Why GM Failed In India
CNBC:
Over the last 20 years, the
Indian automotive market has grown from
about 500,000 new passenger cars,
hatchbacks, sedans and utilities to
about 3.5
million in 2018.
The market has an expected compound annual
growth rate of about 5 to
6 percent over the next 10 years.
But, some automakers have struggled
to make it work.
Among them is General
Motors, the largest U.S.
car company. GM stopped selling cars in
India in 2017 after years of
declining market share.
It's a striking move for GM, which
in recent years has also closed
shop in other regions around the
world, as leadership focuses on
maximizing profits and making investments
in new technologies such as
electric power trains
and mobility services.
With a population of more than
1 billion people, India is becoming
one of the world's
largest automotive markets.
The country is poised to surpass
Japan as the world's third biggest
new car market in 2021.
So while there is ample
opportunity for automakers, the Indian
landscape has been particularly difficult
to navigate, especially for
American firms. GM watched its share
of the Indian market erode
steadily over several years, bottoming out
at about one percent in
2016 just before the
automaker pulled out.
So if the Indian market is
growing, why did GM struggle, especially
when GM has been
so successful in China?
To be fair, quite a few automakers
tend to have difficulty in the
Indian market. First of all, India
is a massive country with a
diverse population of roughly 1.3
billion people.
India, I think, we are
definitely a complex market.
The income levels
are quite heterogeneous.
We are divided, actually into
urban India and rural India.
The consumer requirements are actually
different even the needs are
different in both these markets.
There are a few criteria a
mass market automaker ought to meet.
They are fuel efficiency, resale
value, proximity of service stations
and the affordability of parts
and low servicing costs.
I think first thing is price.
We are a country with a
very low per capita income.
Indians are very price sensitive.
But price is not the only factor.
So now the customer also needs
some more value, for example, with
styling elements. And then, I think,
the consumer also wants a global
brand. They want a
brand which is aspirational.
The consumer wants an overall combination of
all P's, you know it may
be product, it may be
price, it may be positioning.
Which makes the things
quite complicated for OEMs.
These might seem pretty attainable,
but many automakers have
struggled to meet these
in the country.
There are a couple of companies who
have managed to crack that code
and there are several more with shares
of the market ranging in size
from small to smaller.
By far, the most successful automaker
in India is the Japanese firm
Suzuki, which alone owns
half the Indian market.
Suzuki has enjoyed something of
a first mover advantage.
It was the first major automaker to
enter India, and it did so
through a joint venture
with Indian manufacturer Maruti.
Suzuki also specializes in highly
fuel efficient vehicles, which are
extremely important in
the Indian market.
After Suzuki, Korean maker Hyundai is
the second largest with 16
percent of the Indian market.
After that, Indian, Japanese and Korean
makers such as Honda, Tata,
Kia and Mahindra all more or less
have equal degrees of market share.
Kia in particular, is a relatively
late coming brand that has been
able to succeed in India.
I think an excellent example is
Kia Motors which recently entered, it
was a new brand and
they gave a great proposition.
They were in an SUV segment and
I think suddenly right from the month
one, we saw a great success
for this OEM, in India.
Then the remaining 10 percent of the
market is made up of others such
as Ford, Renault, BMW and Nissan.
Early on, GM entered the India market
with its Opel brand, a mass
market brand GM had
owned in Europe.
While Opel cars tended to be
affordable, they failed to resonate with
Indian buyers.
I think later on they realized that's
not a brand which is really
going to work well in India because
that was not a value proposition
which they were offering
to their customers.
But then GM introduced its Chevrolet
brand to the country, which
brought it more success.
It was a great success.
They launched a few great
products like Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet
Beat. They had that start which
they were really looking forward.
Despite these efforts, the automaker had
trouble taking share in the
Indian market. It was the first
automaker to introduce a diesel fuel
powered car of its size.
At the time, the Chevrolet beat
was the smallest diesel powered car
customers could buy in India.
It was a strong proposition and
benefited from a government subsidy
on diesel engines.
But in the end, the
diesel Beat had few takers.
The company may also have made a
misstep by trying to introduce a
low-cost vehicle GM manufactured with
its Chinese partner SAIC called
the Chevrolet Sail.
Their plan got derailed with the
introduction of Sail because I think
they underestimated the consumer aspiration
and then, I think, the
decline started. GM also fell victim
to a kind of self-reinforcing
cycle. One challenge it struggled with
was the lack of an adequate
dealer and servicing network.
More premium brands such as Mercedes
and BMW often attract customers
with the means to travel
further for service and sales.
But, mass market brands such as
GM's Chevrolet are targeting middle
class buyers who value convenience.
Dealerships in India often sell a
single brand so GM's low sales
volumes meant a single dealer might sell
only a handful of cars in a
month and risk taking losses on
the costs of running the business.
In the end, such low market share
made it difficult for GM to justify
maintaining a presence
in the country.
The automaker officially stopped selling
cars in India on December
31, 2017.
GM told CNBC it explored many
options for its India business, but
ultimately withdrew after it
determined the increased investment
originally planned for the country would
not deliver the returns of
other global opportunities.
