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Get In On the Celebration of “Collector Car Appreciation Day!” July 13, 2012 Belongs to the Automotive Hobby Summer is around the corner and that means Collector Car Appreciation Day is quickly approaching! Events ranging from informal garage gatherings and barbeques to highly organized...

From J.D. Power and Associates: More "Made in America" Vehicles Now Headed Abroad Date Published: 03/05/2012 Categories: Auto Industry It's one thing for American auto manufacturers to add production and jobs in the United States to supply the domestic market, which they're now doing at the...

The Detroit News reports General Motors could have a winning hand in the growing U.S. subcompact market, with sales of Sonic gaining market share, and the automaker readying the launch of the even smaller Spark minicar. this summer. In a story dated March 26, the paper also says some dealers...

Detroit Auto Scene reports Chevrolet Sonic’s fuel-efficient Ecotec 1.4L turbo engine will now be available in either manual or automatic transmission, bringing the increased torque of turbocharging to drivers of automatics. Read more at: www.detroitautoscene.com (Page 2).

AOL Autos rates Sonic between VW Golf and Honda Fit as one of "smartest" hatchbacks now available: AOL Autos Smartest And Dumbest Hatchbacks You can Buy

Here are more pictures from the Denver Auto Show. Scion (Toyota) had several iQ cars on display, all on the floor without barriers. The Scion display was right next to the smart cars.

These are pictures from the Denver Auto Show, March 21-25. Only one Sonic HB was on display, in orange. But, for some unexplained reason, it was behind a clear plastic barrier. So those attending the show couldn't really get a close look and feel. A silver sedan was on the floor and open to...

A reviewer for Edmunds Inside Line says “it's a pleasant surprise to find that the Sonic is different,” from other subcompacts when it comes to interior storage. Warren Clarke calls Sonic “very accomodating”: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic: Very Accommodating

Car and Driver magazine reviewer Don Sherman says the new 2012 Buick Verano "makes us forget the '92 Skylark for good." In the December 2011 edition, Sherman comments "the old Buick is dead" and Verano is "the new Buick's poster child." According to Sherman, Verano's "mission is to take the...

One Colorado Chevrolet dealer is making a special Internet effort to target would-be Sonic buyers and current Sonic owners. Purifoy Chevrolet of Fort Lupton has a web site devoted to marketing Sonic sales and service: Chevrolet Sonic Dealer - Chevy Sonic at Purifoy Chevrolet - Fort Lupton, CO...

While the new Sonic represents increased globalization for Chevrolet, the company is keeping the Aveo name of Sonic’s predecessor in some locations. Chevrolet sells Sonic in the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Chilean, Japanese, and Israeli markets. An almost identical car is named Aveo in over 50...

Sonic (and Verano) are in focus as CBS News asks: "Is auto bailout Romney's Achilles' heel? (CBS News) LAKE ORION, MICHIGAN - Brad Glende is a team leader on the assembly line at the General Motors plant in Orion, Michigan. He is one of 1,800 workers at a plant that stood idle two years ago...

Detroit Auto Scene newspaper describes Seth Valentine as “a road warrior with a mission.” As Sonic Quality Manager, Valentine took Sonic #1 on a punishing 14,000 mile test drive from Florida sun to mountain snow. Read more about Seth Valentine and his vehicle testing at...

For many people, including me, where and how a car is made is as important as the vehicle itself. Consumer affairs writer Roger Simmermaker discusses this matter in a recent essay (edited slightly for length): Buying an American-made Camry is not buying American By Roger Simmermaker 10-9-11...

Editor Gerald Scott writes about Sonic, "2012 Sonic Drives with Real Authority," in the February 6 edition of Tech Center News, Page 6 (www.detroitautoscene.com).

I am Dave Felice, owner of a "stock" 2LT HB, 1.8, 15s. I live in Denver, Colorado. Here's a version of the story I wrote about going to Orion Township to get my car at a dealership down the road from the assembly plant. New car purchase becomes adventure By Dave Felice Traveling from...