Out of control Nov 18, 2009
Police Cpl. Jason Marcus, from left, officers Ben Gauthier and Dean Welch inspect what remains of a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The driver lost control on Echeta Road and Burma Avenue on Monday night. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Stolen vehicle from Muzi in Needham Nov 6, 2009
During a search for the suspected vehicle, police located a blue Chevrolet Cobalt parked on Mills Road. Police confirmed that vehicle was stolen from Muzi Chevrolet. (Needham Tab, MA)
Customers are faced with unpaid trade-ins Nov 4, 2009
While the dealership took possession of a 2006 Chevy Cobalt she had purchased from Beck a year earlier, Beck never paid off the lien. Now, Valenzuela is legally obligated to pay that debt of about 7,200. (Nogales International, AZ)
The Economy: Beware the Bottlenecks Oct 23, 2009
The cash-for-clunkers program, by spiking sales, produced shortages for selected vehicles, including the Ford () Escape and Chevy Cobalt. Steel and parts for the vehicles were in short supply. (BusinessWeek)
GM adding third shifts at three factories Sep 23, 2009
Lordstown makes the Chevrolet Cobalt small car, GM's highest mileage vehicle at 37 mpg on the highway. Production also was to be boosted at other North American factories, including those that make the Chevrolet HHR small wagon, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups, the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car, Buick LaCrosse sedan and the Cadillac SRX and CTS Wagon. (MSNBC -- Business)
Finding the sweet spot: Can GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Traverse revive General Motors? Sep 22, 2009
Goes to show, you can't make a truly successful run to Sam's Club in a Chevrolet Cobalt. So consumers are searching for the worthy successor to the Ford Explorer of a decade ago - an SUV that combines space with compact-car economy. (USA Today -- Money)
Obama Tells Autoworkers His Policies Keep Them Working Sep 16, 2009
Standing near a production line where the compact Chevy Cobalt is produced, the president noted that 150 workers returned to their jobs yesterday and more than a thousand wo 00004000 uld be back in the next couple weeks. The president is spending the day speaking to friendly groups of autoworkers and union members, trying to assure them that the economy is coming back. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Obama: automakers back in game Sep 16, 2009
"As long as you've still got an ounce of fight left in you, I'll have a ton of fight left in me," Obama roared at a midwestern GM Assembly plant churning out a new generation of fuel-efficient Chevrolet Cobalt cars. "I've said it before, I'm skinny but I'm tough," Obama said in the campaign-style speech on Tuesday, part of a concerted political push by the president as he aims to shore up public backing for his health care and economic policies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Obama to talk with autoworkers, AFL-CIO members Sep 15, 2009
Demand from the temporary Cash for Clunkers program -- which offered up to $4,500 for drivers to trade in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient models -- allowed GM to restart a second shift at the Lordstown plant, bringing about 1,000 people back to work making the compact Chevrolet Cobalt. Next year, the Lordstown plant will start building the Chevrolet Cruze, another compact vehicle. (Albany Times Union)
RESULTS: Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, updated standings Sep 8, 2009
Pro Stock Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cobalt, 6 ... Ron Krisher, Chevy Cobalt, 6. (USA Today -- Sports)
Indy Memories Abound for Point Leader Coughlin Aug 29, 2009
"It showed once again that when we get all our ducks in a row we can run with anyone in the class. It was a great boost for this JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt race team and everyone at Victor Cagnazzi Racing. "I think the guys all know how big this race is for the team. We were just talking the other day about when the U.S. Nationals were on ABC's Wide World of Sports. (PR Newswire)
Yutzy Memorial scramble to tee off at Piney Run Aug 27, 2009
The scramble s first round will tee off at 8:30 a.m. while the afternoon round gets under way at 2 p.m. The tournament is a best ball scramble comprised of four-person teams competing in gross and handicapped divisions (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Dealers see long wait for Clunkers cash Aug 20, 2009
Most of the jobs will be added at the company's Lordstown, Ohio plant, where the Chevy Cobalt, a small car, is built, while others will be added in Ontario. The news from GM follows Ford's announcement last week that it is boosting North American production to meet the increased demand spurred by the clunkers program. (MSNBC -- Business)
Spring Hill auto plant also gets more work Aug 20, 2009