It continues to operate services
for existing Chevrolet customers in
the country. In September, the
automaker entered a long-term
partnership with Tata Consultancy Services,
which will do engineering
design for GM vehicles meant
for markets around the world.
The move out of India was part
of a larger pullback GM has been
making around the world as
it restructures its business.
We're seeing other automakers follow
suit as they're pruning.
They're pruning the dead branches and
focusing on where they can be
strong. For GM, this is a huge shift
because GM of old used to be all
things to everyone everywhere.
And, it has now decided that
is not the proper strategy.
The automaker told CNBC if it doesn't
see a clear path to leadership
and long term sustained profits in
a particular market, it will look
at opportunities to focus its resources
on areas that will lead to
the greatest results. It added that this
is the same approach it has
taken elsewhere.
The automaker also sold its
European operations to French carmaker
PSA in 2017.
At the time it pulled out of India
GM had two factories there, one in
the Gujarati city of Halol
and another in Talegaon.
The Halol plant was acquired by
MG Motor, the once famed British
brand now owned by Chinese
automaker SAIC Motor Corporation.
GM has a joint venture with
SAIC to produce cars in China.
Reports surfaced in November 2019 that
SAIC is also in talks to
acquire GM's Talegaon plant, along
with fellow Chinese automaker
Great Wall. GM told CNBC it
plant. The move out of India was
a retreat for GM and for American
auto industry. Ford is starting
to do the same.
It's trimming some
of its offerings.
Global economy and global auto
market is slowing some.
Certainly true here in the
US, it's true in China.
There's just not enough money to
go around to every single market,
too every single vehicle line.
Look at Daimler and BMW,
they've announced major employee cuts.
But in some ways it might
have been a shrewd move.
The other thing that is happening
in the market that has never
happened before is we are on the
verge of massive disruption of the
industry. You know, we're going to
have a future of electric
vehicles, autonomous vehicles and new
ways to acquire personal
transportation and now
mobility service.
There's all kinds of things.
Nobody knows when that's going to happen
or how it's going to happen,
but it's requiring a
lot of investment.
Companies like GM just can't keep putting
a ton of money into the
future as well as a ton
of money in today's stuff.
While analysts do expect the
Indian automotive market to continue
growing in the foreseeable future, it
did hit a slump in 2019.
Maruti Suzuki sales were growing
until February 2019, but have
slipped every month, year
over year, until October.
Suzuki said in November that the slowing
Indian market was one of the
factors behind the company's falling overall
sales and net income in
its second fiscal quarter.
So I think right now the
market is going through turmoil.
Our economy is struggling and if
we only talk about the automotive
market we are talking about a decline
of minus 14 percent in 2019
calendar year light vehicles.
So obviously this year is the
kind of degrowth happening, which has
not happened in last
two decades, in India.
2020, we are just talking about a
kind of a flat growth but then
going forward, in 2021, '22, '23,
the assumption that our economy
should be back, you know, the
GDP growth rate will start growing
above seven percent. Indian
automotive analysts note the country's
auto industry has to contend
with the relatively recent rise of
mobility services such as ride
hailing. The potential of these
competing technologies is still
unknown, but could affect how
interested in car ownership Indians
remain in the future.
In the end, GM did make some of
the right choices when trying to go
into India. GM was right in
terms of localizing their products
typically for the Indian market, making
it, in line with the taxation
because they were able to save tax.
But, at the end of their day, were
really not able to match with what
the competitors were offering.
If the Indian economy picks back up,
GM may find itself trying to
profitably re-enter the country.
GM's rival Ford, which has been in
India since 1995, said in October
2019 it will create a new
joint venture with Indian manufacturer
Mahindra, which Ford said will help
it develop new products faster
and drive profitable growth.
Chevrolet
Audiopedia:
4K Review: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Quick Drive | Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports:
After about a decade
out on the road,
Chevrolet has finally
redesigned its large three row
SUV the Traverse.
That first generation model was
well liked and CR recommended,
but its age was showing.
The new car boasts better
refinement, fuel efficiency,
packaging, and connectivity.
So to find out just how much
the new Traverse has improved,
we bought one for ourselves.
The 2018 Traverse is offered
with two powertrains.
A 310 horsepower V6 plus a 255
horsepower turbo four cylinder
that will come later.
With a hefty curb weight
of around 4500 pounds,
most are going to want that V6.
Combined with a new nine
speed automatic transmission,
the EPA rates the
V6 all wheel drive
model at 20 miles
per gallon combined.
A three MPG improvement
over the outgoing vehicle.
This is a big well equipped SUV,
especially in the premier trim
we purchased.
Access to the airy cabin
is easy with large doors
and a reasonable step up height.
The front seats are
wide and accommodating,
and there's ample room for
the driver to spread out.
Wide well placed arm rests
will help on those long days
in the saddle too.
But with an as tested
price of nearly $50,000,
just two way lumbar
for the driver's seat
and a manual sunshade
seem lacking.
Hop into the second
row and you'll
find enough space for
adults to truly stretch
out and get comfy.
Rear heated seats, climate
controls, and ceiling vents
adds to the Traverse's
minivan like vibe.
Headroom is only
adequate though,
as the sunroof
compromises some space.
