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After years of diluting its fabled SS badge, Chevrolet has sworn off applying it to models that are unworthy and unfun.

And another Skoda model - the Yeti - was second in the list compiled from owners' views by What Car? and information services company JD Power and Associates.

The marketing people at Chevrolet make no secret of the goal for the new diesel version of the Chevrolet Cruze: Take sales from Volkswagen.

General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet brand confirmed Thursday that it has started selling its first diesel passenger car in the U.S. since 1986 with its 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel - a vehicle it expects will serve as a halo for the Cruze nameplate and bring new buyers to the automaker's largest brand.

Attention, California and Oregon residents: The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV , whose 21-kilowatt-hour battery enables 82 miles of travel when fully charged, will start as low as $19,995, including an $810 destination charge and the maximum $7,500 federal tax credit.

Once largely limited for use among contractors and outdoor enthusiasts, the rough-and-tumble sport-utility vehicle somehow morphed into becoming the de facto American family car during the 1990s and grew increasingly civilized throughout the 2000s.

In yesterday's official announcement from GM that named 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh as the official driver of the 2014 Corvette Stingray Pace Car for the Indy 500, there was a paragraph that described the known performance specs for the new C7 sports car.

It may have come from humble beginnings 60 years ago, but Chevrolet's Corvette has become both an American legend and a sports car icon since.

Two C7 Stingray's on public Michigan roads. The twins appear to be in production form Photo by Andrew Stoy.

For reference and clarification, by "electric" I hereby mean both pure electric cars and those accompanied by an on-board generator, such as the Chevrolet Volt or the upcoming BMW i3.

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk speaks at his company's factory in Fremont, Calif.

The Chevrolet Spark all-electric subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as 38 percent less than what it takes to buy its larger sibling, the hybrid Volt, General Motors Co said on Thursday.

Two days into disaster relief efforts following the Moore, Okla., tornado, Metro Detroiters are increasingly mobilizing with fundraising, supply donations and at least one caravan of volunteers who are planning a cross-country road trip to aid in rebuilding.

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

Russ Moen's concept was to build his Tourliner like it came out of the 1950s but with today's technology hidden beneath the classic body and coachwork.

The newest Chevrolet Sonic is a peppy, stylish, versatile and good handling RS hatchback with standard turbo engine, leather-trimmed seats and smartphone infotainment link - all for a starting price tag of less $21,000. Better yet, the 2013 Sonic 5-Door RS has the top, overall, five-out-of-five-stars rating for passenger protection in frontal and ... (more)

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More There are lots of very good plug-in electric cars for sale now, and some of them are starting to show up on used-car lots.

Last week, we listed cars 6 through 10 in AOL Autos May top car bargains. There were loads of variety and lots of savings out there.

The one-of-one built 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake may never have been, except for a conversation between Carroll Shelby and car sales executive Don McCain.

On this week's episode of The J-Turn , host Jessi Lang heads to the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving for the Executive Protection Course, where she learns how to drive Chevrolet Camaros and Tahoes defensively in tactical situations.