GM will add shifts at the Lordstown Ohio plant that builds the Chevy Cobalt, GM s most fuel-efficient car. The automaker will also build more of the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain sport utility vehicles in Ontario, Canada. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
GM BOOSTS OUTPUT: Due to clunker incentives Aug 19, 2009
The Chevrolet Cobalt has been a popular choice for buyers using the cash for clunkers program. By Sharon Silke Carty, USA TODAY DETROIT said Tuesday that it's ramping up end-of-the-year production to meet an increase in demand fueled by the government's cash-for-clunkers program. (USA Today -- Autos)
GM to boost output due to clunkers incentives Aug 19, 2009
GM spokesman Chris Lee said Gm's Orion plant in Michigan, which makes the Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 midsize sedans, will pick up a day of production on Aug. 28 while its Lordstown plant near Detroit, which makes the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 small cars, added two days of production on Aug. 21 and Aug. 28. According to a Detroit News report, the Malibu and Cobalt have been popular with people trading in older, less-efficient models under the clunkers program, which offers up to 4,500... (Xinhuanet, China)
GM Boosts Output, Expresses Optimism as Sales Rise Aug 19, 2009
The Lordstown plant, which makes the Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 small cars, is now running at one shift for 10 hours per day from Monday through Thursday, but the company will add the next two Fridays to the schedule, one union official said Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) (AP). (ABC News -- Wire)
GM Said to Add Overtime, More Shifts as `Cash for Clunkers' Boosts Sales Aug 18, 2009
GM has added Friday shifts at its car plants in Orion Township, Michigan, where it assembles the Malibu and Pontiac G6 sedans, and Lordstown, Ohio, where GM makes the Pontiac G5 and Chevrolet Cobalt compact cars, , a GM spokesman, said. Those plants had been running four 10-hour days each week. (Bloomberg -- US)
Car buyers cash in (404) Aug 17, 2009
Local consumers take advantage of Clunkers. By Adam Robinsonsports editor. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Looking for a cheap car? Try one of these Aug 15, 2009
The $16,380 Chevrolet Cobalt, for instance, has a combined fuel efficiency of 31 mpg; drivers can expect to spend $6,050 on the fuel it'll use over five years. Interestingly enough, though, that higher-than-average fuel efficiency isn't helping the car fly out of dealerships this summer (it sold 6,847 units last month, down 67 percent from June 2008). (MSNBC -- Business)
Cash for Clunkers: Top 10 purchased cars Aug 13, 2009
5:47 pm August 12, 2009, by Rana Cash. Scanning the Washington Post s Personal Journal section this morning, I came across this list released by the Department of Transportation and Autodata that I thought you would find interesting: The top 10 vehicles purchased under the government s cash-for-clunkers program. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
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The No. 3 trade, the Honda Civic, is made in Indiana, while the Dodge Caliber and Chevrolet Cobalt rank in the top 10. Yes, as for the Chevy, it is a little bizarre that the government that owns General Motors Corp. is in effect paying itself. (Human Events Online)
Johnson returns to site of last win Aug 11, 2009
Since then the driver of the ACDelco Chevrolet Cobalt has only appeared in three final rounds, including just one this season ... 2009 Car: ACDelco Chevrolet Cobalt. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Cash for Clunkers: Trade in American, Buy Foreign Aug 11, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Trucks win in 'Cash for Clunkers' game; Distorted sales figures... Aug 8, 2009
Reality check: Trucks win in Cash for Clunkers game - Aug. 7, 2009. Trucks win in Cash for Clunkers game. (The Drudge Report)
The Top "Cash for Clunkers" Vehicles Aug 7, 2009
The top 10 most purchased and traded in vehicles under the "cash-for-clunkers" program. By The Associated Press August 6, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press. (ABC News -- Wire)
Toyota Corolla upsets Ford Focus as most popular clunker replacement Aug 7, 2009
With one day left in the "Cash for Clunkers" program -- unless the Senate acts on a possible compromise -- Toyota's Corolla has overtaken the Ford Focus as the most popular car being bought under the incentive program. The Focus had held the top spot for several days. (USA Today -- Money)
Vote for the Clunkers Aug 6, 2009
The No. 3 trade, the Honda Civic, is made in Indiana, while the Dodge Caliber and Chevrolet Cobalt rank in the top 10. . (Townhall.com)
Ford leads the list of the top-selling vehicles under 'cash for clunkers' program Aug 6, 2009
With 157,000 transactions as of this morning -- and $664 million in federal funds expended -- the Cash for Clunkers is creating some winners and losers among automakers that hoped to sell a few cars out of the deal. Interesting that all of theBig 6 automakers, plus Hyundai, haveavehicle on the list-- except Nissan. (USA Today -- Money)