That second row seat
can slide fore and aft
making more room for the
third row when needed.
In seven seat configuration,
the second row captain's chairs
make a handy path to
the way back seats.
There's enough headroom
for average sized adults,
but the foot space
is a bit tight.
The Traverse has pretty
good outward visibility
thanks to its tall side windows.
However, the over
the shoulder view
is limited by
thick rear pillars.
Backing up is aided by both rear
view and optional surround view
cameras.
And if that's not
enough cameras for you,
the optional rear camera mirror
gives you a wide angle view
to help with rear visibility
instead of a traditional mirror
view.
You can turn it off if
it becomes distracting.
The familiar MyLink
Infotainment system
takes center stage up front with
its colorful intuitive 8 inch
screen, which is retractable
and reveals a handy hideaway bin
behind it.
The Android Auto and Apple
CarPlay compatibility
are standard enabling seamless
smartphone integration.
Adding to the
connectivity, there
are USB ports in every
row along with a 110 volt
outlet and a built in Wi-Fi
hotspot with a free trial
period.
Out on the road, the Traverse
benefits from a quiet cabin
and immediately feels
well mannered and easy
to drive in spite
of its hulking size.
The V6 is a smooth operator
feeling unstressed around town,
yet capable of making brisk
passing maneuvers when needed.
The new nine speed
automatic shifts smoothly,
and thankfully uses a
traditional gear selector
layout.
Even though steering
is on the light side,
the Traverse corners well
for a vehicle of this size.
The ride is compliant soaking
up most impacts nicely
while still feeling
connected and controlled.
Unfortunately forward collision
warning and automatic emergency
braking are only available
on the top trims.
The fact that these important
safety features aren't standard
on all Traverse models
is a notable omission
in an all new family vehicle.
Our premier test vehicle also
has a blind spot warning,
and rear cross-traffic warning,
as well as the rear seat
reminder.
This feature gives a visual
reminder and audible alert
to prevent a child
or pet from being left behind.
We'll learn more
about the new Traverse
as we rack up our
break in miles.
Keep an eye out
for full road test
results to see how it measures
up against other competitors.
For more on large SUVs check
out consumerreports.org.
Compare the 2020 Chevy Traverse With the 2020 Ford Explorer | Head to Head | Ford
Ford Motor Company:
BEST AMERICAN TRUCK -- 2019 Chevy Silverado vs. 2019 Ford F-150: Comparison
Car Confections:
As everyone knows pickup trucks are by far the best selling vehicles in the US
So when any change occurs to these models, it's a big deal of
Course f-150 has been the Sales Leader among them
But the Silverado is not too far behind even before this all-new model arrived in the showrooms
So with that said let's go ahead and see if the all-new Silverado has what it takes to pass up for its heavy weight
So like always the first thing we'll do is establish the pricing and option levels of these two models
starting off with our f-150
We have one of the highest equipped models the Platinum
This scores you all the luxury upgrades and a starting price of fifty eight thousand three hundred forty five dollars with four-wheel drive
From there. We do have some additional equipment as well including the 701A package
3.5 liter EcoBoost engine panoramic moonroof trailer backup assist and a spray in bedliner
All told with the $1495 destination the total rings in at sixty six thousand one hundred sixty-five dollars
Next up we have the brand new silverado in its highest trim the high country
Similar to the Ford it starts off a little over
56,000 dollars with four-wheel drive, but from there, we have the high country deluxe package optional 6.2 liter v8
Technology package power assist ups and a couple other things
After including the same $1500 destination charge the total price is sixty six thousand four hundred twenty five dollars
So make no mistake. These two are full-blown luxury vehicles
But anyways with these two nearly identical priced trucks. Let's go ahead and see who comes out on top
Even though trucks this expensive may not see much hard work will still start out with the important mechanical bits
First with the engines both have the optional upgraded ones that go about their business in very different ways
Ford uses a three and a half liter twin turbo v6 making
375 horsepower and 475 feet of torque
However, it is still out matched by the Chevy's traditional 6.2 liter naturally aspirated v8
making significantly more power at
420 horsepower and still coming within 5% of its massive torque figure at
460 pound-feet
One really interesting thing is that they both have the exact same transmission. So it's Ford and Chevy co-developed the ten speed automatic
Now moving into how they actually drive the short summary is dang good
Both have really impressive power
And as far as real world feel
I can't say that I could tell much of a difference even though the Chevy is up on power
But I will say one important difference at least to me is how the
6-2 sounds versus the Fords engine which makes virtually no sound at all
Both transmissions behaved with near transparency and even though neither of them have any air suspension or active dampers
The rides are still very compliant
and
Then ending here with fuel economy, even though the Chevy does sound better that is offset by the fuel economy
With the Silverado you're coming in at 17 combined while the f-150 beats it by two MPG combined or 19 combined
But anyways that wraps up the basics of the powertrains. So now let's check out the designs and features
While I'm going to be as objective as possible, I will still take a moment to compare the styling in general
Starting off with the Chevy the front design doesn't stray too much from the outgoing model
it has a more modernized take on the signature Chevy grille and
You'll find special bronze badging and high cut your branding to distinguish it from the more plebeian models
