fully capable of supporting the daily driving habits of many American drivers.  The amazing efficiency of a gasoline free electric car means you will never have to buy gas.  But a pure plug-in Electric vehicle does have limitations.  A pure Electric vehicle is li

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KARL CHEVROLET KICKS OFF 28TH ANNUAL APRIL SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE; FUNDS TO BENEFIT AREA SCHOLARSHIPS

• $50 will be contributed to local scholarship programs for each new or Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sold or leased at KARL Chevrolet from April 1 – 30, 2013
• More than $92,000 raised for area scholarships since KARL’s annual drive started in 1986
• Scholarship recipients selected by participating schools (New Canaan, Darien, Stamford, Westhill, Norwalk, Brien McMahon and Greenwich High Schools)

New Canaan, CT   -    Monday, January 28, 2013 

A series of events unfolded last week that ended up landing KARL Chevrolet in a national article on the Yahoo! Sports website.  Here is a brief look back..... by Leo Karl III:

As part of an NCAA sponsorship and marketing package, the Tri-State Chevrolet Dealers are running a half-time 'shot from center court to win a Chevy Cruze' contest at select New York area College and University home basketball games.  Last Monday, January 21st, at Webster Bank Arena was one of the Fairfield University games chosen for this promotion.  Earlier in the day on Monday, KARL Chevrolet drivers delivered a new Chevy Cruze to the Arena for display at the Fairfield University Stags vs. Loyola of Maryland Greyhounds game that night.

New Canaan, CT

CHEVROLET VOLT TOPS CONSUMER REPORTS' OWNER-SATISFACTION SURVEY FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
Top-ranked cars feature great fuel economy, a fun driving experience and luxurious surroundings

YONKERS, NY, November 29, 2012 - Would you get the same vehicle if you had to do it all over again? That's the single, revealing question the Consumer Reports National Research Center asked subscribers in its annual Owner -Satisfaction survey-and the answer for Chevrolet Volt owners was a resounding "yes."

Ninety-two percent of respondents who own the Volt said they would definitely buy it again, earning the car the distinction of being the top-scoring model in the Consumer Reports survey for the second year in a row.

Recently, I was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Norwalk Community College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Induction Ceremony.  There were approximately seventy five students being inducted, along with parents, friends and college faculty and administrators in attendance.  Below is the text from my comments.

November 9, 2012  -  Norwalk Community College Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony

Keynote Comments:  “How do Locally Owned Small Businesses Successfully Compete with National Chains?”

Good evening.  Let me start by CONGRATULATING each of the students who are being inducted into Phi Theta Kappa tonight.  It must be a great feeling to have your dedication to academic studies recognized – and also to see all those family members, friends, professors and administrators here tonight to show their support.

From our family to yours, we hope you survived hurricane Sandy safe, healthy and dry.  We are so fortunate around the metro New York area that there were not more fatalities.  Homes and infrastructure can be rebuilt, vehicles can be repaired or replaced, and trees will grow back.  Human life is another story, and we are fortunate in that regard.