Chevrolet Cruze Got Nominated for Best Car in the World

The World Car Awards announced that the Chevrolet Cruze to be one of the finalists the prestigious World Car of the Year (WCOTY). Winners of the best cars in the world will be announced on April 1, 2010.

Chevrolet Cruze had escaped into one of 10 finalists from the rigorous selection of 59 automotive journalists and experienced professionals. As a world-class awards, the jury came from all over the world. From Asia, Europe, North America, South America and from other countries in the world.

The jury will reportedly re mengevealuasi the 10 best cars (finalist) and is preparing a final vote in February.

They will calculate the points of each car based on the overall assessment of the car, price value and appropriateness of acquired customers, the value of safety, environmental concerns and values as well emosonal value of the car as well as other significant factors.

"Being a finalist in the World Car of the Year confirms the brilliance of the Chevrolet Cruze momentum around the world. More than 125.000 customers in Asia and Europe already have the all-new Cruze. Strong interest in the world to make us believe Cruze Cruze will also be successful in the United States, where the Cruze will be sold in the United States in the third quarter of this year, "said Chevrolet General Manager Jim Campbell.

The same belief is also felt by Mukiat Sutikno as Managing Director of GM Autoworld Indonesia (GMAI) â € "ATPM Chevrolet brand cars in Indonesia. Mukiat sure, with many achievements Cruze owned both in terms of sales in the world and in terms of passenger safety, Cruze will reap a good interest in Indonesia.

"Cruze has a 5-star rating in European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP). According to EuroNCAP Cruze first position and the maximum score in the passenger car class. Not only that, Cruze has a 5 star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) which try test conducted in Australia, "explained Mukiat.

While in China and in North Korea, he added, Cruze has received 5 stars from the Chinese New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) and the Korean New Car Assessment Program (KNCAP). For the Korean market, Cruze sold under the brand name Daewoo Lacetti and has been reaping the success of the total sales of 49.415 units since launching in November 2008.

Cruze sales achievements acquisition around the world also has incised figures fantasti in mid-class sedan that is, 128.485 units (data up to December 2009). Chevrolet Cruze will be marketed in Indonesia in March 2010, and the party will be announced soon GMAI official price Cruze. Chevrolet Cruze could diinden since February 25, 2010

Rare Corvette Donate to Disaster

See impacts of natural disasters in the island nation of Haiti, the General Motors (GM) took the initiative to participate in helping the victims of these terrible disasters. GM contributed to the Corvette 427 Limited Edition through the auction will be held by the Barrett-Jackson auction.

The car itself is the last 427 special edition 2008 Corvette Z06 emblems bearing the '427 '. This number is legendary among the ranks of Corvette, describes the size of its engine capacity of 427 cubic inch 7.0 liter-powered alias 505hp

Barrett-Jackson will auction a rare vehicle Saturday (Sat 23 / 1) tomorrow, in Scottsdale Arizona. Auction proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund Haiti. Previously GM also has disbursed grants amounting to U.S. $ 100 thousand.

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GM Will Present the Spark New Generation on IIMS

In the sidelines of ceremony for the winners Chevrolet Writing Competition in Cilandak Town Square, South Jakarta, Thursday (14 / 1), Managing Director AutoWorld General Motors Indonesia (GMI) Mukiat Sutikno said that GM will launch a variant of the event coincided Spark International Indonesia Motor Show (IIMS).

According to GMI Director Deborah Marceting Amelia Santoso, City Car is one of the Transformers movie stars II: Revenge of the Fallen Autobot Skid playing this character, will be attempted to be sold below the price of Rp150 million.

Problem striking price disparities between the Spark for sale in India, Amelia explained that the Spark is sold in the country's largest film producer in the world's status as CKD (Completely Knock Down), aka the local assembly of India that could cost up to Rp70 million is pressed.

For the Indonesian market itself, GMI is still importing live round from South Korea so that its price becomes relatively higher. But Amelia guarantee, vehicles will be competing with Suzuki Estilo, Hyundai and Kia Picanto I10 is, will have the same features that have features on their countries.

If the schedule, Chevrolet Spark will be launched in mid-July IIMS is going to carry the machine 1.000cc and 1.200cc. Aluminum engine is able to develop their power 66hp and 78hp. Fuel consumption, estimated at about 20 km / liter with CO2 emissions less than 120 g / km.

Machines on their countries which meet the Euro 5 emission standards are combined with manual transmission 5-speed. For business performance, 1.2-liter engine variants takes 12.4 seconds to reach 100 km / h from konsisi static. While for the 1.0-liter engine is certainly a little longer than that.

Despite this relatively small car, for business convenience, he has the character of NVH (noise, vibration, harshness / noise, vibration and level of violence) is almost equivalent to the character of the vehicle a larger size. This is thanks to the program three levels of noise suppressor that is focused on areas of the floor, limiting the engine room and the inner body panels.

Based on the system Sasisnya McPherson struts at the front, while to save space, the rear suspension model adopted torsion bars.

Safety equipment of the air bag on the driver and front passenger, side airbags and side windows along (curtain airbags). While safety belts equipped with pre-tensioner feature on the front and three three-point safety belts in the rear.

The most amazing, although offered as an optional facility, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Therefore, natural that he would reap a high number of collision tests conducted by EuroNCAP (Euro New Car Assessment Program).

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