On the Ford it just got a refreshed last year. So it continues to have the same silver grille which is unique to the Platinum
It also comes standard with these very nice full LED headlights
The Chevy's headlights are also fully LED, but they have a more unique look that contours with the shape of the grill and
Then both also have LED fog lights at the bottom
At the sides both the Silverado and f-150 are available in a ton of different configurations
But these terms have a more limited selection
They can only be had in the large four door crew cab configurations, but you can still choose between short and standard bed lengths
Now most of the time when it comes to the rear trucks look pretty much the same but here they're actually quite different
The main thing you'll notice is the Fords silver tailgate which shows off how much you spent
but at the same time the Chevy has dual horizontal exhaust outlets, which I don't think any other truck has and
Then as far as lighting both have LED tail lights
So overall both have handsome designs and since they do have identical features, I won't award any point
Now moving around to all the other features the f-150 comes with fairly plain looking 20 inch alloys
while the Silverado has more eye-catching
22s and
as far as the mirrors, they both have heating power folding auto dimming and blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert and
Speaking of BSM both trucks come with a ton of other safety features
Including forward emergency braking with pedestrian detection
Lane departure alert and auto high beam headlights
however, the Silverado is strangely missing adaptive cruise control as
Far as warranties go the two vehicles are identical
They both get 5 year 60,000 mile power train warranties and 3 year
36,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty
However on the Silverado you will find that your first maintenance visit is complimentary
Moving on to towing the smaller engine 4. It has a pretty substantial advantage our
F-150 has the max trailer tow package
But the Silverado won't allow you to combine the max trailering package with the optional deluxe or premium packages
That means that the Ford can handle 13,000 pounds versus 9300 pounds in the Chevy
But of course you could increase that rating to twelve thousand two hundred pounds if you're willing to go without the extra luxury features
of course, one of the most important parts of a truck are the beds
One either of these luxury trucks may truly get dirty
You still have plenty of capability with factory bed liners tons of tie-downs and LED lighting
The Silverado however also adds a household outlet for powering tools plus it has a class exclusive power tailgate
and
Then as far as accessibility both trucks have solutions for accessing the bed easily
But only the Silverado has running boards a slight backwards to help with side access
Finally we'll wrap up the outside with the fuel ranges the f-150s towing package also includes the extended 36 gallon fuel tank
Which is much larger than the Chevy's 24 gallon tank
Considering that the port also gets better fuel economy. Its range is significantly better at
674 miles vs. 408 in the Chevy
Well that pretty much sums up the exterior, so now let's get inside and see which truck offers the most lecture
So getting inside both trucks have smart entry as well as remote start
When you first open the door both models have power deploying running boards
But looking inside the cabins themselves, they have luxurious if familiar looking cabins, we have the full black color schemes
But richer looking Brown options are also available
Turning to the seats themselves both are 10-way power adjusting
However, the four has four-way lumbar support as well as a massaging function that the Chevy is missing
Once inside each truck has a pleasant design and very nice materials
on the f-150 you have soft touch plastic with stitching across the top and
Then you have real open pore wood in the middle as well as on the center console
The Chevy's materials are very similar with the upper - being made from a stitched soft touch
Plastic and the middle area having a leather red trim
High-country has a bronze colored plastic trim as well as some folk wood accents
The door trims mirror those same materials
So the f-150 will win the materials point since it has real open port wood that looks and feels more upscale
On both press the button to start
When you do eight-inch displays will fire up and we'll talk about the software later
Like the screens the gauges are pretty similar
Both have large displays in the middle of analog gauges with more information than you'll probably ever need to see
However, the Silverado does also have a large head-up display, which is something that no other truck in the class has
Now backing up to the steering wheels they are both leather wrapped and heated but it's only power adjusting with memory on the fourth
Also, this generation of the Silverado has eliminated power adjusting pedals, which the Ford does still have
Now moving on to the important subject of storage both deliver it in abundance
The main center consoles are roughly equivalent in their huge size but because the Chevy has a column shifter
There is more storage up in front of it
This area does also double as a wireless phone charger, which is something not available on the Ford
Checking out those shifters sans location. The Ford's is leather wrapped while the Chevy's is just plastic
both trucks do have various drive modes and manual shifting and then when you shift into reverse a
360-degree camera will pop up
as far as the quality the
Silverados does win here because the resolution is better and there are several more views to choose from all which are handy when maneuvering something
so big
However to counteract that the Ford does include automatic parking for both parallel and perpendicular spots
Both trucks come with integrated trailer brakes, but only the Ford has a system that controls the steering when backing up the trailer
Next up we have the climate controls where both are simple dual zone automatic setups with physical controls that you can operate with gloves on