Ford tops list of 'clunker' program buys Aug 5, 2009
Aug. 4, 2009 02:59 PM USA Today. Ford leads the list of the top-selling vehicles under 'Cash for Clunkers' program 01:56 PM 7 Comments Recommend With 157,000 transactions as of this morning -- and $664 million in federal funds expended -- the Cash for Clunkers is creating some winners and losers among automakers that hoped to sell a few cars out of the deal. (AZCentral -- Business)
Cash-for-clunkers leaves car lots looking markedly empty Aug 5, 2009
Ford Focus is the No.1 seller in the cash-for-clunkers program. JOIN THE CONVERSATION. (USA Today -- Autos)
Is Cash for Clunkers a Waste of Money? Aug 5, 2009
The top 10 selling cars so far through the program, according to the Department of Transportation, are: the Ford Focus FWD, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Toyota Prius, Toyota Camry, Ford Escape FWD, Hyundai Elantra, Dodge Caliber, Honda Fit and last the Chevrolet Cobalt. Related. (ABC News -- Business)
GM buyout offers fall short, layoffs loom Aug 4, 2009
The plant makes the Chevrolet Cobalt compact, which will be replaced by the sleeker and lighter Chevrolet Cruze early next year. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Business)
'CLUNKER' DEBUNKER Aug 4, 2009
Are all of these consumer activities inherently less worthy than trading in a 1999 Dodge Caravan for a Chevy Cobalt. Of course, car companies are politically connected, to say the least. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Clunker of the day: He loved his old Jeep Comanche, but couldn't resist a new, cheap Chevrolet Cobalt Aug 4, 2009
Samuel Jenesky loved his 1989 Jeep Comanche, but when the government came along waving $4,500 in incentives at him, he couldn't resist. Jenesky, 58, a computer specialist in Pittsburgh, traded the Comanche for a new LS. After the $4,500 clunker cash and other incentives, he says he was able buy a vehicle stickered at $19,000 for only about $12,000. (USA Today -- Money)
Cash for clunkers Aug 2, 2009
Mike Smith, a 27-year-old Collins Communications worker, took a chance by sending his 1999 Ford F-150 to the scrap heap in exchange for a new Chevrolet Cobalt that cost him about $10,700 after all was said and done ... After testing out the Chevrolet Cobalt for a night, he was hooked. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Doman organizes golf scramble Jul 27, 2009
Entry fee of 80 includes golf, cart, buffet dinner and prizes, including a 2009 Chevy Cobalt for a hole-in-one on No. 14 and a 50,000 putting contest ... Pictured with the Chevy Cobalt are, from left to right, Doug Rea, General Manager of Kenny Ross Chevrolet-Cadillac; Cory Doman and Jeff Doman, coach of the Rockwood tennis team. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Obama headed to Plains, not Hope Jul 23, 2009
From a lousy cap-and-trade bill awaiting death in the Senate to a health care reform agenda already weak in the knees to the failure of the stimulus to deliver promised jobs and economic activity, what once looked like a juggernaut is showing all the horsepower of a Chevy Cobalt. Obama must be reviewing the history of recent Democratic administrations for a road map out of his post-100-days ditch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
GM faces hard road ahead Jul 13, 2009
And many small cars that GM has geared toward young buyers, like the Chevrolet Cobalt, have fallen short in quality and popularity. "It's going to be years to turn it around," said Karl Brauer, editor in chief of the automotive Web site. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Five keys to GM's success after bankruptcy Jul 11, 2009
And many small cars that GM has geared toward young buyers, like the Chevrolet Cobalt, have fallen short in quality and popularity. "It's going to be years to turn it around," said Karl Brauer, editor in chief of the automotive Web site Edmunds. (MSNBC -- Business)
The new GM: Fewer suits, greener logo? Jul 9, 2009
Its current entries, such as the Korean-made Chevrolet Aveo subcompact and the U.S.-made Chevrolet Cobalt compact, have not sold as well as top-selling entries from Toyota and Honda. The new GM, however, is betting that car buyers will shift to small as gas prices swing wildly, and it's trying to upgrade that class of vehicle. (MSNBC -- Race)
Cash for clunkers a lemon? Jun 28, 2009
Forget about getting a credit to downsize from that 2004 Cadillac DeVille into a Chevy Cobalt. Other issues arise with the voucher itself. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Cash for Clunkers plan to start in July Jun 26, 2009
I d probably go the route of the Chevy Cobalt, she said. It s a sin to give up my wagon, but the car is so old, it s getting to the point where it s not even identifiable as a car. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Automakers see color as low-cost way for cars to stand out Jun 26, 2009
