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GM's Spark-o-Graphic Compares America's 1970's Sedans with Today's Small Cars
Back in the 1960s and even more so in the first half of the 1970s, American automakers produced some of the largest mainstream cars ever, before the oil crisis put an end to these dinosaurs of the automobile industry. General Motors, of course, was no exception. One example is the fifth generation of the Chevrolet Impala that measured a whopping 222.0 inches (5,639 mm) long.
On the occasion of the U.S. launch of its new 2013 Chevrolet Spark, the Detroit carmaker released an info graphic comparing the city car with the average American sedan in the early 1970s.
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Chevy To Debut 2013 Spark Facelift, Orlando Turbo And Malibu Diesel At The Paris Auto Show
Besides the world premiere of the new Trax small SUV that we have already shown you, Chevrolet's Paris Motor Show stand will also host the European premieres of the 2013 Spark facelift, and new engine variants of the Orlando MPV and Malibu sedan....
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Chevrolet Announces Pricing For 2013 Spark, Starts At $12,995
GM is getting ready to enter the small car segment with its new 2013 Spark, which made its North American debut at last November's 2011 LA Auto Show. Today, the Detroit company released pricing ahead of the Spark's market launch later this year....
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Gm Confirms Next Generation Impala, Will Invest $68 Million To Prep Oshawa Plant
The Impala is a historic nameplate for Chevrolet with roots that go back to the golden era of American automobiles, the 1950s, and it's one that General Motors isn't about to let go despite the fact that the series has faded away into mediocrity...
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Chevrolet To Produce Pure-electric Version Of The Spark, Sales Start In 2013 [with Video]
The development of the Chevrolet EN-V prototype wasn't the only electric vehicle-related news to come out of General Motors' Detroit headquarters today as the automaker also announced the launch of the Spark EV. The pure-electric version of...
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Gm To Build New Small Car At Idle U.s. Plant And Not China
Faced with heavy criticism after it was revealed that it was planning to increase vehicle imports from lower-wage economies such as Mexico and China, General Motors announced on Friday plans to build a future small car in the U.S. utilizing an idled UAW-GM...
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