Both also have three-stage seat heating and three-stage seat ventilation
Though I appreciate the ability to heat the back and butt separately on the Silverado
Now let's go ahead and sample the audio systems
I
Realized the audio samples are not really good but in real life before B&O impressed me more
now for the infotainment system
Starting with the Ford we have the latest version of sync 3
This continues to be a very easy system to use with shortcut buttons on the bottom and a home screen
We do also have integrated navigation. But even if you don't get a loaded trim, you still have standard Android auto and apple carplay
Moving to the Silverado. It has the brand new Chevy infotainment 3 system this year
The new layout is actually pretty similar to sync 3, but I did find that this system has snappier performance
The navigation system has great-looking graphics, but again both Android auto and apple carplay are standard
Overall both are excellent systems, and there's really not enough difference to award any points
Before going to the back seats. There are two more meaningful things up front
The first is this Chevy exclusive rear camera mirror which cuts out all the obstructions that might be blocking your view
But the second thing is the F-150s pano moonroof
Which is something that's still not available on a Silverado
In the rear seats the luxury continues as I mentioned before all the trucks have more legroom than
flagship luxury vehicles nowadays in
this case and insane 43.4 inches of legroom in the Chevy and
43.6 inches in the Ford and then as far as Headroom, they're both slightly open 40 inches
Once in the back you'll find tons of amenities both have rear air vents charging USB ports and a 12-volt outlet
But only the Ford has a household outlet they both also have heated seats
And lastly both trucks have seats that fold up for more storage though, the Silverado also has a hidden storage bin in the seat
So with that we wrap up another super-competitive comparison as you would expect both trucks give it a great effort
So no matter what your brand allegiance may be do yourself a favor and check them both out in person
Overall, you really can't go wrong
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Chevrolet Trailblazer | First Drive | Road Test Review | Motown India
Motown India:
Welcome to the Motown India show, my name
is Roy P. Tharyan. A lot of good things are
happening at the General Motors office here
in India. GM CEO Mary Barra has brought in
a lot of cash, $1 billion to be precise. That's
gonna be spent on extra investments at the
Talegaon plant in Pune. New products are gonna
be coming out from the GM stable. One of them
is going to be the Chevy Trailblazer. This
is powered by a 2.8L diesel engine which generates
a massive power, 200bhp and an equally massive
torque, 500Nm. The engine is mated to a 6
speed automatic transmission. We are going
to see how well this performs, what are the
features that this company is giving us in
this wonderful SUV, a premium SUV. The Chevrolet
Trailblazer is expected to take on the likes
of the Toyota Fortuner and the Ford Endeavour
and is priced at Rs 26.40 lakhs. The Trailblazer
is a mighty machine and will be a big one
for the company. It's big in all terms size,
performance and price. The four-cylinder 2.8-litre
Duramax dieselengine comes with double overhead
camshafts, 16 valves, a water-cooled, variable
geometry turbocharger and common-rail injection.
Engine refinement is quite laudable in this
Chevy beast. A simple dip of the accelerator
pedal sends this huge machine roaring ahead.
The gears shift very rapidly and the moment
you accelerate you can feel the vehicle lurching
forward. On a straight tarmac, the Trailblazer
was a smoothie. It simply sped as though it
was a light footed gazelle out for a sprint.
The vehicle comes with Front Dual Airbags,
Anti lock braking system with electronic brakeforce
distribution, Hill Start Assist, Hill Descent
Control System, Traction Control System, Electronic
Stability Control, Cornering Brake Control
and Panic Brake Assist. All these features
come to your aid whether you are on a rough
track or speeding down a lonely winding road.
On the looks front, the Chevy Trailblazer
comes out as a neat, big fella. It’s like
a gentle giant and not radically deigned.
The front looks subtly imposing with the Chevy
split grille and sporty looking cannon type
projection headlamps. The rear has the fog
lamps accompanied by LED tail lamps. You also
get dual tone metallic roof rails and rear
defoggers with timer. Chrome is used sparingly
on the outside with a bit a bit of chrome
grip type door, outside mirrors with LED turn
indicators and Chrome rear garnish. The massive
265/60 R18 tyres with 18 Inch alloy wheels
dominate the land the SUV treads. Mind you,
this is not a four wheel drive, this is a
two wheel drive. To be precise a rear wheel
drive. This is not a pure thoroughbred SUV
for off roading purposes. But one can do it,
experts like us can do it because the immense
torque can pull you out of sticky situations.
But be careful when you take it out in the
rough. As for the interiors, the car comes
with dual tone athos beige and charcoal black
wraparound theme, a corvette inspired dual
cockpit interior, triple pod instrument cluster
with icy blue illumination and leather wrapped
gear selector and 3 spoke steering wheel.
There is ample of storage space and two 12
V Sockets in the front and one each on the
second and third rows. For the comfort of
the passengers and the driver there is a tropicalised
automatic climate control system, dedicated
rear ac system with 2nd & 3rd row vents & blower
controls, cruise control, tilt adjustable
steering column, rear view camera with touch
display, rear park assist with adaptive
gridline and buzzer warning and power adjustable
& foldable ORVMs. The SUV also has an automatic
door lock, theatre dimming effect for map
lamp and centre lamps, luggage area illumination
and dimmable instrument cluster and display.
The car comes with a 7 Inch ‘MyLink’ Infotainment
, an Integrated 2 DIN Radio/MP3/USB/AUX/VIDEO/BLUETOOTH
Audio System and a premium 6 speakers system.