"On the wild car colors, I wonder what their value would be in a few years," says Sara Renyer, a college student in Louisville who drives a red 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. "Orange may be in fashion this year, but fashions change each season.". (USA Today -- Autos)
America's Top 10 Worst Selling Cars Jun 25, 2009
The Caliber is joined by a host of other American-made vehicles at the top of a list of cars American drivers have little intrest in buying, including: the Dodge Avenger, Pontiac G6 and the Chevrolet Cobalt. In fact, 12 of the 15 slowest selling cars on a list prepared by Edmunds for ABC News are American made. (ABC News -- Business)
GM's Work Rules Orwellian? Jun 5, 2009
If Leonhardt had compared the Corolla with its actual same-size GM competitor, the unpleasant Chevy Cobalt, he'd have an unassailable point. 1:25 A.M.. (Slate)
Discounts, not efficiency, drive US auto sales up Jun 3, 2009
Honda's Civic was off 61 percent, Ford saw Focus sales drop 54 percent, and GM's Chevrolet Cobalt was down 52 percent. Even Toyota's Corolla, the perennial small-car leader, saw sales drop 55 percent. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
BMW M3 GT2 Races onto the Front Cover of Need for Speed SHIFT from EA May 30, 2009
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS. 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PLANS: GM to build compact car in U.S. May 30, 2009
GM already builds the compact Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 at a plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and it plans to retool that plant to start making a new small car, the Chevrolet Cruze, next year. A summary of a concession deal between the UAW and GM deal says an innovative labor agreement is needed for the company to produce compacts in the U.S. But Gettelfinger said that deal is near completion. (USA Today -- Money)
EPA: Only 11 of today's cars reach Obama's 35.5 mpg fleet average May 20, 2009
Chevy Cobalt XFE 37. Ford Fusion Hybrid36. (USA Today -- Money)
2009 Ford Focus May 12, 2009
Superior handling and the facelift Ford did on the Focus give it an edge over the Chevy Cobalt, its main domestic rival. But the Focus' fit and finish and the quality of its interior just aren't up to standards set by Honda and Toyota (). (BusinessWeek)
2009 Cadillac CTS-V Apr 15, 2009
Sure, GM's offerings at the low end such as the Chevy Cobalt and Aveo are notoriously poor. But the low end isn't where car companies make most of their profits, and GM's large pickup trucks (), SUVs (, ), midrange cars (, ) and luxury cars ( and STS) are all far more competitive than they have been in years. (BusinessWeek)
Report: GM told to prepare for bankruptcy Apr 14, 2009
The Detroit company s biggest operation in the state is its Lordstown complex, a 5 million-square-foot assembly operation near Youngstown where Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 cars are made and more than 2,500 workers are employed. GM has accepted $13. (Columbus Business First, OH)
READERS REACT: Shopper's Panel weighs in on Obama plan Apr 1, 2009
I do like GM products I own a 2006 Chevy Cobalt right now and it has been very reliable at this point. My family members are 'Chevy people', so that's where I developed my preference. (USA Today -- Autos)
Ashley Force Hood leads NHRA field in Baytown Mar 29, 2009
Johnson ran the quickest time in Pro Stock, driving his Chevy Cobalt to a 6. 678 at 206. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Suspects sought in Clinton slaying Mar 23, 2009
The vehicle is described as a dark colored, 2008 Chevy Cobalt. The Mississippi license plate is HPS 742. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Couple harnesses wind power high atop Rio Rico Mar 21, 2009
The couple drives a Chevrolet Cobalt that gets about 33 miles per gallon, she said. The SkyStream 3. (Nogales International, AZ)
Man reports thugs stole his rented car Mar 14, 2009
One man grabbed him in a choke hold from behind while the other took change and car keys from his pockets, then both men drove off in the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt that belongs to Budget Car Rental, according to police. The man didn't explain why he delayed reporting the robbery, police said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Canadians love their small cars Mar 4, 2009
The No. 1 selling car in Canada is a compact, the Honda Civic, and so are No. 2 (Toyota Corolla), No. 3 (Mazda3), No. 5 (Chevy Cobalt), No. 7 (Pontiac G5), No. 8 (Ford Focus) and No. 9 (Toyota Matrix). Look at that list. (Globe and Mail)
Dealers try to stay out of reverse Mar 3, 2009
GM s larger vehicles, such as the Silverado, Trailblazer sport-ute and GMC Envoy SUV, struggled at several dealerships, while the compact Chevy Cobalt also recorded large declines. Who thrived. (Columbus Business First, OH)
RESULTS: Kragen O'Reily Winternationals Feb 11, 2009
Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 16. 422, 56. (USA Today -- Sports)
