Tag: chevy

Chevrolet Volt is Car of the Year!

Posted by Jack – November 18, 2010

Its no surprise to me that Motortrend has awarded the new Chevrolet Volt as the 2011 Motortrend car of the year.

The new Chevrolet Volt should be available in the Central Florida area; Orlando, Daytona Beach, Melbourne toward the very end of the current year.

New Smyrna Chevrolet cannot wait for the Chevy Volt to be here so our customers from Orlando to Daytona can begin experiencing the ground breaking technology of the Volt.

Regards, New Smyrna Chevrolet – “your little cheaper dealer”

Your leading New Smryna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Titusville & Deland Chevy Dealer!

Chevrolet gains in reliability!

Posted by Jack – October 27, 2010

There were several articles yesterday talking about Consumer Reports reliability rating of GM vehicles. Great news, GM’s reliability has improved significantly. Chevrolet, being the major brand in GM, has 83% of its vehicles scoring average or better in reliability.

“While some GM nameplates had been among the least reliable brands in past years, they now rank above some major European competitors such as Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz,” Consumer Reports said in their survey on Tuesday.

This is wonderful news for a brand that had its back up against the wall. While most would have walked away, Chevrolet stood up, decided to make great products and turn a needed corporation back into a viable entity.

The best part is yet to come. With the new Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt and convertible Chevrolet Camaro just around the corner, Chevy is in place to get back to being king.

Regards, New Smyrna Chevrolet – “your little cheaper dealer”

Your leading New Smryna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Titusville & Deland Chevy Dealer!

Looking for a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro in Orlando?

Posted by Jack – October 6, 2010

Just out of Detroit:

“The Camaro Convertible will arrive in Chevrolet showrooms in February 2011. Starting price will be $30,000, including $850 destination.

“The Convertible will make the all-new Camaro, already a smash-hit, even more desirable to a greater range of drivers,” says Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet Marketing.

The Convertible model will be available in the same basic model offering as the Camaro Coupe. The standard model will have a 312-hp Direct Injection V6 engine featuring 29 miles per gallon on the highway. The SS model will feature the 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 426 hp. A six-speed manual transmission will be standard, with an optional six-speed automatic.

Camaro is America’s most popular sports car, seizing leadership in U.S. sales with the original coupe model that launched in spring of 2009 as a 2010 model. The right to purchase one of the first Convertibles was recently sold at the Barrett-Jackson auction for $205,000, with all proceeds donated to charity.”

New Smyrna Chevy can’t wait for this convertible to start rolling on the lot. We have had so many people asking about them so its great to finally have an answer!

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

Regards, New Smyrna Chevrolet – “your little cheaper dealer”

Your leading New Smryna Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Titusville & Deland Chevy Dealer!

New Smyrna Chevrolet hits home run for area youth baseball!

Posted by Jack – August 25, 2010

New Smyrna Chevrolet Donates More Than $3300 in Cash and Sports Equipment to City of New Smyrna Beach

New Smyrna Chevrolet, one of 14 Chevrolet dealers from the Orlando area that partnered with local youth baseball leagues for the 2010 baseball season, raised nearly $46200 in total donations from the dealership and private parties. In addition to monetary support, New Smyrna Chevrolet provided City of New Smyrna Beach with equipment donations, an opportunity to raise (and keep) up to $10,000 through a unique fundraiser, and participation in a baseball clinic led by Daytona Cubs.“

Chevrolet has a long history with baseball and we’re glad we were able to bring that commitment to our youth leagues in New Smyrna Beach where our customers and their families live, work, and play,” said Jack Holcomb for New Smyrna Chevrolet. “The instructional clinic was the highlight of the season for many of the kids.  They had a blast – and, frankly, we did too.”

New Smyrna Chevrolet partnered with the City of New Smyrna Beach because of the league’s proximity to the dealership.  Equipment donated by New Smyrna Chevrolet included equipment bags, ball buckets, coach’s clipboards and t-shirts. In addition, the dealership helped donate either a Chevy Malibu or a Chevy Equinox to be used as a fundraiser by the league.  The winner of the fundraiser got to choose one of the two vehicles.