The 6 way power adjustable driver seat has
the best to offer. Fold all the seats behind
the driver seat and you get ample space to
put in your mattress for two people to snuggle
in comfortably! This body on frame SUV has
been smartly built. It may not be a pure 4X4
but it's been built in such a way that it
can take on off road conditions. You can see
for example the dig wheel arches. Look at
that! My hand can go. This means that these
wheels can take on a lot of topsy-turvy conditions.
The Chevrolet Trailblazer performed well on
both smooth roads as well as rough terrains.
It’s not one of the blue blooded off-roaders.
But it does take you out of some of the rough
patches. Keeping in mind India’s terrible
roads and a crumbling infrastructure, this
no-nonsense SUV from Chevrolet could be the
ideal vehicle to transport your family in
comfort and safety! It’s like the gentle
giant you would love to befriend.
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CLASSIC 1937 CHEVROLET VIDEO 🏁 Chevy Factory Differential Explanation! (Company Archive Footage)
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1937 Chevrolet Differential
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formations like these require long hours
of intensive drilling and careful
judging when the truck goes around the
corner the writers on the outside of the
turn have to adjust their speed to keep
even with the riders on the inside the
man on the outside has to ride a lot
farther and a lot faster in order to
keep up with the parade the outside
wheels must spin faster than the wheels
on the inside because they have a
greater distance to travel in the same
length of time when a wagon turns a
corner the wheels can travel at
different speeds because each one can
turn freely on the axles and in the
early automobiles the rear wheels turn
separately and only one wheel was
connected to the engine but when only
one wheel was driven by the engine it
had to do all the work and it couldn't
get a good enough grip on the road to do
its job properly so the one wheel drive
was soon out of date but if two wheels
are locked on an axle so that they are
not free to turn separately one or the
other has to slide so engineers had to
find a way to connect both rear wheels
to the engine without sliding and
slipping on turns the device which makes
this possible is a part of the rear axle
it is called the differential because it
can drive the rear wheels at different
speeds the differential looks
complicated but once we understand its
principle it is amazingly simple these
two wheels are mounted on separate axles
and supported by a frame so that they
can revolve freely at different speeds
let's fasten a spoke on the inner end of
each axle so that by turning the spokes
we can turn each wheel separately
with a bar or crosspiece we can turn
both wheels in the same direction at the
same rate of speed let's get something
to hold this bar in place so that it
will press against a spose notice that
this support is not locked to the axle
it turns freely now we can spin the
wheels by rotating the support this is
fine
as long as both wheels are able to turn
at the same speed but let's see what
happens when we go around the corner
with this arrangement we cannot drive
one wheel faster than the other and if
we stop one wheel the other wheel won't
budge let's put this bar on a pivot so
that it can swing in either direction
now the bar can still turn both wheels
at the same speed and because it pivots
it lets one wheel turn even when the
other is stopped but if turned too far
the bar will swing around until it won't
drive the spokes that turn we need
another crossbar and more spokes to
carry on the job when we stop one wheel
the crossbars will continue to push the
spokes of the freewheel around as long
as both wheels are free to turn the bars
do not swing on their pivot and the
wheels move at the same speed now we
have the working principles of a
differential to adapt the model for use
in an automobile we will have to make a
few changes in order to reduce the jerky
action caused by wide spaces between the
spokes we will put in more spokes
further filling in the spaces between
the spokes gives steadier more
continuous action and changing the shape
gives firm constant contact now we can
make the gears thicker and stronger and
we have differential gears the edges are
cut so that they will fit together more
smoothly and silently and another gear
is added to share the work of driving
the axles the principle is the same in
order to turn the support and drive the
wheels we can fasten a large gear here
connected by a smaller gear to a source
of power
notice that the power is connected to
the differential at the center line we
can make our model more compact by
moving the gears closer together when we
put our differential in an automobile we
have to leave room for the driveshaft
which carries the power from the engine
we may build the floor of the car
above the driveshaft but if we do we
won't have much room inside unless we
make the top of the car high - of course
we could lower the floor and ceiling but
the driveshaft would be higher than the
floor this would have disadvantages a
shaft in the middle of the floor of an
automobile would be inconvenient for
passengers and would be awkward for
carrying luggage today engineers have
found a way to make the car roomier and
closer to the road without a clumsy
shaft above the floor the drive shaft
from the engine to the differential is
lowered out of the way and the drive
shaft is connected to the rear axle at
the bottom the new low Center Drive
makes the rear axle quieter stronger and
more durable because it gives better
smoother contact between the gears the
automobile of today with the low Center
drive is stronger and more rugged every
part of the rear axle has been built to
withstand strains far greater than it
will ever meet on the straightaway more
around the corner
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2019 Chevrolet Blazer: First Drive — Cars.com
Cars.com:
When Chevrolet told us that they were
going to be introducing a new 2019
Chevrolet Blazer we got very excited. We
thought hey cool here's a new 4x4 meant
to go up against real serious
off-roaders like the Jeep Wrangler or
the new upcoming Ford Bronco but that's
not exactly what Chevrolet had in mind.
Instead they've introduced the new
Blazer as a five passenger two row
premium crossover vehicle meant to go up
against things like the Ford Edge or the
Nissan Murano. Now it's got the V6, it's
got all wheel drive but it's also got a
very sporty version in the new RS that
you see behind me. We came here to San
Diego, California to get a better look at
the new Blazer, to drive it and to see
exactly what Chevrolet is brought to the
new crossover party. You can have your
Blazer in one of a few different flavors.
