GM To Add 2 Year Standard Maintenance To PreOwned Vehicle Purchases

General Motors Company (GMC) has just announced a first in used vehicles.  When you decide to purchase a Certified Pre-Owned GMC, that you’ll also receive 2 years of standard maintenance, and yes, that includes the oil changes.

The finer details are that it’s a two year/30,000-mile standard vehicle maintenance program, that will be covered by Owner Care and won’t cost anything for the customer. It will cover the aforementioned oil changes (based on the vehicles Oil Life Monitor system), tire rotations and 172-point vehicle inspections.

John Schwegman, U.S. vice president of GMC Marketing added, “Whether our customers purchase a new or Certified Pre-Owned GMC, they expect high value and that’s what we deliver.  GMC’s enhanced Certified Pre-Owned program offers our customers an outstanding experience they are sure to appreciate”.

The GMC Certified Pre-Owned program will still offer a 12-month/12,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, but this offering is inclusive of the standard maintenance that the customer normally has to come out of pocket for.  The program will also offer a five-year/100,000 mile limited powertrain warranty which includes 24-hour roadside assistance and courtesy transportation.

Jennifer Costabile, general director of marketing and sales support, GM Fleet and Commercial Operations added, “Customers demand more value for their money, and we have responded.  We believe our enhanced program offers our customers an outstanding experience from the moment they drive their GMC Certified Pre-Owned vehicle off of the lot.”

Not only are you getting a dependable vehicle for the money, but now you’re getting your standard maintenance included along with the great warranty coverage that GM owners have already relied on to extend their life of their vehicles. Looks like it’s time to head to your Atlanta Buick GMC dealers and get yourself some peace of mind.

Chevy & GM Have An Amazing Month

Gas prices are continuing to be on the rise once again after some slow dips, but one has to wonder if that fact alone is what allowed the Chevy Cruze to assist GM in becoming the top automaker last month. GM had already held 4th place among the major automotive groups for increased improvements behind 3 others and 2 of which were American. So is this a a new beginning for American automakers?

The GMC Canyon had explosive growth last month, increasing over 122% over last July, not to mention the GMC Terrain that climbed almost 93% and the Acadia that jumped 87%.  But the Cinderella of the ball was Chevrolet Cruze selling an amazing 24,648 vehicles making it the 2nd best selling Chevy/GM vehicle only playing second to the Silverado. Next up came Buick which owed its success to the Buick Regal, which was the only vehicle in its lineup to show improvement. But that will soon change as the Buick Verano hits the streets and gives it competing power in the C segment.

Needless to say that this growth for American automakers makes it truly a worthy competitor as it churns out economical vehicles with fuel mileage taken into consideration as a primary target for consumers consideration. More and more it’s becoming the first bullet point on the window sticker that car buyers are looking at and luckily GM was well aware of that anomaly. The end result is an amazing month that looks promising for the brands longevity in this tough market.

Chevy Volt Appears in Atlanta Dealership – Electric Car or Hybrid?

It’s not often that there is so much buzz about a car like the hub-bub that has happened surrounding the Chevy Volt.  Motor Trend has already awarded it the “2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year”  and 2011 just started!  There are even debates as to whether to call it an electric car or hybrid.  But as the general manager of Jim Ellis Chevrolet in Atlanta, GA put it, it’s definitely an electric car.    Technically it’s a hybrid because it can run off of both electric and gas and that’s essentially the definition of a hybrid.   But what sets the Volt apart from other vehicles that are indisputably called hybrids, is that with the Chevrolet Volt, you may never need gas again if you’re commute is under 100 miles.

The difference is that the Volt doesn’t use the gas until the battery charge runs out.   Hybrid vehicles use both battery and gas depending on what you’re doing (i.e. – sitting at a light, driving on the highway, in the city, etc.).  The car plugs up to a regular 120 volt and totally recharges in 10 hours and in a mere 4 hours with a dedicated line.  But to never use gas again is very intriguing and in a vehicle that can be realistically driven as a regular car that doesn’t look like a toy car?

The demand for the Volt is amazing and the limited release of the vehicle has caused even more of a “must have it now” frenzy that hasn’t been seen since the release of the iPhone or iPad.   The Chevy Volt made its debut in only a handful of states including California, Washington DC, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and parts of Texas.   States like Georgia weren’t on the docket to receive Chevrolet Volts to sell until the end of 2011 and that’s what sent Mark Frost up to New Jersey to snag one for himself and put on display in the showroom.  Considering how many Georgia Chevy dealerships exist in Georgia, it was shocking that Jim Ellis Chevrolet in Atlanta was the ONLY Atlanta Chevrolet dealer (or Georgia for that matter) that apparently took that initiative.  And the payoff has been incredible.

Not only has Jim Ellis Chevrolet received multiple local news coverage about the vehicle, but it has also drawn hundreds of potential buyers into the dealership to take a gander and hopefully a test drive.  That type of excitement is what has people reaching for their checkbooks to pre-order this electric vehicle of the future. Is it worth the hype and what competitors are out there to steal its thunder? At this time, there’s nothing quite like it.  Luckily for Atlanta drivers, they have a place that they can come to take a look for themselves.