Chevrolet says it will start putting new informational labels on its vehicles to help consumers understand the vehicle's ecological impact. But is it just a marketing gimmick?
Starting in March with the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, each new model will have a small label on the rear driver-side window. More Chevrolets will get the label starting with the 2013 model year.
The label helps explain the ecological benefits of choosing a Chevy over competing vehicles, or possibly a used car. Facts on the Sonic's label include that it was produced in the U.S. — thus reducing emissions related to transportation — and that the car is 85% recyclable. An independent third-party sustainability agency verifies the information on the labels.
We don't know of any other manufacturers with labels like this, which actually puts Chevrolet's facts into a bit of a vacuum. How will consumers know if other vehicles don't offer the same green benefits? For instance, a car is one of the most recyclable items on the planet, with about 75% to 80% being reused on average. That makes the Sonic's recyclable figure, while still better, seem less impressive.
If other automakers started printing labels like this and there were more comparative analysis and context, we could see how the labels could benefit car shoppers.
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If you happen to have a spare $525,000 lying around and a hankering for one of the meanest looking cars on the planet, better give Aston Martin a call as the automaker is about to debut its stunning V12 Zagato road-car. Aston Martin has announced that this ‘production’ V12 Zagato will be unveiled for the first time at the third annual Kuwait…
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Remember Suzuki's all-wheel-drive midsize sedan? Looking at Kizashi's sales numbers, not too many people do
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To avoid confusion and help it stand apart in the increasingly competitive business of selling supercars, Shelby Supercars, or SSC for short, has agreed to drop the Shelby name from its official title and instead go with SSC only. SSC, as many readers may already know, was founded by a man who just so happens to share his last name with legendary…
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Afzal Kahn, owner of the eponymous A. Kahn Design outfit (formerly Project Kahn), has unveiled his latest creation in what has become a long line of customized luxury and high-performance cars
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Tennis Star Bernard Tomic Involved In Police Standoff For Driving His M3
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic was recently involved in a bizarre incident with police near his home in the Gold Coast, on the East Coast of Australia. The 19-year old was driving with his girlfriend yesterday near a busy restaurant district when he was pulled over by local police for allegedly revving the engine of his car, a bright orange…
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Chris Doane shot us these pics on one of his recent search and shoot missions. Here's what he wrote us. Engineers are hard at work on the 2013 Ram 1500 and a test truck with minimal camouflage has just been spied
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Suzuki has a bit of a brand awareness problem on its hands. Its Kizashi midsize sedan is, for the most part, competitive with the best of the non-luxury brands on the market today
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Chrysler’s SRT brand has been very careful not to let spy photographers get a good look at the upcoming 2013 Viper. Most of the shots we’ve seen are clearly of last generation test mules, albeit ones with new-Viper underpinnings.
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The 2013 BMW X6 lineup’s refresh was made official last night, but the X6 M was notably absent from the remodel. BMW’s German retail site, however, has kindly given us a handful of photos and videos to work with. The images and videos reveal, like the standard X6, a slightly reworked exterior with tweaks to the grille and LED headlights.