The base model comes with a standard 2.5
liter four-cylinder engine making 193
horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque
mated to a 9 speed automatic
transmission. Front wheel drive is
standard on all Blazers but if you want
all-wheel drive you'll have to bump up
to one of the V6 models, you can't get it
with the four-cylinder engine. This base
model is peppy and agile, has a decent
interior and features most of the
dramatic styling that makes the new
Blazer a real standout on the streets.
The front end bears a definite
resemblance to the more sporty
Chevrolet's like the Camaro but the
headlights are a little unusual.
Those lights up high on the fenders are
just LED running lights, the actual
headlights are HID projector style units
down in the bumper. All Blazers have a
floating roof design first seen on the
Nissan Murano many years ago but now
copied on to just about every automakers
new SUV. The overall effect is attractive
however especially if you get one of the
more standout colors like bronze or
bright red. Add the V6 to the basic
Blazer L and you'll get what Chevy calls
the Blazer V6 trim available with either
cloth or leather interior or spend a
little more coin and get one of the two
top trim levels, the Premier or the RS.
Both come with General Motors
omnipresent 3.6 liter v6 engine making
308 horsepower and 270 pound feet of
torque. Like the four-cylinder it's mated
to a 9 speed automatic sending power to
the front wheels. All wheel drive is
optional on all these six trim levels
but the Premier and RS trims get a
special dual clutch all wheel drive
system instead
of the more basic single-clutch system
in the lesser models. The Premier gets
a monochrome exterior paint job with
body-colored bumpers and fender trim as
well as 20-inch wheels. The RS gets a
sportier look with black out fender and
window trim, a more aggressive black mesh
grille and black painted 20-inch wheels.
21 inch wheels are an option on both the
Premier and RS trims. Inside the
influence of the Chevy Camaro is clear
from the design of the multimedia system
atop the dash to the big round air vents
that also control the temperature. The
Blazer looks decidedly sporty-er than
any of its competitors like the Ford
Edge or Nissan Murano. The more luxurious
Premier trim has some decent luxury
touches inside like unique leather dash
trim while the RS goes for a racy
two-tone look. Both have acceptable
quality trim on the dash and center
console but that material quality falls
off on the door panels and in the
backseat.
I will give Chevy credit for keeping the
they've been removing on new models
lately. The interior is comfortable up
front with plenty of width and height to
the cabin. This is a bigger SUV than the
compact Equinox crossover. It's almost as
wide inside as the much larger full-size
Chevrolet Traverse. The second row
features a sliding seat to maximize
either cargo space or back seat legroom
and the seat backs fold flat
via mechanical handles in the cargo area.
The back seat is comfortable for two but
might be a bit tight for three full size
adults across the bench. The cargo area
itself is spacious. This is a bigger SUV
then you might think. It is easily a
match for the new Honda Passport
or even the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Out on
the street the difference in driving
experience is actually greater between
the four-cylinder and six-cylinder
models than between the top Premier and
RS trim levels despite the RS' more
sporting pretense. All Blazers feel solid
and surprisingly substantial with
excellent body control and a ride and
handling balance that's impressive.
The RS gets a slightly more aggressive
suspension tune and a quicker steering
ratio but not really much else. It's not
like the Traverse RS that gets a unique
engine. The same engine power is the
Premier trim too. It's sporty-er than a
Murano or a Santa Fe but a Ford Edge ST
with its twin turbocharged V6 will
easily spike a Blazer RS in a contest
of acceleration. Suffice it to say the RS
delivers more
sporty looks than athletic ability
providing a fun styling statement and a
slightly tighter driving experience.
Choosing one trim over the other really
becomes more of which one you think
looks most appealing. The new 2019 Blazer
is not cheap. A base-model 2.5 L starts
at just a tick under $30,000 including the
destination fee while the least
expensive V6 front-wheel drive model
starts at $34,495. All wheel
drive adds $2,700
to that price. The RS starts at $41,795
while the Premier starts at
$43,895.