“We are delighted to be involved with the American tradition of youth baseball,” said Jack, of New Smyrna Chevrolet. “Sponsoring City of New Smyrna Beach gave us the opportunity to illustrate our commitment to the youth and families in New Smyrna Beach and we’re glad to have achieved such positive outcome for the community.”

In 2010, more than 980 Chevrolet dealers participated in Chevy Youth Baseball and helped raise more than $3 million for youth baseball programs across the USA.  Now in its fifth year, more than $11 million has been contributed to youth baseball in the communities where Chevrolet’s customers live, work, and play.

2010 or 2011 Chevrolet?

Posted by Jack – August 16, 2010

Well its that time of year. New models begin rolling into the dealer while we still have brand new current year models on the lot.

2010 Chevrolet Equinox

A question that always seems to come up, should I buy the new 2011 model or go for the savings on the 2010 model? Great question, so let me see if I can give a good answer.

New models generally get you the latest in all forms of safety, convenience features, updates to engines and the latest technology that usually improves fuel mileage and performance. However, with getting the most up to date vehicle they almost always cost more and discounts are less likely.

However, buying a current year vehicle will usually get you the most savings as incentives are in place to help get you the most for your money. Current year vehicles will depreciate quicker but unless you plan on trading it in within two years that doesn’t matter much. Current year vehicles usually are the most reliable as issues of any type have been ironed out.

So the answer is, IT DEPENDS. Yeah I know that was the easy way out. Basically you have to weigh the factors that are important to you when deciding to buy a new versus current year vehicle. I suggest two basic key factors, the latest and greatest versus saving you the most money up front.

One thing to remember, if you come to New Smyrna Chevrolet or New Smyrna Chrysler Jeep Dodge I’ll personally make sure you get the right vehicle and best possible price.

- Jack Holcomb

Chevy Tahoe and Suburban are winners!

Posted by Jack – June 22, 2010

The Chevrolet Tahoe was named as highest ranked Large Crossover/SUV with the Suburban a close second by J.D. Power and Associates’ respected Initial Quality Survey.

Both Chrysler and GM had better results from previous years while Toyota plummeted. Good news for our domestic manufacturers.

Large crossover/SUV

Highest ranked: Chevrolet Tahoe

Chevrolet Suburban

GMC Yukon

New Smyrna Chevy Service Specials

Posted by Jack – June 9, 2010

If you are looking for a trusted Automotive Service Center, you have come to the right place. Here at New Smyrna Chevrolet, “Your Little Cheaper Dealer”, we do not limit our Service Department to New Smyrna only.  We consider our go-to Service Department a leader in Central Florida catering to our neighbors in Daytona Beach, Orlando and Titusville by servicing all vehicle makes and models.

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New Smyrna Chevy

Posted by Jack – June 9, 2010

We are offering some of the best deals in Central Florida at New Smyrna Chevy. Whether you are looking for a new Chevy or a certified pre-owned vehicle we are here to help.

The banks are offering great finance packages and we are offering a great New Smyrna Chevy deal on the 2010 Silverado and Traverse. You can get 0% apr plus cash back on these two great vehicles.

Orlando Chevrolet

Posted by Jack – May 25, 2010

The “Girls on the Go” having been doing a great job posting very creative and informative videos. They are all driving a new 2010 Chevrolet Malibu and providing some great marketing for our Orlando Chevrolet dealers.

Check out some of their video posts featuring trunk size, onstar and the built in iPod interface.

Keep up the great work ladies!

GM tests hydrogen fuel cells in Hawaii

Posted by Jack – May 18, 2010

GM announced that it will begin testing hydrogen fuel cells in the state of Hawaii. In collaboration with Hawaii’s major gas provider GM anticipates having 50 or so of these vehicles on the ground. Hawaii wants to reduce it’s dependency on gas by 70% so GM believes this is a good way to continue testing the hydrogen fuel cell to meet that goal.

This shows great initiative by GM, along with its other testing here on the mainland, to continue to look for fuel alternatives. Having our dealership here in Central Florida and so close to Orlando, Tampa and Daytona Beach we are certainly concerned about the drilling incident in the Gulf of Mexico so searching for alternatives is extremely important.