Load up an RS or Premier with all-wheel
drive and every option on the sheet and
you're easily into the low $50,000 range
which is a lot of coin for a midsize
Chevy SUV but is indeed comparable to
what you'd pay for a Murano, Edge or
Grand Cherokee. With its sophisticated
styling, its excellent ride handling
characteristics and the technology-laden
interior the new Blazer really is a
quite formidable competitor to the
Murano and the Edge. It's on sale now in
dealerships across the country and if
you'd like to learn more about the new
Chevrolet Blazer
please come look us up on Cars.com.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500: Review — Pickuptrucks.com
Cars.com:
2019 is really shaping up to be the
year of the heavy-duty pickup truck
renewal we have seen and driven the 2019
Ram heavy duty we've seen but not driven
the 2020 ford super duty and now we have seen and
driven the new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado
it's got new technology it's got new
powertrains it's got new sheetmetal it's
got a lot going for it but it's a
hyper-competitive segment has severally
gone far enough to keep the new 2020
silverado heavy-duty competitive let's
find out once underway the news for the
Silverado HD is almost entirely under
that massive hood new powertrains are
here for 2020 including a brand new 6.6
liter gasoline v8 but Chevy says was
designed specifically for use in the HD
trucks it makes 401 horsepower and 464
pound-feet of torque but delivers it all
in a silken rush of power quiet is the
name of the game for the new 6.6 liter
whether idling or at wide open throttle
but especially when cruising at highway
speeds the big Silverado is hushed and
serene with the truck cruising along
with more tire noise than engine growl
the v8 engine is mated up to a standard
6-speed automatic transmission and it's
here where my concerns start on a couple
of occasions the transmission refused to
kick down when acceleration was called
for resulting in less forward motion
than I was requesting it happened again
while towing the trailer foot to the
floor low rpms but no kick down to get
things moving so while the new engine is
sweet how it works with the transmission
seems a bit curious no such complaints
with the revised 6.6 liter Duramax turbo
diesel this puppy makes 44 more
horsepower than the gas engine and more
than twice the torque 910 pound-feet to
be exact and the difference it makes and
how the Silverado 2500 feels is
significant chevy claims an unladen
truck can run from 0 to 60 in seven
point four seconds and we're inclined to
believe them without anything in the bed
are being dragged from the bumper the
Silverado diesel is more responsive and
sprightly than anything this big has a
right to be but you don't buy trucks
like these to run around empty the vast
majority of HD truck owners buy them for
towing and that's what the Silverado HD
is made to do I had an opportunity to
toe with each of the two power trains
nestled beneath the hood of a Silverado
2500 single rear wheel crew cab fun fact
every Silverado equipped with the gas
engine can
more than 17 thousand pounds while one
sporting a diesel engine can tow more
than 30,000 pounds a properly equipped
Silverado 3500 with a diesel engine has
a new maximum tow rating that's 52
percent higher than the old truck a
whopping thirty five thousand five
hundred pounds which you really can't
even tow on public roads unless you have
a commercial driver's license which most
of us don't
which is why my on road test consisted
of a lengthy spin in a 2500 crew cab
with the new 6.6 liter gas engine and a
12,000 pound flatbed trailer the
stability is the word here despite the
weight behind the truck it never felt
like it was being pushed around or
struggling the Silverado felt confident
and in control the whole time as good as
the gas engine is it's not the one you
really want for towing duty for that
step up to the Duramax diesel I tested
that one with a 14,000 pound enclosed
trailer and was even more impressed with
the trucks agility and capability three
and four percent grades at 6,500 feet of
elevation were no problem the Allison
transmission would downshift when
necessary and that massive torque would
take over pulling the rig up through the
high Oregon desert with minimal drama
and even without the crazy roar that
sometimes accompanies
other trucks diesel engines braking
crosswinds visibility all of it is
superb in the new Silverado HD when
you've got a big load behind you
Chevy is also pushing hard to make
towing as easy as possible - by offering
all kinds of technology aimed at making
towing with the new Silverado HD as
stress-free as possible the company is
using its on-board electronics in ways
that help drivers do everything from
hooking up the trailer to helping
drivers navigate with it behind them the
company's slick new advanced trailering
system places 8 cameras in various
places around the truck offering up to
15 unique camera views to help you
maneuver the trailer the most unique
view is the transparent trailer view
which uses a combination of camera feeds
stitched together to make it appear that
the trailer isn't actually there
providing an unobstructed view to the
rear that view requires the purchase of
a remote accessory camera mounted to the
rear of the trailer but other views are
just as amazing whether it's the one
that makes it seem you're looking down
on the truck from space or the one that
makes this scene you're standing in
front of the truck looking at it
directly with the right equipment you
can even see what's inside the trailer
keeping an eye on that Corvette you
might be hauling for instance
the one thing it's missing is the
ability that Ford still has an exclusive
lock on Pro trailer backup assist the
ability to steer your trailer and truck
while you backup using just a knob on
the dash yes it's easy to see where
Chevrolet spent the development money on
this truck
the new Silverado has capability in
spades well beyond what most buyers will
ever truly need where Chevrolet could
have spent a little more attention was
on the interior appointments they're not
bad exactly but they're no longer up to
snuff with the brand's competition the
cabin is spacious comfortable quiet and
easy to use with materials that can be
perhaps most charitably described as
durable looking but it's also already
dated looking it barely looks different
from the last generation model and it
isn't an improvement over the light duty
Silverado 1500 either when it comes to a
nicer interior sometimes you have to
deliver something to customers that
they're not expecting Chevrolet like
both RAM and Ford have been doing lately
the 2020 Silverado HD will be arriving
in showrooms later this year but don't
expect to see too many variants in those
dealerships because only the crew cab is
going to be available in 2019 Chevrolet
is said that the regular cab the double
cab and anything with a dual rear wheel
will be arriving in early 2020 now
Chevrolet has also changed the pricing
structure a little bit as well lower
trim levels will actually be a little
bit cheaper but hyesu items like the
high country model are actually going to
be as much as five to six thousand
dollars more expensive now if you'd like
to find out more about the pricing of
the new 2020s Silverado HD or any of the
specs you can look everything up on
pickuptrucks.com
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